#school shooting

[liberalsarecool]

End the gun culture that Republicans have created. Millionaire Republicans in Congress are doing all they can to allow more guns in more hands. Republican insecure masculinity is creating more young killers. Connect the dots.

[thesanityclause]

I'm pretty mad right now and want to see some change.

[high-quality-tiktoks]

This man spoke straight facts.

[serial-unaliver]

threats of school shootings drastically increase after a school shooting occurs, it doesn't necessarily mean the threats turn into action. people just take advantage of the situation to spread fear. so I highly doubt like every school in the US will have a school shooting now like some on tiktok seem to believe.

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[jenwaynecleaver]

[morbidology]

In 1949, twelve-year-old Charles H. Cohen survived a horrific tragedy by hiding in a closet while mass murderer Howard Unruh killed his family. Cohen emerged as the sole survivor of the massacre. Nearly 70 years later, his granddaughter, Carly Novell, faced a terrifyingly similar situation. During the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, she survived by hiding in a closet, just as her grandfather had done decades earlier.

[animentality]

[lachances]

Hey, I live in the area where the Apalachee high school shooting occurred, I have family that works at this school. I would really appreciate if yall would spread the godundme's of the families of the Apalachee high school shooting that occurred last Wednesday.

Richard Aspinwall, teacher

https://www.gofundme.com/f/assist-shayna-aspinwall-in-this-difficult-time?modal=donations&tab=all

Cristina Irimie, teacher

https://www.gofundme.com/f/honor-cristina-irimies-legacy-support-her-family

Christian Angulo, 14 year old student

https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-services-for-christian-angulo

Mason Schermerhorn, 14 year old student

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-masons-family-in-their-time-of-loss

[intersexfairy]

trans people, especially transmascs in the US, if you are triggered by violence and transphobia... do yourself a favor now and blacklist the terms "audrey hale," "aiden hale," "nashville," and "shooting" on every platform you can. do not look at the posts or articles. don't. it's okay to not know. there are others who can know about this without harming/endangering their health.

to those who already know and aren't okay. i know you're scared; i am too, and the feeling will pass. you're not alone. you deserve a happy, safe, joyous life, and there will always be people fighting for you, even when you can't see them or hear them or know them. please be gentle with yourself, and know your wellbeing comes first. do something comforting, talk to a friend, eat something yummy. breathe. sleep. you got this.

[crippled-peeper]

Due to recent events I must reiterate that edgy school shooting “jokes” will not be tolerated on this blog. You get 0 warnings. If you make a school shooting joke on one of my posts you are gone. Blocked. Forgotten about instantly and forever. I never knew you. Your mom may as well have aborted you. That’s how little you exist to me. Don’t fucking do it in my presence. Not now and not ever

[high-quality-tiktoks]

This is what is happening in Tennessee while CNN plays plane footage on loop. how you gonna protect these kids when you are so scared of them?

[victusinveritas]

From a teacher at Apalachee High School.

We don’t have to live like this, but we will as long as politicians care more about getting money from the gun lobby than they do about dead children and teachers.

[serial-unaliver]

My response to this post about the possibility of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley's mom being charged with involuntary manslaughter I was tagged in (putting it in a separate post because I don't feel like starting shit with anyone):

The case here being used is unique to other shootings. Typically mental illness is not actually the primary deciding factor for violence. Media coverage of school shootings has caused more school shootings than mental illness. A large amount of school shooters were inspired by the ideology of other school shooters. If Columbine wasn't treated the way it was I have no doubt there would've been less shootings.

When it comes to negligence involving mental health I don't actually see a big increase in surveillance or institutionalization as some are claiming though. The fact is parents can already use mental health as an excuse to force their kids into abusive 'treatment' with no consequence. It happens in every psych ward. It's also already used in legal cases as well, that happened to me and it did in fact lead to being forced into harmful treatment, so really the precedent and incentive is already there for those who choose it in my opinion. Meanwhile there's the opposite case where parents would rather their kid cause destruction than admit any mental health issue exists regardless of consequence. Logic is thrown out the window for the most part.

Now the defense of Ethan's mom is claiming he is a manipulator and not mentally ill. While anyone who follows me knows I despise the mental health argument about school shootings, it's quite clear this kid's actions prior to the shooting were at the very least a cry for help. He didn't try to make this secretive and even drew pictures of it. If his parents didn't care about this, it's possible he's neglected in some way at home, which can actually lead to antisocial behavior and acts of violence or threats of them, because, well, one would assume your parents would finally give a fuck about your well-being in that case. I'm diagnosed with a cluster B personality disorder partially due to "manipulative behavior" in the past which seemed horrible and illogical but was literally the only way I thought anyone would know I was hurting. Obviously I don't know if this is what's actually going on in Ethan's case, but what everyone can agree on is the parents' response to all this was not normal or acceptable and doesn't exactly paint an image of a well-adjusted family. And I do wonder if the "manipulator" argument comes from the (most common) perception that anyone with this behavior was just born evil.

ANYWAY, here are some articles/resources on common causes of school shootings and how media coverage and environment impact them, both to spread awareness and to point out that you should not in fact paint anyone as born evil or a future shooter just for certain issues.

• Bullies, black trench coats: Columbine’s most dangerous myths

• Violence has grown since California's incel shooting

• Who is most likely to get bullied at school?

• School shootings and student mental health (Includes more detailed statistics but some are misleading - the one on bullying is based on public perception of shootings, not actual cases, and the one on violent video games has no real correlation. Let this be a reminder to research your own sources!)