Another school shooting. Newtown, CT

Another school shooting. Newtown, CT
by LondonDomer (2012-12-14 12:36:11)

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My wife's maid of honor is a 2nd grade teacher at this school. Thankfully we were able to get a hold of her and she is ok. So senseless.

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my uncle is a CT State Trooper out of Southbury - airborneirish 2012-12-14 19:40:34
I just heard they found his father shot to death in NJ, - BAC69 2012-12-14 15:00:29
- Not true (link) - Beancounter 2012-12-14 20:11:33
- I wouldn't assume he was insane - bcbp 2012-12-14 16:45:07
  - If murdering immediate members of your family - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 17:24:57
    - This comes up every time one of these things happens - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 18:23:42
      - Isn't this just about whether when using the word "insane" - Jojo98 2012-12-14 19:01:43
- Should you really be blaming the parents? * - miamioh_irishfan 2012-12-14 15:07:20
  - We need to get back to blaming media and godlessness - DakotaDomer 2012-12-14 16:07:45
    - Your dumb comment doesn't add anything just like 99% of the - MDDomer 2012-12-14 17:16:05
    - Marilyn Manson * - NDBass 2012-12-14 16:53:16
      - Halo, Grand Theft Auto * - DakotaDomer 2012-12-14 17:03:48
  - I don't think he's blaming them. - PamBeesly 2012-12-14 15:22:57
    - "I don't know what the parents did to this kid but - miamioh_irishfan 2012-12-14 15:26:28
      - But again, that doesn't imply the anger was justified. - PamBeesly 2012-12-14 15:33:52
        Seriously.. Are you 'mind-numbingly' emotionally affected.. - GRANDBABIES 2012-12-14 16:57:21
        I post that this is a difficult, heartbreaking event, so I - PamBeesly 2012-12-14 17:06:04
        Post more, please. * - captaineclectic 2012-12-14 17:14:31
        Indeed, and me too. It's an emotional event. * - miamioh_irishfan 2012-12-14 15:35:38
  - I don't know if they are to blame or not, but he apparently - BAC69 2012-12-14 15:20:29
    - I wouldn't assume anything right now. * - grnd 2012-12-14 15:40:59
also reported the suspect's brother is being held and his gf - DBCooper 2012-12-14 14:57:52
- They released a name - Ryan Lanza - but apparently....... - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 15:27:26
  - I'm seeing "Adam Lanza" * - Domer01 2012-12-14 16:20:45
    - Yeah they changed the name in the report - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 16:27:14
      - I think they are brothers. - VTND 2012-12-14 16:34:43
suspect's mom was apparantly a teacher at the school * - DBCooper 2012-12-14 14:34:07
- Just reported that he killed his Mom, then targeted her... - CMillar 2012-12-14 14:42:55
  - And they just changed that story. - CMillar 2012-12-14 14:45:53
  - Sounds like he massacred the class * - DBCooper 2012-12-14 14:45:46
  - So he did not have a kid at the school then? - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 14:45:09
    - Twitter has increased the speed and number of bogus rumors. * - miamioh_irishfan 2012-12-14 14:48:13
As a parent and school administrator, - NW Ohio Irish 2012-12-14 14:21:06
- If an assassin is willing to trade his life for yours - manor98 2012-12-14 15:56:10
  - On NPR, David Brooks said the press shouldn't - OGerry 2012-12-14 17:30:02
    - Would that help? - Oneill_08 2012-12-14 19:57:27
      - In this paricular case? I doubt anyone knows. - OGerry 2012-12-15 10:58:36
    - For a lot of reasons that will never happen * * - MDDomer 2012-12-14 17:34:32
  - Yep * - Brandon 2012-12-14 17:28:52
  - Well said. I agree. * - Dutch 2012-12-14 17:03:30
  - I agree with this. * - TJK1998 2012-12-14 16:11:31
- There is no stopping something like this. - jakam31 2012-12-14 15:24:42
- These types of incidents are rare. - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 14:29:59
  - The media is already hashing out the security element. - Bailey 2012-12-14 14:34:46
    - This is what I don't understand. - Milhouse 2012-12-14 14:52:38
      - Security is only as good as the people enforcing it. - VTND 2012-12-14 16:33:36
        It's also somewhat reactionary. - NDBass 2012-12-14 17:09:25
    - You would have to make it a lock-down prison. - Finn_MacCool 2012-12-14 14:45:16
      - They'll try. But it won't do jack 'cept waste time and money * - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 15:16:34
        TSA redux * - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 15:19:45
      - Hell, people still get murdered in prisons. * - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 14:56:28
      - Especially when the murderer is the son - DBCooper 2012-12-14 14:48:54
  - I'd be less fearful if my kid's teacher carried a Glock-26 - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 14:33:46
    - As I think about the teachers I had, and that my ... - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 16:29:00
