I agree. Most of these honor students either A) Do it because their lives are so stuffty that they just have to take the frustration out on as many people as they can in the most destructive way possible, easiest for them, with a gun. Or B) To become infamous on television, because they know the media will eat that stuff up and they can brag about it online beforehand. (or sometimes both lmao)
Most cases I'd say it's A, because they end up killing themselves, or Self Delete by cop, but in most recent cases I'd say it's starting to push over to B territory. The media definitely assists in putting spotlight on some information that could be left out, that only fuels the infamy for the shooter and gets the media more clicks such as: the exact 'kill count', the suspect's image and life story practically, the gun used and how the bullets can damage the human body in x different ways, the plan they came up with, if they died or if they are in prison, following the trial and the outcome, talking about the person and even attempting to REASON with the loving mindset of the said individual even though they're clearly delusional. All of this BS could be left out if it was a simple coverage of the story, but noooo they gotta eat that stuff up and make it into a movie.
Anyone who disagrees is obviously fanboying over x media broadcaster and needs a wake up call.