When will the media understand....

There have been quite a few shooting sprees lately. It's unfortunate that people have to resort to this but I find it hard to accept that the media will consistently turn the shooter in some kind of "celebrity" by going on and on about the shooter's life, showing his/her pictures, videos etc etc. We have seen times and times again that the shooters' last "wish" is to be famous....Why on earth are granting their wish?
Yes we need to report the news, yes we need to pay tribute to the victims and their families. But we are not obligated to spend days digging and publishing every little details of the life of the shooter.

I think that by making the shooter famous, we "encourage" others to do the same.

The question this week is whether you think that the excessive media coverage of all these shooting sprees encourages copy cats?

A little showbiz...the case of Rihanna & Chris Brown

Over the last few weeks, the media has been feeding us with the Chris Brown vs Rihanna story which brought back the topic of domestic violence on the forefront.

In this particular case, I was shocked to see that Rihanna's father supports his daughter's decision to return with Chris Brown, the man who has been beating his 20 year old daughter.
If Rihanna was not rich and famous, I would try to explain the father's position by saying he wants his daughter to stick with the rich guy in order to enjoy the "good life". But it is not the case. Shouldn't the father play a more assertive role than just support his daughter's decision?

My question this week is: what should be the role of parents whose children are victims of domestic violence, specially when the children are very young adults?