• Shalakushka@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If they kill a Columbine -1, is that a school shooting? What if they try to massacre people but there are no fatalities, is that a school shooting? The attempt to make “school shooting” fit only the worst case scenario means we ignore a problem until it has had its absolute worst outcome.

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Is it a school shooting if it’s two people in a parking lot at midnight on a Tuesday that are selling drugs? I would say no. Calling it a school shooting implies that the school/children are targeted specifically. Being dishonest about the facts backfires basically every time, as it shows you aren’t acting in good faith.