'Don't say his name': Oregon community wants to make shooter anonymous

[struggle4progress]

Matt Pearce

... "I don't know that name. I don't use that name," said Weikum, who had a specific suggestion instead. "Say: 'the shooter'" ...

"A man who was known by no one, is now known by everyone. His face splashed across every screen, his name across the lips of every person on the planet, all in the course of one day" ...

"Since the news review decided to post the pic and the name we should refrain from buying their paper" ...

"I don't really want to know anything about him at all" ...

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-oregon-shooting-name-20151004-story.html

[KT2000]

1. really not necessary

I have noticed that people are not really talking about it. It is different in that it is not being discussed. People don't want to talk about him and the subject of gun control is too volatile.