The shooting at Charles University in Prague on Thursday is by no means an isolated incident; educational institutions have repeatedly been the focus of brutal acts of blood: in the past two years alone, children and teachers around the world have lost their lives.
Bloody acts that shock the whole world: universities, primary schools and even daycare centers are repeatedly the scene of unprovoked violence – the youngest victims are only two years old…
Bangkok: 24 toddlers dead
An ex-police officer (34) stormed a daycare center in Bangkok around noon on October 6, 2022 and opened fire – killing 24 children between the ages of two and three. Another 12 people were killed. Before the gruesome act, he shot his wife and their child. He judged himself.
Las Vegas: Campus stormed
An armed man (67) stormed a campus in Las Vegas in early December. He murdered three teachers. He was shot dead on the spot by police. The suspected motive: he had previously applied unsuccessfully for a job at an American university several times.
Izhevsk: 17 dead by gunfire
Eleven schoolchildren and six adults were killed in a massacre at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk. A 34-year-old former student shot wildly on September 26, 2022. According to the investigating authorities, the man wore a balaclava and a black T-shirt with Nazi symbols during the crime.
Texas: 19 students dead
On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old spent an hour in an elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, where he shot 19 children and two teachers. “Before he shot, he said ‘good night,’” said a surviving 11-year-old. He then commits suicide. The fact that the shooter was able to kill in the classroom for so long was heavily criticized. Just like the violent treatment of desperate parents by police officers.
The terrible aftermath of the bloody act: Two days after the massacre at a school in Texas, the husband of one of the murdered teachers died of a heart attack. The media referred to the so-called ‘broken heart’ syndrome – deaths caused by stress, tension and a ‘broken heart’.
Belgrade: 14-year-old gunman
On May 3, 2023, a 14-year-old entered a primary school in Belgrade and stormed a classroom. Nine people were killed by a hail of bullets from his father’s gun. The shooter was arrested on the spot.
The possible motive: a bad grade at school, which was atypical for the otherwise exemplary model student. However, after investigation it became clear that the teenager had drawn up a death list in advance. The police chief in Belgrade said of the crime: “The attacker prepared his crime for months. The police have secured a list of his students for liquidation. You found sketches and plans on his desk that looked like something out of a horror movie or video game.
Heidelberg: Shots fired at university
On January 24, 2022, while a lecture was in progress, a student (18) opened fire at Germany’s Heidelberg University in Baden-Württemberg. According to eyewitnesses, the young man randomly aimed at the rows of seats. The perpetrator shot a woman (23) in the head and she died. Another three people were injured.
The shooter had purchased the weapon abroad. A proof of purchase and a suicide note were secured. Before the crime, the biology student wrote in a WhatsApp message to an acquaintance that “people deserve to be punished and die.”
Source: Krone
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