Yeah, bullying sucks. The shooter was as much a victim of the situation as any of the others.
Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say
Submitted 6 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to globalnews@lemmy.zip
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wahming@monyet.cc 6 months ago
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“as much a victim” as a dead child? Hard no.
Yes bullying is wrong, yes being bullied is bad, but killing is worse.
wahming@monyet.cc 6 months ago
I’m not about to blame a 12 year old for their actions. Life as a bullied kid can really, really suck. Depression and suicide are common effects of bullying, and as a kid you just don’t have the knowledge of how to deal with it.
If you bully / mentally abuse somebody to the point that they commit suicide, my opinion is that you are just as culpable as if you had murdered them yourself. By that standard, I don’t see much difference if the victim decides to lash out and take their bully with them. Especially if you’re a kid with no long term perspective.
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 months ago
He was 12, this was on the adults that failed him
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Bullying kills more through suicide than shooters killing bullys with guns.
It should never happen, but I don’t have much pity when a truly abusive bully gets removed from the gene pool.
Draegur@lemm.ee 6 months ago
wait so this happened outside the united states? O_O
JimmieJam@lemm.ee 6 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.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 6 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.
JoBo@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Technically, yeah. But still …
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