      - Holy shit no. * - OGerry 2012-12-14 17:36:16
    - unfortunately, this is the wrong answer - threed 2012-12-14 16:02:08
      - I know it isn't the right solution - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 17:28:27
    - There are millions of unstable teachers out there - Mr. Jack 2012-12-14 15:32:13
      - Millions? - irish628 2012-12-14 15:47:44
        OK, thousands, but the point stands. * - Mr. Jack 2012-12-14 15:55:52
    - X2 * - T_Allen 2012-12-14 14:35:04
God bless the victims and their families. - JACC1203 2012-12-14 14:14:40
We are rotten. - Bruno95 2012-12-14 14:12:47
- I'm sorry but guns are not the problem. - FarleyLyons74 2012-12-14 21:25:15
  - Yeah. How is Chicago's gun ban working out for them? * - Rudy36 2012-12-14 22:56:52
- Japanese nutcases use Sarin gas to do mass murder * - 88_92WSND 2012-12-14 20:45:17
- Unfortunately, it's near impossible to rid the US of guns - acrossdmiddle 2012-12-14 17:48:54
- Well said. . . - sayahailmary 2012-12-14 15:11:05
- Our culture is pretty rotten - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 14:57:24
  - why add religious? - Ksqdomer 2012-12-14 15:42:41
    - Because Bruno mentioned that we needed to fear God and - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:47:38
  - Honest question: why do those people need or want guns? * - RPM68 2012-12-14 15:26:20
    - Hunting and home defense primarily. - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:28:48
      - That covers me as well - T_Allen 2012-12-14 15:49:23
      - I cant imagine wanting a gun in my home for home defense - RPM68 2012-12-14 15:44:49
        KeoughCharles made the point below, though. - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 16:38:22
        If you could guarantee - T_Allen 2012-12-14 15:57:41
        It's a cliche, but stricter gun-laws aren't going to stop - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:51:25
        If there were strict gun control laws - lambconnection 2012-12-14 15:49:11
        Outlaw ammunition and gunpowder tomorrow - Nipsey Russell 2012-12-14 21:37:30
        I dont buy this - RPM68 2012-12-14 15:59:51
        How are those strict drug laws doing at keeping drugs - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:02:03
        A significant amount of violence in this country... - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 21:11:44
        Ahhh, the ole' government monopoly on violence. * - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 16:36:13
        The ship has sailed on this one. There's too many guns - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 16:16:31
        That last line is a good point - manor98 2012-12-14 16:30:57
        Bingo. And that is why I believe that 3D printing is going - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 16:43:41
        Maybe, but then again... - manor98 2012-12-14 17:25:12
        Since it takes a Class III FFL - T_Allen 2012-12-14 16:09:43
        Please explain your last sentence further. - grnd 2012-12-14 16:05:49
        Aren't machine guns illegal for civilians to own? - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 16:26:05
        Very little functional difference - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:31:23
        Great, then stop wasting people's time...... - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 16:38:33
        ????? - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:56:04
        Fully auto are illegal, semi auto are not - manor98 2012-12-14 16:29:21
        There is no significant difference between a semi-automatic - grnd 2012-12-14 17:45:13
        I guess I'm coming at it from the other side - manor98 2012-12-16 00:15:22
        Would you advocate limiting civilian guns to single shot - grnd 2012-12-16 13:26:06
        Anything can be as deadly as the person holding it wants - manor98 2012-12-17 10:01:54
        Why do you need an automatic weapon? * - Ty webb 2012-12-14 19:02:00
        I never said I did. - grnd 2012-12-14 22:16:56
        Because he doesn't understand the first damn thing about - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:07:17
        There's a clear bright line even hippies and hipsters can - OGerry 2012-12-15 11:08:53
        That would be fine if it were 1843 and people rarely left - Rudy36 2012-12-15 22:30:48
        You are right. - OGerry 2012-12-16 13:03:48
        I'm not calling you a tyrant, I'm saying the Bill of Rights - Rudy36 2012-12-16 14:05:35
        Fine, ban handguns. That might even be constitutional. - grnd 2012-12-15 13:31:28
        It's not a panacea. - OGerry 2012-12-15 14:40:25
        Why would banning handguns - captaineclectic 2012-12-15 11:33:52
        Chemistry teachers can't manufacture handguns. - OGerry 2012-12-15 11:59:40
        Yeah - captaineclectic 2012-12-15 12:41:55
