ongoing mass shootings thread - Page 17

Axver · 10-05-2015, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cobl04

This was actually a pretty sobering read. Spare me this sanctimonious Australian self-congratulation after US gun massacres | Jason Wilson | Comment is free | The Guardian

Some good points - but Michael Pascoe's editorial was excoriating and cathartic. If limited to this issue it's true enough that Australia "grew up" (Wilson has a point that we need to grow up on a bunch of other issues, but it's possible to respond to one issue in a mature way and to behave childishly about another). The gun-related violence through Australian history from colonisation to 1996 is bloody. Since then, it has been very limited.

cobl04 · 10-05-2015, 07:07 AM

True enough - but I think his point about the snobbish pontificating is probably on the money. Our gun laws are better, but we're hardly perfect (though I don't need to tell you thaT)

BoMac · 10-05-2015, 10:46 AM

Not a mass shooting, but horrific all the same:

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YBORCITY · 10-05-2015, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BoMac

Not a mass shooting, but horrific all the same:

... Stuff Happens.....

.... Again, nothing to see here, there's really nothing to see here.

Hewson · 10-05-2015, 11:47 AM

The 8 yr old girl would be alive today if she and the puppy had both been armed (pawed) with an assault rifle.

Galeongirl · 10-05-2015, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BoMac

Not a mass shooting, but horrific all the same:

What. the. heck.

bono_212 · 10-05-2015, 01:29 PM

Guessing gun lockers aren't mandatory in that state?

Moonlit_Angel · 10-05-2015, 07:19 PM

Good job keeping your gun locked up there, dad.

Ugh.

(Also, an 11 year old getting in a violent argument with an 8 year old over a puppy. Gee, that's not an indicator of any future violent behavior to come, no...)

Irvine511 · 10-05-2015, 08:54 PM

Moonlit_Angel · 10-05-2015, 10:06 PM

LMAO at "My gun does not compensate for my tiny penis."

There are a few arguments on that bingo card I've been fortunate enough to not hear yet. But it's fascinating to see just how deep the stupidity and lack of logic can go.

digitize · 10-05-2015, 11:11 PM

Some whacko on the internet is making threats against schools in Austin (presumably my university, UT-Austin) for tomorrow, using language copied from the Oregon shooter.

In all likelihood, this is some asshat doing a stupid prank. But many of my friends have been thinking about how important it really is to go to class tomorrow, and it's frustrating to have to think about that.

It really bothers me that, where I live, a weapon to senselessly slaughter dozens of people essentially for media attention is easily accessible to just about anyone. And that people have to take these sorts of threats as though they have some amount of credibility, because we know that individuals are capable of performing these massacres.

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nbelcik · 10-06-2015, 01:25 AM

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I fucking lost it when they mentioned Marine Todd. Marine Todd is my favorite thing ever

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Moonlit_Angel · 10-06-2015, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by digitize

Some whacko on the internet is making threats against schools in Austin (presumably my university, UT-Austin) for tomorrow, using language copied from the Oregon shooter.

In all likelihood, this is some asshat doing a stupid prank. But many of my friends have been thinking about how important it really is to go to class tomorrow, and it's frustrating to have to think about that.

Charming

. I remember kids making similar phony prank threats at my school after Columbine. 'Cause nothing says "funny prank idea" like a bunch of students being murdered!

Hoping it's just someone being a massive idiot in your case, too.

LemonMelon · 10-06-2015, 02:14 AM

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Galeongirl · 10-06-2015, 09:17 AM

Okay I'd never heard about Marine Todd before..damn that's funny.

Please tell me people don't actually believe and/or suppor this shite..

bobsaget77 · 10-06-2015, 09:44 AM

Wait, Marine Todd isn't real? Well crap.
*takes down Marine Todd poster*
*takes off Marine Todd shirt*
*tears off Marine Todd bumper sticker*

Ok, but seriously, I'm pretty right wing. But that Marine Todd stuff is the some of the funniest stuff I've ever read.

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YBORCITY · 10-06-2015, 10:08 AM

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nbelcik · 10-06-2015, 12:07 PM

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nbelcik · 10-06-2015, 12:07 PM

Edit: Whoops, just tried to edit my last post

YBORCITY · 10-06-2015, 01:06 PM

^^ That's hilarious, I never heard of Marine Todd!

10-05-2015, 07:07 AM	#322
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,143 Local Time: 01:58 PM	True enough - but I think his point about the snobbish pontificating is probably on the money. Our gun laws are better, but we're hardly perfect (though I don't need to tell you thaT) __________________

10-05-2015, 01:29 PM	#327
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,919 Local Time: 08:58 PM	Guessing gun lockers aren't mandatory in that state? __________________

10-06-2015, 12:07 PM	#339
nbelcik Refugee Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,592 Local Time: 08:58 PM	ongoing mass shootings thread Edit: Whoops, just tried to edit my last post

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YBORCITY Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2005 Location: FLA Posts: 5,384 Local Time: 10:58 PM	^^ That's hilarious, I never heard of Marine Todd! __________________

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10-05-2015, 10:46 AM	#323
BoMac Self-righteous bullshitter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Soviet Canuckistan — Socialist paradise Posts: 16,900 Local Time: 12:58 AM	Not a mass shooting, but horrific all the same: __________________

10-05-2015, 11:47 AM	#325
Hewson Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Your own private Idaho Posts: 34,381 Local Time: 11:58 PM	The 8 yr old girl would be alive today if she and the puppy had both been armed (pawed) with an assault rifle.

10-05-2015, 07:19 PM	#328
Moonlit_Angel Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a dimension known as the Twilight Zone...do de doo doo, do de doo doo... Posts: 20,774 Local Time: 10:58 PM	Good job keeping your gun locked up there, dad. Ugh. (Also, an 11 year old getting in a violent argument with an 8 year old over a puppy. Gee, that's not an indicator of any future violent behavior to come, no...)

10-05-2015, 08:54 PM	#329
Irvine511 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the West Coast Posts: 34,364 Local Time: 11:58 PM

10-05-2015, 10:06 PM	#330
Moonlit_Angel Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In a dimension known as the Twilight Zone...do de doo doo, do de doo doo... Posts: 20,774 Local Time: 10:58 PM	LMAO at "My gun does not compensate for my tiny penis." There are a few arguments on that bingo card I've been fortunate enough to not hear yet. But it's fascinating to see just how deep the stupidity and lack of logic can go.

10-05-2015, 11:11 PM	#331
digitize ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York / Dallas / Austin Posts: 14,118 Local Time: 09:58 PM	Some whacko on the internet is making threats against schools in Austin (presumably my university, UT-Austin) for tomorrow, using language copied from the Oregon shooter. In all likelihood, this is some asshat doing a stupid prank. But many of my friends have been thinking about how important it really is to go to class tomorrow, and it's frustrating to have to think about that. It really bothers me that, where I live, a weapon to senselessly slaughter dozens of people essentially for media attention is easily accessible to just about anyone. And that people have to take these sorts of threats as though they have some amount of credibility, because we know that individuals are capable of performing these massacres. Sent from my iPhone using U2 Interference

10-06-2015, 09:44 AM	#336
bobsaget77 Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: southwest USA Posts: 3,302 Local Time: 03:58 AM	Wait, Marine Todd isn't real? Well crap. takes down Marine Todd poster takes off Marine Todd shirt tears off Marine Todd bumper sticker Ok, but seriously, I'm pretty right wing. But that Marine Todd stuff is the some of the funniest stuff I've ever read. Sent from my iPhone using U2 Interference