• kase@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Alright, thanks. What I’m wondering is why you believe this is the average person’s idea of a mass shooting. Is this based on your gut feeling, or is there any kind of evidence you can point me toward? Like I said, it just doesn’t match my personal experience, that’s the only reason I ask.

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      11 months ago

      Simple, you watch the reactions… “OMG! That could have been me!” Yes, in an actual mass shooting, it very well could have. Other kinds of crimes? Not so much.

      People aren’t worried about getting shot in a barfight or a robbery because they know those are rare, they ARE worried about the random shooter events which they are made to believe happen more often than they actually do.