        Yep. * - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 23:38:40
        He doesn't know. * - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:14:41
        There are about 270 million guns in the US, - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 16:05:28
        There were 4 MM slaves in 1860. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 17:28:44
        Wait, did all 4 million of those people - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 18:50:59
        GAAAH! Not my intent. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 19:02:18
        Well, I'd certainly agree with that. * - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 19:05:27
        The argument isn't that the transition will be difficult. - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 17:55:01
        I don't think it is impossible. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 18:02:34
        Well, here's what I'm suggesting. - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 18:18:43
        Your last point is the ultimate debate, I think. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 18:31:58
        It would change my view substantially. - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-17 10:28:19
        I am sorry but that analogy is ridiculous * - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 17:32:36
        It wasn't an analogy. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 17:58:03
        Of course it was an analogy. - Papa November 2012-12-14 18:41:03
        And for most of those owners, you better come heavily armed. * - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:09:21
        Fair point. And probably true. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 18:58:58
        Gotcha * - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 18:09:57
        Because of prohibition of drugs and alcohol haven't taught.. * - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:02:51
      - Do you ever run into problems with wild animals? - NDBass 2012-12-14 15:34:14
        I count that as 'hunting' and yes, I have to shoot coyotes - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:39:04
  - I know. - Bruno95 2012-12-14 15:04:08
    - No, nor the Japanese part, as they have their own issues. - Manorcal 2012-12-14 15:17:08
- I'm probably too young to be so cynical, but I agree. * - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 14:37:30
what can be done? seriously. What action can we take - jreednd 2012-12-14 13:33:58
- homeschooling * - 84david 2012-12-14 16:01:14
- Now is not the time. - beattherush 2012-12-14 15:15:40
- Feel free to scream at me if you want, but... - hick 2012-12-14 14:39:23
  - We need to have the courage to do nothing... - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 15:30:28
  - I completely agree with you. - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 14:47:33
  - Your third line is internally out of sync... - kbyrnes 2012-12-14 14:47:26
    - "safe" is a relative term - hick 2012-12-14 15:05:22
      - Should we not attempt to make "safe" - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 17:52:30
        It all depends - hick 2012-12-14 18:50:21
        That's a fair point - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 21:09:22
- Here's my wife and I's theory to help stop things like this: - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 14:17:56
  - Brenda Ann Spencer disagrees * - cujaysfan 2012-12-14 17:42:33
    - Huh? - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 20:59:44
      - the point - cujaysfan 2012-12-15 14:13:40
  - Society will fill the role of the parent. - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 17:15:40
    - Maybe. - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 17:19:41
      - I know, and at least you're thinking about ways - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 17:27:38
  - "Anger management" is a myth - bcbp 2012-12-14 16:38:50
    - So replying to OTM is a lost cause? Too bad. * - ndtiger 2012-12-14 16:56:23
      - Have we ever had a real, genuine - captaineclectic 2012-12-14 17:31:43
    - Care to expand. - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 16:40:45
      - Read up on why "anger management" is a myth - bcbp 2012-12-14 16:43:00
        Right. So AA doesn't work? Come on, man. * - Papa November 2012-12-14 18:52:43
        AA doesn't tell you how to manage your drinking - Bcbp 2012-12-14 23:29:51
        Maybe that's a poorly chosen example - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 16:44:25
        An alchoholic doesn't manage their drinking - bcbp 2012-12-14 16:48:06
        Ok. - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 16:51:26
        I think it's naive to imply that a class can help people - bcbp 2012-12-14 16:55:51
        Why don't we argue about it? - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 17:00:56
