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ninerbuff
ninerbuff Posts: 49,352 Member
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The San Bernadino shooting was a horrible event. In light of it, the victim had a domestic violence history with her husband. So in light of that, though people don't want to air their dirty laundry at work, should she have notified administration about possible behavior by him and made sure he wasn't allowed to see her at school? Could it have possibly stopped this from happening? If you don't think so, what suggestions can we do to help prevent it again?

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  • DietPrada
    DietPrada Posts: 1,171 Member
    Move to Australia, we don't let the general public own guns. Our domestic violence situations usually result in a good old fashioned beating and a trip to the hospital.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    in before the lock!
  • beagletracks
    beagletracks Posts: 6,034 Member
    I think more victim blaming would be helpful.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    EbonyDahlia wrote: »
    Move to Australia, we don't let the general public own guns. Our domestic violence situations usually result in a good old fashioned beating and a trip to the hospital.

    the toothpaste is out of the tube
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    What I've been reading is that this man had a history of domestic violence prior to this marriage and that she didn't take his threats seriously. Unless she felt like she was in real danger, why would she have said anything? Was she supposed to inform the people at every place her ex-husband knew she regularly frequented? I understand your logic. Sure, if she would have felt truly threatened and told the school about it, maybe it wouldn't have happened, but that's neither here nor there since she didn't think she was in danger. I'm not sure there's a way this could have been prevented. Gun control? He could have gotten a gun illegally. Restricting access to schools for people who have any history of domestic violence? I don't think that's realistic or useful or just for that matter. Requiring school staff to inform administration about volatile relationships, regardless of perceived threat? That seems like a pretty big impingement on a person's privacy. I don't know. I just don't see a solid solution. Do you have ideas?
  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    Ban guns - easy.
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