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Generally, Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) does not name or display images of perpetrators or otherwise glorify them, lest they receive glory. In quoted material where perpetrator names are used, we’ve substituted the name with [perpetrator]. The only exception is when works are cited because not using actual names there might make finding source material difficult or impossible.

Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) is also a proud and strong advocate for efforts like this and this that seek to educate society about the critical need to deny perpetrators notoriety.

Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) reserves, first and foremost, the right to amend, correct, or edit; or to delete, expel, or suspend; any content on this website at any time for any reason without notification of any kind to anybody regardless of their actual or perceived standing.

The sale or transfer of Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) will only occur after the receiving entity is exhaustively vetted. In addition, any sale or transfer of Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) will include a forever contractual obligation that the receiving entity maintains our mission of being "The Most Comprehensive and Up-To-Date Online Data Depositary for Helping Society, the Systems, and the Venues to Learn How to Prevent Mass Shootings".

When referencing actions of subjects prior to the incident they perpetrated we still refer to them as perpetrators to avoid confusion.

In some instances, different language has been used to describe what is generally the same topic. This has been done in the hope that if a reader wasn’t “moved” by one description they might be by another.

We advocate for the arming of civilians and other personnel in an attempt to stem mass shootings. While that sounds great to most of us, it must be understood that simply being armed is far from enough. An armed individual must have the ability to proficiently use a gun, and, more importantly, the willingness to use it. It’s one thing to be armed and feel good about that, but it’s wholly another to be able to point that loaded gun at the kill zone of another human being and squeeze the trigger.