They believe the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced Chinese cities to endure some of the longest and toughest lockdowns anywhere in the world, could be one reason. The after-effects are not well understood yet, but could include feelings of anger and resentment, and involve a loss of jobs, investments and relationships.
Other possible factors that are cited are the high stress and high expectations put on young men in Chinese society. These are exacerbated by high levels of youth unemployment and a widening rich-poor divide. One expert told the BBC a strong sense of “social deprivation” can lead some to use violence to vent their frustration against society.
Alright, this COULD explain why they go on a stabbing spree. But why children? Why the kindergardens? Because they can’t defend themselves or is there more to it?
If it’s despair because of the state the society is in, I could see someone targeting children to ‘spare’ them from what awaits them.
It’s the same reason some parents kill themselves and their children when commiting suicide.
It’s fucked up.I imagine some of it is copycat behavior, when a crime is widely publicized copycats tend to pop up.
Sad for the kids.
If they had guns it would be over 40 deaths. This is important for all european and east asian nations to remember. Your gun policy works. Don’t allow mass school shootings and street shootings
Devil’s advocate here, maybe he would’ve been stopped by a teacher with a gun before he got to even 1.
EDIT - or someone. If you were personally there with the ability to stop a madman with a knife and defend a child, are you saying you wouldn’t use that power to stop him? I’m not talking anybody else here, I’m talking you, the reader.
EDIT2 - so what’s the answer to this situation? I want to hear the ideas of those downvoting. Discourse is the opportunity, not a wall.
Reality check here: We see time and time again in the US that this “good guy with a gun” nonsense narrative happens 1 out of 100 times if that, but the mass victims happen 100 out of 100 times.
More lives would be saved by less larger murders than the off chance a hero is there with perfect aim and a clear shot.
Still getting used to Lemmy! I’m not getting notifications about when I’m being responded to. I dunno.
The “good guy with a gun” thing is absolutely hard to swallow, I can agree with that. But you must concede that if it wasn’t true, why would the President and most politicians making gun laws have a security detail with guys that are armed with guns? Why would the police carry guns? Why do banks have security guards that carry guns?
It’s also a weird argument to say that I have a 1/100 chance of being rescued by a guy with gun Vs being killed.
So the answer to defending yourself or others from the guy with the knife is what? Wait for someone else, like Uvalde? Be a meat shield? Even if it’s 1 out of 100, I would rather not wait to be hurt.
