"THE VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING
I've written on this subject before, but here it goes again. Every time I point this out, people roll their eyes and act like I'm goofy, but....
These shootings always occur right after a public health crisis, in this case a big pet food recall. The last school shooting, the one at the Amish school, came right after the big ecoli/green onion scare."
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Today's NYT has a list of such "notable rampages":
May 18, 1927 Bath, Mich. - a school board official kills his wife and then blows up the school killing 40, including himself.
Aug 1, 1966 Austin, Texas - A gunman kills 16 and injures 31 shooting from the Univ. of Texas tower.
Dec 1, 1997 W. Paducah, Ky. - A 14 year old shoots three classmates and wounds five at a school prayer meeting.
Mar 24, 1998 Jonesboro, Ark. - A 13- and a 11- year old kill four girls and a teacher and injure 11, when they open fire outside a middle school.
May 21, 1998 Springsfield, Ore. - Boy shoots to kill four and wounds dozens.
April 20, 1999, Littleton, Col. - the Columbine massacre - two boys kill 13 and wound dozens and then themselves.
Mar 21, 2005, Red Lake, Minn. - Boy kills grandfather and a companion, five students, a teacher and security guide before killing himself.
Oct 2, 2006, Nickel Mines, Pa. - Man shoots and kills four girls and wounds seven at an Amish school.
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I can't find a good way to figure out public health crises.
