Oh God..............
- Thread starter lwien
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Vicki
Herbal Alchemist
Why shoot kids or students who can't fight back.You never hear anybody going into a biker bar or ghetto.WTF is the point in these shootings? Trust me we all pay for what we do on this earth.If the killer thought he had it bad now....Just wait till the lights go out
Exactly, WTF is wrong with people?? Why the fuck pick schools?
max
Out to lunch
18 kids and 8 adults killed. Shooter was 20 yrs. old and it was reported that one of his parents was found killed, apparently before the school shooting. This is even more nuts than other school shootings, since the shooter was 20 and killing little kids. He was physically old enough to be the father of some of those kids. Doesn't seem to be any logic, as far as connecting the dots, unless he was just looking for the highest body count with the least initial resistence.
Now I'm hearing the shooter was 24 and his mother was a teacher at the school. The father was the one killed at home.
Now I'm hearing the shooter was 24 and his mother was a teacher at the school. The father was the one killed at home.
Vape N Bake
Disturbed
Gun free zones are kill zones. Malls, schools and theaters are easy targets. I have taught my kids to know what is going on around them at all times. They have a good sense when things aren't right.
max
Out to lunch
These kids were in their classrooms. No amount of training/education on safety would have mattered here.
Thankfully this thread hasn't devolved into a discussion on gun control. Let's keep it that way. If I see any such posts they'll be deleted and/or the thread will be closed down. This is a huge tragedy, not a talking point for or against guns.
lwien
Well-Known Member
Not just talking points regarding guns, but also talking points about our mental health care system.
We won't ever be able to stop ALL of this crap, but we sure as hell can do things to help lessen the frequency and lessen the amount of carnage.
This really should go down as a national day of remembrance because this wasn't a tragedy by an act of God, but by an act of man, and behind all of our outrage and sadness over this, I know at least for me, there is also a bit of guilt because I KNOW that we could have done more to at least TRY to prevent shit like this from happening.
It's a crying shame that it would take the deaths of 20 little eight year old kids to get us off our ass.
Sorry if these comments shouldn't be in this thread, but what happened here SHOULD spark debate and conversation and if it belongs in another thread, so be it.
We won't ever be able to stop ALL of this crap, but we sure as hell can do things to help lessen the frequency and lessen the amount of carnage.
This really should go down as a national day of remembrance because this wasn't a tragedy by an act of God, but by an act of man, and behind all of our outrage and sadness over this, I know at least for me, there is also a bit of guilt because I KNOW that we could have done more to at least TRY to prevent shit like this from happening.
It's a crying shame that it would take the deaths of 20 little eight year old kids to get us off our ass.
Sorry if these comments shouldn't be in this thread, but what happened here SHOULD spark debate and conversation and if it belongs in another thread, so be it.
max
Out to lunch
Not in this thread it isn't. The topic here was a horrible event and shouldn't be turned into one on gun control.
I agree it should. Please feel free to start one.
AGBeer
Lost in Thought
For the first time (in a long time) tears were a flowing from me. And well for the first time (first time) it was for total strangers whom I have never met.
If you read some of the stories that are coming out about the heroism of some who went to great lengths to protect their children, it doesnt take away that pain, but it does make it a bit easier to digest.
One that stood out was this one lady who hid her children in the closets and cabinets when she heard the shots. The gunman came to her classroom and she told them they were in the gym. He shot and killed her and then moved on. How many lives did she save in that quick instance? That act of selflessness should be the headlines - not the act of selfishness of this PoS who did this crap.
If you read some of the stories that are coming out about the heroism of some who went to great lengths to protect their children, it doesnt take away that pain, but it does make it a bit easier to digest.
One that stood out was this one lady who hid her children in the closets and cabinets when she heard the shots. The gunman came to her classroom and she told them they were in the gym. He shot and killed her and then moved on. How many lives did she save in that quick instance? That act of selflessness should be the headlines - not the act of selfishness of this PoS who did this crap.
lwien
Well-Known Member
Yeah, me too. I had the same reaction to this as I had to 911, possibly even a bit stronger.