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Why are school killings almost inherently American?
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:27 am
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:27 am
Disclaimer, I dont think it is all about guns, so lets try and not argue solely on that like every other thread.....
What is it that is unique to the USA, that causes school killings to be so much worse that the rest of the 1st world?
I think it is a combination of the lack of care/ bravado the US has over mental health, our extreme diversity, and our guns
What is it that is unique to the USA, that causes school killings to be so much worse that the rest of the 1st world?
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We tried to limit any effects of possible underreporting of cases by limiting the data set to the most recent ten years of data, between 2000 and 2010, and by counting only incidents in which someone was injured or killed. (Limiting the data to 2000 or after also eliminated one country that no longer exists: Austria-Hungary.)
The results are above. The number of such incidents in the US was only one less than in all the other 36 countries put together. In 13 of those countries there were no incidents at all, either actual or attempted.
In 2010, the US was home to a population of approximately 309 million. The populations of these other countries totaled 3.8 billion.
I think it is a combination of the lack of care/ bravado the US has over mental health, our extreme diversity, and our guns
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Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:28 am to lsupride87
We allow guns here
Check out knife killings and mass murders via other weapons than guns and let us know what you find.
Check out knife killings and mass murders via other weapons than guns and let us know what you find.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:28 am to lsupride87
Cultural diversity.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:28 am to Codythetiger
quote:Umm, my data is school killings Cody.......
We allow guns here
Check out knife killings and mass murders via other weapons than guns and let us know what you find.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:28 am to Codythetiger
quote:
We allow guns here
STFU
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:29 am to NFLSU
quote:I agree that I think that is one of the main components
Cultural diversity.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:29 am to lsupride87
How often did this shite happen before Columbine? I'd imagine the heavy media coverage and sensationalism of a school shooting doesn't exactly help stop future shootings.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:30 am to Codythetiger
While knife attacks are common in Asia, the death toll is usually lower.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:30 am to lsupride87
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Umm, my data is school killings Cody.......
But with guns, you can kill more people , and schools are sadly a really favorable venue for a madman with a gun. Small rooms mean you don't have to be too accurate.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:30 am to Harry Caray
Exactly.
CNN will act all sad and holy, but they all know they live for this shite.
CNN will act all sad and holy, but they all know they live for this shite.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:31 am to lsupride87
More people + more guns = more school shootings.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:31 am to Harry Caray
quote:The rate of incidents remained almost unchanged from 1972-2010
How often did this shite happen before Columbine? I'd imagine the heavy media coverage and sensationalism of a school shooting doesn't exactly help stop future shootings.
Then, in 2011 there was a huge growth
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:31 am to lsupride87
It's a trend/fad. Start by not showing the shooter's face in the media and start referring to them as shooter #1 and so forth, can't hurt.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:31 am to lsupride87
This is an excerpt of a post shared on my LinkedIn this morning. I tend to agree that the US has an “angry young man” problem. A lot of it has to do with how we discipline and treat boys.
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Does America have a gun problem? Of course. Undeniably. But you know what else? America has an angry young man problem, unique in the developed world. Something about our culture creates angry young men who feel entitled to engage in mass slaughter as retribution for all the perceived slights of their lives.
No, there will be no gun policy changes. That simply won't happen. But even without policy changes, perhaps we can do something locally, in our schools and communities, to address this angry young man problem.
This post was edited on 2/15/18 at 11:37 am
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:32 am to StealthCalais11
quote:Please check the op
More people + more guns = more school shootings.
3.8 billion vs only 300 million here in america
And they are school killings, not school shootings.....
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:32 am to lsupride87
Why isn't mexico in that graphic.
Is that "statistic" hand picking countries that serve it's purpose of making it seem like US is the only place in the world with this problem.
I'm definitely on the side of "there is clearly a problem and we have to do something"
But I'm also on the side of "I hate memes that portray shite as fact when they are really lies or manipulated stats"
Is that "statistic" hand picking countries that serve it's purpose of making it seem like US is the only place in the world with this problem.
I'm definitely on the side of "there is clearly a problem and we have to do something"
But I'm also on the side of "I hate memes that portray shite as fact when they are really lies or manipulated stats"
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:32 am to lsupride87
Combo of mental illness and notoriety from media coverage IMO.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:34 am to lsupride87
Umm, my data is school killings Cody.......
SELF-REPORTED school killings.
Holy frick I hate you imbeciles. You go find your blog of the day with the same tired data that is tainted and then run around crying about "chirren"
seriously. shut the frick up.
if it was sooo bad, why would people be trying to get their KIDS from those countries and bring them to America.
fricking think you waste of space.
SELF-REPORTED school killings.
Holy frick I hate you imbeciles. You go find your blog of the day with the same tired data that is tainted and then run around crying about "chirren"
seriously. shut the frick up.
if it was sooo bad, why would people be trying to get their KIDS from those countries and bring them to America.
fricking think you waste of space.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:34 am to NFLSU
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Cultural diversity.
I don’t get it. Perpetrators of school shootings have come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. What are you basing this on?
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:35 am to lsupride87
Free society and 2nd amendment.
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