Recently the news has been filled with accounts of students who have come to schools and killed their classmat

Question

Recently the news has been filled with accounts of students who have come to schools and killed their classmates and teachers. In each case we have seen that people in the communities where these tragedies have occurred have turned up in large numbers at local churches and synagogues. Why is this?

Answer 1

Perhaps they are looking for a last minute redemption.

Answer 2

For many people when a school shooting happens it doesn't make sense. We go back to what makes up feel safe. When we were little it was the blue blanket. For some people religion is a blue blanket, if we do ABC then we go here, if not we go here. It gives a sense of order.

Answer 3

it it shocking, new, and getting the attention it was created for.