Why does the MSM refer to the students from Florida as "survivors"?

[Target]

Listening to the news at lunch, the MSM referred to the kids from Florida protesting in Tallahassee as "survivors" .
Were any of these in real danger?
Its a big school, were they anywhere near the action or are they just the ones that stand in front of the camera?
Are all 3200 students "survivors"?

I don't get it.

 

[Bananabandit]

Its funny the lengths they will go...and waste money huh?

 

[dwa12479]

It somehow lends them credibility in their calls for new gun control laws, despite the fact that they're based on emotional drivel and lies instead of sound logic and real world facts.

 

[Darth]

Cuz they've got the...EYE OF THE TIGER...IT'S THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT...RISING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF OUR RIVALS.

 

[GOPerfect]

Funny how such small words have such large meanings!

I guess I am a war survivor and a commuter survivor(I commute everyday to and from work).

 

[Darth]

I survived 9/11...

 

[Robin]

Cuz, drama!
Robin

 

[GOPerfect]

I survived 9/11...

I survived Birth. I hear that can be very traumatic.

 

[Mk44]

I survived Birth. I hear that can be very traumatic.

This should be in the joke section because i'm LMAO..

 

[Steal2B]

Why does the MSM refer to the students from Florida as "survivors"?
Probably wanted to call them victims but it did not poll well with the focus groups. So the consultants, workshop coaches, and lawyers thought "survivor" worked better.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I think you know the answer to your own question.

 

[Target]

It occurred to me that these were not survivors in that they were actually wounded during the incident.
Where are those kids?
Nobody is being wheeled around on a gurney or wheel chair telling their story.

Compared to Sandy Hook where the survivors have not been heard from much. The two adults that we're wounded., that is.
Every student shot was a fatality. Not so in Florida.

I am not a Sandy Hook believer. To me there are too many inconsistencies an ind no evidence made public.

 

[Deplorable Me]

I survived Obama but am a victim of Cuomo.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Its an attempt to broaden the number of people involved and elevate the incident to something it isn't. It plays on peoples emotions and how they mentally see the situation. Referring to the students and other people around the situation as survivors in a way attempts to equate incidents like school shootings something like cancer or rape. I believe they are using this word to discribe it so that it becomes ingrained in the minds of people as an epidemic.

 

[FLA45fan]

I survived Birth. I hear that can be very traumatic.

Only during a cesarean section - you could get your head cut off.