You know Charlie, all of these shooters are known to someone who after the fact reveal concerns or issues about the person. Americans seem unable to be motivated by little children getting murdered but I know we're almost always motivated *by money*; so is there a way to make it financially attractive, and I mean REALLY attractive, to g…
You know Charlie, all of these shooters are known to someone who after the fact reveal concerns or issues about the person. Americans seem unable to be motivated by little children getting murdered but I know we're almost always motivated *by money*; so is there a way to make it financially attractive, and I mean REALLY attractive, to get people to share their concerns with authorities in advance. Sure, that's distasteful (though the anti-abortion crowd is pretty much there), but I'd note the Army certainly encourages this with "insider threat" and similar terrorism training, e.g. "See something, Say something." I don't know how well monetizing law enforcement tips works, statistically, and maybe it's a non-starter. I also don't know what recourse authorities have when no laws have been broken, but I guess my fundamental point is that if there was a substantial financial return for people who take an action that will interrupt a mass shooting event, maybe that would slow things up, perhaps just by virtue of the unwanted exposure. On the other hand, maybe that's too East German secret police-like and I'm just as frustrated as everyone else.
You know Charlie, all of these shooters are known to someone who after the fact reveal concerns or issues about the person. Americans seem unable to be motivated by little children getting murdered but I know we're almost always motivated *by money*; so is there a way to make it financially attractive, and I mean REALLY attractive, to get people to share their concerns with authorities in advance. Sure, that's distasteful (though the anti-abortion crowd is pretty much there), but I'd note the Army certainly encourages this with "insider threat" and similar terrorism training, e.g. "See something, Say something." I don't know how well monetizing law enforcement tips works, statistically, and maybe it's a non-starter. I also don't know what recourse authorities have when no laws have been broken, but I guess my fundamental point is that if there was a substantial financial return for people who take an action that will interrupt a mass shooting event, maybe that would slow things up, perhaps just by virtue of the unwanted exposure. On the other hand, maybe that's too East German secret police-like and I'm just as frustrated as everyone else.