I found it incredibly childish that she did that. Like she's trying to stick her fingers in her ears and sing "LA LA THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN". He's not Voldemort.
No, she refused to say his name in order to make it harder for him to be recognized or idolized for what he did; she has refused to give him any sort of platform for his ideology. That's not the same as saying it didn't happen. She has very explicitly said that NZ's gun laws will change and that policy will be passed in order to help prevent this from happening again. We should know the names of the victims, not the perpetrator.
It's a very well known phenomenon that when there is media frenzy over the identity and "secret life" of the attacker, violence rates go up. Many attackers do this for infamy.
According to his manifesto he expected this wouldn't make him famous, and used the example that very few people can remember the names of the 9/11 hijackers.
What he wanted - again according to the manifesto - is exactly what he's getting: further division and a clamping down on gun laws.
She also legally has to do it I believe, as Tarrant is still the "suspect" and has not been formally found guilty. She's opportunistically trying to turn this restriction into some epic "I un-name thee!" cringe fest.
dang|7 years ago
phailhaus|7 years ago
It's a very well known phenomenon that when there is media frenzy over the identity and "secret life" of the attacker, violence rates go up. Many attackers do this for infamy.
HumanDrivenDev|7 years ago
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asutekku|7 years ago
HumanDrivenDev|7 years ago
What he wanted - again according to the manifesto - is exactly what he's getting: further division and a clamping down on gun laws.
She also legally has to do it I believe, as Tarrant is still the "suspect" and has not been formally found guilty. She's opportunistically trying to turn this restriction into some epic "I un-name thee!" cringe fest.
unknownkadath|7 years ago