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cwalton505 t1_ixi8qmb wrote

Reply to comment by Arthur-Morgans-Beard in Police advise people stay inside due to shooting by SolitudeNH

No because the victims weren't in the same area, he killed 2 officers at the first scene, then drove and shot and killed the judge and another individual.

Then one wounded after Draga went to his house and set it on fire.

Then final stand where he wounded 3 on a dead end road.

Due to the changes in location it would be technically classified as a shooting spree rather than mass shooting

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Arthur-Morgans-Beard t1_ixi98z1 wrote

I suppose that's why I said "What's your definition?" I'm not arguing, as it seems like semantics to me, he had a plan and mostly went through with it. Guess we are still at zero then.

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cwalton505 t1_ixicn4p wrote

I wast trying to argue either just offering insight. It is kinda semantics but I suppose there usually is a difference in motive that's worth categorizing.

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musicals4life t1_ixid6hj wrote

It can sound like semantics but words have meaning and we should use the correct ones to describe a situation. Interchanging words with different meanings is how you end up with misinformation and half truths.

The differences here are also important for understanding how and why these events occur. If you classify a spree killer as a mass murder your investigation is going in the wrong direction.

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Arthur-Morgans-Beard t1_ixidly9 wrote

Okay, but I asked for a definition and received it. I also noted another location (NH Journal article) that called it a "mass shooting". I'm not an investigator, I was simply trying to contribute to the conversation. Call it whatever you want to.

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musicals4life t1_ixie33v wrote

Even journalists can be wrong sometimes. It happens frequently.

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Arthur-Morgans-Beard t1_ixie61i wrote

But not you though, right?!

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musicals4life t1_ixieoz3 wrote

I get things wrong. But in this specific case about the definitions of murder classifications, no, I didnt get them wrong.

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