The American mass shooting thread

[Poi E]

It says she never asked for help. Jesus fucking Christ, psychiatric intervention would be a must, even if just regular monitoring.

 

[dylanredefined]

Sad news, the Parkland shooting claimed another life:

Parkland shooting survivor Sydney Aiello takes her own life

One thing they don't mention in this article is that a lot of these young people have been harassed by people claiming the shooting didn't happen, etc.

Or just daring to speak out about.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

A second Parkland survivor has killed themself

Second Parkland shooting survivor kills himself, police confirm

 

[Badgers]

Horrid horrid stuff

 

[Ming]

I suppose Alex Jones and his ilk who say these shootings never happened will now probably say these suicides never happened either. I don’t know how they live with themselves. During his divorce proceedings Jones’ lawyer argued he was fit to get the kids because he was a ‘performance artist’ and not as deranged as he appears.

 

[likesfish]

The amount of shit thrown at the kids who survived parkland by gun nuts is obscene

 

[petee]

i would loooove to see the tape of that deposition.

i'm getting my wish

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/we-g...6fae4b03218ee1ca133?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

The deposition, which was released publicly on Friday, shows Jones in the hot seat as he attempts to explain his reasoning for spending years falsely claiming that the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut ― which left 20 children and six adults dead ― was a hoax. He is being sued by nine family members of loved ones who died in the shooting, including Scarlett Lewis, who is suing Jones for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Lewis is represented by Mark Bankston of the Texas law firm Farrar & Ball. HuffPost has also included the full transcript.

The full deposition was uploaded to YouTube by Farrar & Ball. Part 1, Part 2.

 

[andysays]

This is an interesting and rather disturbing read

US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?

A school in Indiana has been criticised for apparently shooting teachers "execution style" with pellets as part of an "active-shooter drill". The case has reignited conversations about the usefulness of drills and the methods used to prepare schools for shootings.

Active-shooter drills were first introduced into US schools after the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, and have been a common part of school life for a generation of Americans.

While 32 states have laws requiring some form of drill to protect students from intruders, the types of drills carried out varies widely between school districts.

An increasing number of schools are opting to conduct more intense drills involving masked men carrying fake guns and students playing the role of victims covered in fake blood.

 

[Pickman's model]

This is an interesting and rather disturbing read

US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?

Not read your link but I wonder whether drills might inform pupils / former pupils thinking of carrying out shootings of the countermeasures the school plans

 

[likesfish]

countermeasures short of combat-ready armed guards in each classroom aren't really going to do much of anything parkland the shooting lasted 6 minutes.
best will in the world your school shooter gets in a classroom everyone in the class is going to be a victim

 

[Yossarian]

The FBI is searching for an 18-year-old woman "infatuated" with the Columbine school shooting who flew to the area from Miami a few days before the 20th anniversary. She was apparently able to buy a shotgun and ammunition straight after leaving the airport.

“Massive manhunt” underway for Florida woman “infatuated with Columbine” now armed with shotgun in Colorado – The Denver Post

 

[likesfish]

HuffPost is now part of Oath
slightly related the NRA is having a hard time Ollie north their new president of iran contra infamy has fallen out big time hbas fallen out with the CEO and long term leader of the NRA.
case of whoever wins it should hurt the NRA

 

[petee]

HuffPost is now part of Oath
slightly related the NRA is having a hard time Ollie north their new president of iran contra infamy has fallen out big time hbas fallen out with the CEO and long term leader of the NRA.
case of whoever wins it should hurt the NRA

went the opposite of how i thought it would

The NRA's annual meeting has descended into infighting and chaos

 

[likesfish]

Maria Butina, the Russian agent who targeted the NRA, was just sentenced to 18 months

Russian agent inflitrated the NRA

 

[petee]

developing

Synagogue shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured in hate-motivated attack, authorities say

 

[CRI]

developing

Synagogue shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured in hate-motivated attack, authorities say

Anti-Semitic open letter posted under name of synagogue shooting suspect

An anti-Semitic open letter posted under the name of a man suspected of opening fire at a synagogue near San Diego Saturday was left on a far-right message board hours before the attack.

