That's kind of a problem with the shootings everyone imagines. Gang violence happens enough that it can be followed, traced, and figured out. The surprising part is how much of it matches the training for knights and warriors in the medieval period. The reason why is the warriors are the same age.
Rioters can be figured out as well. The riots of 2020 had people that were pulling the strings, paying for propaganda, and specifically leadership to move the riots in the directions they wanted. The fact that Seattle had city council members leading mobs to each others houses was a tell tale sign of what was happening. They also had themed days and other tricks that turned it into a weird summer camp vibe.
Most violence on or by crowds can be traced to the two above, even if it was a lone person.
People specifically trying to kill mass groups is way more difficult. We harp on patterns but more than half the people don't have that mental disease, opinion, way of life, or anything promoted in both academia and the media. As far as anyone can tell the shooters did it on a weird idea that nobody really stopped. The only real increase that connects is population growth. It just seems like the ability to fall through the cracks is something like one in 5 million, which makes it an absolute guessing game on what will happen next. Any attempts to control it will make 5 million people suffer more for the off chance that the shooter will actually come full swing. The fact that age, status, mental health, or anything else doesn't match up means it is an absolute crap shoot trying to understand it.
That's kind of a problem with the shootings everyone imagines. Gang violence happens enough that it can be followed, traced, and figured out. The surprising part is how much of it matches the training for knights and warriors in the medieval period. The reason why is the warriors are the same age.
Rioters can be figured out as well. The riots of 2020 had people that were pulling the strings, paying for propaganda, and specifically leadership to move the riots in the directions they wanted. The fact that Seattle had city council members leading mobs to each others houses was a tell tale sign of what was happening. They also had themed days and other tricks that turned it into a weird summer camp vibe.
Most violence on or by crowds can be traced to the two above, even if it was a lone person.
People specifically trying to kill mass groups is way more difficult. We harp on patterns but more than half the people don't have that mental disease, opinion, way of life, or anything promoted in both academia and the media. As far as anyone can tell the shooters did it on a weird idea that nobody really stopped. The only real increase that connects is population growth. It just seems like the ability to fall through the cracks is something like one in 5 million, which makes it an absolute guessing game on what will happen next. Any attempts to control it will make 5 million people suffer more for the off chance that the shooter will actually come full swing. The fact that age, status, mental health, or anything else doesn't match up means it is an absolute crap shoot trying to understand it.