Dear God, another school shooting?

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The sickening thing is it's schools. We send our children to school; it should be the safest place of all besides the home, but sadly, it's the most dangerous place for children to be now.
 

This is getting out of hand. The day is fast approaching where the schools will have to be on continual lockdown, with guards and metal detectors at the doorways.
 
At least law enforcement has the shooter. Like a previous school shooting, a fire alarm was pulled. Some students couldn't figure out what was going on, because they'd just had a Fire Drill a couple of weeks ago. Some students, on their way outside, were approached and told to run that there was a shooter in the school. One student said he went outside and his Aunt called him and told him there was a shooter in his school.

One of the wounded is an officer who was armed, but don't know if that officer was originally at the school or called by dispatch to go there. It was also reported that a female student was shot in the leg by the shooter who was armed with a shotgun.

So, does that mean even if there is an armed officer or officers at school, even they could be shot and not be able to help.

Wonder how many parents today "home school" their kids due to these school shootings. Thing is, someone, parents or tutor, has to do the "home schooling". If it were one of the parents, doesn't that mean the other parent would have to have a darn high salary at work to support the family? Then again, to hire a tutor, it takes money as well...…..quite a bit of money at that.
 
It's that time of the year, last chance for revenge. Those that had trouble dealing with reality apparently were able to handle a calendar and clock. They did it at the start of the school day which means they could not wait to get 'it' done. The early morning scenario is frequently the jilted/jealous spouse or lover which is what I thought when the story first broke.

What's a little different here is two suspects and bombs. That's even worse because others knew something was coming. It's early and will see how this pans out.

RIP victims speed recovery to survivors.
 
Just reported that bombs were found at the school and other areas. One suspect in custody and a "person of interest" detained and being interviewed. The shooter is a student at the school and 17 years old. It was reported by a student that the gunman had USSR on the back of his coat. Since that student said that to CNN, nothing be reported about it. Just reported on HLN, the shooter was wearing a trench coat and had a sawed off shotgun and handgun.

Another report.....students said this student was known and had significant body odor and was made "fun of" by students and some teachers. ​
 
Ok, is part of the major problem of some students being bullied and pushed so far as to do these terrible things? Just what does this say about the students that teased and/or bullied this student?
 
ClassicRockr said:
Ok, is part of the major problem of some students being bullied and pushed so far as to do these terrible things? Just what does this say about the students that teased and/or bullied this student?
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Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
 
C'est Moi said:
Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
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Totally agree. I would also add that electronic "killer games" play a role and, of course, kids who isolate themselves. There is no one single factor, but rather a "witches brew" of factors.
 
Pretty sad that these events keep coming. No reason for such actions to take place anyway. Has any of these events ever taken place a second time? If not, why not.

We need to take responsibility for students ongoing safety and apply some real fear of fast retaliation for such actions. Let it be known that there is staff ready to fight back in cases of these gun fights. Does the staff need guns? Not at all, but it would sure be helpful. The resistance should always be quick and forceful. Rumor of a possible mess should be brought out and discussed openly. Parents brought in to face these charges and hope that they will get involved with their kids.

Why are there no repeats at previous situations? I don't know but can only guess. One guess would only be fodder for others to use in put downs.

The gun haters are not doing any good at all so far. Hating guns will do nothing for ending explosives or the use of knives. Discipline at the schools and at home might help.

Anyone know why it is happening? That may be the clue we are always missing.
 
C'est Moi said:
Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
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RIP to all the dead. You're right about the spoiled brats being raised with no parental or teacher guidance or role models. This will keep on happening because everyone is dumbfounded each time it does but they don't do a damn thing to avoid the next one. Everybody knew that kid was pissed and bullied and he wrote warning signs on social media again that were ignored. Were there armed security guards in the building? I don't think so because the number of dead would not be 10. Was there any added steps for security in that school since the start of all these shootings like dedicated monitored entrance, don't think so. If they keep on making the schools soft targets <gun free zones> and they keep feeding these kids stupid pills from the doctor starting in elementary school up to high school, shit will keep on happening. I don't know if this brat was on those loco pills but I won't be surprised if he was most of them are.
 
C'est Moi said:
Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
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I think it takes more than being coddled to produce a mass murderer. I suspect there are mental illness issues here. Usually, these kids exhibit odd behaviour long before they kill. Complex problem. Fact is, presently, mental health professionals and profilers don’t really have all the answers re what sets these kids off.
 
Eric said:
RIP to all the dead. You're right about the spoiled brats being raised with no parental or teacher guidance or role models. This will keep on happening because everyone is dumbfounded each time it does but they don't do a damn thing to avoid the next one. Everybody knew that kid was pissed and bullied and he wrote warning signs on social media again that were ignored. Were there armed security guards in the building? I don't think so because the number of dead would not be 10. Was there any added steps for security in that school since the start of all these shootings like dedicated monitored entrance, don't think so. If they keep on making the schools soft targets <gun free zones> and they keep feeding these kids stupid pills from the doctor starting in elementary school up to high school, shit will keep on happening. I don't know if this brat was on those loco pills but I won't be surprised if he was most of them are.
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I watched long hours of the follow up interviews. I think I did hear that their were two officers assigned to this high school. If so, that is not the best way to go as 10 is a rather large number of dead. What was their activity? How fast did they get into action? I think one of the problems is a patrolman was badly injured or killed.

Yes, it does seem to be mental problems over and over. That should be a good warning for future events. Nothing wrong with good follow up for learning more and a chance for alerting the parents of what may be a hidden turn in a child's thinking.
 
C'est Moi said:
Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
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I think the big difference now is social media so the bullying doesn't stay at school or with the bullies & friends. The intensity and volume of people involved increases with social media because remarks that were just verbal remarks decades ago are permanent for all to see including the victim(sounds like he had one reminder too many).
 
C'est Moi said:
Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
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Other westernized countries have similar cultural values but don't seem to share the same mass shooting problems. What in the world might the US be doing differently, I wonder? Never mind, most of us already know the answer to that question.
 
C'est Moi said:
Teasing and bullying has been around since teenagers were invented. There is something seriously wrong with society today, and I believe the problem begins at home. Coddled, spoiled and "participation trophies" give today's youth a false sense of entitlement.
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Agree about the bullying but murderous revenge is not a universal response.
Who gave this kid a gun in the first place?
 
StarSong said:
Other westernized countries have similar cultural values but don't seem to share the same mass shooting problems. What in the world might the US be doing differently, I wonder? Never mind, most of us already know the answer to that question.
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qft

Twenty-two school shooting in US this year. So far.
 
As I mentioned before about a different SlimeBall, THIS slimeball should be WATER BOARDED for EACH of his victims !

Maybe it will give some future slimeball to think twice about killing innocent people; Young or Old.
 

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