@chu they've normalized kids getting shot to death in math class, there's no limit
Doc Freemo 
@AlexanderVI Your chance of getting struck by lightening in your life is x2 higher than your chance of dieing in a school shooting in your lifetime. No one normalized kids getting shot, it is such a rare event it has never been a "nornal" thing, tragic yes, but exceedingly rare with literally every other threat being bigger than it.
And yet we all know not to stand under a tree in a thunderstorm.
Absolutely, just as all kids should be taught proper gun handling and safety.
But in both cases neither child or parent should live in fear of lightening or school shootings as both are exceedingly rare.
@pgcd @Impish4249 @AlexanderVI
All of those examples are preventable, and when did I say they weren't or shouldn't be prevented. In fact it's so easy to prevent by simply having good access to mental health it is crazy we haven't bothered to prevent it and should.
What I pointed out is that if it is something you live in fear of, like being struck by lightening, then that is simply an irrational fear due to its extreme rarity.
No, sorry.
Lightning is not preventable - its consequences can be mitigated or prevented somewhat, but it can still happen and we can do *absolutely nothing* about it.
On the other hand, school shootings and measles are *entirely preventable*. How many school shootings have been last year in, say, Netherlands? How many children dead by measles?
"Living in fear" of one would be irrational. Demanding that they're prevented is absolutely rational and healthy.
Simply false. Lightening rods prevent lightening. More of them prevent more of it. It is entirely preventable just like gun violence is preventable with proper investment in mental health infrastructure, education, and economy. And just as measles are preventable with vaccines.
@freemo @Impish4249 @AlexanderVI do you know the meaning of "preventable"?
Ligthning isn't.
School shootings are.
Measles is.