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Originally Posted by nomadking
I keep wondering whether these sorts of random non-targeted(?) attacks are confined to north of the 36th parallel or perhaps north of the 49th. How many take place south of the 36th parallel? Do they occur there frequently and are just not reported in Europe?
Just doesn't make sense if they are confined to the UK and perhaps Europe.
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It's just not reported as much here. Think of how many school shootings there are in America. This was just a few days ago:
https://6abc.com/post/multiple-victi...sity/18071874/
There are several every year in America now, and it doesn't make national or international news the way Columbine did when they were relatively rare.
We're also just not as engaged with the news out of Africa or South America. Brazil has a very high murder rate.
What makes this so shocking for us is that the UK is actually relatively safe. Violence is not an everyday occurrence that is the backdrop of our lives.