Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say
Finland's prime minister Petteri Orpo said the shooting, which also left two girls seriously wounded, was deeply shocking.
wait so this happened outside the united states? O_O
Yes, because bullying and shitty human behavior and mental health crises happen everywhere.
The big difference to take away from this incident is that this shooter had a handgun and there were "only" (still a fucking horror) a few people shot, vs in America where the shooter has body armor and assault rifles and dozens of people get shot.
I think the key factor here is that the shooter was 12 and incompetent. They're inferior to rifles but you can still kill a bunch of people with a handgun.
Yes, because bullying and shitty human behavior and mental health crises happen everywhere.
Technically, yeah. But still ...
19 Countries with the Most School Shootings (total incidents Jan 2009-May 2018 - CNN:
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United States — 288
Mexico — 8
South Africa — 6
Nigeria & Pakistan — 4
Afghanistan — 3
Brazil, Canada, France — 2
Azerbaijan, China, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kenya, Russia, & Turkey — 1
Yeah, bullying sucks. The shooter was as much a victim of the situation as any of the others.
"as much a victim" as a dead child? Hard no.
Yes bullying is wrong, yes being bullied is bad, but killing is worse.
I'm not about to blame a 12 year old for their actions. Life as a bullied kid can really, really suck. Depression and suicide are common effects of bullying, and as a kid you just don't have the knowledge of how to deal with it.
If you bully / mentally abuse somebody to the point that they commit suicide, my opinion is that you are just as culpable as if you had murdered them yourself. By that standard, I don't see much difference if the victim decides to lash out and take their bully with them. Especially if you're a kid with no long term perspective. If you're in that situation as a kid, you're a victim and the system has failed you.
Bullying kills more through suicide than shooters killing bullys with guns.
It should never happen, but I don't have much pity when a truly abusive bully gets removed from the gene pool.