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It seems to be a trend all around the western world but the danger of being shot isn't present outside of the US. I think it's more of a fear culture then a rea
by dragonmost 4y ago
It seems to be a trend all around the western world but the danger of being shot isn't present outside of the US. I think it's more of a fear culture then a real threat to the children themselves.
- tasuki 4y agoI guess even in the US being shot by a mass shooter is several orders of magnitude less likely than being run over by a car? It appears to be feared disproportionately.
- christophilus 4y agoRecency bias and a tendency to miscalculate the odds of something that is A) awful and B) played on repeat for days. Also, angry reactionaries always demand that the authorities “do something about this!” Those factors pretty much guarantee that there will be a swift, uncalculated, often showy response to public tragedy.
- CalRobert 4y agoIt's pretty insidious. Kids getting shot at school is rare, so it's reported on. Kids getting killed by drivers is so common that bereaved parents have to beg and plead and scream at their elected officials to get them to even notice, much less do anything.
- concordDance 4y agoLike a lot of modern problems, the blame partly lies with the news media and partly with mass innumeracy.
- tomatotomato37 4y agoEssentially. I distinctly remember an article about some multi-car pileup a couple days after a mass shooting, and noting that the otherwise unremarkable car accident ended up in 2x the causalities