        No need to get all pissy - Bcbp 2012-12-14 23:31:33
        whats your expertise here? * - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 23:56:05
  - I don't think a school should provide that instruction. - TripleDomer 2012-12-14 16:07:36
    - You're right on one thing. - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 16:09:14
  - Ugh, more wussification of society. - AZDomer 2012-12-14 15:49:46
    - Got a better idea? - LondonDomer 2012-12-14 16:03:01
    - I wonder how many times this killer's parents - Papa November 2012-12-14 15:57:08
      - That's entirely speculative. - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 21:29:10
      - I'm more worried about the people teaching anger management. - NDBass 2012-12-14 16:58:46
        We should just stop teaching anything, then. * - Papa November 2012-12-14 18:42:58
  - I agree wholeheartedly. - Papa November 2012-12-14 15:44:34
- There has to be a logical way to control gun violence. - Wooderson 2012-12-14 13:37:09
  - As callous as it sounds today, I think we have to start... - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 16:10:01
  - Most gun violence is gang related. - ericcartman 2012-12-14 15:16:45
  - There are several problems with mental health ... - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 14:32:09
    - That's not quite true re: WA - lenny97 2012-12-14 15:17:43
      - I recall that the guy who shot up the folk life ... - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 15:33:23
        Not sure about folk-life but Ian Stawicki of Cafe shooting - lenny97 2012-12-14 15:43:28
    - Doesn't the glorification of the 2nd amendment somewhat - Wooderson 2012-12-14 14:39:46
      - I can't say I see a direct connection, at least with ... - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 14:58:52
      - Can you offer some details there? Particularly, could you - Barrister 2012-12-14 14:41:56
        Sure thing. - Wooderson 2012-12-14 15:23:10
        I disagree. - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 17:31:49
        You want the ability to take up arms against the state? - OGerry 2012-12-14 17:43:00
        Keep your greasy gubm'nt fingers off my propertah! * - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 18:14:56
        A few responses: - Barrister 2012-12-14 15:40:25
        the Boy Scouts are better than our school system - lenny97 2012-12-14 15:37:37
        The top video games are first person shooters and - Bailey 2012-12-14 14:50:04
        Haven't we had shoot-em up movies for as long as we've - Barrister 2012-12-14 14:52:18
        To destroy Wooderson's argument, I'm sure kids in Japan - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 14:53:51
        I'm not out to "detroy" anyone's argument, I just don't know - Barrister 2012-12-14 15:00:34
        To destroy Wooderson's argument, I'm sure kids in Japan - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 14:53:37
        Well they don't, actually. - dentonfreeman 2012-12-14 15:38:14
        Interesting. Maybe there is something to his point. - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 15:40:13
        Yes, because firearm acquisition in Japan is - Wooderson 2012-12-14 15:06:13
        What is the ratio of legal/illegal gun violence? - NDBass 2012-12-14 15:24:39
        It's around 98%. - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 15:40:06
        Yet Japan's suicide rate trumps ours. - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 15:11:42
        Its meaningless to control guns with 3-D printing anyway - atthedome 2012-12-14 15:29:17
        1. This is an asinine post. 2 Most of the thread belongs on - thejumpbackmama 2012-12-14 15:22:16
        It seems to me both easy and logical to differentiate ... - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 15:20:36
        I don't and find both to be tragic. * - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 15:22:09
        In a sense, I know you're right. - Bruno95 2012-12-14 15:28:17
  - Take away the guns, and we could turn into China... (link) - gozer 2012-12-14 14:26:38
    - Where there have been fewer fatalities in all the attacks - irishlaw2010 2012-12-14 14:28:46
      - Where the crazies also seem to pick on small children - gozer 2012-12-14 14:46:36
  - Their population is 1/40th of ours. - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 14:00:39
    - Bruno's comment was on a per capita basis. * - chidomer 2012-12-14 14:22:13
      - Per capita doesn't matter. All it takes it one person. * - novusordo0205 2012-12-14 14:42:35
  - Has Swiss society decayed to the same extent ours has? * - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 13:39:04
    - Define decay - bendomer 2012-12-14 19:52:53
    - Is their society as transient? - Bailey 2012-12-14 13:45:13
