Episode 113 Our Kids Are Killing Us: A Look At Highland Park and Shooter Statistics
What is “Doomer Culture”? Why do so many shooters visit Doomer websites? And could “Doomerism” explain why the vast majority of mass shooters are under 21?
Mass Shootings are defined as four or more fatalities in a single incident, not including the death of the gunman. By that definition we’ve reached over 300 mass shootings in America this year, and we’re only into July. While the news media takes this opportunity to rile up the public about gun rights, mental health, background checks, and arming civilians, Joe and Todd will instead discuss “Doomer Culture” - why the youth of America are embracing death and anarchy as an answer to the economic, health, and educational inequality we’ve institutionalized.
Joe will also share some interesting facts to power-wash your brain with, taken straight from the National Institute of Justice, which he absorbed sitting through lectures for his PI license. Then we’ll take a broad look at bullying, and the scientific roots of why a bully bullies, and why victims blame themselves for their harsh treatment.
History Links:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/highland-park-shooting-guns.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/us/robert-e-crimo-highland-park-suspect/index.html
Science Links:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/03/why-so-many-mass-shooters-young-angry-men/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/05/mass-shooting-defined-meaning/7481731001/
https://nij.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/25206 https://nij.ojp.gov/library/multimedia/list
https://www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/news/most-teen-bullying-occurs-among-peers-climbing-social-ladder