This year we have had over 300 mass shootings already and counting. This problem has gotten so much worse. I mean it is really bad out here now. What do you think should be done though. I mean should we ban guns or do nothing at all. Or maybe we should create a system where if you are over the age of 21 you can own a gun. And make it a felony if you shoot someone who lives No that won't work either. What shall we do. Comments. 🤔
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It's a copy cat culture issue. What was the first mass shooting that pops into your head? Probably Columbine. It's most peoples first one. In the 70's, probably earlier than that, news wouldn't report a suicide by a celebrity because it would cause a crap ton of copy cat suicides. No lie. Look up "Copy cat culture and suicides".
"Mass clusters are clusters of suicides localised in time but not space, and have been attributed to the dissemination of information concerning celebrity suicides via the mass media."
If you ever doubt that we live in a copy cat culture just take a gander at TikTok. Everyone is doing the exact same things.
So anyway, the news has to stop advertising mass shootings. It's proven to work with suicide why not with this?
