The continued airing of the video by the mass murderer Seung-hui Cho is morally reprehensible and shows a lack of judgement by NBC news. It was also aired repeatedly by CBSs The Morning Show which unfortunately was on in my home this morning and it highly disturbed my children. Yes, we have the need to know what happened but why do we have to give the murderer the very soap box he wanted. This will only encourage future monsters to do the same, if not worse.
Here is an article written by a psychiatrist that mirrors my feelings. Also, please send e-mails to NBC telling them to not only stop showing the videos, but to make a public apology to the families and friends of the victims. Here are the addresses of the head of NBC Steve Capus and anchorman Brian Williams. steve.capus@nbc.com brian.williams@nbc.com
Tell them you will boycott NBC until they make a public apology for showing the videos. Maybe they will realize how wrong they were. They need to know.
We agree with you 100%.
We believe that the news media have a responsibility to the public to report the news. We also believe that the media have made grave errors by airing the senseless propaganda of Cho Seung-hui. By airing his videos, pictures, and written manifesto the media have caused unnecessary trauma to his many victims and their survivors. They have also endangered our society by rewarding this heinous criminal activity, which already has and will likely continue to spur copycat activities in communities across the United States and the world. If you agree with our opinions, please sign our petition requesting a public apology and admission of error from NBC News.
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