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LSeww t1_iymev38 wrote

Here's their definition of school shooting:

when a gun is brandished, is fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims, time, or day of the week

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data_n_stuff OP t1_iymfjt5 wrote

That's true, however, I specifically filtered to incidents where there were victims (injuries or death) plus the person who committed was a student or former student and the cause of shooting was NOT accident. This was I tried to filter the "actual" intentional school shootings from the very extensive database.

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LSeww t1_iymhr0p wrote

I think what's really important is motivation.

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SueSudio t1_iymycm5 wrote

A minute ago you thought what was really important was the definition they were using. When that was clarified now it's motivation?

Interesting. Expected, but interesting.

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LSeww t1_iyn1bde wrote

Definition should include motivation.

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furfu42 t1_iypzdup wrote

That should be a separate comparison graph.

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