Why is it always men?

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

I don't know the statistics, but almost all of these shootings we now have to endure are perpetrated by men. Sometimes a woman is involved, but by far it is men. All kinds of different reasons and scenarios of course . . . but it seems it's the men who decide to solve their issues with a gun.

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Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

Because they are cowards. It's easy to stand at a distance and squeeze a trigger. Why bother to try to work it out?

That takes effort!

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

No comment! =^..^=

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Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

This isn't surprising as men are more likely in general to commit acts of violence. I think a Dept of Justice study said men committed 75% acts of violence while women only accounted for 20% and the remaining cases the victim didn't know the gender.

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cotton4me · ‎03-09-2010

Testosterone?

From Wikipedia:

"Most studies support a link between adult criminality and testosterone . . ."

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

There's an interesting article here from Psychology Today:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/experiments-in-philosophy/201202/why-are-men-so-violent

My question is why are we seeing an uptick in violent crimes lately? The news last night had a scary special on road rage with suggestions on how to handle it: don't lower your window and don't make eye contact, do not engage.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Maybe men are treated more poorly? Have more stress? More problems? Feel more helpless? Feel more responsibility?

Who knows? But it makes you feel like maybe men are under stresses that are not recognized enough by society.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

Maybe they feel entitled to get revenge?

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Sooner wrote:
Maybe men are treated more poorly? Have more stress? More problems? Feel more helpless? Feel more responsibility?

Who knows? But it makes you feel like maybe men are under stresses that are not recognized enough by society.

All we have to do is look at history and society for the last hundred years or so to know that men are not treated more poorly than women. I don't even know where to begin with this one...

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

Some psychologists and sociologists believe that men were shaped over time to be warriors. We've all heard the term Survival Of The Fittest. Men are usually stronger than women, a definite advantage for getting what they want.