Connecticut School Shooting

[broitsak]

Y'know, this could be because of the whole "2012" thing. People say we're going to die this Friday, so they just go and do stupid stuff.

 

[Densetsu]

Spoiler: Morgan Freeman's take on the situation:

You want to know "why." This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news.

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[Flame]

i'm an atheist, but i so wish theirs a hell right now.

good post densetsu.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Y'know, this could be because of the whole "2012" thing. People say we're going to die this Friday, so they just go and do stupid stuff.

You go skydiving or make love on a mountain top for this "end of the world" thing. You certainly don't go "YOLO" and shoot up a school.

 

[broitsak]

You go skydiving or make love on a mountain top for this "end of the world" thing. You certainly don't go "YOLO" and shoot up a school.

Anything is possible ._.

 

[aalokishere]

Anything is possible ._.

NO man. Guild is right. What happened for whatever the cause was just wrong.

 

[Smuff]

Fucking idiot yanks with their second amendment "rights". Why does any private individual need an "assault" weapon? The clue is right there in the name, and it's not called a "defense" weapon you'll notice.

 

[totalnoob617]

Sandy Hook Elementary School.

27 dead.
18 of those were children...

Why does this keep happening
This has been reported to be the deadliest of US school shootings. It happened in a little town of Newtown, Connecticut. The sweep is still going on, but it looks like they found the alleged shooter (dead) along with two handguns at the scene.

Source: LA Times

 

[Sicklyboy]

Fucking idiot yanks with their second amendment "rights". Why does any private individual need an "assault" weapon? The clue is right there in the name, and it's not called a "defense" weapon you'll notice.

Oh shit. I forgot how perfect your country is.

 

[WolfSpider]

Spoiler: Morgan Freeman's take on the situation:

You want to know "why." This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news.

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I've heard that he never said that, most likely a hoax.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Fucking idiot yanks with their second amendment "rights". Why does any private individual need an "assault" weapon? The clue is right there in the name, and it's not called a "defense" weapon you'll notice.

Ah yes, the rest of the world shines with their circlewanking over how horrible America is.

We're not perfect but to call us "fucking idiot yanks" as a whole is pretty fucking retarded.

 

[Densetsu]

I've heard that he never said that, most likely a hoax.

It doesn't matter who said it.

The point of the message is the same.

 

[Sicklyboy]

It doesn't matter who said it.

The point of the message is the same.

I wholeheartedly agree with that statement, Densetsu.

For the record though, Mr. Freeman did not in fact say that, according to Snopes (which I trust as a source of debunking rumors). Read here for a few of the rumors and whether they're true or not - http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/newtown.asp

 

[ShadowSoldier]

You go skydiving or make love on a mountain top for this "end of the world" thing. You certainly don't go "YOLO" and shoot up a school.

Ugh I hate it when people say "YOLO". I always respond with a slap to their face and say "FISH... Fuck It, Shit Happens".

Anyways, I agree with Morgan Freeman, I swear that man is THE God.

 

[BlueStar]

I guess if someone hadn't lied about that coming from Morgan Freeman it wouldn't have spread as far. Everyone likes to say "I agree with Morgan Freeman" more than "I agree with the guy who put this on his Facebook status."

 

[Smuff]

Oh shit. I forgot how perfect your country is.

Still didn't answer the question about private ownership of "assault" weapons did you ? My country might be a POS but we at least know the answer to THAT one.

 

[Smuff]

Ah yes, the rest of the world shines with their circlewanking over how horrible America is.

We're not perfect but to call us "fucking idiot yanks" as a whole is pretty fucking retarded.

Not as retarded as allowing individuals to own "assault" weapons, I'd suggest.

EDIT :
I actually don't recall calling all Americans fucking idiot yanks ? I just meant the 2nd amendment gun nuts who will still support the right of idiots like this twat at the school and the batman guy to own assault weapons in spite of the atrocities they then go ahead and commit with them.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Not as retarded as allowing individuals to own "assault" weapons, I'd suggest.

Not every American owns an assault weapon nor is every weapon an "assault" weapon.

 

[PolloDiablo]

We had this kid back at primary school, he was a nice guy, but weird as fuck. We always though: "if this was America, he would shoot every single one of us in the classroom"
I found it really weird, it's like a tradition in your country. It's so sad...

on a side note, in others countries (like mine), the government uses this kind of episodes to justify themselves saying: "see... you think our country is insecure?, america is worst"
I hate politicians, specially if they are argentinians

 

[Smuff]

Not every American owns an assault weapon nor is every weapon an "assault" weapon.

This is true - and kind of my point with the edit thing on the reply to your post ?