The tragic murder of a four-year-old girl in Neihu this morning has cast a dark shadow over society. Besides the usual bloodthirsty news media, even a bunch of fan pages have started creating graphics supporting the death penalty, urging everyone to share them.
However, the problem at this moment is not the death penalty system. The social conflict and anxiety being deliberately created by news media and these fan pages for the sake of clicks are not helping us at all. If I were a legislator, I would even want to punish these media outlets and pages for kicking someone when they are down for private gain.
Solving problems has always required discussing the essence of the issue. Blindly blaming others or the system not only fails to help but avoiding the real issues will bring even greater harm to this society.
The editor has specifically transcribed a kind reminder from a netizen, hoping our society can return to rational thinking as soon as possible and stop dancing to the tune of these media outlets.
🚫 Stay Calm, Refuse to Spread Malice
Although there isn’t much we can do, at this point in time, I refuse to click on any sensationalist news related to random killings.
If you have children and hope they live in a better environment, it’s best to stay calm right now and not help spread malice.
Those news reports aren’t trying to help you discuss anything; they only want heat, the clicks brought by heat, and the advertising revenue behind them. Every one of your clicks is being reviewed by specialists to determine if they should write more similar news for more profit.
The more diligently you share these news stories, the more popular the incident becomes, the more bloodthirsty the media will write, and it will be easier for a next copycat to appear in our society.
I insist on not clicking on related news, and I try to share this resolve with every friend around me.