| CURRENT EVENTS The narrative: 18 school shootings in 2018. That 18 number is superficially plausible, but actually wrong in the context it's being reported under.

[Max]

These are all the school shootings that have taken place so far in 2018 and it's only February
MEGAN CERULLO FEB 16, 2018 9:49 AM
There have been 18 school shootings so far this year, including one that claimed 17 lives at a Florida public school Wednesday.

Jan. 3, St. Johns, Mich.
The first school shooting took place just three days into the new year, at East Olive Elementary School in St. Johns, Mich.

A 31-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the former school’s parking lot.

Jan. 4, Seattle, Wash.
A gunshot was fired at the New Start High School in Seattle, Wash. The round entered an office window and ended up lodged in a three-ring binder. No one was injured.

Jan, 10 Sierra Vista, Ariz.
A teen was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Coronado Elementary School bathroom.

Jan. 10, San Bernardino, Calif.
At least one shot was fired, shattering a California State University classroom window. No injuries were reported.

Jan. 10, Denison, Texas
A bullet was accidentally fired through a classroom wall at the Grayson College Criminal Justice Center. No one was injured.

Jan. 15, Marshall, Texas
Gunshots rang out on the Wiley College Campus in Marshall. A bullet went through a residential hall’s dorm room. No injuries were reported.

Jan. 20, Winston-Salem, N.C.
A Winston-Salem State University football player was shot and killed at an event at Wake Forest University.

Jan. 22, Italy, Texas
A teenage girl was wounded at Italy High school after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire with a semi-automatic hangun.

Jan. 22, Gentilly, La.
A shooting outside The NET Charter High School injured a 14-year-old boy.

Jan. 23, Benton, Ky.
Two people were killed and another 15 were shot at Marshall County High School.

Jan. 25, Mobile, Ala.
Murphy High School student Jonah Neal fired a gun on campus. No one was injured.

Jan. 26, Dearborn, Mich.
Shots were fired from a car in Dearborn High School's parking lot. No injuries were reported.

Jan. 31, Pa.
Gunshots erupted as a fight broke out outside of Lincoln High School. A 32-year-old man was shot twice and later pronounced dead.

Feb. 1, Los Angeles, Calif.
An accidental shooting injured five children at the Salvador B. Castro Middle School in downtown Los Angeles.

Feb. 5, Oxon Hill, Md.
A teen was shot outside of Oxon Hill High School. The victim survived.

Feb. 5, Maplewood, Minn.
A third-grader pulled the trigger on a cop's gun, firing a shot at the Harmony Learning Center. No one was injured.

Feb. 8, New York, N.Y.
A teen was taken into custody after a shot was fired inside Metropolitan High School. No one was injured.

Feb. 14, Broward County, Fla.
A former student killed 17 people atStoneman Douglas High.

These are the school shootings so far this year - NY Daily News

 

[planomateo]

18 school shootings is such a misleading message.

My heart aches for those parents. I cannot imagine what they're going through.

 

[rick4bama]

Kids going have a walk out on 4/20? So will the stoner and skinheads be upset about this?

 

[JoshB]

America, where "yeah but only 2 kids got shot so it doesnt count" is okay...

 

[TerryP]

America, where "yeah but only 2 kids got shot so it doesnt count" is okay...

You're not missing the point here, bird. You're choosing to make a case of hyperbole against what was posted. This narrative has been running for a few days now and it's #FakeNews.

Holly Anderson has over 28,000 followers on her twitter feed. She post this:



Michael Bloomberg's group posted this:



There's another 145,000 people who have just been deceived.

Time magazine jumps in and repeats the narrative--a false one.

In another thread you mentioned 90% of people only read headlines and don't read the actual articles. Here's a case where 10's of 1000's are being deceived...all repeating what they read and took as gospel.

A sarcastic remark like the one you've posted here demonstrates what? What's the intent? Is it OK for people to purposefully deceive the American public just to further their agenda?

 

[JoshB]

You're not missing the point here, bird. You're choosing to make a case of hyperbole against what was posted. This narrative has been running for a few days now and it's #FakeNews.

Holly Anderson has over 28,000 followers on her twitter feed. She post this:



Michael Bloomberg's group posted this:



There's another 145,000 people who have just been deceived.

Time magazine jumps in and repeats the narrative--a false one.

In another thread you mentioned 90% of people only read headlines and don't read the actual articles. Here's a case where 10's of 1000's are being deceived...all repeating what they read and took as gospel.

A sarcastic remark like the one you've posted here demonstrates what? What's the intent? Is it OK for people to purposefully deceive the American public just to further their agenda?

But see you're backing up what I said in that other thread. Those people are doing nothing but repeating a headline. It's the problem in the social media age and you KNOW I have an issue with people spreading false or even misleading information. I dont care what side it comes from. My point is, TO ME, it doesn't matter if the number is 18 or 5, it's too damn many.