Rufus_Reddit t1_jdcqssq wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:48 PM

Reply to comment by too_old_to_be_clever in Body is 17-year-old accused of shooting 2 at Denver high school, Colorado coroner confirms - CNN by oldschoolskater

People constantly talking about school shootings is probably a factor.

BluePinonPancake t1_jdcva9t wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:20 PM

The medias favorite topic

zombienutz1 t1_jdcxd69 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Chaos and tragedy fuel our media. And anything that is a "feel good" story is typically about a celebrity's new clothing line or politician's book.

thataintrealmuch t1_jde1w5i wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:52 PM

they can't wait for the next one

Hooterdear t1_jdcxgzj wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:35 PM

But I could talk about school shootings every day and not have the desire to commit one.

Rufus_Reddit t1_jdd1qyq wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Analogously, millions of people in the US have guns and don't commit (or want to commit) school shootings either. Even so, gun control proposals are a popular response.

It's obviously true that media coverage of school shootings isn't sufficient to make people commit them, but that doesn't mean that it isn't a factor in people's decisions. (From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting_contagion)

> ... A study conducted in 2015 suggest that the Columbine shooters inspired a minimum of 21 mimicked shooting and 53 attempted plans to commit such an act in the U.S. over a 15-year period. ... (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0002764218763476 )

Kenny__Loggins t1_jdhkdbr wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:24 PM

Yeah but different people are different.

KaiserMazoku t1_jdcwru4 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:30 PM

crazy how people constantly talk about this thing that constantly happens

Skyzuh t1_jdda71i wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Yeah let's bury our heads in the sand and it'll go away.