At what point do mass shootings cease to be news?

I observed a guy walk into work, glance at the tv news showing the aftermath of the Virginia shooting, mumbled " another one, huh", made himself a cup of coffee and went back to work without a second glance at the tv.
People shot dead at a Walmart?
That's just Wednesday in America.

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carpediem · 61-69, M

What a bunch a BS. People are killed everyday by criminals. Chicago has an 8 murder weekend and it’s not news. So why is a Walmart shooting more important than those lives? So many people use these awful events to advance an agenda. But drug killings in the cities are ignored as fentanyl pours across the border in greater and greater numbers.

Problems never end because having the issue to generate votes is more important than the lives affected.

chrisCA · M

@carpediem Maybe it's time to reevaluate the war on drugs.

carpediem · 61-69, M

@chrisCA Lots of re-evaluating needed. Lots. Drugs, immigration, criminality, school vouchers, education, and so much more.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@carpediem Good point, albeit very sad.

carpediem · 61-69, M

@uncalled4 agreed