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This one also surprised me. Are school shootings up? Or is the media peddling violent news more aggressively?

• ianleeclark 7y ago
  There's a weird thing that happens here with language: school shootings mean multiple things. So, if someone is shot at a school at an after-hours drug deal gone awry, that counts just as much as parkland, even though there is a very distinguishable difference between the two.
  • SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
    That’s exactly what the lists of “4375 school shootings this year!” are actually made of. Someone in New Jersey shot a rat 2 blocks from a school - school shooting. Drive by between rival gangs near a college - school shooting. Resource officer discharges his gun in his car - school shooting.
    • ianleeclark 7y ago
      Well, they're comprised of that, and, y'know, children being murdered in mass.
      • SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
        I agree that’s bad. I think the only thing worse than lying about incidents to improve your statistics, is ignoring reality in arguing for policies and regulations that further instead of solve the problem.
      • Dylan16807 7y ago
        Those should not be put in the same category.
      • kortilla 7y ago
        So don’t you think it’s disingenuous to group them together? Or is it just too convenient to pass up for those looking for anti-gun talking points?
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