Another Mass Murder 4 Dead, 15 Wounded

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Of course , "our hearts and prayers go out........". That' a nice line, it doesn't cost us anything, nor do we have to do anything about it. Let's all buy another million guns, since the others are working out so well. We have to protect ourselves. And what are we so fearful of, what do we need protection from?
It's those people with guns.
 

fuzzybuddy said:
Of course , "our hearts and prayers gouout........". That' a nice line, it doesn't cost us anything, nor do we have to do anything about it. Let's all buy another million guns, since the others are working out so well. We have to protect ourselves. And what are we so fearful of, what do we need protection from?
It's those people with guns.
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Do you mean this one?

Four killed in Alabama teen birthday shooting
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-65293916

Seems like it becoming a daily occurrence.
 
This one hits home a bit more than the others. Yesterday we have a joint birthday, 15 year old GD and 16 year old GS. It was at the local bowling alley.

Ours went fine, but its hard not to think about it...
chic said:
Parents need to parent their children like they used to when we were young? Just IMHO. Should never happen at a teenager's party. :(
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Maybe so, but the overall murder rate hasn't changed much since 1950, bounced around a bit but no worse today than in 1950. In fact murder rates are down over the last 30 years or so. Today's youth seem less likely to murder than we were. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/187592/death-rate-from-homicide-in-the-us-since-1950/).

You'd never know it from the news, I think most people's perception is that things are getting worse, they aren't, but they could be better.

What has changed is the number of mass shootings, they are way up... however mass homicide represents only a small fraction of total murders. But a very high fraction of what the media reports. Mass shootings in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
 
Alligatorob said:
This one hits home a bit more than the others. Yesterday we have a joint birthday, 15 year old GD and 16 year old GS. It was at the local bowling alley.

Ours went fine, but its hard not to think about it...

Maybe so, but the overall murder rate hasn't changed much since 1950, bounced around a bit but no worse today than in 1950. In fact murder rates are down over the last 30 years or so. Today's youth seem less likely to murder than we were. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/187592/death-rate-from-homicide-in-the-us-since-1950/).

You'd never know it from the news, I think most people's perception is that things are getting worse, they aren't, but they could be better.

What has changed is the number of mass shootings, they are way up... however mass homicide represents only a small fraction of total murders. But a very high fraction of what the media reports. Mass shootings in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States
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Maybe?...
 

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"Mass shootings on the rise
There have been at least 146 mass shootings across the US so far this year, including the attack at a school in Nashville, where three children and three adults were killed, and the mass shooting in Kentucky on Monday, which left four victims dead.
Figures from the Gun Violence Archive - a non-profit research database - show that the number of mass shootings has gone up significantly in recent years.
In each of the last three years, there have been more than 600 mass shootings, almost two a day on average.
While the US does not have a single definition for "mass shootings", the Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are injured or killed. Their figures include shootings that happen in homes and in public places.".

So sad and so shocking!
 
Alligatorob said:
I can see the logic in the Morgan Freeman quote, that and video games...

However, do you really believe the government is behind the mass shootings? In any way other than perhaps incompetence? Guess I don't give our government the credit to be able to figure out how to do that without massive leaks...
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You're responding very admirably and patiently to a Russian bot that's only interest is destroying America from the inside out.

How could one expect to gain control ("disarm") 320 million people with over 400+ million weapons suspected to be in circulation in the US?
 
As far as Morgan goes ....... Pretty broad statment for a guy that made his millions and his fame ... from TV and other forms of entertainment media.
 
rgp said:
Pretty broad statement for a guy that made his millions and his fame ... from TV and other forms of entertainment media.
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Good point!

After a bit of research I am not sure Morgan Freeman actually ever said this. See Millions share fake Morgan Freeman message https://www.theverge.com/2012/12/17/3776418/fake-morgan-freeman-message-newtown-goes-viral Not this quote but releated.

Maybe more likely it's derived from 1984 see Surveillance Quotes from 1984 https://study.com/academy/lesson/surveillance-quotes-from-1984.html
 
Alligatorob said:
I can see the logic in the Morgan Freeman quote, that and video games...

However, do you really believe the government is behind the mass shootings? In any way other than perhaps incompetence? Guess I don't give our government the credit to be able to figure out how to do that without massive leaks...
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Yes, I absolutely do believe our government is behind these mass shootings. And those currently in charge are more than evil enough to orchestrate precisely what is happening!!
 
rgp said:
As far as Morgan goes ....... Pretty broad statment for a guy that made his millions and his fame ... from TV and other forms of entertainment media.
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I guarantee you he didn't say that. There are literally 100s of different memes featuring Morgan and what he supposedly said.
 
rwb said:
Yes, I absolutely do believe our government is behind these mass shootings. And those currently in charge are more than evil enough to orchestrate precisely what is happening!!
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I just don't see that our government is that competent, even if they wanted to.

In this era of leaks it would be all over the news and internet. Instead all we see is rumor and speculation without foundation.
 
Let's fight about guns again.

How about arrest parents whose children kill people. Every parent knows something. Maybe they'll start turning them in when they join a gang or have dangerous mental health issues and they'll go to mental institutions before they go to prison for murder.
 
Alligatorob said:
I can see the logic in the Morgan Freeman quote, that and video games...

However, do you really believe the government is behind the mass shootings? In any way other than perhaps incompetence? Guess I don't give our government the credit to be able to figure out how to do that without massive leaks...
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I liked the Morgan Freeman quote also. I don't know that the government is behind mass shootings but after their total lack of integrity the past three years, I'm more open minded than I used to be about them. Once your eyes have been opened to something, you can't become blithely innocent again.
 
I just read several articles about the shooting and oddly enough, there is no information about the shooter or shooters in this case. Surely there are security cameras and eyewitnesses that can provide a description. What gives?

Or is that proof that the government is involved? :rolleyes:
 
Alligatorob said:
Probably a minor, name being withheld. It will come out eventually...
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If that were the case and he or she was still at large, that would be extremely irresponsible on the part of the police. The shooter is a danger to the public.

No, I don't believe they know who it is, although it could be a minor.
 
rwb said:
Yes, I absolutely do believe our government is behind these mass shootings. And those currently in charge are more than evil enough to orchestrate precisely what is happening!!
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If someone were to say that about our previous president, they'd be banned.
 

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