Technology and Human Values

The shooting in Roanoke was a tragic occurrence that will be remembered by our nation. It is not merely remembered because it is one of many shootings, but because of the brutal connection to social media. Social media has trained this nation to think in constant updates; and the shooter in this occurrence did just this. He cruelly film himself ending a fellow human's life, and uploaded it to the internet, as if he was updating his status. I think the biggest issue in this case is whether or not it was justified in being taken down from Twitter and Facebook.  I believe these social medias to be just in their ways of taking down the footage because of the respect shown to the victims and the families. Unfortunately, current media continues to play the footage. This should not be watched out of respect; the public knows exactly what happened, even without seeing the shooting from his perspective.