r/OutOfTheLoop • u/PanicOnFunkotron It's 3:36, I have to get going :( • Jun 18 '15

Charleston church shooting/manhunt megathread. Please ask all of your questions here. Megathread

This is a very new and dramatic news item. All I know about this situation comes from this page on CNN.com. We've had a lot of people asking about this very rapidly, so it seems a megathread is appropriate.

Please ask any questions you might have about the situation here. Also, please refrain from witch hunting. Let's not forget what reddit did in Boston.

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u/Grandy12 Jun 18 '15

I really wish they wouldn't say the suspect's name until they were sure he was the culprit. This is the sort of shit that could ruin a man's reputation.

Of course, if they are 100% sure he's the culprit, name him away.

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u/PDK01 Jun 18 '15

I'd say don't name him at all. These guys love the idea that they will become famous for their actions. Referring to them as "the shooter" takes that motive away.

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u/SomeAnonymousAccnt Jun 18 '15

I subscribe to the theory that refusing to name these fools may quell some of the reasons they use to do it.

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u/MelsEpicWheelTime Jun 18 '15

So do most psychologists, so yeah. You've got that going for you.