Brenda Power: If male murderers like the Canadian shooter are described as female, crime statistics are meaningless

"Since 1979, there have been just two school shootings carried out by teenage females in the United States, claiming a total of four lives. There have been none in Canada. So the news, as reported by RTÉ's Morning ­Ireland last Wednesday, that a woman had shot dead eight people in a Canadian school was shockingly historic for two reasons."

"Not Only was it one of the worst school shootings in that country's history, but also the deadliest ever, in North America, by a teenage female."

Since 1979, just two school shootings in the United States were carried out by teenage females, causing four deaths. Canada had no recorded school shootings by teenage females until the recent incident. A woman shot dead eight people in a Canadian school, making the event one of the country's worst school shootings and the deadliest in North America by a teenage female. The rarity of female teenage perpetrators makes the casualty count historically notable. The headline asserts that media and political cowardice are stealthily advancing an agenda and that such an agenda must be challenged.

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