SystemicFailure
The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence
The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence The term “lone gunman” oversimplifies mass shootings and political violence by ignoring the structures that enable them, such as rising political extremism, systemic hate, and normalization of violent rhetoric. The lone gunman narrative often presents a digestible narrative that absolves institutions of responsibility and short-circuits […]
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