Comment on Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say

Draegur@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• JimmieJam@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes, because bullying and shitty human behavior and mental health crises happen everywhere.

  The big difference to take away from this incident is that this shooter had a handgun and there were “only” (still a fucking horror) a few people shot, vs in America where the shooter has body armor and assault rifles and dozens of people get shot.

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  • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think the key factor here is that the shooter was 12 and incompetent. They’re inferior to rifles but you can still kill a bunch of people with a handgun.

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  • JoBo@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, because bullying and shitty human behavior and mental health crises happen everywhere.

    Technically, yeah. But still …

    19 Countries with the Most School Shootings (total incidents Jan 2009-May 2018 - CNN:

    United States — 288
    Mexico — 8
    South Africa — 6
    Nigeria & Pakistan — 4
    Afghanistan — 3
    Brazil, Canada, France — 2
    Azerbaijan, China, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kenya, Russia, & Turkey — 1
    

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