School shooting in Texas (shooter arrested)
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Downhill Dino
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Well that's not fair I already graduated. Rewind please.
I went to a school that had a couple drills, and a few lockdowns but it felt no different than a tornado/hurricane emergency or drill. I'm not saying it's ok, but not many really cared. It was more like, can they just handle it real quick we were doing something kind of thing. Or hey it's time to chill for a bit.
Never have I or anyone I know of (remember) felt any fear except the teachers.
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- TexRex72
3D printing.
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As explained in the many previous threads on shootings in the US, it seems that legislation is in place, but it just isn't enforced. No point in adding more laws and not adhering them.
But, I think we need to wait a bit longer for the details of the shooter to see which government branch failed this time.
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Well, actually I assume that is going to put the US increasingly in the same boat as the rest of the developed world: they need immigration from (mostly) less developed countries (they won't be able to rely on Norwegians) in order to maintain the population & be able to fund the retirement & healthcare of old people. It's a situation that does not tie in well with xenophobia.
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Downhill Dino
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Some of the students quoted in this seem to feel differently;
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/us/school-shooting-santa-fe-texas.html
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- Johnnypenso
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I'm not gonna post the article that shows it, but the shooter has been identified. No point in giving this subhuman sack of 🤬 more notoriety.
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I hope this isn't another one of those 'I got girl problems' things. Sweet justice would be if he gets his arms ripped out of his sockets in prison so he can't masturbate.
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Per various news sources that give "X number of fast facts you need to know", he was apparently bullied, was a loaner, very depressed and wore a trench coat every day covered with various Nazi symbols.
Also, if those various news sources are to be believed, his dad was an avid gun owner. Which leads me to think the shooter stole the weapons from his dad in order to go on a rampage.
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How are these people not red-flagged? Like this kid in Florida where everyone 'knew', no one was surprised. If all of this turns out to be true, then it just seems like another captain obvious moment. And how is a kid allowed to wear jacket with Nazi symbols at school, most schools have dress codes where that stuff is not allowed. And finally, the obligatory parents comment, how much did they know about their own kid and why didn't they get him help.? Also, if he had mental issues, where were guns in the house at all?
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I imagine it’s quite difficult if no one actually reported him or even if they did, can one be punished/helped if they’ve done nothing wrong up until then.
Nazi symbols are pretty extreme, but not illegal. Just identifies assholes easier.
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Well, the kid in Florida was red flagged. The FBI dropped the ball on that one, but some people were to busy trying to blame guns, instead of looking at the real problems, and real solutions.
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It doesnt matter to any gun nut their gun prevents another hitler or stalin coming alive.
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Why? Do you think it will give him power? Do you think that his motive was shooting up a school was to get his name in the news? I mean, come on. What difference does it make. It doesn't change the crime or the punishment. Even if the kid gets off on it, it's not what is going to keep him up at night. That's going to be a guy named Bowling Bag Bob.
He was bullied. He was outcast. He was a loner. He loved weird iconography. So......he is a teenager in high school. Or maybe he is an adult that likes Japanese cartoons. Maybe he's a college kid. The point that I'm trying to make is, how do single out that type of kid? And by doing so, don't you allow nearly everybody to be labeled. I was bullied. I was a loner. My dad collects guns and Nazi crap. I have worn a trench coat in my day. I believed in some pretty weird stuff when I was younger as well. My most violent crime was drink driving. Why should my rights be limited or violated because I fit into the same exact category you want red flagged?
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Interesting choice of Avatar for somebody with your apparent stance.
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Conformity is overrated. Being different is supposed to be celebrated not oppressed. For every kid or adult that snaps there are probably countless others that fit the same profile who don't. How does one identify that single needle in a haystack?
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Is it?
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