BBCNEWS The Context with Christian Fraser June 4, 2024 21:31:00
Welcome back to the programme. it's quite amazing that, week to week, when we look at what is happening in the united states, we debate in the newsroom whether to cover a mass shooting. those that make the headlines tend to be the most deadly. it is a sad fact that we have become numb to the killing, to the appalling nature of the crimes. why? because it happens every day. often more than once every day. there have been 606 mass shootings this year, 100 since the start of september, and seven since friday. seven. 22 people killed and 36 injured. we tend to gloss over the injured, but often the...