7 and Counting: Mass Murders in 2009 - ABC News
source: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=7288842&page=1
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Mark Kopta, chairman and professor in the department of psychology at the University of Evansville in Indiana, has researched extensively the country's mass killings, which he defines as attacks leading to the deaths of at least five people, including the killer's suicide.
"This is not a savory subject," Kopta said.
But, he added, it may be one that is becoming increasingly relevant to the U.S. public. In a paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago this month, he found three incidents in the United States fitting this profile between 1930 and 1970. Three more followed over the course of the 1970s.
In the 1980s, however, there were 10 such incidents of mass murder. The 1990s had 17; and, since the new millennium began, there have been 25 such mass murders.
Six of them occurred last year. And 2009 has already topped that with seven such killings.
"This is not a savory subject," Kopta said.
But, he added, it may be one that is becoming increasingly relevant to the U.S. public. In a paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago this month, he found three incidents in the United States fitting this profile between 1930 and 1970. Three more followed over the course of the 1970s.
In the 1980s, however, there were 10 such incidents of mass murder. The 1990s had 17; and, since the new millennium began, there have been 25 such mass murders.
Six of them occurred last year. And 2009 has already topped that with seven such killings.
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unimatrix0
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Just another reason for sane and sensible gun control.
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unimatrix0
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Cameleion1
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Just saw an article that said that Domestic Violence increased 24% year over year.
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Cameleion1
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shadyk
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as difficult as i'm sure this was to research, it signifies a very important (and terrifying) shift in our society - where violence is more common, and thus, more "acceptable."
i'd be interested to see the trends in other acts of violence, i'm assuming they've also dramatically increased over the past 50 years.
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shadyk
