Originally Posted by
Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
No i don't think it perpetuates the problem, i think the 24 hour news cycle that creams it's pants over murders, mass shootings etc exacerbates the problem. I'm not saying the crimes should not be reported on at all, but far less attention should be paid to the suspect.
Ultimately in so many of these cases the perpetrator craves notoriety and we are obliging them.
If Mair met the definition of someone who suffered from psychiatric illness than it would be different, because ultimately the context would be that the system had failed both him and by extension Jo Cox, but that simply is not the case.