Roanoke Shooting

 The Roanoke shooting was something i found quite tragic and shocking to witness. in yesterday's discussion in class, I came to the conclusion that technology should not be blamed for this crime. grant it, Twitter was used for exposure and to gain attention, it was not the source of the problem. CNN in my personal opinion should not show this at all and if people wish to see the video, they can look it up on their own time. The media shouldn't hammer down the image of this in peoples' minds. this will cause copycats and the discomfort of those that watch; especially the family members of  the shooter and loved ones of the victims.
   If it wasn't for technology and the former employee of the news station wanting so much attention, perhaps it would've been harder to track him if he didn't attempt to kill himself. in situations like this social media was a tool used to track down crime. Law enforcement recognize this fact and use technology to further their investigations that we as citizens wish to be handled in a timely manner. If such tools were more harmful than good, they wouldn't use them. Of course social media and such can be used for evil, but what in this world cannot or hasn't been used in a perverse way, although its true nature is to benefit lives?
   In short, we need to realize understand that all we can do in the future is observe and take matters more seriously and pay more attention to those around us and who we claim to associate with. in the end, some things we won't be able to predict, but as along as we are vigilant, we will avoid a lot of future tragedies.