Florida Shooting - Fear, Manipulation, Misleading Informations

in #shooting7 years ago (edited)

I had scheduled two articles for yesterday, and day before that. Just before publication, I've heard about the school shooting with one victim in Florida and I decided to postpone that. Today morning I know, that aftermath of this tragedy is much more devastating.

My thoughts and prayers are with families and friends of victims of this unbelievable tragedy. As a gun owner and competitive shooter I feel deeply sorry, that thing that we use to train our body and mind came to hands of the mentally sick person. I can't express my sorrow, while I read about this tragedy in morning news.

One picture

In shitshow that happened on many websites (I wouldn't call that debate), one picture got my special attention

At first, I was terrified. How could I miss 18 school shootings in one and a half month? That must be horrible, that this level of violence is happening in US schools. I did a bit of research and on one of the polish sites, I found completed list of 17 shootings (one in Florida was 18th).

School Shooting definition

Before we will start with describing those, we have to establish the definition of shooting. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund claims:

Everytown uses a straightforward, fair, and comprehensive definition for a school shooting: any time a firearm discharges a live round inside a school building or on a school campus or grounds, as documented by the press and, when necessary, confirmed through further inquiries with law enforcement or school officials.

So it's really far, from what comes to mind, when you think about shooting.

List of 17 school shootings in the US since 1st Jan 2018

  1. 3.01.2018 - the military veteran man died from a self-inflicted wound after hours of negotiation. He killed himself on elementary school parking lot.
    Suicide, one victim

  2. 4.01.2018 - one bullet hit the school’s administrative offices.
    No one was injured

  3. 9.01.2018 - suicide in school bathrooms.
    Suicide, one victim

  4. 10.01.2018 - bullet broke window in classroom. The shot was taken from outside of a school.
    No one was injured

  5. 10.01.2018 - class with guns. The student pulled the trigger because he thought that gun he holds is fake. In fact, it was a real gun that belongs to the instructor. Shot a hole in the wall, crossed over and broke a window.
    No one was injured

  6. 15.01.2018 - black sedan entered the Strickland Hall parking lot and possibly exchanged gunfire with a person who was in the parking lot. It is believed the black sedan was occupied by two subjects. The suspects in the sedan crashed into a retaining wall, causing damage to the retaining wall and the vehicle
    No one was injured

  7. 20.01.2018 -A Winston-Salem State University football player was fatally shot early Saturday morning at a party at Wake Forest
    One victim died in hospital

  8. 22.01.2018 - teenager shoot girl in cafeteria. She was his only victim.
    One victim, injured

  9. 22.01.2018 - Police said someone in a dark pickup truck drove by The NET Charter High School, in the 6600 block of Franklin Avenue, and fired while a group of students was in front of the school, in the parking lot.
    One victim, flesh wound

  10. 23.01.2018 - mass shooting
    2 dead, 18 injured

  11. 25.01.2018 - argue, shots fired in the air
    No one was injured

  12. 26.01.2018 - shots from the car. The only victim was wall of the school
    No one was injured

  13. 31.01.2018 - shooting at the parking lot near the school.
    1 dead

  14. 1.02.2018 - twelve-year-old shot probably accidentally. Police claim, that it was an accident.
    4 injured

  15. 5.02.2018 - teenager shot twice in the chest on a parking lot near the school.
    1 injured

  16. 5.02.2018 - 3rd graded pulled the trigger in officer's holster. Bullet hit the floor.
    No one was injured

  17. 8.02.2018 - probably accidental shot. found hole in flor. A kid probably kept the gun in a backpack, and it accidentally fired.
    No one was injured

  18. 15.02.2018 Florida shooting.
    17 dead, many injured

Conclusion

I provided a link to news for every event, so you can check it on your own.

It's sad, that during such unspeakable tragedy people use lies to convince others to their beliefs.

I can't imagine, how bad person you have to be, to spread fear with manipulation, day after such tragedy

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Misleading information does not help us find a solution. Good job digging up these facts. Upvoted and resteemed.

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I was called "heartless" for pointing out the 18 number is bullshit.

well researched

you have an extra tag to use, may I suggest #fakenews or #informationwar

Thanks

we run a curation account for #informationwar; I try recruiting here and there ;>

your post certainly fit, thank you!

Awesome post man, but won't someone think of all the innocent windows and retaining walls that were damaged?! I posted a response to someone earlier where I pointed out this media manipulation but I didn't have the list, I am going to direct people here, thanks.

This is such a tragedy. I wrote a poem about this, titled "An Open Letter to the United States of Guns", but no matter how much we talk about it, or how much awareness we raise, without a blanket ban on guns, we ain't gonna achieve much.

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The Florida Shooting like Las Vegas before it, and like Sandy Hook before it... are all apart of a 'color revolution' against the US constitution and the American people.
https://asymmetricworldwar.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/color-revolutionizing-the-us-first-second-amendments/

18 school shootings. That's horrible. I wish the government could reduce or restrict citizen ability to get a firearm. It could be of great help

except this post is entirely about how none of that is true @promize123

You Totally missed the point of this article. 15 events on this list aren't shootings at all.

Florida shooting is really a terrific plan.

think twice before you say something. flag

really hoping this was a terrible attempt at translation, but if it wasn't kindly reconsider and never express such ideas in the future

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