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Hiku said:

Ryuu96 said:

Based on evidence so far it leans towards him just being your average Republican but ultimately a messed up kid and your typical American mass shooter, no political agenda, he just wanted to cause chaos and left or right, killing Trump would do that and he'll go out in a "blaze of glory". The focus should therefore be on bullying, mental health support and further gun restrictions but it won't be.

Yeah these people are clearly suicidal. With nothign to live for, they have no problem attempting something like this.

Also, how fucking stupid are bullies to continue doing this after all the school shootings, etc?

How stupid are US schools not to do more against bullying you mean.

Bullies don't think of the consequences of their actions, most of the time they are acting out on a bad home situation. It's a cycle, passing violence along. Schools have the opportunity, the duty to break that cycle.

Trump wants more guns in schools, Biden actually said something against bullying
https://www.advocate.com/news/nex-benedict-joe-biden


https://weac.org/the-2025-biden-budget-makes-historic-investments-in-public-education/

The President’s budget: continues to make historic investments in schools with high poverty rates through Title I funding, increases supports for children with disabilities through IDEA, invests in mental health services for students and educators, reduces the cost of college, lifts the burden of student debt, invests in community schools, reduces gun violence, expands access to high quality preschool, invests in educator retention and recruitment, supports career pathways, provides additional healthy and free schools meals, and increases funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

$200 million in investments in Full-Service Community Schools, an increase of $50 million above FY23 enacted levels and a 500-percent, or $120 million, increase in program funding since the beginning of the Administration. This increase provides integrated student supports to meet student and family social, emotional, mental, and physical health needs through partnerships with community-based organizations.

$216 million to increase the number of school-based counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other health professionals in K-12 schools, including $200 million from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a 900-percent increase in program funding since 2021. This funding also supports colleges and universities develop campus-wide strategies to address student mental health needs including hiring additional providers on their campuses.

Biden has an opportunity here to put the focus on mental health in schools.