Yet another school shooting. Washington state

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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    Last-12-Exit said:

    fife said:

    Last-12-Exit said:

    I highly doubt an armed security guard would have prevented one bullet from being fired. He stood up in the cafeteria and started shooting. (Allegedly)

    no no no don't you know the only way you can prevent a school shooting is having 100 armed security at every school?
    And they must all be carrying AR-14s
    damm right, its the only way to protect the children and don't you want to protect your kids?

    Please will someone think of the children!
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,841
    edited October 2014
    CM189191 said:

    unsung said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    He must have missed the gun free zone sign.

    How about waiting till the blood dries?

    Haven't read what has happened, but brutal for certain.
    Why? The President doesn't.

    Sorry if I prefer to protect our children with trained and armed personal instead of a sign with some words on it that has never stopped a bad guy.

    Truth hurts. Gun free zones kill.
    Yes, let's institutionalize the school even more like prisons than they already are. Armed guards, uniforms, locked doors, RFIDs. Sounds like a great environment for learning. Sounds a lot more like North Korea than North America.
    Totally agree. Kids will all end up being fucked in the head (even more than they already are) if schools turn into that.
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  • mickeyrat
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    chadwick said:

    that isn't right, mickeyrat

    so you dont think the owner of a weapon that's used in a crime such as this shouldnt be held accountable? If that kid was driving his parents car and plowed into a crowd wouldnt they bear some responsibility? Whats different?
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  • Its Evolution Baby
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    Most schools are already underfunded and are forced to cut educational programs or certain sports teams due to budget cuts. SOOOOOO lets add in the cost for armed security and the training and liability insurance that goes with it. Oh but we can never raise taxes.

    Lets come up with REAL ideas to prevent these tragedies and not armed guards or armed teachers which will NEVER happen.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    This shit just went down and already some people are jumping the gun (honestly, no pun intended).

    Does anyone know more or have deeper insight beyond what's been initially reported?
  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    edited October 2014
    Last-12-Exit said:

    I highly doubt an armed security guard would have prevented one bullet from being fired. He stood up in the cafeteria and started shooting. (Allegedly)

    A student at Washington state's Marysville-Pilchuck High School walked into the school's cafeteria, went up to a table with students, "came up from behind ... and fired about six bullets into the backs of them," witness Jordan Luton told CNN. "They were his friends, so it wasn't just random," Luton said.

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/us/washington-school-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    stuckinline said:

    Last-12-Exit said:

    I highly doubt an armed security guard would have prevented one bullet from being fired. He stood up in the cafeteria and started shooting. (Allegedly)

    A student at Washington state's Marysville-Pilchuck High School walked into the school's cafeteria, went up to a table with students, "came up from behind ... and fired about six bullets into the backs of them," witness Jordan Luton told CNN. "They were his friends, so it wasn't just random," Luton said.

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/us/washington-school-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
    Pulled a handgun from his pocket.

    This is why handguns are so effective. You just carry that little weapon in your pocket and... right when you're ready... "surprise" and begin firing.

    Cue critical response: This is why the other students needed to have their own guns. That way... "double surprise" and a gun fight could have occurred.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    mickeyrat said:

    chadwick said:

    that isn't right, mickeyrat

    so you dont think the owner of a weapon that's used in a crime such as this shouldnt be held accountable? If that kid was driving his parents car and plowed into a crowd wouldnt they bear some responsibility? Whats different?
    Is that true? If my daughter was driving my car and plowed into somebody and killed them, I could be legally accountable? I know financially, my insurance would pay, but I could get charged with a crime?
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,985
    Last-12-Exit said:

    mickeyrat said:

    chadwick said:

    that isn't right, mickeyrat

    so you dont think the owner of a weapon that's used in a crime such as this shouldnt be held accountable? If that kid was driving his parents car and plowed into a crowd wouldnt they bear some responsibility? Whats different?
    Is that true? If my daughter was driving my car and plowed into somebody and killed them, I could be legally accountable? I know financially, my insurance would pay, but I could get charged with a crime?
    depends on the circumstances. but it could be possible.
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  • unsung
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    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    He must have missed the gun free zone sign.

    How about waiting till the blood dries?

    Haven't read what has happened, but brutal for certain.
    Why? The President doesn't.

    Sorry if I prefer to protect our children with trained and armed personal instead of a sign with some words on it that has never stopped a bad guy.

