@DCGoldPants Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 and there it is. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 ^^^ I simply cannot comprehend how anyone can support this guy. Like my brain does not compute that people can actually support him. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 He was better off on the golf course. I’m happy if my taxes go towards funding a 2 year golf bonanza until he’s out of office. Live like a king. Just stfu and let the decent people on both sides who want to work together start the healing process. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AsburySkinsFan Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 42 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said: Disgusting. I was just here to post this...what a ****ing piece of ****!!! Nothing like calling for half measures and then inserting your own racist agenda that inspired the El Paso shooting. **** him! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I'd like to see the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the Dem field shifting to Senate runs NOW. That's where they can do the most good. Whatever happens with the POTUS election, our future relies on the Senate more. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 5 hours ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Was mentioned about a page ago. Sounds like an incel loser rather than a white nationalist. Misogyny has been another frequent motivation for mass murder too. And it's something that is also radicalized in vile online communities. We've got a lot of **** to reckon with as a people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, AsburySkinsFan said: Does this mean they had no previously diagnosed mental illness? If so that doesn't mean ****, these shooters of late are young and being overlooked. If people can't see the correlation between mental illness and these shootings then you need to wake up. The Ohio shooter killed his own sister, does that sound like someone who is mentally stable? Edited August 5, 2019 by JSSkinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: Does this mean they had no previously diagnosed mental illness? If so that doesn't mean ****, these shooters of late are young and being overlooked. If people can't see the correlation between mental illness and these shootings then you need to wake up. The El Paso shooter killed his own sister, does that sound mentally stable to anyone? The assumption that anyone who commits horrific crimes is mentally ill is a false one, especially if we are retroactively labeling them based on the crime they committed. People are driven to commit acts of evil for a vast number of reasons, and mental illness is usually not one of them. Unless you want to play loose with definition and label any behavior that goes against social norms as “mental illness”. Edited August 5, 2019 by No Excuses 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: Does this mean they had no previously diagnosed mental illness? If so that doesn't mean ****, these shooters of late are young and being overlooked. If people can't see the correlation between mental illness and these shootings then you need to wake up. The Ohio shooter killed his own sister, does that sound like someone who is mentally stable? Using that logic then EVERY murder could be dismissed as mental illness. "The ______ shooter killed his own wife, does that sound like someone who is mentally stable?" Hitler would no longer be responsible, by reason of insanity. Not every murderer is insane. Was Al Qaeda insane on 9/11? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, AsburySkinsFan said: Not every murderer is insane. Was Al Qaeda insane on 9/11? I agree here. I'd like to add that these acts are no different then when a rogue muslim religious leader spreads concepts like Jihad, he inspires young men to believe they are serving their god when they take up arms against innocent people that they deem "evil." Trump is doing exactly that and is seen by these young men in the same regard. Edited August 5, 2019 by Chachie 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, No Excuses said: The assumption that anyone who commits horrific crimes is mentally ill is a false one, especially if we are retroactively labeling them based on the crime they committed. People are driven to commit acts of evil for a vast number of reasons, and mental illness is usually not one of them. Unless you want to play loose with definition and label any behavior that goes against social norms as “mental illness”. 1 minute ago, AsburySkinsFan said: Using that logic then EVERY murder could be dismissed as mental illness. "The ______ shooter killed his own wife, does that sound like someone who is mentally stable?" Hitler would no longer be responsible, by reason of insanity. Not every murderer is insane. Was Al Qaeda insane on 9/11? Every shooting is its own entity so I don't disagree with either of you but when I see young men in their teens to early 20's gunning down droves of people I have to believe they have serious issues. Having the ability to point a gun at another human being and shooting them it is not normal, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: Every shooting is its own entity so I don't disagree with either of you but when I see young men in their teens to early 20's gunning down droves of people I have to believe they have serious issues. Having the ability to point a gun at another human being and shooting them it is not normal, IMO. Sure it is, the military literally does this all the time. They take concepts like patriotism, honor, and duty to help their 18-20 year old soldiers to override their human nature to point a gun at another human being and shoot them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: Having the ability to point a gun at another human being and shooting them it is not normal, IMO. We train young people to shoot and kill all the time in our police force and the military. It is perfectly normal in the right context. The El Paso shooter saw himself as fighting against an invasion of outsiders and believed the “great replacement” conspiracies that are spread nonstop by the right these days. In his warped worldview, he saw himself as being correct and the rest as enablers of a horrific crime against his people. By labeling this as mental illness, it downplays the role propaganda and hate have in driving common