And then the media gives the shooter all the coverage, concentrating on the wrong things. The media makes the shooter some kind of twisted idol, and followers soon appear.

It's a cycle, really..

Didn't he already answer for his crimes when he got shot? I mean, if they had arrested him he probably wouldn't have gotten the death penalty, maybe not even life imprisonment.
It also happens with cops, with the military, at the workplace... Abuse of authority happens everywhere, so I don't see your point...

How about this:
"Going on a rampage and then offing yourself as the cops approach seems extra cowardly. The people he murdered did not get to choose the time and place of their death. Why should the murderer be able to pass on peacefully and painlessly?"

I'm not sure I agree with such an argument but I do have some for sympathy for it.

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Yes I understand that aswell, I am saying that could also happen with Armed guards at schools.

That's complete and utter desensitisation.

Yes, then I got a little carried away :\ Someone posted this on these forums soon after the shootings and part with the psychiatrist was what I had in mind when I started getting angry at the media.

I know right, I mean look at the armed guards at Columbine, they really made that much of difference..oh wait they didn't. Got to love how fanatical people such as the NRA overlook the facts to defend their cases

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/columbine-armed-guards_n_2347096.html

No it's choosing to not care much anymore. There are so many tragedies and horrifying things reported in the media that if I should think about it too much and care too much I'd probably get depressed. I don't like being depressed so I there you are. It's sometimes a choice to not care. Better to concentrate on positive things.

That's a good video. But as long as news media is making a fuckton of money on chock and people getting outraged this ain't gonna change.

Republicans won't allow AKs because its not made in America, better to arm their nation with M16s, A real 'merican gun.

he didn't. he escape any punishment. easy death, no consequences to what he did. and it is bad example to every other maniac out there. they don't mind death. but would mind being fucked in butt till they are 60.

TotalBiscuit released a nice video on the subject.
A bit more wordy then the bcc video but covers the same points.

They can just kill themselves in prison if they really want to. What should be implemented is proper punishments for such crimes, like flaying them alive, or impaling them.

they are cowards. they don't have the gut to kill themselves thats why they do suicide by cop.
and what you are suggesting is barbaric and primitive. that kinda of practices should belong to history books.

Why? Do you think that guy who killed a bunch of 6-year old wouldn't deserve it? Such people are not human beings, and they should not be treated as if they were.

Oh? you start making exceptions and shit hits the fan quickly. Everyone deserves fair trail and everyone deserves to be treated with respect of his/her rights as citizen and as a human being.
So yes. he should be treated as a human being.