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Candace Plattor, M.A.Registered Clinical Counsellor
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Registered Clinical Counsellor
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

violence in the media

April 21, 2014 by Candace Plattor

More Violence—Over a 22-Cent Soda Tax! Whaaat???

This morning I heard about a man who was upset about having to pay a 22-cent tax on his bottle of soda. In a Chicago convenience store, he began to rant and rave about it before pulling a submachine gun out of his satchel. He threatened to kill everyone in the store, also telling a few customers that he was going to shoot each of them several times in the head. The whole incident was caught on the store’s surveillance cameras. Thankfully the police arrived in time to subdue him. Later it was … [Read more...] about More Violence—Over a 22-Cent Soda Tax! Whaaat???

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicago, gun violence, Nahshon Shelton, senseless violence, violence, violence in the media, violence on TV, violent video games

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