It Could Happen Here Canada's Latest School Shooting: What We Know
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Feb 17, 2026 Lance (Canadian commentator with The Serfs) provides reporting and analysis on Canadian politics and online misinformation. He discusses how the online right weaponizes tragedy. He traces the shooter’s disturbing online footprint and fandom of past killers. He explains harassment, doxxing tactics, desensitization to gore, and prevention measures like better services and parental vigilance.
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Political Opportunism After Tragedy
- Right-wing influencers quickly weaponized the Tumbler Ridge shooting to push trans-focused narratives.
- Garrison Davis and Lance warn this amplifies harm and misidentifies innocent people.
Family Support And Misidentification
- Jessie’s mother publicly supported her transition and posted pro-LGBTQ messages in 2024.
- Right-wing accounts misidentified a relative and doxxed an innocent person, causing harassment.
Stats Don’t Support Trans Shooter Panic
- Statistical claims linking transgender identity to mass shootings are misleading and based on selection bias.
- Multiple databases show transgender perpetrators are a tiny fraction of mass shooters.