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Mass Killing Prediction Brings Apology

Philip Bump of the Atlantic Wire apologizes to the people of Spokane and surrounding area for predicting that Spokane could be the site of the next mass murder:

"Our apologies. It was not our intention to frighten you. Or, rather, it was not our intention to frighten just you. As we wrote yesterday, there probably will not be a mass killing in your city on February 12 of next year. But anyone with a passing knowledge of the recent history of gun violence in America should know by now that there will be another mass killing, somewhere, and soon. Spokane need not be any more alarmed at the prospect of being gunned down while shopping or eating at a restaurant or at their school or workplace than any other American. We apologize if you feel needlessly frightened. But your reaction really raises another question: why doesn't the rest of America share your (and our) fears about the statistical certainty of another mass shooting?" More here.

Question: You do get the Atlantic Wire's point, right -- that the next mass killing by a nut could happen anywhere -- right?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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