San Diego Police confirmed one fatality and three injuries in the Saturday morning shooting at the Chabad of Poway on the last day of Passover.

The 8chan post appears near identical to the one Brenton Tarrant left hours before opening fire at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. It even links to the same document dumping sites PasteBin and MediaFire to host the open letter.

The attached note is similar in both format and tone to the one written by Tarrant, who killed 49 people last month. Tarrant and Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers are listed as a direct inspiration in the letter, which is riddled with almost exclusively anti-Semitic tropes and advocacy for white supremacy.

Braced for the lone wolf/mental illness/yada yada explanations.

 

[Ax^]

nope it now appears to be churches are under attack more than any place of worship

it not the dwelling numbers of parishioners or congregation meaning the reduction of the number of christian house of worship


it the Islamification of the west

heard this bullshit lately

 

[Nylock]

Anti-Semitic open letter posted under name of synagogue shooting suspect




Braced for the lone wolf/mental illness/yada yada explanations.

Yep, almost as predictable as the hypocritical "thoughts and prayers" platitudes that inevitably follow such incidents like a cloying noxious stink...

 

[Cloo]

Nothing to do with feeling empowered by having a bigot in the White House, then?

 

[likesfish]

8chan isn't really a far-right board it's more of a septic tank of scum .

 

[Yossarian]

Nothing to do with feeling empowered by having a bigot in the White House, then?

Much as I hate Trump, I think he's off the hook for this one - in his manifesto, the California shooter described him as a "Zionist, Jew-loving, anti-White, traitorous cocksucker."

 

[ferrelhadley]

Braced for the lone wolf/mental illness/yada yada explanations.

This kind of "preemptive offended" chat was doing the rounds with the Christchurch shooting, then most of the press went with it as terrorist incident.
Perhaps its worth waiting for people to say things you disagree with before getting on the high horse.

 

[Yossarian]

Anti-Semitic open letter posted under name of synagogue shooting suspect

Braced for the lone wolf/mental illness/yada yada explanations.

Right-wingers seem to be focusing on how there was a "good guy with a gun" who shot at the shooter. He opened fire after the shooting and didn't hit the suspect but hey, at least he had a gun.

 

[NoXion]

8chan isn't really a far-right board it's more of a septic tank of scum .

Same thing.

 

[likesfish]

the chans are prepared to turn on anyone and anything for the "lols" Nazis like to think they have an ideology they dont have anything that makes sense but they think they do.
channers are just sociopathic they started being "ironic" nazis for the lols but are now full fledged then their was the child porn as well scum about sums them up

 

[CRI]

This kind of "preemptive offended" chat was doing the rounds with the Christchurch shooting, then most of the press went with it as terrorist incident.
Perhaps its worth waiting for people to say things you disagree with before getting on the high horse.

No thanks. Some of the press described it as a terrorist event, probably because the leader of the country where it happened was adamant in her language that it was a terrorist attack. The Head of State in the US only ever condemns such attacks with the faintest language, if he condemns them at all. Often as not he deflects to the killer being ill, or a lone wolf, or his surrogates and supporters do. So no pal, I'll stay on the horse but you can ride the "but it doesn't always happen" unicorn if you like.

 

[Idris2002]

And a couple of friends of mine have just had their campus shot up by some wanker. They're fine but two people are dead.

Trystan Terrell: UNCC shooting suspect ID'd as 22YO history major

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

And a couple of friends of mine have just had their campus shot up by some wanker. They're fine but two people are dead.

Trystan Terrell: UNCC shooting suspect ID'd as 22YO history major

I'm glad your friends are ok.

 

[CRI]

T.C. Roberson graduate killed in UNCC campus shooting jumped on gunman to save others

 

[petee]

developing

Colorado shooting: 'Multiple students' injured, 2 suspects in custody - CNN