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"I disagree and I doubt you'd find many people who understand our legal system that agree with you."

Care to elaborate? Protections under the Constitution are actually more likely to have the interpretations change over time. I also don't appreciate the insinuated insult.

"Wouldn't all those people who support it be able to pressure mainstream outlets to suppress information that glorifies killers?"

It's much more effective via law. You have many people who are indifferent, so you only need more support than the detractors (like how an NPS works). Not only that, but you could still have a minority who support a network that still releases the name, undermining the others who don't.



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