Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say
Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say
Finland's prime minister Petteri Orpo said the shooting, which also left two girls seriously wounded, was deeply shocking.
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wait so this happened outside the united states? O_O
Yes, because bullying and shitty human behavior and mental health crises happen everywhere.
The big difference to take away from this incident is that this shooter had a handgun and there were "only" (still a fucking horror) a few people shot, vs in America where the shooter has body armor and assault rifles and dozens of people get shot.
I think the key factor here is that the shooter was 12 and incompetent. They're inferior to rifles but you can still kill a bunch of people with a handgun.
Yes, because bullying and shitty human behavior and mental health crises happen everywhere.
Technically, yeah. But still ...
19 Countries with the Most School Shootings (total incidents Jan 2009-May 2018 - CNN:
United States — 288 Mexico — 8 South Africa — 6 Nigeria & Pakistan — 4 Afghanistan — 3 Brazil, Canada, France — 2 Azerbaijan, China, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kenya, Russia, & Turkey — 1