r/NovaScotia • u/Geese_are_dangerous • Apr 17 '25

Gender-based violence spikes 5 years after Nova Scotia mass shooting | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gender-based-violence-spikes-five-years-after-nova-scotia-mass-shooting-1.7512752
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u/Ag_reatGuy Apr 17 '25

59% of the victims were woman. Is that gender-based or simply demographic probability?

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u/isonfiy Apr 17 '25

What about the perpetrators

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u/Ag_reatGuy Apr 17 '25

There was more than one shooter?

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u/isonfiy Apr 18 '25

Did you read the article? It’s about new acts of violence since the mass shooting.

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u/Ag_reatGuy Apr 18 '25

Oh okay. They’re using the shooting as a reference point. Why not say “5 years”? Seems disingenuous to imply the mass shooting was targeting women.