Despite Heightened Fear Of School Shootings, It's Not A Growing Epidemic

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2 hours ago, IDWAF said:

Actually, it’s that kind of attitude that created America in the first place.  “The British are coming!”, remember that battle cry?

You called?

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1 hour ago, Sonea said:

Its not first world. It started in areas of Bangladesh and is shockingly common in areas of both Pakistan and India and is almost exclusively against women. 

Common now in the UK, so guess that is now 3rd world?

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6 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

It doesn't, but it is interesting that this came from the mostly Left Wing source NPR.  Are acid attacks a first world problem?

NPR is left wing? You must be joking. Now I can clearly see how far right the Trump supporters on here have gone.

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38 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

NPR is left wing? You must be joking. Now I can clearly see how far right the Trump supporters on here have gone.

You crack me up sometimes

[JimandChristy 1,689]

6 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

You crack me up sometimes

I bet you think CNN is liberal.

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1 minute ago, JimandChristy said:

I bet you think CNN is liberal.

Don't watch them enough to know for sure.  But the do seem to lean left from what I see here.

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11 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

Don't watch them enough to know for sure.  But the do seem to lean left from what I see here.

No, Fox News and Trump supporters have gone so far to the right they can barely see the center on the horizon.

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1 hour ago, JimandChristy said:

No, Fox News and Trump supporters have gone so far to the right they can barely see the center on the horizon.

You said CNN.  Now you throw Fox into the mix as if that says something about NPR or CNN?

 

Pretty sure drunk posting isn't against the TOS (I'll consult with Boiler), but it sure isn't your best move.

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50 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

You said CNN.  Now you throw Fox into the mix as if that says something about NPR or CNN?

 

Pretty sure drunk posting isn't against the TOS (I'll consult with Boiler), but it sure isn't your best move.

I can confirm the drunk posting is OK, but feel this may be too much Colorado Backy.

 

 

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11 hours ago, Boiler said:

Common now in the UK, so guess that is now 3rd world?

Except for Wales!

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10 hours ago, JimandChristy said:

NPR is left wing? You must be joking. Now I can clearly see how far right the Trump supporters on here have gone.

Wow, really?  I guess driving in the MDL comes with a set of blinders.

9 hours ago, JimandChristy said:

I bet you think CNN is liberal.

Not Liberal, Left Wing.  There is a big difference.

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9 hours ago, JimandChristy said:

No, Fox News and Trump supporters have gone so far to the right they can barely see the center on the horizon.

Don't watch Fox News, so wouldn't know.

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Has someone seen a link to their actual study, with their methodology and actual data? I don't really like colorful graphs.

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55 minutes ago, bcking said:

Has someone seen a link to their actual study, with their methodology and actual data? I don't really like colorful graphs.

Looks like you will have to wait a few months.

 

Data Source: James Alan Fox and Emma E. Fridel, “The Three R’s of School Shootings: Risk, Readiness, and Response,” in H. Shapiro, ed., The Wiley Handbook on Violence in Education: Forms, Factors, and Preventions, New York: Wiley/Blackwell Publishers, June 2018.

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49 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Looks like you will have to wait a few months.

 

Data Source: James Alan Fox and Emma E. Fridel, “The Three R’s of School Shootings: Risk, Readiness, and Response,” in H. Shapiro, ed., The Wiley Handbook on Violence in Education: Forms, Factors, and Preventions, New York: Wiley/Blackwell Publishers, June 2018.

Thanks. That's a shame. I'll probably forget before then.

 

I'm always suspicious of colorful graphs and results published to the media before scientific publication. 

 

In also wondering why the cut off of 4 victims? Is that a standard number for "mass shootings"? What about the trend of shootings in general at school? I'd say even one victim at a school is bad.