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[Mesoian]

Why the fuck do people not actually report something when they know for certain? Fuck.

People are angry. Which makes them stupid.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

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

No it's not. It wasn't him. This will get sorted soon.

 

[andycapps]

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.

The main difference is that our audience is very limited and nobody gives a shit what I or you say. These people have an international audience right now and have the power to screw someone's life up completely if they identify the wrong person.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I never saw his picture on the news. I saw someone here post that. It's easy to blame the media, but lots of people were rushing to Facebook once the name was released. I think the best thing to do is be patient and wait for information to be checked and double checked.

 

[SlowRevolution]

Please let this Ryan Lanza get to a safe place.

Seriously. Hope he doesn't have his address/phone number on his Facebook

 

[teruterubozu]

I bet lawyers are scrambling to contact him. Big pay day ahead.

 

[ReverseFate]

This is fucking bullshit. It wasn't even him. FUCKING MEDIA!!!

 

[OrangeJulius]

He is going to have lawyers contacting him within hours to set up a defamation lawsuit.

 

[computers putin']

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

Indeed, posters here included.

 

[rdrr gnr]

If he can sue, he should.

 

[Ravensmash]

Why the fuck have the media ran that photo without confirming it?

Sort it out US media....fucking hell, poor guy :[

 

[NoirVisage]

now i know why they dont put kids in GTA games

NOW?

 

[Proxy]

Thanks for ruining the man's life internet detectives/msm.

 

[Danis]

Holy shit, is it even confirmed that the picture is him?!?! It's got over 5,500 shares, all calling him horrible horrible things.

 

[blackflag]

He should sue the media that put that out there. His life is gonna be fucked for a few days.

 

[killer rin]

We already have that.

I thought it was left down to the state? Hence why a few pages back why everyone was getting over arms about how easy it was to get a weapon in his state.

 

[Blue Submarine No. 6]

I think I need a drink after reading this

Me too... and I've been clean and sober for 21 years...

My only possible reaction to this is to weep...

 

[Dreams-Visions]

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

yes.

 

[jmdajr]

Fucking idiots!!!!!!!! stupid news media!

 

[More Fun To Compute]

@ All the Ryan Lanza's out there, time to delete your profiles. Mass internet detectives are out to get you.

Worst advice. Only the guilty have something to hide from the frenzied mob.

 

[TimeEffect]

It's not him guys. Stand down

I hope he sues the media.

Where are u getting the comments, though? They arent showing up on his profile

 

[mxgt]

If I was him I'd sue the media stations using the pic for as much as possible.

Fucking disgusting that they'd do that with no confirmation. Smh.

 

[kaskade]

I'm seeing some people on my FB share the picture. I feel bad for the kid.

 

[Incendiary]

Just woke up and saw this as the main headline for the news. This is horrifying and terrible.

Also what the hell is going on with the media. Reporting someone as a shooter without verifying it and sharing his picture? Seriously? That's a massive screw-up on their part and he should sue them all for slander if he's not involved at all.

 

[aronnov reborn]

i'm refreshing his FB page and i dont see any of those posts.

 

[Ferrio]

I never saw his picture on the news. I saw someone here post that. It's easy to blame the media, but lots of people were rushing to Facebook once the name was released. I think the best thing to do is be patient and wait for information to be checked and double checked.

But double checking is the job of media...

 

[Expendable.]

Who actually confirmed the name Ryan Lanza? Was it the police or another source?

 

[diffusionx]

Remember the Atlanta Olympics? An innocent man's life was ruined because CNN labeled him as a suspect. He never recovered. Please, if you are going to criticize the press for rushing to report, don't post people's names as suspects at a time like this.

News orgs went a bit beyond just "labeling him" as a suspect, they put out shoddy reports based on "insider tips" about how the FBI was closing in and how guilty and what a dumb fat loser he was (seriously). He eventually sued for damages, but he died a while back.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

It's not him guys. Stand down

Ughhhhh, poor guy.

 

[params7]

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.

I'm going to be pissed as hell if he doesn't make himself millions out of this.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

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

Internet detectives have too big of an ego to be proven wrong. Probably come up with some bullshit that he was hacked.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

Isn't the shooter dead? Of course it's not him.

 

[Fry]

This is the problem with assumptions.

My bad. At least I didn't disturb the guy.

 

[braves01]

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

It's gonna happen.

 

[Monocle]

That Facebook dude needs to go after a huge settlement for what the media just did to him.

 

[Joel Was Right]

Fox commentators have concluded Lanza was a Muslim convert

 

[TommyT]

People are stupid.

Much better.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Horrible news. It´s rally fucked up attacking and killing children. My thoughts is with the victims families.

 

[MIMIC]

Where are you all seeing this guy's face on the news? I haven't seen a single network that showed his face.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Who actually confirmed the name Ryan Lanza? Was it the police or another source?

Police didn't announce it, but the media has run with it.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Jesus, another fucking retarded witch hunt.

 

[SlipperySlope]

I'm for one not calling for a ban on guns.

Better control would be appreciated.

True, people kill people regardless of the tools.

Wouldn't it be better if they had less effective tools?

Gun control isn't the issue. Crazy people are. The deadliest school massacre in US history was actually caused by explosions, not guns.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster

Crazy people will kill regardless if guns are outlawed or not.

 

[Kazerei]

You'd think that after ABC News identified the wrong guy in the Aurora shooting, others wouldn't make the same stupid mistake. I actually hope the other Ryan Lanza sues whichever news organizations ran his photo. Maybe then they'd learn to fact check, ffs.

 

[drspeedy]

This is exactly why people shouldn't jump to conclusions post ANYTHING publicly on Facebook or social media.

fixed

 

[kaskade]

He needs to make his FB public so everyone can see it's not him.

 

[WinFonda]

Great, and now the story is about the guy that was falsely identified.

 

[ErasureAcer]

CBS done fucked up. Hope he gets 1 million bucks.

 

[RionaaM]

Fuck... I don't know how there can exist a person like this. I really don't.

 

[fluffydelusions]

That poor kid who got called out on facebook. Dude should just change his name now.Reminds me of that seinfeld episode where elaine dated that guy joel rifkin

 

[FroJay]

I never saw his picture on the news. I saw someone here post that. It's easy to blame the media, but lots of people were rushing to Facebook once the name was released. I think the best thing to do is be patient and wait for information to be checked and double checked.

I've been watching CBS and they showed multiple pictures of this kid multiple times.