zero_gravitas to NewcastleEnglish · 5 months agoTen-year-old girl dies after being stabbed at Boolaroo, west of Newcastle, 17-year-old arrestedwww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkTen-year-old girl dies after being stabbed at Boolaroo, west of Newcastle, 17-year-old arrestedwww.abc.net.auzero_gravitas to NewcastleEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarehitmyspotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoIs there more knife crime than usual, or is it just more being reported since the westfield stabbings?
minus-squareveroxiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoThere are likely some cognitive biases at play where we’re noticing them more, but the copycat effect is a real thing too. Probably a bit of both.
minus-squarehitmyspotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoPlus maybe more of an emphasis by the media.
Is there more knife crime than usual, or is it just more being reported since the westfield stabbings?
There are likely some cognitive biases at play where we’re noticing them more, but the copycat effect is a real thing too. Probably a bit of both.
Plus maybe more of an emphasis by the media.