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re: Why are school killings almost inherently American?
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:36 am to lsupride87
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:36 am to lsupride87
quote:
Then, in 2011 there was a huge growth
This is right around the time that HS students began being inundated with 24/7 social media for their formative years. Every kid has a phone, multiple accounts, etc.
10 years earlier I was in HS and we had gossip, conflict, etc. but we also shared phones with our parents, had one computer for the house, and 100 texts a month.
This post was edited on 2/15/18 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:36 am to lsupride87
Media
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:37 am to lsupride87
Different cultures have always been at war. And the US is full of cultures.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:38 am to lsupride87
quote:
The rate of incidents remained almost unchanged from 1972-2010
Then, in 2011 there was a huge growth
FALSE.
in 2011 the Obama admin changed what they defined as "school shooting"...just like they changed "enemy combatant" to mean kids over 6 yrs old to lower the civilian casualties from Obozos drone killing.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:38 am to Golfer
quote:
This is right around the time that HS students began being inundated with 24/7 social media for their formative years. Every kid has a phone, multiple accounts, etc.
10 years earlier I was HS and we had gossip, conflict, etc. but we also shared phones with our parents, had one computer for the house, and 100 texts a month.
I'm sure it is just a coincidence.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:39 am to rondo
quote:
Why isn't mexico in that graphic.
Countries not listed did not have a single reported incident...
So yes, like psycho cptBengal has pointed out, some countries don't report anything relible at all
However, these are mainly shitty arse countries that we really shouldn't be comparing ourselves too.....
55% of the worlds population is represented in that graph
Here is a link for the data
LINK
This post was edited on 2/15/18 at 11:40 am
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:40 am to lsupride87
I would like to know more of the metric used to cherry pick the "World" countries. I'm not saying that we don't have a problem, but skewed statistics on a fancy graph aren't going to prove or show anything.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:41 am to lsupride87
quote:
However, these are mainly shitty arse countries that we really shouldn't be comparing ourselves too.....
or countries that have lots of killings....like Mexico, or Brasil.
quote:
55% of the worlds population is represented in that graph
holy shite you're an idiot. you should be comparing not total population, but SCHOOL AGE POPULATION.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:41 am to JetFuelTyga
quote:
but skewed statistics on a fancy graph aren't going to prove or show anything.
but pridecuck87 saw it on FB!
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:42 am to rondo
quote:
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.
Mexico and lot of countries known for gun-related homicide rates far above our aren't included on that list. Also, most of the listed countries do a very poor job of tracking criminal statistics as a whole compared to ours. Here, we have organizations that list shootings that are even in the vicinity of a school as "school shooting". People who post such things generally care more about the rhetoric they believe in than the facts put into proper context.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:42 am to lsupride87
Along else everything else above..
Kids used to get in fights at school with there fists. Now they go find a gun.
I also don't think there is more evil in this world but with social media and the 24 hour news cycle, these things get amplified and become a "normal" thing, so we get this copy cat effect.
Kids used to get in fights at school with there fists. Now they go find a gun.
I also don't think there is more evil in this world but with social media and the 24 hour news cycle, these things get amplified and become a "normal" thing, so we get this copy cat effect.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:43 am to Sparkplug#1
It isn't something you can just pinpoint on one issue.
I think it is a combination of things:
1.) American's abstinence to addressing and helping mental health issues.
2.) Gun control and policy
3.) The cultural hodgepodge we all live in.
I think it is a combination of things:
1.) American's abstinence to addressing and helping mental health issues.
2.) Gun control and policy
3.) The cultural hodgepodge we all live in.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:43 am to CptBengal
Dude, no matter how you slice it there are more school deaths due to violence in the US than any other developed country. Silly to argue to the data here.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:43 am to kjp811
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Kids used to get in fights at school with there fists. Now they go find a gun.
God damn what?
Now normal boys being boys and fighting is the same as psychos shooting up schools?
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:44 am to lsupride87
quote:
The rate of incidents remained almost unchanged from 1972-2010 Then, in 2011 there was a huge growth
Check the growth of chem-trails bruh
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:44 am to NFLSU
Mixed with
Free time
Guns
Population size
Drugs
And honestly i think we are "over-civilized". Drives us nuts.
Free time
Guns
Population size
Drugs
And honestly i think we are "over-civilized". Drives us nuts.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:45 am to lsupride87
Attention whores. We've got a plethora
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:45 am to Golfer
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Dude, no matter how you slice it there are more school deaths due to violence in the US than any other developed country. Silly to argue to the data here.
this is demonstrably false.
literally.
South Africa is literally having a genocide right now.
Seriously, turn off CNN, and log out of FB.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:46 am to CptBengal
So we are better than Mexico, Brazil, and South Africa
Yaaaaaaayyyyy
Yaaaaaaayyyyy
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:47 am to lsupride87
quote:
So we are better than Mexico, Brazil, and South Africa
Yaaaaaaayyyyy
you set the goal posts, imbecile.
dont get angry when you're FB graph gets trounced by reality. Just go cry about it on social media instead.
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