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ExtremeHobo t1_ispmhc3 wrote

Not really trying to make any point here but just observing that if 11 people were killed by one person in Richmond last week it would be national news. 11 people killed by 11 different people barely is noted in the local news.

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TheLuteceSibling t1_isqaab8 wrote

Yeah… because 11 murders is way different from 1 mass murder or 1 serial killer with 11 victims. The former is 11 points of failure that each produce 1 death. The latter is ONE point of failure that results in 11 deaths.

Assuming its similarly difficult to locate a pre-murderer and a pre-mass-murderer, our money is far better spent addressing pre-mass-murderers.

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Greenmind76 t1_isrljhx wrote

Like that guy that supposedly killed a bunch of black girls in Kansas City? Not sure what the details are or how accurate the news wash about it but… yeah.

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10000Didgeridoos t1_ist2k70 wrote

How is a serial killer a "point of failure"? That's not the correct phrase for describing that.

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