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Monterey Park suspect is the oldest mass shooter in recent history
1 year, 11 months ago

Monterey Park suspect is the oldest mass shooter in recent history

LA Times  

Investigators searching for a motive in one of the worst mass shootings in modern Los Angeles County history say a search of the suspected gunman’s home discovered a rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and evidence he was manufacturing gun silencers. About one-third of mass shooters have a previous history of domestic violence, and there have been several cases of …

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Why school lockdown drills can do more harm than good
2 years, 6 months ago

Why school lockdown drills can do more harm than good

Salon  

In 2019, news broke of a very disturbing lockdown drill — colloquially referred to as an "active shooter drill" — at an elementary school in Indiana. "The ones that involve making realistic sounds — they're aggressive, or predatory acting, or deception — those types of events we think have far greater impact on children in terms of emotional distress, particularly …

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How do lockdown drills affect kids?
2 years, 7 months ago

How do lockdown drills affect kids?

CNN  

CNN — When Dr. David Schonfeld’s daughter came home and told the story of a lockdown drill at school, she talked about making jokes with other students while her class hid in a closet for 30 minutes. “Even if they weren’t in Texas, I think children are having more anxieties and worries related to school shootings,” clinical psychologist Robin Gurwitch …

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We're Seeing A Spike In Workplace Shootings. Here's Why
3 years, 7 months ago

We're Seeing A Spike In Workplace Shootings. Here's Why

NPR  

We're Seeing A Spike In Workplace Shootings. Here's Why Enlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Noah Berger/AP Workplace mass shootings are rare, but the killing of nine people by a fellow employee at a Northern California rail yard on Wednesday marks the third such rampage in under two months. More people are returning to work A database compiled by …

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Young Australians rejuvenate Israel's collective living movement with urban communes
5 years, 6 months ago

Young Australians rejuvenate Israel's collective living movement with urban communes

ABC  

The first night Melbourne-born Adiel Cohney lay down to sleep in his new home, 14,000 kilometres away, his bed was made and his dinner was cooked by six of his new community members. Mr Cohney is part of a new wave of mainly Jewish Australians rejuvenating Israel's collective living movement. A Jewish life without theology Mr Cohney's introduction to life …

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How Effective Are School Lockdown Drills?
5 years, 8 months ago

How Effective Are School Lockdown Drills?

NPR  

How Effective Are School Lockdown Drills? The sophomore at Lake Brantley High School in suburban Orlando, Fla., said she heard an announcement over the intercom that the school was in a code red lockdown — it was a drill, but Storm said students were not told that. Sponsor Message Locks, lights, out of sight There's little academic, peer-reviewed research that …

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