    Truth hurts. Gun free zones kill.
    What an asinine argument.

    The answer to 16,000 gun deaths and 4-5 national tragedies every year is more guns. Brilliant.

    You're right, keep relying on signs and laws that criminals ignore.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    edited October 2014
    I was reading on nytimes.com and under the headline the first sentence said "a gunman is dead after opening fire....." It doesn't seem right to call this kid a gunman. It was a child. A 14 year old. Yes, I know what be did was deplorable and unexplainable. He is a murderer. I was just taken by surprise by the terminology I guess. When you think of a gunman, a 14 year old doesn't come to mind.


    Edit: I'm not defending this kid at all. Like I said, he's a murderer. It's just the times we live in.
    Post edited by Last-12-Exit on
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,841
    Last-12-Exit said:

    mickeyrat said:

    chadwick said:

    that isn't right, mickeyrat

    so you dont think the owner of a weapon that's used in a crime such as this shouldnt be held accountable? If that kid was driving his parents car and plowed into a crowd wouldnt they bear some responsibility? Whats different?
    Is that true? If my daughter was driving my car and plowed into somebody and killed them, I could be legally accountable? I know financially, my insurance would pay, but I could get charged with a crime?
    No. Not if your kid had a driver's license and you didn't get her drunk before lending her your car.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    unsung said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    He must have missed the gun free zone sign.

    How about waiting till the blood dries?

    Haven't read what has happened, but brutal for certain.
    Why? The President doesn't.

    Sorry if I prefer to protect our children with trained and armed personal instead of a sign with some words on it that has never stopped a bad guy.

    Truth hurts. Gun free zones kill.
    What an asinine argument.

    The answer to 16,000 gun deaths and 4-5 national tragedies every year is more guns. Brilliant.

    You're right, keep relying on signs and laws that criminals ignore.
    Seeing as you can't rely on your leaders to make the necessary reforms to safeguard your country... you might be right.

    I'm just saying there is a better way that you can't seem to (or choose not to) comprehend.
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  • unsung
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    Ok I'll play along. What law would have stopped this?

    He broke how many laws today? One more wont do anything.
  • unsung
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    CM189191 said:

    unsung said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    He must have missed the gun free zone sign.

    How about waiting till the blood dries?

    Haven't read what has happened, but brutal for certain.
    Why? The President doesn't.

    Sorry if I prefer to protect our children with trained and armed personal instead of a sign with some words on it that has never stopped a bad guy.

    Truth hurts. Gun free zones kill.
    Yes, let's institutionalize the school even more like prisons than they already are. Armed guards, uniforms, locked doors, RFIDs. Sounds like a great environment for learning. Sounds a lot more like North Korea than North America.

    Seriously? Common Core essentially turned schools into indoctrination centers.

    You might as well guard them.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    unsung said:

    Ok I'll play along. What law would have stopped this?

    He broke how many laws today? One more wont do anything.

    * Hand guns restricted to those who qualify after courses and stringent background checks.

    * Ammunition for handguns sold only to those with valid permits.

    * Carry permits for those who require one because of their occupations and those who need one for the protection of life (armoured car guards or people threatened by wild animals while working in a remote wilderness area).

    Couple these laws with a solid buy back program.

    Short term: no significant result.
    Long term: significant results.

    Sorry... no band aid quick fix for this deep pit you have dug yourselves into.
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    None of which would have stopped today's incident.

  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    unsung said:

    CM189191 said:

    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    unsung said:

    He must have missed the gun free zone sign.

    How about waiting till the blood dries?

    Haven't read what has happened, but brutal for certain.
    Why? The President doesn't.

    Sorry if I prefer to protect our children with trained and armed personal instead of a sign with some words on it that has never stopped a bad guy.

    Truth hurts. Gun free zones kill.
    Yes, let's institutionalize the school even more like prisons than they already are. Armed guards, uniforms, locked doors, RFIDs. Sounds like a great environment for learning. Sounds a lot more like North Korea than North America.

    Seriously? Common Core essentially turned schools into indoctrination centers.

    You might as well guard them.


    Good lord it's always hyperbole. Common core equals indoctrination? Care to explain? Indoctrination to what? Let me guess, it's a conspiracy to make children statists.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    unsung said:

    None of which would have stopped today's incident.

    And having armed gunmen at the school would have?
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