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4 days ago

Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks | TechCrunch

In the lead up to the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada last month, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar spoke to ChatGPT about her feelings of isolation and an increasing obsession with violence, according to court filings. The chatbot allegedly validated Van Rootselaar's feelings and then helped her plan her attack, telling her which weapons to use and sharing precedents from other mass casualty events.
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fromHoodline
1 week ago

Blakeman Echoes Replacement Rhetoric Linked To Buffalo Shooter

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman faced backlash for suggesting migrants are brought to the U.S. for Democratic votes and to undermine American culture, rhetoric critics link to the Great Replacement conspiracy theory cited in multiple mass killings.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What word is there for this?' Tumbler Ridge reaches for unity in a storm of grief

A shooter opened fire at a Tumbler Ridge school on 10 February, killing eight people, mostly children, and plunging the community into profound grief.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What happens to accidental heroes when the headlines fade? You get your award and then there's nothing'

Ordinary people repeatedly risk their lives to aid the wounded and stop attackers during mass-violence incidents, providing spontaneous courage and lifesaving interventions.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Conservatives Somehow Found a Way to Make This Week's Tragedies All About Them

A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.
US politics
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

Rob Reiner's Legacy Can't Be Sullied by Trump's Shameful Attacks

The horrific news from Los Angeles Sunday night, that filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Reiner, 70, were found murdered in their Brentwood home and that their own son, Nick, stood charged with their deaths capped a weekend of violent news. A shooter at Brown University killed two and wounded nine. The violence at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia left 15 dead and 40 injured.
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fromMail Online
6 months ago

Pit of tortured warriors found after being hidden for 6,000 years

Eighty-two Stone Age individuals in northeastern France were captured, tortured, mutilated, and buried in pits dated 4300–4150 B.C., suggesting ritualized victory celebrations.
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fromThe Washington Post
10 months ago

Mom charged after buying ammo for teen son obsessed with mass killings, police say

A Texas woman faces charges for buying tactical gear for her son, linked to potential school violence.
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fromLos Angeles Times
11 months ago

Man who plowed car into crowd of Westlake High students, killing teen, gets 85-year sentence

A Camarillo man was sentenced to 85 years to life for attacking a Walmart employee and high school students, resulting in one death.
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