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[jmdajr]

Well worse than that.

Killed father at his home,

And killed mother at the school.

 

[Danielsan]

Awesome. So not only did the lives of 27 people and their families get destroyed, but now some innocent guy gets his name and photos unjustly slandered as well.

 

[Samyy]

I hope he sues.

 

[KillGore]

I guess Ryan will be getting a big amount of cash now, for the mistake.

 

[zomaha]

One more time for the new page, it's not him

and our national media embarrasses itself yet again

 

[-SD-]

And there's the American news plastering his pictures all over the place

Murrican news, bringing you the facts and only the facts.

 

[BFIB]

This media scum will milk this to no end, they are sickening.

It will be about everything but the actual incident at hand.

 

[Trevelyon]

Holy fuck balls. Be safe guy and sue the ever living fuck out of them all.

 

[TommyT]

Now, what if it's not really him posting!?!

 

[Dreams-Visions]

We already have that.

depends on the state, with specific regard to gun shows.

 

[SlowRevolution]

Nice job news for ruining that guy's life.

 

[DukeBobby]

It's not him guys. Stand down

The media should be ashamed of themselves, as well as those who shared his photos.

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

What did I say?

Fucking media.

That guy should sue the fuck out of every media organization that has his picture plastered on the TV right now if thats legit.

 

[Dresden]

One more time for the new page, it's not him

Hope he's not harassed by internet detectives too much.

 

[joeposh]

One more time for the new page, it's not him

Source?

 

[Devolution]

That poor guy. Holy shit. Did someone say CNN aired his pictures? Christ almighty.

Fox aired the pictures. CNN leaked his name.

Like I said I feel sorry for anyone who shares his name. Lo and behold.

 

[Trigger]

Ugh, I feel bad for that guy.

 

[Amagon]

Well done internet detectives, well done.

 

[Cyan]

It's not him guys. Stand down

Thanks for posting this.

 

[rdrr gnr]

It's funny how this thread functions as a case study for how the media works in aggregate. Jumping to conclusion for attention. Being wrong.

 

[Felix Lighter]

God I hate the current state of our news media. No ethics.

 

[victreeb3l]

see this is why people shouldnt play internet detectives when they dont know jack shit.

kids gonna get a big payday, hopefully.

 

[Kwhit10]

So father was killed by him in NJ he then killed his mother in CT?

 

[devilhawk]

Edit: Already posted, I see.

 

[NeoUltima]

Welp, guess his life is ruined now. Lazy journalism, not checking sources before you publish something.

Maybe not after he gets a nice defamation settlement.

 

[Kiraly]

Why does he not comment on his profile picture than for everyone to see?

New page.

 

[angelfly]

One more time for the new page, it's not him

This is why it's a bad idea to start outing people when you're not 100% sure.

 

[Darklord]

Fucking christ! They reported it was him before confirming?! I'd be running for my life! Get off that bus, man!

 

[Friggz]

I dont know for certain if its the same person, but I know/met - through someone i used to work with - someone named Ryan Lanza. I dont remember what he looked like, but i live 20 minutes from the area, so its possible its the same person.

 

[Tain]

Being concerned that the shooter might play videogames? Seriously? That's a thing for us to worry about?

 

[params7]

It's not him guys. Stand down

I feel sorry for that guy. TGIF and suddenly 2000 notifications of hatemail and slander for killing 2nd graders.

 

[Nakazato]

One more time for the new page, it's not him

He needs to enjoy suing cbs and fox for false auction and slander never will have to take the bus again

But this story is still sick

 

[Count Dookkake]

The wrongly accused guy should get a good lawyer. I would like to see the networks pay.

 

[Cake Boss]

CBS JUST SHOWED THE PICS FROM THAT FACEBOOK PAGE ON LIVE TELEVISION.


HOLY SHIT

/ American journalism.

 

[dark_chris]

It's not him guys. Stand down

Oh man, hes gonna enjoy suing people.

 

[WanderingWind]

I get the not interviewing kids, but photo journalism has always, always been about capturing the news. It's not always pretty, guys. Pictures have a way of bringing change in a way that a dry story will never do. History is full of examples of photographs galvanizing action.

 

[Partial Gamification]

when will FOX news go on the gun defense?

"Tragedy in Connecticut: How do children, parents move forward?"

I consider this to just be one artifact of their angle(s). I also consider the piece offensive, so read at your own discretion.

Juxtapose with ABC:
"Connecticut School Shooting: What to Tell Your Kids"

I didn't catch advice from MSNBC to pull from the otherside of the media spectrum.

 

[NullPointer]

My question to America..How bad do things have to get before you start putting restriction on gun use? how many people have to die? How many mass shooting have to occur?

There is no simple answer here, but if you ask me and those I am close to, that line has been crossed. Its as crossed as it could ever be.

 

[WedgeX]

Why does he not comment on his profile picture than for everyone to see?

BECAUSE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE FALSELY ACCUSING HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE

And if you were accused of committing a truly horrendous event, would you be rationale? I sure as fuck wouldn't be.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

God I hate the current state of our news media. No ethics.

gotta keep them from changing the channel! we need our commercial views!

 

[Mashing]

Fucking media, absolutely disgusting how they are handling this.

I bet that facebook guy has every lawyer in the country calling him now because because someone seriously fucked up.

 

[Kenny Blankenship]

jesus wrong person and they showed his face on tv?

 

[faceless007]

People are unfriending him on Facebook left and right. Just noticed he lost about 25 friends from his facebook. It has to be him.

He just lost about 7 friends on facebook in the last 20 minutes. It's probably him.

This is the problem with assumptions.

 

[Harry Potter]

Please let this Ryan Lanza get to a safe place.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

If it wasn't him, I hope he gets paid big time. Fuck these networks something needs to be done to stop them from doing these things.

 

[Brinbe]

And that's why you don't run with it unless you're 100% sure (and even then, you don't give further publicity to the fucking murderer!) Awful journalism at work here. Stop trying to scoop to be first and have some damn standards.

 

[t26]

No!! Dont go there. I was bullied terribly. Let us not try to victimize this asshole. Many are bullied but dont go and shoot kids.

Except bullying was a factor in Columbine and Virginia Tech.

 

[crowphoenix]

One more time for the new page, it's not him

Hello Morons! God damn it, you can't help your media! And you are no better Internet detectives.

 

[MrDaravon]

I'm not a sue happy person, but he needs to fucking destroy any news outlet that showed his picture. Someone could have (and still could) go after the guy without seeing the guy post saying it wasn't him.

 

[Professor Beef]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4

I don't have sound on the computer I'm on right now. Can I get a small description pleasE?

Because he's getting attention. This causes all the wannabe copycats to go "Hey look ...". Yes its unlikely, but its still a nono. You just don't give attention beyond a short description to the killer whatsoever.

Still, it's the actions that matter, and not a namedrop.