• enthusiasticamoeba
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    8 months ago

    Do you think that being in close proximity to a school shooting increases the risk of a school shooting?

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        8 months ago

        The fucked up thing is, that they are, but not the way the OC implies. 24h news cycles and heavy exposure to reports glorifying shooters do act as triggers for other potential shooters. The same is true for suicide and serial killers.