The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence wants to literally erase the names of mass killers from major web sites.
To do that, the group is releasing a plugin for the Chrome web browser. “You can wipe away the killer’s name and image from your screen, and replace it with something that truly deserves our attention — the victims,” the plugin description says. [More]
It's one thing to not actively perpetuate the name. It's another "progressive" tactic altogether to erase people from history.
Still, if we're truly talking "mass killers," it'll be interesting to see if the plugin commemorates victims when searching, say, for Stalin or Pol Pot. I wonder what results will show if users search for "Muhammad"...
What about mass killers who did not use firearms? Jim Jones used poisoned fruit punch. Jeffery Dahlmer?
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if the media didn't hand out free publicity to those who kill people in an effort to become famous. I propose an addition to the Associated Press style guide:
ReplyDeleteInstead of naming the window-licking moron, just refer to him as 'lifelong loser who thought shooting up a church would make him famous'.