      - I agree with this - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 16:29:33
      - I can't believe that knowing your neighbors helps. - smcchick 2012-12-14 14:19:54
        The key word in your post is "meth". * - NDBass 2012-12-14 14:38:48
        Did you not watch The Andy Griffith show, the guy - smcchick 2012-12-14 15:29:01
        That's kind of the point. - NDBass 2012-12-14 15:39:47
        That's the funny thing, her mom feels completely safe - smcchick 2012-12-14 15:43:20
        I think it does. - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 14:21:36
        It helps to know who to avoid. - smcchick 2012-12-14 14:26:23
        And in the olden day, banish and marginalize those fuckers. * - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 14:34:25
        Indeed. * - smcchick 2012-12-14 15:27:58
      - A lot to agree with here * - IrishGuard 2012-12-14 14:08:43
        Well, not the grammar. * - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 14:54:52
        Easy, now. * - Bailey 2012-12-14 15:07:26
      - Am I wrong - themanwhowouldbeking 2012-12-14 14:03:54
        I didn't mean to imply that. - Bailey 2012-12-14 14:19:31
        What, in fact, connected us with each other then? - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:39:25
        I don't disagree with your timeline. - Bailey 2012-12-14 14:45:17
        It's not just a "timeline." - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:56:48
        I don't disagree with that either. - Bailey 2012-12-14 15:12:09
        Slainte. * - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:24:21
        People have used faith in God and religious belief - themanwhowouldbeking 2012-12-14 15:11:03
        It's not even a train of thought. More like a smear. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:23:38
        And the shooter in this case had a family. He didn't seem... - Rocksteady74 2012-12-14 15:22:01
        I do not think people have the same kind of support network - Stonebreaker9 2012-12-14 14:08:19
        Yes, you're wrong. More Oprah is not the solution. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:07:58
        Good grief. * - Papa November 2012-12-14 14:57:34
        If you think this is a black and white issue - elterrible 2012-12-14 14:24:08
        This isn't an argument. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:30:45
        Hard-working, God-fearing people - elterrible 2012-12-14 14:34:44
        Guess I hit a nerve. But this isn't the time to be so catty. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:46:26
        Did Oprah steal your doughnut? - jdwy0313 2012-12-14 15:25:09
        I long for the days of zealotry and peace. * - Papa November 2012-12-14 14:58:51
        You tried to hit a nerve. Now you feign surprise? * - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 14:51:00
        Oh, I'm not surprised. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:02:22
        It's not my bruised nerve. You're not even making sense. * - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 15:37:52
        You're really on a roll - elterrible 2012-12-14 15:07:19
        Yes, what we really need is some more nuance. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:18:41
        Glad you came around * - elterrible 2012-12-14 15:31:48
        I'm not. Things seemed to be going well with him away. - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 15:39:17
        Anytime someone says "god-fearing" it throws up a huge - Papa November 2012-12-14 15:11:53
        You think "sharing your problems" = "Oprah"? - IrishGuard 2012-12-14 14:15:54
        Yes. You sound like a sophomore sociology major. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:29:23
        That's not necessarily true. The wild west had a lot of - smcchick 2012-12-14 16:03:10
        Things like this shock ... - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 16:33:54
        I'm not going out on a limb here - themanwhowouldbeking 2012-12-14 14:42:20
        I'm not sure the statistics do back that up. - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 14:55:41
        Well, I do teach a lot of sophomore sociology majors - IrishGuard 2012-12-14 14:41:32
        One size fits all. * - Finn_MacCool 2012-12-14 14:39:37
        No, but one God does. * - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:47:52
        At what point did our national God-consciousness - IrishGuard 2012-12-14 15:02:47
        At what point did our worsening lack of faith ... - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:16:36
        You brought up the "200 years" line, not me - IrishGuard 2012-12-14 15:35:58
        You make me smile in this thread. - ndtiger 2012-12-14 15:24:31
        Because you're above it all, eh? - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:36:15
        It's your choice, Tim. - ndtiger 2012-12-14 15:51:03
