A school shooting in Texas

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/18/texas-school-shooting-santa-fe-high

At least eight people are dead and a number of people have been injured in a shooting at a Texas high school on Friday, according to local reports.

This is becoming so depressingly routine that I'm sure some people are thinking "Why start a thread about this?"

[spamwangler]

If Neil had a gun he could have stopped you posting about this

[newbridge]

If those teachers had been armed then would Thanos have ever done infinity war?

[jobotic]

Seems to be what the American people want so what can you do?



Anyway it's probably false flag and the NRA aren't that powerful anyway.

[Son of Sod]

The suspect is believed to be a student. What are the odds they'll be a 'mentally disturbed' incel neo-Nazi?

[manticore]

Seems to be what the American people want so what can you do?

That's not really true is it? The great majority of Americans (including NRA members) are in favour of stricter gun control and against the policies of the NRA.

[up_the_hampipe]

Dammit Obama.

[Alberon]

Of course, now is not the time to talk about gun control.

[Mr_Simnock]

we neeeeed mor gunz, stop da criminals

[Bhazor]

"10 dead in Texas School Shooting"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44173954

Tch, oh ruddy typical, am I right? Hey? Long exhale of breath and a shrug with a rueful what can you do shake of the head.

[Bhazor]

Ahh what can you do 'ey?

[up_the_hampipe]

Of course, now is not the time to talk about gun control.

Yeah, why even bring it up? Let's get back to that Yanny of Laurel thing. I heard Yanny.

[Bhazor]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/18/texas-school-shooting-santa-fe-high

This is becoming so depressingly routine that I'm sure some people are thinking "Why start a thread about this?"

I liked the impact of the other thread with just a rolling news ticker of mass shootings.

[bgmnts]

Maybe the shooter was trying so hard to hear Yanny or Laurel he accidentally heard "Kill them all. Kill the phonies".

[Bhazor]

"YA NEed to sLAURghter 'em alL"

[BlodwynPig]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2005/sep/14/texas-school-shooting-santa-fe-high

This is becoming so depressingly routine that I'm sure some people are thinking "Why start a thread about this?"

[phantom_power]

Stop politicising this political thing!

[idunnosomename]

I can't even think of a frivolous reply to post, except this one mentioning that

Next time I'll be really stuck

[Uncle TechTip]

Of course, now is not the time to talk about gun control.

Maybe that's the plan, if there's one every two weeks there will never be a good time to talk about gun control.

[idunnosomename]

Oh can post this i guess.

https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1826142891

[hedgehog90]

I'm thinking of taking news footage of recent school shootings and dubbing hanna-barbera sound effects over it.
I'm not sure to what end, just seems strangely appropriate somehow.

[Glebe]

Here we go again... horrendous.

[Bhazor]

@realDonaldTrump
4h4 hours ago

School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all!

"As the news started to come in we were hopeful it would be one of the good kind of school shootings but it sadly seems to be one of the bad kind of school shootings"

[canadagoose]

"As the news started to come in we were hopeful it would be one of the good kind of school shootings but it sadly seems to be one of the bad kind of school shootings"

I can't believe how flippant that tweet sounds. "Oh well, not good. Best of luck, guys! Hope you're not dead!" I doubt Trump cares a jot.

[Uncle TechTip]

I'm thinking of taking news footage of recent school shootings and dubbing hanna-barbera sound effects over it.
I'm not sure to what end, just seems strangely appropriate somehow.

Do it and say, this is a demonstration of how seriously lawmakers treat this issue. Worldwide smash, I guarantee it.

[Johnny Yesno]

Maybe that's the plan, if there's one every two weeks there will never be a good time to talk about gun control.

You lack vision, my friend.

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html

[kalowski]

It's ten past ten. Neither this story nor the 100 people dead in Havana have knocked the feel good story of are wonderful royals marrying. Long live the spirit of Di!

[Bhazor]

Maybe that's the plan, if there's one every two weeks there will never be a good time to talk about gun control.

There was an infographic I saw in a tweet that was basically "If the week after a mass shooting is the wrong time to talk about gun control, then we haven't had a day to talk about gun control for 12 years."

I forget the exact time frames but the point was clear.

[Bhazor]

It's ten past ten. Neither this story nor the 100 people dead in Havana have knocked the feel good story of are wonderful royals marrying. Long live the spirit of Di!

Except the cuba plane crash is the lead story on the BBC news site right now.

[Churston Deckle]

BBC article:
"Shortly after the shooting began in the town of about 13,000 residents, a man carrying an American flag, wearing a Trump hat, and carrying a pistol on his hip approached news cameras.
The man, who did not give his name, said his goal was to "get to the school. Make America great again".
Another man then told reporters "we need prayers".
"This idiot is walking down the street with a damned pistol on his side where we just had kids get shot," he said referring to the other man.
"I'm a guns rights person. I have guns. But this idiot is walking down here and saying he needs to make America great again. That's not what America needs.""


The USA in a nutshell - guns n prayers. Sad.