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It started couple decades before Columbine brought school shootings to the forefront. There was the satanic panic of the '80s, which were preceded by actual chi
by Apocryphon 4y ago
It started couple decades before Columbine brought school shootings to the forefront. There was the satanic panic of the '80s, which were preceded by actual child abductions, iirc? There were high-profile crime cases in the '70s and '80s I think, spurred on by an increasingly sensationalistic media, coupled with real increases in crime, that led to memes about the neighborhood no longer being safe and "save the children."
- red-iron-pine 4y agoActual child abductions being: it happened a couple of times, and one dude who did it was straight up cray cray crazy, but "if it bleeds it leads" and got a lot of press. Crime in the 70s was a lot higher in general. Much discussion why, such as the Freankonomics guys arguing abortion, or the more recently discussed lead paint cause.