Terry Newman: The isolation that triggered the Tumbler Ridge tragedy



Canada has suffered another horrific school shooting, this time in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. This is not the first time such a thing has happened in Canada, and past shooting sprees paint a picture of a phenomenon in which young people, nearly all of them male, who isolate themselves from the larger community end up inflicting horrific violence as perceived retribution for their difficulties in life — and in most cases, end up taking their own lives. This is to be expected in a society that hasn’t replaced things like regular family meals and religiosity with other support systems. Read More



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