X
Xpike
Unconfirmed Member
really disturbing, but not that graphic
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Two Virginia television journalists fatally shot in on-air attack[READ OP]
- Thread starter chadskin
- Start date
- Status
really disturbing, but not that graphic
CountAntonius
Member
Heartbreaking. RIP to the lost. Video was disturbing.
It's hard to argue it was a "rash decision" when he wrote a 23 page manifesto. He put a lot of time and thought into his decision. I certainly agree that this guy, along with most other shooters in similar situations, are certainly disturbed, just on the basis that they were actually able to carry out their respective heinous crimes. However, I don't believe that this necessarily means that he (and others) are legally insane at the time they commit those crimes.
brochiller
Member
Why are the police making the media delete footage at the scene where he shot himself?
Just at the scene of the suspects shooting on I-66. Police told me to delete footage or lose Franz Strasser ‏@franzstrasser 34m34 minutes ago
Just at the scene of the suspects shooting on I-66. Police told me to delete footage or lose camera.
Franz Strasser ‏@franzstrasser 25m25 minutes ago
Was too far away to get any good footage. One officer threatened to tow my car and take my camera.
https://twitter.com/franzstrasser
Just at the scene of the suspects shooting on I-66. Police told me to delete footage or lose Franz Strasser ‏@franzstrasser 34m34 minutes ago
Just at the scene of the suspects shooting on I-66. Police told me to delete footage or lose camera.
Franz Strasser ‏@franzstrasser 25m25 minutes ago
Was too far away to get any good footage. One officer threatened to tow my car and take my camera.
https://twitter.com/franzstrasser
Black man kills white woman in Virginia. Death penalty is guaranteed.
Banjotanooki
Member
Saw the POV video, did the first shots hit her?
It seems he aimed directly at her and nothing happened, she just ran away. R.I.P to both of them, I honestly thought they ran away from it.
It seems he aimed directly at her and nothing happened, she just ran away. R.I.P to both of them, I honestly thought they ran away from it.
karmaforgotme
Member
The General Manager said earlier (on his station) that the reporter was an intern for a while before being hired a year ago.
...that's one way to do it. My god.
How was this a major shooting?
It's tragic, but in the grand scheme of things, no it is not. Gun murders happen literally every day in the US. Outside of the novelty of "live killing on-air", what are the wider implications of this that warrant international coverage?
Let's face it, we know why. It's because this is the first time that people can get to feel as if they were there by watching the video.
Cops being cops is my guess.
DoktorEvil
Banned
I'm hoping bans are handed out to those who don't stop fucking asking.
Oh my god, that fucking POV video. So unreal. But most hard to watch was WDBJ7 news report was the hardest to watch. You can really feel how shaken the people are and how painful it is for them to report on this shit. They even refused to show the footage again because it's too hard on everyone.
Fucking hell.
Fucking hell.
BlackGhost
Banned
Not exactly graphic, just very strange and disturbing to see it all go down.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
It's tame in the amount of physical violence.
But seeing two people oblivious that they are about to die as the killer casually waves the gun in front of the shot from his own camera is horrifying.
You might want to reevaluate your own sensibilities.
She got hired in May apparently. 3 Months on the job.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Getting hit with a bullet in the real world isn't like in movies and games.
brochiller
Member
Of course that has a lot to do with it. People were eating their breakfast while watching the news and had to witness this live. It's fucking terrifying.
stufte
Member
Or maybe so that deaths of two individuals aren't floating around facebook for the next 10 years to torment the families?
PeterLegend
Member
Hearing a woman scream for her life is always terrifying... 
it doesn't matter. Really it's a nonsense argument between people correcting other people on the philosophy of good and evil. He's not absolved of his crimes mentally ill or not. He could've chose to get clarity on the events of his termination and acted accordingly. Many mentally ill people have sought help before they've hurt themselves and others. This person did not and people have to suffer because of it. You're right. The distinction at this point is moot.
For some people, sure. I thought the content was similar to the broadcast, except you know the story by now. I agree that the amount of time he was standing there was the real revelation between the two.
Zabant
Member
Cops gonna Cop
It's very graphic. What you just described is the definition of graphic, something "vivid and clearly effective."
It's not gory.
Boy, is this wrong...
Hahaha.
Those videos aren't what was being discussed.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Today was her last day. She and her fiance were moving to another city to start a new life. They had a party planned for her when she got back to the station.
Her fiance watched her die on camera from the news room. He's a director there.
Rose of Eternity
Banned
Hearing a woman scream for her life is always terrifying...
When she's screaming she's already shot. She's his first target. It's just the adrenaline and nerves haven't hit her yet. She most likely fell down a few seconds later once it all kicked in.
MaddenNFL64
Member
Saw the video, god damn thats some fucked up shit. Her screams will be in my head for a while.
stufte
Member
Ah. yes I see that now. Strange.
I need to finish my coffee before engaging in these threads...
It's not cognitive dissonance, it's proper form to not throw out the entire bathtub of water over one drop you know did it for sure, in terms of process.
It's actually the camera man and his fiance.
brochiller
Member
What? The guy in question is a reporter for the BBC. Plus we are talking about the (possible) death of the shooter, not the victims.
Deified Data
Banned
Was this confirmed?
Baron_Calamity
Member
I unfortunately watched the what is called the full pov video. Of the three shots he fired while recording: he hit her to the left of her right shoulder, he misses, and then hits her in her back on the left.
The one thing I noticed was his breathing. It got fast and loud when he was pointing the gun. Then he stopped pointing the gun, took a huge breath and looked around for a second. It was as if he was almost going to back out of it.
I don't think I'll be able to play an fps for a long time after that video.
Incorrect. It was the camera man's fiancee's last day.
Pinchable Buttocks
Banned
Or that they don't want to be recorded swooping in and knocking his ass off the road and shooting him....my guess.
Adrenaline was the only thing that kept her up and running, actually.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Edit: Nevermind. I Misread.
Zoe
Member
You're getting the people mixed up.
The reporter was the girlfriend/fiance of one of the anchors. They just moved in together.
The cameraman was engaged to a producer who accepted a job in Charlotte. Today was the producer's (and his?) last day.
No, the camera man had a fiance as well, but her fiance (or maybe just boyfriend) was there and they were leaving. He was posting on twitter earlier.
- Status