In this paper the details of the shooting will be explained moment by moment in one of the scariest six minutes in Charleston’s history. Then Agnew’s general strain theory will be explained and how it relates and applies to the shooting. Then finally everything will be concluded.
General Strain Theory
To start the explanation of Agnew’s general strain theory needs to be addressed. General Strain Theory, according to Agnew (Higgins, Piquero, and Piquero, 2010) in individuals have three potential forms of encounter strain. The first was failure to achieve positively valued goals. The next was the appearance of a harmful stimulus. The last one was the elimination of a positively valued stimulus. On the individual level they will try to deal with strainful events that provoke emotional reactions, such as anger, rage, depression, and fear. These reactions then activates potential coping