Monday, December 9, 2013

For Victims’ Families, Sandy Hook 911 Calls Reopen Wounds

            The 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting were just recently released. This is upsetting a lot of people, especially the ones who had family members as victims. Parents of the victims made it so the crime scene photos couldn't be seen by the public but they were not able to keep the recording out of the public’s hands. Many media organizations are having a hard time deciding how to handle these taps. Some are showing parts of the recording and some are not using any of it at all and instead are just describing the recording’s contents. Many people are worried what the effect this is going to have on children; even the ones that weren't affected directly by the shooting. The recording can be accessed very easily by anyone and people are worried that it will start to “trigger post-traumatic stress disorder.”


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