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Mass shootings are terrible but are around one percent of gun deaths are mainly used politically. If they actually wanted to get to the root of the problem it would be handled a different way but then they wouldn't have something to use as a tool.

I guess my main point was there is a problem with how young people are being raised, taught, etc. and the foundational support and coping skills are not there. Because of that we have a lot more people that don't know how to deal with tough situations themselves or who to talk to.

"We have begun to see much more concerning data for even preteens," Trivedi said. "We were all along aware that as soon as 15 is a very high-risk period for teenagers, but I think 10-to-14-year-olds are also now beginning to show signs that we need to pay attention to."For teenagers aged 15 to 19, rates did not change significantly from 2001 to 2009 but then rose 57% from 2009 through 2017, from 7.5 deaths per 100,000 to 11.8.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/suicide-rate-increased-since-2011-among-us-youth-young-adults-cdc/story?id=100065880

Jessica Chasteen 1y ago

Yeah I get that point and I guess my point is the youth are following in the footsteps of working age adults who still make up the vast majority of suicide deaths. So yeah I agree, kids aren’t being taught coping skills bc their parents also weren’t taught coping skills.

But just to reiterate, I’m not assuming this particular death was self-caused. It could def be that she tragically could not afford life-saving cancer treatment after losing her income. And my original segue to gun violence was to point out the devastation of job loss, not anything about the guns themselves - although it is kinda weird that school violence is always played up and workplace violence is always played down even though it is much greater volume.

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Purp1eOne 1y ago

to your last point is because the school shootings are more sensational thus they can be used more easily.

in my opinion the family structure has been under attack for decades and now the results are starting to show. People are easier to control when the family structure is broken.

And with the death you are referring to, and I obviously don't know her situation, but maybe if she would have had a support structure in place maybe she wouldn't have been in the situation she was and wouldn't have had to rely on TikTok income.

I just see things falling apart and its only getting worse.

Jessica Chasteen 1y ago

It’s our job to get out there and make it better 🫡