Yes, the Ebert quote makes a very good point indeed.
I remember when Timothy McVeigh was given the honour of having his portrait on the cover of Time magazine - effectively being given the full celebrity treatment. To prove the point, I can still remember the name of the perpetrator, but not the names of the people who are really worthy of mention; the victims, their families and the emergency service guys who had to clean up such a tragic mess.
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