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19 year old killed family and planned a school shooting

(30 Posts)
Babs03 Tue 25-Feb-25 18:42:38

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/

I really don't know why this level of violence is becoming more common in this country, do we need to keep our schools fortified with bars at the windows and safe rooms in order for our children to be kept safe and parents to be given peace of mind, as well as grandparents.
My heart bleeds for the loved ones of the Prosper family. Cannot imagine what they must be going through right now.
Horrendous, just horrendous.

Deedaa Thu 06-Mar-25 20:53:47

I think the strains of cannabis available now are very different from 30 years ago. Working in entertainment in Cornwall our audiences often had a large proportion of pot heads. Usually quiet people who caused very little trouble compared with the drunks. There was very little violence on the streets, a few fist fights when the pubs were turning out, and certainly nothing like the knife crime we see now. Of course not only have the drugs got stronger but the internet has changed out of all recognition. Children, who used to spend hours dialling up with a modem to get a bit of information to help with their homework, now have a whole world of information literally at their fingertips. And a lot of it is information they really shouldn't be able to access

VelvetVinyl Thu 06-Mar-25 21:37:48

This is so rampant here in the US. It breaks my heart every single time. Our children are already so vulnerable with the state of the world nowadays, but to have to go to school and feel unsafe, how sad sad. I cherish my school days. We had nothing even close to this.

crazyH Thu 06-Mar-25 21:54:37

I can’t open the link - was this rampage in the USA or UK?

VelvetVinyl Thu 06-Mar-25 21:56:46

I believe they are talking about one in the UK.