'Take this down': Washington Post slammed for publicizing Parkland shooter's videos

Some news outlets have gone so far as to swear off even using the names of school shooters to avoid giving them the publicity they seem to crave (and that might inspire others).

The Washington Post is not one of those outlets, and it managed to anger a lot of people Wednesday night by publishing a story publicizing newly released videos made by the Parkland school shooter.

Parkland suspect Nikolas Cruz detailed plans in videos: ‘I’m going to be the next school shooter’ https://t.co/2lgFOdu4Pj

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/1001995982802911234

TAKE THIS DOWN IMMEDIATELY. It's irresponsible!

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) May 31, 2018

The Washington Post even says in its own article:

In his boasts about becoming famous, the teen touched on something that has worried survivors of shootings and their relatives alike. Some have called for news organizations to limit their coverage of mass killers to take away the very infamy those attackers describe as a draw. Survivors of the Parkland attack made a similar argument Wednesday, pleading for attention to be paid to the victims rather than their attacker.

No! Do not reward him like this! You're literally encouraging the next one!
TAKE! THIS! DOWN!

— WinsomeBulldog (@winsomebulldog) May 31, 2018

This is irresponsible and encourages copycats. Please take this down.

— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/CapitalMinority/status/1002006554890129408

Take his name off the headline and out of the story, this is disgusting and incredibly irresponsible.

— Gail Finke (@gailfinke) May 31, 2018

Stop making him more famous.

— Calvin (@calvinstowell) May 31, 2018

Take this down, how can you not see the twisted irony of your stupidity. Details about these shooters only inspire copy cats, which is what your article is about! WP publishers are either corrupted by greed or morons. Probably both https://t.co/AZBz6WelPp

— Will Watson (@_willwatson) May 31, 2018

This needs to be removed immediately https://t.co/VlQXZmThvd

— Anthony J. Aguayo (@aj_aguayo) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/Korey_Michael/status/1001999735828484096

Worst thing any media outlet has ever done in my lifetime. Take this down @washingtonpost https://t.co/HtGtqlSCiZ

— DWH (@DWalHeinz) May 31, 2018

https://twitter.com/TheWesKirk/status/1001998995466661888

Don’t use his name. Delete this. https://t.co/nJ58KMQBJv

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) May 31, 2018

And you are giving him the glory he sought. Shame on you, you embolden copycats. https://t.co/24IOGb59Zj

— Tracy Smith Myers (@TracySmithMyers) May 31, 2018

Take this crap down. You are feeding the problem!!! https://t.co/CNGRzVTigc

— Peter Martin (@PeterMarrtin) May 31, 2018

Congratulations. You’ve managed to bring everyone together on this. Pretty much everyone wants you to take this down.
This was a terrible idea to post this.

— Ric White (@ScoobyCheese) May 31, 2018

The Parkland shooter's name is trending #1 in multiple areas because of a video's release where he said that notoriety is what he wanted… When will people learn?

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) May 30, 2018