NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50; authorities to begin releasing bodies

The shootings have raised new questions about violence being disseminated online.

Ok, but shouldn't that include the corporate media with its broadcasting of "shock and awe" war scenes, terrorists in trucks mowing people down in Europe or people lined up to be beheaded?

At least one major web site is reporting today that...

"New Zealand authorities have reminded citizens that they face up to 10 years in prison for "knowingly" possessing a copy of the New Zealand mosque shooting video - and up to 14 years in prison for sharing it." - zerohedge.com

What happened in Christchurch was tragic but I don't understand the draconian reaction to this video? As far as I know, neither the New Zealand government nor any other western government has been inclined to crack down on similar levels of violence shown on national TV. And I don't see governments showing any concern when it comes to simulated violence such as in computer games and movies, which have been shown to influence certain people towards acts of violence. Something doesn't feel right.

As an American would say, its trying to find a balance between the 1st and 2nd amendment. Not just speech and press control issues, but gun control issues.

And I don't see governments showing any concern when it comes to simulated violence such as in computer games and movies, which have been shown to influence certain people towards acts of violence. Something doesn't feel right.

Yes, Japan is a perfect example of this.

The New Zealand monster's (I won't use his name) manifesto/screed specifically mentioned the violent video games Fortnite and Spyro the Dragon. I believe that constant exposure to violent video games dehumanizes human death, and tends to normalize mass murder in the minds of the players. Of course, violent video games are only one of this monsters many anti-social issues.

The New Zealand monster

(Brenton Tarrant)

I believe that constant exposure to violent video games dehumanizes human death

Then this means that if we eliminate violent video games we will have no more mass shootings? I never hear about mass shootings in Japan and there are lots of violent video games. Why is that? Japan has both guns and violent video games.

this monster

(Brenton Tarrant)

No one has right to take someone's life away regardless. My thoughts are with victims and victims' families.

The reason of behind the attacked in Christchurch’s Mosques may have been related to last year crashed between anti-Muslim UPF group and anti-racist group in anti-Mosque protesting in Bendigo, Victoria Australia. I believe the shooter was belonging to far right group the UPF. I may be wrong.

These people (the UPF members) though the Muslims are invading Westernized Christian countries and the Muslim population is increasing in Australia.

The Muslims are building larger Mosques against local community protests in Australia. The majority of the Bendigo local peoples were opposing against building Mosque in their town in Victoria. There were several crashes between anti-Mosque community, Anti-Muslim group UPF and left wing anti-racist group in Bendigo, Victoria. The local peoples are angry about the town Councilors’ ignored the opposing of building a Mosque by the majority of local peoples and given permission to build largest Mosque in their town, in Victoria.

The local community protesting against building a new Mosque in Bendigo town was attracting to a far-right group UPF and the pro-Muslim far-left wing anti-racist group. The groups were confronting each other in anti-Mosque protest in Bendigo town occasionally. I do not have idea about whose organized the pro-Muslim far-left anti-racist group.

The Bendigo anti-Mosque protesting has attracted the whole country and debate about how local council handle building Mosque in well establish area because the property value has dropped dramatically after Mosque was built in their area. Non-Muslim community does not want Mosque in their town and even Muslims who owned the property do not want Mosque in their neighboring because the property value was dropped after the Mosque was built in their street. Actually, the majority of Australian peoples are not anti-Muslim and racist peoples. The Bendigo Mosque problem has shown ugly side of divisive between non-Muslim group and Muslim Community in Australia.  

Also, the far right United Patriots Front group believes the Mosques’ money come from Saudi and Middle Eastern Muslim Governments. The Saudi and Middle Eastern Governments were behind the Australian Muslim group aggressively building larger Mosques in Australia. So, they believe the Muslims are coming to Australia as a refugee and expending the Muslim population, encouraging by Middle Eastern Government and Saudi Government.

I hope the Christchurch Mosques’ massacres are last and the ideology of terrorism has no place in the civilized world.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-12/who-was-behind-bendigos-anti-mosque-protests/6848468

https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1417027/division-in-bendigo.pdf

The New Zealand monster

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Please don't use his name. Let's stop remembering who these people are. Remember their victims. Don't make the name of the killer famous.

The assailant here was an Australian. One thing I do hope for as a New Zealander is that gun laws are significantly strengthened. Does anyone seriously need to have the sort of weapons that were used in this attack?