[dragnet2]

Hanlin has refused to name the gunman out of deference to the victims and their families, and chastised the media for reporting his name, saying it “glorified” a murderer.

Total fail Sheriff. Symbolism over reality.

[don-o]

"At the nearby Roseburg Gun Shop, defiant customers queued in line."

Money quote. Last sentence of the article.

[justlurking]

Total fail Sheriff. Symbolism over reality.

No, the sheriff is correct.

There has been research into this: the saturation coverage of this tragedy and the microscopic focus on the perpetrator is motivating others to do the same, so they get the same attention, albeit posthumously.

This cartoon expresses it perfectly: