Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/oregon-college-shooting/index.html Preliminary reports of multiple fatalities and injures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Fifteen now reported dead......ugh https://twitter.com/Reuters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/oregon-college-shooting/index.html Preliminary reports of multiple fatalities and injures. Let's hope it's the usual case of initial reports being greatly exaggerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Well, I guess it had been a few months since we had one of these. .....sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Let's hope it's the usual case of initial reports being greatly exaggerated. I think these reports are from the police so unfortunately, it will probably be worse if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Horrible. I hope as many people are okay as possible. It's sad how often these happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 15!?!? Damn! Just shoot your ****in self for crying out loud! What's with this ****!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I sure don't expect these multiple deaths by guns are going to "get better" anytime soon in our culture. This is just one of the ongoing aspects of our landscape now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 not again. Praying for those involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I sure don't expect these multiple deaths by guns are going to "get better" anytime soon in our culture. This is just one of the ongoing aspects of our landscape now. It really is ... I mean, I think a lot of us are not shocked by this anymore, it's more of a "what took so long" attitude ... Riggatoni's post is right on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 The lack of shock value is probably what will end up putting a stop to it. I mean, school shootings are soooo 1999. If you want to get my attention you're going to have to do Something Way more horrific than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Well, I guess it had been a few months since we had one of these. .....sigh. Sadly, that's going to be a lot of people's reactions. This has become way too common in this country and it doesn't seem like anyone is concerned enough to find a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 It hasn't even been a few months really. Just numb. Elected officials having their interns cut/paste their previous "thoughts and prayers" tweets with a tweak to mention current location. 40th+ shooting at a school this year. So....**** it. Sadly, that's going to be a lot of people's reactions. This has become way too common in this country and it doesn't seem like anyone is concerned enough to find a solution. The solution doesn't donate money to campaigns. Its not that nobody can find one. Its that the solution is rejected because some mythical 2nd amendment belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Sigh. All I can do is hope that as many people as possible who were injured live. We're just getting numb to this now. It has become routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Absolutely disgusting incident. Unfortunately, I think a high profile child is going to have to die before the government does anything about it. But yeah, lets just sit back and watch this **** happen again and again. It's beyond infuriating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 This is a three year old article. Sadly, still apt. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/07/aurora-and-the-template-of-our-grief/260110/ First we get the shaky camera phone videos and the tweets. Then the distraught eyewitness interviews and 911 call recording. Quickly, the shooter is identified.Politicians issue statements of shock and sorrow. The shooter's parents, if interviewed, are confused and abashed or else hide. The social media forensics begin. People with the same or a similar name as the shooter are harassed. There is speculation he is part of a right-wing group, or an Islamic terrorist, or a former Army veteran. The FBI and the armed forces check their records and issue denials or confirmations. Calls for better gun control efforts are issued once again. Defenders of the Second Amendment fight back immediately, or even pre-emptively. The victims of the shooting are blamed in social media for being where they were attacked. More eye-witness interviews. The shooter's parents are castigated. Survivors speak. Warning signs are identified as the alleged shooter's past is plumbed. (snip) There is another wave of public discussion about our failures, and the nature of evil. Politicians make feints at gun-law changes, which fail. And then everyone forgets and moves on. Everyone, that is, except the survivors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Bur's article nailed it **** disgusts me but we won't do ****. Meanwhile every other developed nation looks at us like "what the **** is wrong with you?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Sucks. Sadly, this is commonplace in today's (American) society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 It's not really surprising that "doing nothing" hasn't been a cure. Check that, we haven't quite done nothing. We have loosened gun controls via new legislation and court victories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/611943312401002496 In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over. Evergreen forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 As good as dealing with the Confederate flag was, it somewhat deflected discussion of mental health (which is an issue along with guns; the much easier to handle issue). We don't know much about this shooting yet, but it's possible this one might push some movement there. Hopefully. Just something, anything, to stop this absurd trend. https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/611943312401002496 Evergreen forever. Probably about 80% of what's wrong with this country ties back to campaign finance law. Next chance to do something about the Sandy Hooks and VA Techs and holy crap how many, will probably be after Citizens United is erased from history and further special interest constraints are put in place. Get rid of those, and maybe, just maybe, we can actually put together real legislative solutions. If that ever happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/611943312401002496 Evergreen forever. You know, that's a very true tweet. When nothing was done after Sandy Hook, it became a lost cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 at least this guy didn't try to up the ante on the TV shooter by having a live webcam feed? *shrugs*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Cosign the Sandy Hook statement. That was the most disgusting vile horrendous shooting that has ever happened. Yet, we do nothing. It is a combination of lack of intervention when it comes to mental health, combined with easy access to guns. It's the same trend over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 You know, that's a very true tweet. When nothing was done after Sandy Hook, it became a lost cause. that tweet, is a kick to the gut man ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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