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In reply to the discussion: Wisconsin School Shooter: 'In approximately 10 minutes [I] should be dead.' [View all]usaf-vet
(7,672 posts)34. Wow, if this was written by the shooter, what a shame. This sample was written by an articulate mind. Look at.....
..... the words and punctuation. My guess is this was not the writing of a below-average 15-year-old.
Current data suggest the average reading level of adults is 6th to 8th grade, and this has not changed since the late 1960s through the 1970s.
This is sad; she, with help, could have been a productive adult, in my opinion.
I'd like to see the source of this sample so I can run it through the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Calculator.
Here is some data about reading levels.
https://www.wyliecomm.com/2021/08/whats-the-latest-u-s-literacy-rate/
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Wisconsin School Shooter: 'In approximately 10 minutes [I] should be dead.' [View all]
speak easy
Dec 2024
OP
Counseling, sure, but a better world to be existing in wouldn't have been remiss either.
RockRaven
Dec 2024
#3
Whenever there is a public school shooting, some rightwing asshole always says...
Omnipresent
Dec 2024
#15
Yes, anyone who could concieve of doing this is seriously in need of counseling....
Think. Again.
Dec 2024
#6
To be fair I'm not sure what percentage of our population is not in need of counseling!
Hope22
Dec 2024
#9
Yes I think the mental illness, anger, rage, negativity is on the rise due to Trump and the GOP.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2024
#25
I'm dating myself but "Ma Bell" couldn't handle all the wake up calls we have had over the last 20 years.
usaf-vet
Dec 2024
#35
I'm not doubting that. I'm saying that the post provided in the OP, as proof, is questionable, not the claim.
Dennis Donovan
Dec 2024
#13
So she needed counseling and her dad responded by giving her shooting lessons?
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2024
#21