Guns don't kill people .... - Page 26

Trilby · 12-14-2012, 12:45 PM

People are insane & we as a nation are more & more letting them
"Slip thru the cracks" -- b/ c fixing cracks costs $$$$$$ we are spending elsewhere.-

Stormieweather · 12-14-2012, 02:20 PM

Just wow...

I understand the shooter shot his father at his home in NJ, then drove to the school in CT where his mother taught. He killed her entire class, apparently kindergarten, then her.

At some point he died also, whether by his own hand or the police, I'm unclear on.

I simply cannot comprehend it. My daughter will get some bear hugs when I see her later tonight.

I pray for the survivors and the parents of those who were so needlessly killed.

piercehawkeye45 · 12-14-2012, 02:26 PM

His girlfriend is apparently missing and one of his brothers has been found dead as well.

Tragic.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2012, 02:30 PM

It's like everyone is so desensitized. These were little children. Little tiny children. This, to me, has much the same effect that the Columbine massacre did (you know, before everyone was all like "oh another shooting?") and 9/11 in its 'fucking why' factor.

I just can't get over it. An entire classroom of kids, families who are being notified as I type, finding out your little one was in that room.

Jesus christ it's unbearable. The world should end. I don't want to hear about all the goodness that comes out of such tragedy. I really don't. This is too much for any human with even an ounce of compassion to bear. Or, those with compassion might have to self-preserve and make light of it, remind themselves that it happened somewhere else, tell themselves it's so surreal it's unreal.

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Originally Posted by President Obama

[Updated at 3:16 p.m. ET] From the president: "I offer Gov. Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation."

The president appears to be emotional, he's wiping his left eye.

Here's more of what he's saying:

"We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. Each time I learn the news I react not as a president but as anybody else would as a parent.

"That was especially true today.

"I know there's not a parent in America that doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do.

"The majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10.

"They had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own."

Obama sighed.

"Our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these children and the families of the adults we lost.

"As a country, we have been through this too many times.

"This evening Michelle and I will do whah every parent in America will do - hug our children a little tighter and tell them that we love them.

"There are families in Connecticut that cannot do that tonight and they need all of us tonight.

"May god bless the memory of the victims and in the words of scripture heal the broken hearted and bind up their wounds."

sexobon · 12-14-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

... Jesus christ it's unbearable. The world should end. ...

and to think that if the world had ended on 12/12/12 like it was supposed to, this never would have happened.

sexobon · 12-14-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

... Jesus christ it's unbearable. The world should end. ...

I'm considering that the killer may have shared your sentiment, only about something else, and acted on it to end his little corner of the world.

BigV · 12-14-2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sexobon

I'm considering that the killer may have shared your sentiment, only about something else, and acted on it to end his little corner of the world.

keep spinning your tale .. get to the part where you imagine his justification for killing the class of kindergartners. I try to stretch my mind around this and it capsizes into some horror movie script.

sexobon · 12-14-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

... Jesus christ it's unbearable. The world should end. ...

People who can even think like this should be banned for life from ever owning a gun.

piercehawkeye45 · 12-14-2012, 02:37 PM

I don't think people are desensitized, my facebook feed is nothing but condolences, people questioning why/how this happened, and gun control policy. I have seen maybe one cynical post.

Sundae · 12-14-2012, 02:40 PM

I heard about this on the radio just now. It's the only reason I ventured into this thread.
I'm really sorry to hear about it.
The ages of children at that school are very similar to those at mine.

I can't imagine seeing empty places in the classroom and knowing it was because of an attack like this.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2012, 02:40 PM

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I don't think people are desensitized, my facebook feed is nothing but condolences, people questioning why/how this happened, and gun control policy. I have seen maybe one cynical post.

Maybe it's just the people around me.

I don't do FB.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2012, 02:46 PM

Oh whatever. That 12.12.12 thing is as stupid as the Mayan thing. Please dont make light of my emotions in this situation. I just have little faith in humanity at this point...been brewing for a couple days.

Any of y'all who make jokes and want to say 'too soon?' I'll tell you right now ahead of time that fucking yes it's too soon.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2012, 02:56 PM

Right, sexo. You're a right class act, you are. And much too clever for my limited sensibilities.

What a noodge.

infinite monkey · 12-14-2012, 02:57 PM

I wouldn't kill a fly. I would, however, like to present you with a hearty FUCK YOU. Asshole.

Flint · 12-14-2012, 03:04 PM

How about let's not attack each other.

12-14-2012, 12:45 PM	#1
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12-14-2012, 02:20 PM	#2
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Just wow... I understand the shooter shot his father at his home in NJ, then drove to the school in CT where his mother taught. He killed her entire class, apparently kindergarten, then her. At some point he died also, whether by his own hand or the police, I'm unclear on. I simply cannot comprehend it. My daughter will get some bear hugs when I see her later tonight. I pray for the survivors and the parents of those who were so needlessly killed. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

12-14-2012, 02:26 PM	#3
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	His girlfriend is apparently missing and one of his brothers has been found dead as well. Tragic. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

12-14-2012, 02:37 PM	#9
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I don't think people are desensitized, my facebook feed is nothing but condolences, people questioning why/how this happened, and gun control policy. I have seen maybe one cynical post. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

12-14-2012, 02:40 PM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I heard about this on the radio just now. It's the only reason I ventured into this thread. I'm really sorry to hear about it. The ages of children at that school are very similar to those at mine. I can't imagine seeing empty places in the classroom and knowing it was because of an attack like this. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-14-2012, 02:46 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh whatever. That 12.12.12 thing is as stupid as the Mayan thing. Please dont make light of my emotions in this situation. I just have little faith in humanity at this point...been brewing for a couple days. Any of y'all who make jokes and want to say 'too soon?' I'll tell you right now ahead of time that fucking yes it's too soon.

12-14-2012, 02:56 PM	#13
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Right, sexo. You're a right class act, you are. And much too clever for my limited sensibilities. What a noodge.

12-14-2012, 02:57 PM	#14
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I wouldn't kill a fly. I would, however, like to present you with a hearty FUCK YOU. Asshole.

12-14-2012, 03:04 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	How about let's not attack each other. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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