Regarding the latest horrific school shooting spree yesterday in Northern Illinois, I am glad to see that at least so far, although the gunman carried identification from another college in the state, Northern Illinois President John G. Peters has refused to identify him.

After the last mass shooting, in an Omaha mall in early December, it was argued strongly that it was time for the media to stop creating celebrities out of lunatics.

The Omaha gunman had left behind a note proclaiming, “Now I’ll be famous.” The Virginia Tech murderer sent extensive photos and video material to the news media on a break during his shooting spree. (He took time out after killing his first two victims in order to pose for self-portraits and videos that he then took to the post office and mailed to NBC News in New York before returning to kill 30 more students.)

The media should not release the names or photos of these publicity-seeking killers to reduce the possibility of future incidents of deranged individuals seeking their fifteen minutes of fame.