Another School Shooting

After another school shooting, this time at Northern Illinois University, while tremors from Virginia Tech and Dawson College continue to haunt us, it's obvious we just can't get enough of the dark side of humanity. With skyrocketing ratings and higher readership---think “increased advertising revenues”---you can bet that these brutal attacks will always dominate the media. Why are we attracted to these horrific acts of senseless violence? Why do we tune in for every last detail of the carnage, the killer's tragic life story, and the emotional fallout of the survivors? Do you think all this media attention only provokes these psychopaths to end their lives in a blaze of televised glory?