Sorry the mass shooting thread, though it seems like a social commentary that we require so many.
*sighs, turns over "DAYS SINCE LAST MASS SHOOTING IN AMERICA" sign to 0*
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GasBandit
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Fixed. And it reminded me I put one in an incorrect thread too.
"It wasn't the gun, he had mental health issues."
"Okay fine, then let's prevent people with dangerous mental health issues from getting or keeping guns."
"Now hold on buddy let's not get too hasty here."
"Okay fine, then let's prevent people with dangerous mental health issues from getting or keeping guns."
"Now hold on buddy let's not get too hasty here."
figmentPez
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That's not very far north of me. I have friends that live in that area.
It's Texas. He's going to get off for it being out of self defense.
figmentPez
Staff member
He's not an American, though. He's a Mexican national and his victims were immigrants from Honduras. That means Texas Republicans don't give a fuck about any of them.
This story isn't going to get spun as "no one saw it coming, he was such a normal guy", it's going to be made about race / nationality.
Well, that would crash gun sales.
Dave
Staff member
Not even a blip in the news other than local. Yeah I know it's early and it still might come out.
www.fox4news.com
Allen Outlets Shooting: 8 victims killed, 7 injured; shooter 'neutralized'
Authorities responded to the Allen Premium Outlets to investigate a shooting Saturday afternoon that killed eight victims and sent others to hospitals, with a victim as young as 5 years old.
Texas congressman says people who think 'prayers aren't cutting it' as a solution to gun violence 'don't believe in an almighty god who is absolutely in control of our lives.' 9 people died in a mass shooting in his district today.
Rep. Keith Self called for prayer in light of the mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets — a mall near Dallas, Texas — on Saturday.
www.businessinsider.com
--Patrick
Dave
Staff member
Yup. I was just super early about the news.
And guess what? Guy is a right wing nazi. Excuse me, a mentally ill lone wolf shooter. Oh wait. He's hispanic. Fucking brown people. All of them are terrorists.
Dear Kids,
Just expect to be shot.
Regards,
Texas
Texas third-graders could soon be trained on how to stop the bleed
www.khou.com
Just expect to be shot.
Regards,
Texas
Texas third-graders could soon be trained on how to stop the bleed
Texas third-graders could soon be trained on how to stop the bleed
One psychologist said he thinks the training could potentially have a negative impact on children’s mental health.
www.khou.com
Damn, I was there the day beforeNot even a blip in the news other than local. Yeah I know it's early and it still might come out.
Allen Outlets Shooting: 8 victims killed, 7 injured; shooter 'neutralized'
Authorities responded to the Allen Premium Outlets to investigate a shooting Saturday afternoon that killed eight victims and sent others to hospitals, with a victim as young as 5 years old.
figmentPez
Staff member
Sometime after we manage to stop Nazis from bribing SCOTUS judges.
Whoa now, how about them rainbows and Trans symbols huh? Huh?
figmentPez
Staff member
This country is a shithole.
EDIT: For anyone not wanting to watch this pile of crap, it's a PSA video about how to survive a mass shooting, with actors talking to the camera giving helpful hints. It's basically treating a mass shooting like some sort of natural disaster, like "how to survive a fire" or "how to survive a hurricane", except we're living in a horror movie where armed gunmen are just being accepted as an inevitable part of life.
The video gives a link to FBI dot gov / something, but I have no idea if the FBI made this video, or who is responsible for it.
EDIT: For anyone not wanting to watch this pile of crap, it's a PSA video about how to survive a mass shooting, with actors talking to the camera giving helpful hints. It's basically treating a mass shooting like some sort of natural disaster, like "how to survive a fire" or "how to survive a hurricane", except we're living in a horror movie where armed gunmen are just being accepted as an inevitable part of life.
The video gives a link to FBI dot gov / something, but I have no idea if the FBI made this video, or who is responsible for it.
Wow.
Just...wow.
This is a real thing. And yes, those really are holes all the way through the book.
The site also has links to a place that will let you send a hard copy to your congressperson, if you desire.
--Patrick
Which I would say just means you've been desensitized as well.
Someone bringing a firearm to school with the intent to shoot other students SHOULD be a traumatic event that raises questions about the child, the school, the support system that failed, etc.
That you go "eh, NBD, nobody got hurt" is exactly what being desensitized means.
Someone bringing a firearm to school with the intent to shoot other students SHOULD be a traumatic event that raises questions about the child, the school, the support system that failed, etc.
That you go "eh, NBD, nobody got hurt" is exactly what being desensitized means.
Celebrations in America don't count if you're not shooting a few people
www.espn.com
10 wounded in shooting after Nuggets win title
At least 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets' first NBA title win, police said.
www.espn.com
figmentPez
Staff member
I had a student who was chronically absent and who always had sob stories whenever he asked for an extension or a makeup test. Many of those stories usually involved him being at a party where a family member or sibling got shot. I think he needed to hang with a better class of people.
"Just leave the area of violence" kinda has the same energy as Nancy Reagan saying "just say no" as a solution to drug problems. The situation usually isn't so simple.
"Don't spend time with your family, they're bad people" is certainly a response you could have to that, I guess.
Yes. I did my due diligence and checked the local news. Those shootings were made up. This student was a habitual schemer. All that time scheming and concocting fake sob stories could have been better spent writing the damn paper.
Yeah gun violence should never be Tuesdayed.