That's quite uncharitable. We don't know anything about the woman, much less that she thought school shootings elsewhere were "fine".
It's pretty normal for people to mentally compartmentalize these types of shocking incidents as "things that happen in other places" rather than their own local community.
No kidding. There's no need to be so judgemental of that woman over such a short quote. People react to all sorts of events this way. Tornados, fires, kidnappings, etc.
This. And you don't even necessarily realize you're doing it, because I'm pretty sure it's a coping mechanism in the face of how awful school shootings and mass shootings are - if it could happen in your community, you'd probably be a little bit more fearful just living your life.
I'm from Orlando. I've been to Pulse a few times, but I'd moved to Minnesota before the shooting. A friend of mine was supposed to go that night, but one of her friends was running late so the whole group decided to reschedule. I wasn't close to anyone who died. But events like these feel different when it's your community, when it's places you've been, rather than just another horrifying tragedy playing out on the news.
That's quite uncharitable. We don't know anything about the woman, much less that she thought school shootings elsewhere were "fine".
It's pretty normal for people to mentally compartmentalize these types of shocking incidents as "things that happen in other places" rather than their own local community.
No kidding. There's no need to be so judgemental of that woman over such a short quote. People react to all sorts of events this way. Tornados, fires, kidnappings, etc.
This. And you don't even necessarily realize you're doing it, because I'm pretty sure it's a coping mechanism in the face of how awful school shootings and mass shootings are - if it could happen in your community, you'd probably be a little bit more fearful just living your life.
I'm from Orlando. I've been to Pulse a few times, but I'd moved to Minnesota before the shooting. A friend of mine was supposed to go that night, but one of her friends was running late so the whole group decided to reschedule. I wasn't close to anyone who died. But events like these feel different when it's your community, when it's places you've been, rather than just another horrifying tragedy playing out on the news.