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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Actually these school attacks, it is a kind of American tradition, as horrible as that sounds. In US there are several attacks a year, when there is one attack in a country like Belgium it's a big tragedy. In US it's pretty much normal.

Question is, why do these attacks happen in the first place? Crazy people yes but why attack specifically schools?

Because it causes more gut knee jerk response.

Schools are supposed to be a safe haven.