Washington School Shooting Classic Copycat Effect
By Dean Weingarten
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- The murder of Sam Strahan at Freeman High School in Washington State, appears to be another result of the American media’s obsession with school shootings.
Guns have been around for hundreds of years. Semi-automatic pistols have been common for over a hundred. But the rash of school shootings only escalated in the middle 1990’s, after the federal bans on guns in schools. The most likely explanation is the copycat effect.
The copycat effect is well known and understood. When an event is highly publicized, people who are emotional misfits, contemplating suicide, see a way to put meaning in their lives.
They see the previous events brought media attention, fame and a sort of “immortality” to the previous perpetrators. They see a way to end their pain and to become famous. They become “copy cats”.
They attempt to duplicate or surpass previous incidents. It is why school shootings happen in clusters. It is why the number of victims have been increasing. The Establishment media know this, but they want more ratings and more gun bans.
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Source:: AmmoLand
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