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From COVID-19 to shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Title (Dublin Core)

From COVID-19 to shootings: Is mass death now tolerated in America?

Description (Dublin Core)

This is a news story from The Associated Press. Just recently, there have been over one million COVID deaths recorded in the United States. The author of this piece asks if Americans have just begun to tolerate mass death. Racial and social inequalities are also cited, where the author claims that those of certain backgrounds are more likely to die sooner or more violently. The COVID deaths are then related to the recent shooting deaths, such as in Buffalo and in Texas. While the gun violence deaths are lower than the COVID deaths, the author uses this to show that little is being done for either to help lessen the amount of deaths.

I don't agree with the author completely on this due to dying from COVID being very different from dying from a mass shooter. With COVID, people could pass it along unknowingly and get someone infected, as it is an asymptomatic spread. With a mass shooter, it is much less predictable and far more sudden. From what I have seen on my social media, I did not see anyone I follow really mark the 1,000,000 COVID death milestone, but many have expressed outrage over both the Buffalo and Texas shootings. I don't think the question should be whether Americans accept mass death or not, but of methods of prevention. Obviously, gun ownership won't solve all problems. The police that had guns were waiting outside the school as the shooter was slaughtering kids and adults. Though, one man with a gun, a border patrol agent, is who finally shot the mass shooter and killed him. This is more of a question of character, as well as how competent police forces are in these scenarios. I do not think the author made a fair comparison because protecting yourself from COVID to prevent death would be an entirely different process than protecting yourself from a mass shooter. While the goal of preserving life is the same, the methods differ. Outrage isn't an issue because I have seen people upset over death from COVID and mass shootings. The main problem I see is that people have trouble coming together on a solution.

Date (Dublin Core)

May 26, 2022

Creator (Dublin Core)

The Associated Press

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Text story

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/26/news/nation/from-covid-19-to-shootings-is-mass-death-now-tolerated-in-america/
https://web.archive.org/web/20220529195741/https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/26/news/nation/from-covid-19-to-shootings-is-mass-death-now-tolerated-in-america/

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English Government Federal
English News coverage
English Education--K12

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AIDs
homicides
drug overdoses
rifles

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

death
gun violence
Buffalo
Texas
protection
comparison
opinion
solution
police
law enforcement
character

Collection (Dublin Core)

Law Enforcement

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

05/28/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

05/29/2022
06/19/2022
08/02/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

05/28/2022

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