191.6yr4zero_gravitas in newcastleTen-year-old girl dies after being stabbed at Boolaroo, west of Newcastle, 17-year-old arrestedhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/ten-year-old-girl-fatally-stabbed-at-lake-macquarie/103782090
hitmyspot - 1.6yrIs there more knife crime than usual, or is it just more being reported since the westfield stabbings? 4
veroxii - 1.6yrThere 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. 5
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Ten-year-old girl dies after being stabbed at Boolaroo, west of Newcastle, 17-year-old arrested
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/ten-year-old-girl-fatally-stabbed-at-lake-macquarie/103782090Well, that's all kinds of horrible. 😢
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.