@lololulu19:
This is not an entirely new concept. The book "The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde" was published in 1886, which was obviously the inspiration for the murders of Jack The Ripper in 1888. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the blueprint for psychopathic killers. Similarly, Steven King aka Richard Bachman wrote the books "Rage" and "Carrie" which are the blueprint for all the school massacres including Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Parkland MSD, and many others. Thanks a lot STEVE!
Psychopathic killers (which would include Jack The Ripper and the many school shooters) don't become psychopathic because they read a book, watched a film, or played a video game. They are already psychopaths. The 99.something percent of people who consume the same media do NOT become psychopathic killers because they are not psychopaths in the first place. Many of the violent young men in the news have schizophrenia or other severe psychiatric problems.
It is true that media often provides inspiration about how to actually kill. In particular, most if not all school shooters copycat previous school shooters. It would be strange if they didn't learn from others who did the same thing previously. We all do that with everything from speech to cooking lunch. Just because they're psychopaths doesn't mean they're dumb.
Even a suicide will trigger emulation suicides but only in those who are suicidal.
It's going way too far to blame Robert Louis Stevenson and Steven King for even a single death, although you might attribute some blame to them for the way the killings were carried out.
