Crime is such click bate in local social media. It gets engagement in community groups and on Nextdoor. I swear, it’s all the damn recommendation algos push.
If that’s all you see in your feed, yeah, you’re going to feel like the world is coming to an end.
There was another article today that said that 2023 was the second worst year ever for mass shootings in the US.
2023 was the second worst year ever for mass shootings in the US.
It was not the worst year ever.
The United States has faced 649 mass shootings so far this year, making it the second-worst year for shootings in the nine years since the Gun Violence Archive began recording data
Most murders are not mass shootings though.
Everything I care about is a crisis, everything you care about is not supported by the facts, actually
Mass shooting coverage sells and until we get comprehensive mental health and a good healthcare system people are going to continue to take up the mass shooter mantle like they used to pick up the serial killer mantle. The only thing that changed is these people stopped thinking they could get away with one at a time and are more willing to certianly throw their life away, so they make it some kind of grand finale.
Sadly, the spectacle of mass shooting coverage also somewhat appeals to the sort of person who would be open to the idea of committing one.
I… guess it’s better than the inverse…? Bleak state of affairs in the states when we’re picking and choosing which form of killings we want
This seems like the tail end of the COVID bubble. 2020 saw a massive rise in crime rate.
A bump, yes, but still lower than the 1990s.
So is it just mass shootings in the top places for murders overall going down or just in general or...
I certainly *feel* like I didn't see as many in the news this year but then again 1/4 of the year has been consumed by a mass genocidal rampage half a world away and its definitely sucking up all the media attention...
It benefits certain people for everyone to feel like their world is crashing down and needs to be saved by someone.
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