,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,lee submitt$ ! foll[+        
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,concurr5t  
,,resolution  ,call+ on ! m$ia to engage
 9 responsible & volunt>y j\rnali/ic    
practices to d5y mass public murd]]s !  
att5tion !y desire & m9imize any        
possible m$ia contagion effect (        
irresponsible & s5sationali/ic report+  
practices4  ,:]eas all acts ( mass      
public murd] are %ameful1 c[>dly1       
sick5+1 & h]eby condemn$2 ,:]eas _m mass
 public murd]]s h op5ly /at$ _! int5tion
 to commit mass murd] to ga9 notoriety1 
infamy1 & affect *anges 9 public policy2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates m$ia widely     
publicizes ^! murd]]s' names1           
photographs1 life /ories1 motivations1  
social m$ia po/s1 & manife/os1 giv+     
crim9als ! notoriety & infamy !y desire2
 ,:]eas m$ia cov]age ( a mass public    
murd]] r\t9ely outweighs ! cov]age ( !  

victims2 ,:]eas _m mass public murd]]s h
 rese>*$1 /udi$1 & idoliz$ pa/ acts (   
viol5ce us+ ! s5sationali/ic cov]age    
provid$ by _m m$ia outlets2 ,:]eas pe]  
review$ rese>* adds to a gr[+ body (    
evid5ce sugge/+ t curr5t m$ia cov]age   
practices conc]n+ mass public %oot+s    
demon/rably increase ! likelihood (     
future mass public murd]s1 includ+--    
7#a7 a #bjaf /udy entitl$ ,mass ,%oot+s 
& ! ,m$ia ,contagion ,effect publi%$ by 
! ,am]ican ,psy*ological ,association1  
:i* sugge/s a m$ia contagion effect2    
7#b7 a #bjag /udy entitl$ ,mass ,%oot+s3
 ,! ,role ( ! ,m$ia 9 ,promot+ ,g5]aliz$
 ,imitation publi%$ 9 ! ,am]ican ,j\rnal
 ( ,public ,heal?1 :i* sugge/s a        
g5]aliz$ imitation effect2 &  7#c7 a    
#bjbb /udy entitl$ ,news cov]age & mass 
%oot+s 9 ! ,u4,s4 publi%$ 9 ! ,european 
,economic ,review1 :i* sugge/s a        
behavioral contagion me*anism2 ,:]eas   
rese>* by ! ,viol5ce ,project sugge/s t 
mass public %oot+s are l9k$ to & may be 
a =m ( suicide2 & ,:]eas ! m$ia has f\nd

 ways to responsibly & volunt>ily limit 
cov]age ( o!r s5sitive topics su* z     
suicide1 kidnapp+1 & national security =
 ! common good3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t     
,congress calls ^u ! m$ia to volunt>ily 
& responsibly-- 7#a7 cov] mass public   
murd]]s ) ! simil> s5sitivity z o!r =ms 
( suicide completion1 ) ! und]/&+ t a   
m$ia contagion effect may enc\rage      
additional trag$ies2  7#b7 prioritize   
memorialization & cov]age ( ! names1    
faces1 & life /ories ( innoc5t victims  
kill$ or injur$ 9 a mass public murd]2  
7#c7 prioritize cov]age ( ! h]oism ( any
 law en=cem5t1 fir/ respond]s1 or by/&]s
 t int]v5e1 int]rupt ! attack1 kill or  
subdue ! mass public murd]]1 or o!rwise 
assi/ ! victims ) critical m$ical       
assi/ance2  7#d7 m9imize h>m by         
implem5t+ policies & proc$ures to d5y   
mass public murd]]s ! infamy1 notoriety1
 & public plat=m !y desire2  7#e7 d5y   
mass public murd]]s _! publicity-relat$ 
motives & int5d$ goals1 su* z !         
promotion ( a p>ticul> ideology or      

public policy *ange2  7#f7 n "n suspect$
 public murd]]s1 except :5 ! alleg$     
assailant is /ill at l>ge & x w\ld aid 9
 ! suspect's capture2  7#g7 n publi%    
photos ( a suspect$ public murd]]1      
except :5 ! alleg$ assailant is /ill at 
l>ge & x w\ld aid 9 ! suspect's capture2
  7#h7 avoid utiliz+ flatt]+ social m$ia
 pr(ile pictures & o!r imag]y ! mass    
public murd]] pr\dly took ( !mselves1   
%>$ ) o!rs1 or po/$ on social m$ia2     
7#i7 refra9 f nam+ mass public murd]]s 9
 headl9es & f display+ photos ( mass    
public murd]]s above ! fold ( any pr9t  
copy or at ! top ( any website's home   
page2 &  7#aj7 promote data & analysis 9
 m5tal heal?1 crim9ology1 public safety1
 self-def5se1 security1 & o!r relevant  
pr(essions to support fur!r /eps to help
 elim9ate ! motivations beh9d mass      
public murd] & det] future attacks4