"Experts cite a “social contagion” factor around mass shootings, but “It’s about not giving perpetrators the stage they’re looking for," says Dr Jillian Peterson. "These are public performances meant to go viral. If we can … focus on policy change, that’s much better." Watch Here. Source: The Mehdi Show … [Read more...]
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Mass shooters are increasingly attacking ‘soft targets’ such as supermarkets. Experts say securing them will be difficult
"'Once one shooting gets a lot of media attention, it becomes a blueprint that future shooters follow," Peterson says. "Individuals who are on the edge and looking for answers see themselves in other perpetrators, and they are looking for the same fame and attention.'" The following article discusses the increase of mass shootings at supermarkets … [Read more...]
What Do Most Mass Shooters Have in Common? They Bought Their Guns Legally.
“'The infuriating part is that we seem to be going backward,” said James Densley, a co-founder of the Violence Project, a nonpartisan research center that compiled the data used in the National Institute of Justice report. While it is hard to make broad generalizations, Mr. Densley and his partner, Jillian Peterson, discerned several patterns … [Read more...]
KNX In Depth: White replacement theory said to have fueled Buffalo mass shooting
"Two more mass shootings rock the country. Police say a man motivated by racial hatred and white supremacy opened fire inside a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, killing 10 people. Replacement Theory is said to be a major factor in the shooting. We go In Depth into what that is and how extremist groups are spreading this … [Read more...]
Hate is not at the root of most mass shootings
"With yet another young White man in police custody and charged with first-degree murder after a mass shooting — this time at a supermarket in Buffalo on Saturday — the police and the public are again asking: Why? Law enforcement officials were quick to label the massacre, which left 10 people dead, a hate crime. The suspect, who has pleaded … [Read more...]