Why did the press ignore horrific 2007 Connecticut home invasion?

[jakemccoy]

http://www.examiner.com/x-5919-Norf...gnore-horrific-2007-Connecticut-home-invasion

According to writer Dave Gibson, it's because "what [the press wishes] to stifle most of all is how easily crime can be prevented by a well-armed public."

I agree. I'm going to write Dave and thank him for running the article.

For those who don't remember the case, here is more background:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/nyregion/24slay.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iEym_cK579acqUBys6kL2S1PlEqQD9AJRGFG5

Let's not forget this case. 9/11 is a day of remembrance anyway.

 

[THE DARK KNIGHT]

what a horrific tragedy, may the perps rot in prison

also, everyone should send a big thank you to the writer for putting this in the paper, more articles like this are needed!

 

[kingpin008]

They didn't ignore it. They just didn't cover it the way we think it should have been covered.

 

[Blue Line]

I remember this from the national news TV and print but there was not a follow up that I recall.

 

[happygeek]

Some in this country are all about punishing the gun and letting the criminal out on parole. So when 2 career criminals out on parole commit such horrific murders with a knife the media ignores the story.


Guns don't kill people, parolees kill people ...

 

[rbernie]

This has less to do with guns than with social issues and media bias, so it's really off topic for THR.