        No, it's yours. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 16:06:14
        For the record, I don't think you are wrong. - themanwhowouldbeking 2012-12-14 17:04:59
        You're just an innocent bystander. - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 16:56:23
        Oh, I'm certainly neither of those things. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 19:02:07
        It's really pretty simple. - nd06 2012-12-14 16:55:34
        24. * - ndtiger 2012-12-14 16:19:39
        That isn't what I said - elterrible 2012-12-14 15:39:34
        Yes, it is. It's right there, in that black and white ... - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:49:26
        The point of my post, - elterrible 2012-12-14 15:56:20
        No, that wasn't the point of your post. You were clear. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 16:20:50
        Yeah, no joke. Nothing like taking a tragedy to - anthro_domer 2012-12-14 15:32:02
        Well said * - elterrible 2012-12-14 15:08:05
        Riiiight. * - Finn_MacCool 2012-12-14 14:51:04
        Just not cool enough for you, MacCool? * - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:57:44
        I guess I'm not as desperate for argument as you are. * - Finn_MacCool 2012-12-14 15:05:13
        Or not serious enough to be heard. * - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:17:20
        I don't recall you being this big of a cocksucker. * - nd06 2012-12-14 15:46:05
        That's assuming you'd "hear" me. - Finn_MacCool 2012-12-14 15:41:01
        And you're too cool to try. * - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 15:50:34
        You're not here to debate. - Finn_MacCool 2012-12-14 15:54:58
      - Exactly. * - Costanza 2012-12-14 13:51:06
Why didn't this kind of stuff happen 20 years ago? - smcchick 2012-12-14 13:33:22
- Worst school killing of all time is still from 1927 * - DBCooper 2012-12-14 18:02:38
- I think its economics - atepesm 2012-12-14 16:04:08
- Because guns didnt exist 20 years ago. * - 84david 2012-12-14 15:30:05
- Smaller ammo clips * - Bear 2012-12-14 14:50:41
- Bath Michigan 1927 - duke 2012-12-14 14:35:03
- We're weaker, more fragile people now. * - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2012-12-14 14:05:26
- 1966-2009: 120 public mass killings. 1900-1965: 21... - kbyrnes 2012-12-14 13:51:52
  - Availability of semi-automatic weapons? * - duke 2012-12-14 14:33:12
    - Semi-auto guns have been available since 1905. * - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:00:08
    - We were probably even more armed then than we are now. - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 14:51:43
  - Adjusted for population - atthedome 2012-12-14 14:11:50
    - Of course it is. - wearendhockey 2012-12-14 14:43:06
  - I've read of theories that link the uptick in these events - Barrister 2012-12-14 14:03:12
    - That combined with the rise of national TV? * - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 17:42:50
    - It probably does. - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 14:05:57
      - There's always been that guy that everyone knows is crazy - smcchick 2012-12-14 14:12:32
- It did happen 20 years ago. Not new, unfortunately * - sprack 2012-12-14 13:47:46
  - A school shoot up? I don't remember one, but you might - smcchick 2012-12-14 13:53:49
    - There were the kindergartners in Scotland in '96. - irish gypsy 2012-12-14 14:03:28
    - Stockton 1989 was the earliest one in my memory (link) - lenny97 2012-12-14 13:57:26
- The Rise and Decline of Mass Shootings - coachslacker 2012-12-14 13:44:57
- I really wish the media would stop showing everything. - akaRonMexico 2012-12-14 13:37:57
  - This is why school shootings have increased in frequency. - Flann 2012-12-14 14:41:55
    - They are now stressing that this is the worst school - akaRonMexico 2012-12-14 15:02:06
  - Copycatting happens not just with this type of crime, but - ndnorth 2012-12-14 13:47:56
  - And I don't think they should be interviewing children. - Skip Encarnacion 2012-12-14 13:45:30
    - I'm having fantasies of going after these reporters - ndtim2005 2012-12-14 13:58:38
  - First expert they talked to on NBC was hammering this point. - CMillar 2012-12-14 13:39:40
  - No more than in the movies or video games. - Bailey 2012-12-14 13:39:17
    - I agree with both of you - jreednd 2012-12-14 13:40:25
Daughter works in a nearby school district. Scary. * - newogem 2012-12-14 13:27:22
My cousins (now older) live in that town - Oneill_08 2012-12-14 13:18:34
- Mine too. - OGerry 2012-12-14 17:34:29
On the list of parental nightmares, this has to top the list * - FtWorthIrish 2012-12-14 13:14:08
27 dead. 18 children K-4. * - The Holtz Room 2012-12-14 13:02:00
Oh my God * - dubIrish 2012-12-14 12:59:17
This is so sad - Johnnydub 2012-12-14 12:38:53

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