Man on shooting rampage in office. Good time to call for an interview?

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A shooting incident occurred at the ABB Power plant in St. Louis, where a man armed with an assault rifle shot at least three people around 6:30 a.m. Police believed the gunman remained inside the building for two hours following the attack. The conditions of the victims were not disclosed, and attempts by the Associated Press to reach ABB corporate representatives in Zurich went unanswered. The discussion highlights concerns about media practices during emergencies, particularly regarding the potential disruption caused by reporters trying to gather information while a crisis unfolds. Some participants reflected on personal experiences related to job seeking in difficult circumstances, noting the insensitivity of pursuing employment opportunities in the wake of violence. The conversation also touched on the broader implications of media behavior in crisis situations and the ethical considerations involved.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_business_shooting_st_louis
ST. LOUIS – A man with an assault rifle walked into a business Thursday and shot at least three people, police said. Their conditions were not immediately known.

The shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the ABB Power plant on the city's north side and two hours later, police believed the gunman was still in the building. Details about the victims were not immediately known.

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Phone messages and e-mail interview requests left Thursday by The Associated Press with Thomas Schmidt, an ABB corporate spokesman in Zurich, Switzerland, were not immediately returned.

Calls to the St. Louis business went unanswered Thursday morning.
So we have an emergency where people could be dying, and inside the office reporters are trying to get a hold of someone. Anyone.

I've seen this many times in immediate reports which leave me wondering if maybe there should be laws requiring the media to not tie up the lines, for obvious reasons.

What do you think?
 
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The shooting was in St Louis, the HQ was in Zurich.
The HQ had already made a statement, AP was just doing the standard reporting thing of saying 'X was not available for comment'. For responsible news organisations this shows they did follow up, for the others it means they can spin it into X is avoiding us conspiracy.
 
report said:
Calls to the St. Louis business went unanswered Thursday morning.
I was under the impression that they were calling the office where the suspect was still believed to be inside.
 
Newai said:
I was under the impression that they were calling the office where the suspect was still believed to be inside.
Yes, they also said that they called the St Louis office and got no answer.

They're a news organization, they try to get news, they don't care about or consider the potential consequences.
 
Actually, I'd interpreted the title of this thread completely differently.

Back when I was a laid off construction worker with a two-year-old kid, plus another on the way, a guy I played little league baseball with was shot in the head while working at an all night gas station out on the interstate. I was the first person there to apply for his job the next day.

Even I would have waited until the shooters left the gas station, though.
 
BobG said:
Actually, I'd interpreted the title of this thread completely differently.
That's bad. Really bad. :-p Because in this economy, there probably are a few people who look at it like that.
 
Newai said:
That's bad. Really bad. :-p Because in this economy, there probably are a few people who look at it like that.

I was one of them :redface:.
 
Newai said:
That's bad. Really bad. :-p Because in this economy, there probably are a few people who look at it like that.

It was a very similar economy when I took the gas station job to supplement a minimum wage security guard job (at least very similar if you lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Western New York, or Michigan at the time).
 
I was reading the interview stories on thedailywtf.com - having a job interview while people are being shot around you would just about fit in with some people's experience of interview for computer jobs!
 

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