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(Be sure and read the updates at the bottom of this story.)Since NBC complied with the Virginia Tech killer's desires to have himself splashed all over national television, the question arises: Did NBC act unethically by promoting Cho Seung-hui's videos? Jack M. makes a good, if somewhat profane, case in the affirmative:These guys are idiots.I can't believe they aired all this crap the shooter…
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