Whatever false modesty Tarrant might profess in the tedious manifesto ascribed to him, a quality shared universally by terrorists of all ilk is the desire to stand out from the crowd, to be seen-if only by themselves-as heroes and possibly martyrs. The very fact terrorists exploit people's interest in dramatic events should caution you against typing in that search string, and certainly against sharing it with others.įirstly, by doing so you'd be playing up to the narcissism of someone who couldn't come up with any more adequate way to generate renown than to massacre innocent people. (I'm looking at you, Google and YouTube-not to mention Facebook, which hosted the live stream to begin with.) And you don't even need to be on 8chan to stumble on the footage: Search engines' predictive search will actively encourage you to browse for it when you type a related term. You don't need to be an 8chan denizen to be tempted by firsthand footage of an event dominating the news cycle, just as most people probably wouldn't look away if they came by the scene of an attack-or even a particularly bad accident-in real life. A small minority of us might be scanning the footage in desperate hope to establish the whereabouts of our loved ones.īut plenty of people are today looking at the Christchurch video for no real good reason-just because the draw of the drama and the apparent safety of viewing it from miles away, behind a computer screen. Some of us, like journalists and police, are professionally obliged to view distressing imagery to try to discern valuable new information, whether for investigation purposes or to better inform debate. Dozens of copies of what appears to be footage from a helmet-mounted camera are circulating on the darker corners of the internet and are being persistently posted on more mainstream platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, which don't always manage to catch the video before it goes up. There would be an update at 2pm, the organisers said.Horrific videos like the one posted by the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant are geared to appeal to the morbidly curious, and appeal it did. The Fan Festival was meant to have opened at midday local time. The organisers of the Fifa Fan Festival are waiting for further advice from the police before deciding when to open. “Police are reassuring the public that they can continue to come into the CBD,” New Zealand police said, with the security cordon lifted several hours after the shooting. Police said it was safe for members of the public to return to the city centre. Upon reaching the upper levels of the building the man contained himself in an elevator and Police engaged with him, shots were fired and he was located a short time later,” the prime minister said. “He moved through the building site and discharged his firearm. The gunman was armed with a pump-action shotgun. “Aucklanders and those watching around the world can be assured that the police have neutralised the threat and that they are not seeking anybody else,” Hipkins said. Authorities said the tournament would proceed as planned and that there was no threat. Players staying in hotels nearby described their experiences as the shooting unfolded. The shooting occurred as the Fifa Women’s World Cup was due to begin in Auckland on Thursday night, with a match between New Zealand and Norway. Police did not identify the gunman, saying only that he was 24 and died after isolating himself in an elevator shaft at the top of the building site. He said there were “indications of mental health history” but that there was no evidence he was of high lethal risk and that his previous offences did not suggest he posed this kind of threat. “The individual is known for primarily family violence history,” he said. The offender was the subject of a home detention sentence, but had an exemption to work at the building site where the shooting occurred, New Zealand police commissioner Andrew Coster said. At least one police officer was among those injured during an exchange of fire. The shooting was not politically or ideologically motivated, New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins said. The shooter later died, in circumstances that are unclear. Two people were killed and six injured by a gunman in a shooting at a building site in central Auckland on Thursday morning, hours before the Women’s World Cup was due to start in the city.
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