Quote Originally Posted by Animeniax View Post
At first I agreed it is a good idea to ignore the killer and focus on the lives lost, but reading a CNN report on the killings left me wanting to know who to blame, who to hate for this horrible crime. I think I'm in the majority in wanting to know who the killer was instead of just thinking of a phantom unnamed killer and all those dead. It's not like it's a hurricane or tornado; it's a person who did this, and he must pay in order to restore order and sense to the world. It just doesn't feel right not knowing.
Well, CNN in particular was a great source, considering they named the wrong brother for hours and began terrorizing anyone who knew him, turning it into yet another case of, "I never expected he would do such a thing."

Complete fucking assholes as usual at that joke of an organization. To be fair, the national branch of NPR wasn't any better, nor was the AP.

The local CT channels never once ran with the tentative/prelmininary identity. They waited until the CT state police confirmed his identity.

The national and international outlets love to bill themselves as "The Press" ffs. They should start acting like it, and do some actual reporting of the facts and not be using dartboards and their Jump to Conclusion mats. Their ability to spread misinformation quickly has never been higher. Collectively, they need to become more responsible.