• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    I think what terrifies people about mass shootings is that they’re random. They just target random people (or God forbid fucking children).

    I mean violence is obviously bad but most of the time it’s contained in certain areas of town, and so long as you’re not mixed up with the wrong people it’s probably not a major concern for most people.

    So when they see people get shot up at the mall or at a concert or at school they think “shit that could be me or my kids”

    But yeah you’re 100% right and they are blown completely out of proportion.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      Yeah and I get that for sure, that’s part of what makes Aneurysms so scary too, can randomly happen at any moment. Tbh I’ve realized best thing I can do is just try to keep myself and those around me safe as best I can and carry one of my own, it’s the only thing that is actually within my power, unlike “fix the entire country” lol.