OT: mass shooting in vegas

[Jgrooms]

400 plus poor souls, many fighting to stay alive, right now.



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[eddief]

is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. if you can't discuss the problem and possible solutions you are part of the problem. we can grieve, be sad, and still move forward.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by Lewis Moon

Too many. Too often.

50 years of mass shootings... I haven't read about this one yet, but the little I know is just insane. 64 years old? What on earth would make him snap like that? The saddest part for the future is nothing will change. We'll have lots of hand wringing & speeches, but no changes.
50 killed, 400+ hurt. That's just insane. I don't know the shooters name, I don't ever want to know his name.

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[Jgrooms]

Originally Posted by eddief

is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. if you can't discuss the problem and possible solutions you are part of the problem. we can grieve, be sad, and still move forward.

Shock
Pray
Politicians blather &
People take sides
Nothing changes- Nothing

Everyone should ask themselves how a culture arrives at a point where anger turns into a demonstration of violence intended to kill & injure the most they can.

And it is, statistically proven, a largely US phenomenon. Why is that?



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[William]

Problem is...you can't fix crazy. Crazy people do crazy things, most harmless, a few deadly.





William

[Hilltopperny]

Originally Posted by Jgrooms

Shock
Pray
Politicians blather &
People take sides
Nothing changes- Nothing

Everyone should ask themselves how a culture arrives at a point where anger turns into a demonstration of violence intended to kill & injure the most they can.

And it is, statistically proven, a largely US phenomenon. Why is that?



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Ssri medications? We certainly have more folks on those types of medications than anywhere else in the world. Could be a correlation between the two?

[Jgrooms]

Originally Posted by William

Problem is...you can't fix crazy. Crazy people do crazy things, most harmless, a few deadly.











William

US has more crazy people than other western societies?

Nope.

And sorry, but “crazy” is just the first stage of rationalization. A coping mechanism.


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[instantturtle]

Originally Posted by Jgrooms

Shock
Pray
Politicians blather &
People take sides
Nothing changes- Nothing

Everyone should ask themselves how a culture arrives at a point where anger turns into a demonstration of violence intended to kill & injure the most they can.

And it is, statistically proven, a largely US phenomenon. Why is that?



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It’s seems to be because we can’t talk politics after an event like this and thus can’t talk any policy which leads to quietly allowing these events to happen without ever having “the right time” to discuss the issue. It should be a two prong approach - grieve AND find solutions.

It’s like a domestic violence victim trying to talk to their abuser but the abuser says it’s not the right time to talk because I’m beating you right now.


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[William]

It's natural, and I know where you want to go...but it isn't going to happen here. A million others sites to go and comment. We aren't going there on this forum.

It's a senseless tragedy that won't be solved here.








William

[cookietom]

Just pray for those are hurt....

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by cderalow

the most disappointing part of this is the response of our supposed leader...

'condolences' expressed in 160 characters hardly seem appropriate for this sort of thing.

Sorry if this contributes negatively, but I agree with you 100%. An appropriate response in integral to how people deal with this moving forward. You can define 'an appropriate response' however you wish....

Fifty people dead the last I heard. This is horrible.......

[William]

Originally Posted by cookietom

Just pray for those are hurt....

At this time, I think this is the appropriate response to close the thread.






William