Quiet, Almost too quiet

[Paul in Saudi]

No mass killing meeting the requirements since 8 June. It is quiet again. I think the weather has a lot to do with this.

 

[DaveShack]

You realize the media don't have to report these incidents. So there could be significantly more, and the trend could be political bias on the part of the reporter. It's even possible that there could be under-reporting when there is enough other news of substance to fill the quota. Does the quiet period correspond with a time when there is a lot more significant news?

 

[Paul in Saudi]

Well the newspaper certainly have not had any blank pages in the last few weeks. I track a couple of websites that claim to keep an eye on these events. Certainly my efforts are imperfect.

 

[JollyRoger]

Israel is filling the void.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

I said something and I jinxed it. A family of five dead in what may be a murder-suicide.

1) 16 January 2014 Spanish Fork UT, 5 killed
2) 3 February 2014 Cypress TX, 4 killed
3) 6 February 2014 Defiance OH, 4 dead
4) 20 February 2014 Indianapolis IN, 4 killed
5) 20 February 2014 Alturas, CA, 4 killed
6) 24 February 2014 Glade Springs VA 4 killed
7) 26 February 2014 Oak Lawn IL, 4 killed.
8) 2 April 2014 Fort Hood, TX, 4 killed
9) 3 May 2014 Jonesboro AK 4 killed
10) 9 May 2014 Tampa FL 4 killed
11) 9 May 2014 Pomona, CA 4 killed
12) 24 May 2014 Goleta, CA, 7 killed
13) 8 June 2014 San Carlos Park, FL, 5 killed
14) 16 June, 2014 Chesterfield County, VA, 4 killed
15) 9 July 2014 Spring, TX, 6 killed
16) 27 July 2014 Saco, ME 5 killed


Total Incidents 16
Total killed 72

 

[brennan]

Given the news, i'm expecting carnage in DC shortly...

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Man, such a thread would have been considered unacceptable a couple of years ago. Now it's barely in bad taste.
Only a matter of time until people start making bets on time, location and bodycount.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

So talking about this national disgrace is in bad taste? I suppose cultured people once refused to talk about slavery or whatever "elephant in the middle of the room."

 

[Paul in Saudi]

Murder-suicide in Virginia last week.

17) 4 August 2014, Culpeper, VA 5 killed


Total Incidents 17
Total killed 77

Last year to date there were 23 events meeting the requirement. There can be little doubt that the pace has slowed in 2014. (Of course the number of these massacres has been going down for several years. I mean to say so far 2014 is in line with that larger trend.)

 

[GoodSarmatian]

So talking about this national disgrace is in bad taste? I suppose cultured people once refused to talk about slavery or whatever "elephant in the middle of the room."

Hey, I said barely in bad taste. I didn't mean talking about it in general, but using a cheesy movie stock phrase that telegraphs something is bound to happen strikes me as quite jaded and cynical.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

I would argue, but I suspect you are right. Next year I will do better.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

1) 16 January 2014 Spanish Fork UT, 5 killed
2) 3 February 2014 Cypress TX, 4 killed
3) 6 February 2014 Defiance OH, 4 dead
4) 20 February 2014 Indianapolis IN, 4 killed
5) 20 February 2014 Alturas, CA, 4 killed
6) 24 February 2014 Glade Springs VA 4 killed
7) 26 February 2014 Oak Lawn IL, 4 killed.
8) 2 April 2014 Fort Hood, TX, 4 killed
9) 3 May 2014 Jonesboro AK 4 killed
10) 9 May 2014 Tampa FL 4 killed
11) 9 May 2014 Pomona, CA 4 killed
12) 24 May 2014 Goleta, CA, 7 killed
13) 8 June 2014 San Carlos Park, FL, 5 killed
14) 16 June, 2014 Chesterfield County, VA, 4 killed
15) 9 July 2014 Spring, TX, 6 killed
16) 27 July 2014 Saco, ME 5 killed
17) 4 August 2014, Culpeper, VA 5 killed
18) 31 August 2014, Chicago IL 4 killed


Total Incidents 18
Total killed 81

 

[Paul in Saudi]

19) 3 September 2014, Greenville SC 4 killed


Total Incidents 19
Total killed 85

 

[Paul in Saudi]

Reports coming in of four killed in and near Bucyrus, Ohio. These killings are not included as they were not by gunfire. Further, the timeline is not clear, there may have been a "cooling down" period.

 

[peter grimes]

I always dread seeing this thread bumped.

 

[Paul in Saudi]

I know the feeling. I started this as part of my list-making compulsion. But, it does provide an antidote to a lot of things said out there. These killings are not weekly occurrences. They seem to happen "only" about every ten days or so. Further, we can see a decline over the years. In addition, we have not seen even one gang-related shooting that meets the requirement.

Mostly this is people killing friends and family.

 

[Farm Boy]

I know the feeling. I started this as part of my list-making compulsion. But, it does provide an antidote to a lot of things said out there. These killings are not weekly occurrences. They seem to happen "only" about every ten days or so. Further, we can see a decline over the years. In addition, we have not seen even one gang-related shooting that meets the requirement.

Mostly this is people killing friends and family.

Gang violence doesn't get this flashy. This thread is about the thunder. Gangland violence kills one, two, one, like steady drops of rain. One storm sends suburbanites to the weather channel. The other keeps the ground wet.

 

[peter grimes]

That's a surprisingly good analogy

 

[Paul in Saudi]

20) 18 September 2014, Bell, FL 8 killed

Total incidents 20
Total killed 93


#20 was especially horrific and sad.

 

[peter grimes]

Oh sweet god that's sad.

Link if anyone wants to feel disappointed in humanity

She was only 3 months old