What I Should Have Said Theater

NBC is catching a lot of heat for its continuous airings of the photos and video sent to them by the Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui. This is what they should have said:

“NBC was unwillingly lured into this Virginia Tech tragedy when the killer sent a package containing still photographs and video clips to our headquarters. We have no idea why he chose to send this package to us, maybe our address is the easiest to remember. Upon receiving the package and determining what it was, we immediately turned it over to the proper authorities. We will air limited portions of the video tonight to give the public a look into the disturbed mind of this brutal killer. But after tonight we will never air them again. We believe that the killer made these tapes with the hope that the network and cable news channels would splash them all over the TV. We are not going to grant a suicidal and homicidal maniac his dying wish. To do so would be disrespectful to the memory of those that he so savagely murdered. But because we are a news organization and we believe in the freedom of information we will be posting the materials in their entirety on our website. We will allow each of you the choice to decide if you want to see just how crazy this son of a bitch was. And if you do decide that you would like to view the killer’s manifesto, then we would also suggest that you visit the section of our website dedicated to honoring his 32 innocent victims.”