> American school shootings are news across the world. Why doesn that copy cat effect affect other countries? I doubt they're covered to the same degree as in

> American school shootings are news across the world. Why doesn that copy cat effect affect other countries? I doubt they're covered to the same degree as in America (e.g. CNN reiterating every detail, over and over, for days). I don't think America would have the school shooting problem is has if they were covered to the same degree as, say, Indian gang rapes are covered.