people into believing that their acts of violence and hate are justified and rational. Edited August 5, 2019 by No Excuses 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, TheGreatBuzz said: My point wasn't to argue what is. I'm tired of that anyways. But no one even agrees on a definition. That's why I get frustrated when everyone yells about banning them. It's a tag line. (Also, there is a more appropriate thread for this). And my point was that this isn’t the time nor the thread for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 minute ago, No Excuses said: By labeling this as mental illness, it downplays the role propaganda and hate have in driving common people into believing that their acts of violence are justified and rational. Exactly, it's WAY too easy to selectively claim mental illness for "lone wolf crazy" when it's a white guy, and to scream terrorism when the person is brown with a funny sounding name. It's this racial bias that has allowed so much of this to rise on the Right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, No Excuses said: The assumption that anyone who commits horrific crimes is mentally ill is a false one, especially if we are retroactively labeling them based on the crime they committed. People are driven to commit acts of evil for a vast number of reasons, and mental illness is usually not one of them. Unless you want to play loose with definition and label any behavior that goes against social norms as “mental illness”. I like your take, and I'd be interested to know if there is a credible consensus among mental healthcare professionals about whether profoundly antisocial worldviews and behaviors and violent radicalization constitute mental illness that should be diagnosed and actionable in something like banning them from access to firearms. The whole "we don't have a gun problem, we have a mental illness problem" is a ****ing feint. A gun lobby talking point. But perhaps there's a core truth to it. What pro-gun people don't want you to do is to complete the logic of that position--if we've got a severe mental health pandemic causing these mass murders, then to address them we must institute more gun control. Mandatory mental health screenings before any firearm purchase and a defined list of diagnoses and behaviors--including signs of radicalization and participation in extremist online communities--that disqualify an individual from ownership and purchase of guns. That's the logical way to address the crisis if your premise is that the core issue is a mental illness pandemic. That **** would be burdensome and nebulous as Hell. Does anyone really want that? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Until we start committing people to mental institutions for racism and white nationalism, we have a gun control problem, not a mental health problem. Full support on the involuntary commitment front though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, @SkinsGoldPants said: and there it is. Good time to remember that one of his supporters sent pipebombs to the ones he calls the enemy of the people In 2 short years the president has gone from leader of the free world to the greatest threat to the united states Edited August 5, 2019 by StillUnknown 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Chilling at my gate in the Denver airport and there’s a couple of dudes in “The NRA Speaks For Me” t-shirts furiously typing away at their laptops. Classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: Chilling at my gate in the Denver airport and there’s a couple of dudes in “The NRA Speaks For Me” t-shirts furiously typing away at their laptops. Classy. Probably trying to find a new web-forum since 8chan got killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, AsburySkinsFan said: Probably trying to find a new web-forum since 8chan got killed. Not yet. They just lost protection from hacking and DDoS attacks. The end for them will come soon...hopefully. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 59 minutes ago, tshile said: And my point was that this isn’t the time nor the thread for it I'll somewhat agree on the thread part but people were using the term without any real definition. Totally disagree on the time part. When is the right time? Waiting a few days after the shootings hasn't provided any results. Hell, now we can't even go a few days without one. So when the hell should we debate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, stevemcqueen1 said: I like your take, and I'd be interested to know if there is a credible consensus among mental healthcare professionals about whether profoundly antisocial worldviews and behaviors and violent radicalization constitute mental illness that should be diagnosed and actionable in something like banning them from access to firearms. I think it will be important to make a distinction between radicalized terrorists and antisocial/unstable individuals when it comes to mass shootings. I think with mass shootings, mental illness to some degree is a factor. Adam Lanza was clearly mentally ill. James Holmes too. The El Paso shooter definitely does not come off as mentally ill. He was clearly motivated by a political ideology. The same goes for Christchurch. Ultimately, I am not convinced gun control will address the issue of mass shooting frequency. More likely than not, effective gun control will can reduce the lethality of it, which is still a desirable goal. But the increasingly frequent choice being made by a variety of different young men to use firearms to commit mass carnage can still go on even if handguns are around, so I am far more interested in seeing how we can actually address the issue of why men are being driven to commit these acts and how we can specifically prevent them from gaining access to firearms. An idea that came to my mind this morning included making references from gun owners or licensed training professionals mandatory for new gun owners, with no previous history of firearm handling. It's still a half baked idea but perhaps creating an atmosphere of accountability, which involves responsible gun owners into solving this problem, is a good start. Most people are good at identifying nut jobs, especially if they have been trained to look for signs of antisocial and odd behavior. Edited August 5, 2019 by No Excuses 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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