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why do school shootings happen? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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what could possibly drive someone to commit such a horrific act against others?

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[–] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Because once a room full of six year olds were gunned down and the over-all reaction was “thoughts and prayers” and not decisive, impactful, and immediate legislation, that was the end of the gun control debate.

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[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

There you go again - politicizing a Lemmy thread. This is a time for solemn prayer and quiet contemplation on how to answer OP's question, not radical leftist agenda of answering questions with...answers. Urgh.

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Who is politicising this thread? The previous commenter didn't mention specific political affiliation... But you bring "radical leftist" to the discussion for some reason.

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[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Sorry, I was being sarcastic 😅

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh, sorry, In the current world it is really difficult to tell sarcasm from genuine stupidity

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[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Haha fair enough

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[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Good old Poes law.

That person's exact phrasing was how the right responded to any attempt to come up with a solution to a recent mass gun violence episode

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[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This is the era where you can't even tell if the onion is fake or not.

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