I don’t care what a mass shooter believes. Mass shooters are, by definition, insane. Their specific type of insanity is not important, and sharing their ramblings encourages other insane people.
I don’t. If you’re asking why law enforcement keeps those stats, I would imagine that information is pretty important to their jobs. If you’re asking why the news publishes that information, I’d argue that it really isn’t news unless there’s a sudden and inexplicable trend. Like if every mass shooter mentioned the same radio personality or political leader as a contributing factor in their insanity, then it’s probably in the public interest to mention that part.
I don’t care what a mass shooter believes. Mass shooters are, by definition, insane. Their specific type of insanity is not important, and sharing their ramblings encourages other insane people.
Then why keep stats on the politics of the shooter?
I don’t. If you’re asking why law enforcement keeps those stats, I would imagine that information is pretty important to their jobs. If you’re asking why the news publishes that information, I’d argue that it really isn’t news unless there’s a sudden and inexplicable trend. Like if every mass shooter mentioned the same radio personality or political leader as a contributing factor in their insanity, then it’s probably in the public interest to mention that part.