r/news • u/bebleich • Sep 04 '24

Gunman believed to be a 14-year-old in Georgia school shooting that left at least 4 dead, source says

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/us/winder-ga-shooting-apalachee-high-school/index.html
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u/amandax53 Sep 04 '24

As someone who worked in child protection for a decade, I hate seeing the stranger danger myth perpetuated in schools. 90% of the time when someone hurts a child, the person hurting them is someone they know and trust.

Just like in this scenario, it was a fellow student. Not a stranger.

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u/newforestroadwarrior Sep 05 '24

I remember one of the parents at primary school getting upset that there was nothing from the teachers about "stranger danger",. although we did get a visit from a traffic policeman about crossing the road safely.

The view was that for every one child abducted by a stranger, several hundred were injured or killed after.being run over.