This is disturbing on at least two levels

[packman]

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From the Huffington Post (referenced below)

"in the four weeks since a 21-year-old alleged white nationalist was charged in the slaughter of 22 people inside a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, law enforcement authorities have arrested more than 40 people as potential mass shooters — an average of more than one per day."


Disturbing in that there are that many - and-

Disturbing that the "authorities have arrested more than 40 people as potential mass shooters". Does this mean that you could be identified as a "potential" criminal and be arrested?

Please understand, all of the individuals in the article have issues, but isn't it the police's mantra if you go to them with a concern about a threat or perceived threat they tell you, "Can't do a thing until a crime is committed"?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mass-shooting-plot-arrests-el-paso_n_5d66d1eae4b063c341f9f2da

[dchill]

1. Minority Report.

[lunasun]

2. These reports usually never include all the number of gang shootings and threats that occur

in areas where it has become hardly news + too routine for a media story focus now

Guns guns guns I don’t have any answer

What Is A Mass Shooting? And Does Chicago’s Gang Violence Apply?
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/05/what-is-a-mass-shooting-and-does-chicagos-gang-violence-apply/

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. I imagine they ave been getting political pressure to be pro-active than reactive.

Still, makes my heart freeze at hearing how many are out there, knowing they feed off each attack.

[Brainfodder]

4. I don't see anything common there!

I'd like them all asked the same series of questions and find that common thread or two?

[Bradical79]

5. They're not "potential" criminals

Usually they've done something along the lines of making terroristic threats, which is a crime. That's how they get identified as potential mass shooters.

[shanti]

6. Perhaps

people are reporting threats that appear on FB, Twitter, etc. more now?