ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[HairOfTheDog]

That's the problem. These mentally ill people can't get any fucking help, although, I know some wouldn't take it if they could.

I think another part of the problem is the desensitizing of the public. Compare how the country reacted to Columbine to that of the most recent theater shootings. Everyone was more concerned about a poached lion a few days later than the shootings.

I don't think you have the ability to accurately assess how everyone feels or thinks Gunnar, nor the ability to gauge peoples' degrees of concern in relation to different events happening simultaneously. Most people aren't one-dimensional.

As for desensitization in general, I agree that the more people are exposed to a horrific type of event or behavior, the less shocking it becomes. But, I don't think that less shock necessarily equates to less concern.

Also, there are a growing number of people who believe that attention is one of the motivators for mass/spree killers. So, they don't display interest in those murderers or their crimes like they did back in the Columbine days.

Lots of factors at play in determining what stories people choose to weigh-in on.