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[Joel Was Right]

If there is a 2nd person involved, this changes the nature of this.

 

[TDK Rises]

I'm sick to my stomach

 

[Panda Rin]

this is just horrible...

 

[Trigger]

Heartbreaking. Why choose a group so innocent? The kids don't deserve that.

 

[Harry Potter]

Why can civilians purchase body armor?

 

[Measley]

One shooter was 24 and had 4 weapons with bulletproof vest. ABC reporting

Wtf? Whats the motive?

 

[BankaiZaraki]

It's not a hard problem.

1) Solution to drunk driving - You get caught driving drunk once, you lose your license for 10 years. No exceptions. You get caught again, you lose your license forever and go to jail for 5 years.

2) Solution to gun violence - Full medical and psychiatric evaluations for anyone attempting to purchase a weapon in the United States. Minimum age 25 years old to carry a firearm in every major city. License expires every 2 years and requires new evaluations to re-activate. Like a pilot's license.

The problem with #2 is the 25 age limit in every major city. What about the small towns like the Littletons or the Newtown's??

 

[Gentleman Jack]

24 year old shooter carrying 4 weapons and bulletproof vest....

Source on this? Oh ABC

NBC News ‏@NBCNews
Federal law enforcement official says gunman at Connecticut school was a 20-year-old man from CT carrying two handguns. -

 

[DietRob]

Fuck man I am losing it

Me too. I can't stop thinking about my kids. I want to go get them right now but I know that irrational. I feel like I need to pull away from this thread and stream but I just can't.

I've been crying for about an hour. So fucking devastating. There are no words.

 

[Verelios]

Seriously?

Don't mind man. Not necessary to delve into this now.

Not trying to start shit, but I'm curious to know the race of the shooter(s)

Is this really relevant? What does it matter what race he was if he was obviously psychologically unhinged; crazy doesn't conform to just one skin type. Awful news to hear, especially for the parents of the children injured or killed. I've got no words to express how I feel.

 

[User 100115]

Wow. The news I am hearing is that all state troopers were called to the scene, on duty and off duty.

 

[Risible]

I'm waiting for the Facebook "inside job for gun regulation" posts.

Do people honestly say things like that? I don't have many crazy friends so I never see shit like that. Could someone honestly believe that gun regulation people shot up a school to make a point, or were you being funny and it flew over my head?

 

[Fry]

24 year old shooter carrying 4 weapons and bulletproof vest....

Jesus christ.

This is beyond comprehension.

 

[Angry Fork]

A lot of presents going to go un-opened this Christmas.

Completely forgot about this, mortifying to think about.

 

[cwmartin]

Living in and being from Connecticut, and living only 15 minutes from Newtown, (and working even closer, and working with colleagues from Newtown), the Facebook posts hit even more close to home. This is terrifying and it feels like my heart has sunk.

 

[zethren]

Heartbreaking. Why choose a group so innocent? The kids don't deserve that.

Nobody does.

This whole thing is mindbogglingly disgusting...

 

[CrankyJay]

Why can civilians purchase body armor?

Why not? Seems like a good idea more than ever now.

 

[tnaden]

NBC Connecticut:
Investigating second person in custody. Unclear if this person is involved in any way or was simply walking into the school at the wrong time

 

[Choke on the Magic]

An entire Kindergarten class????

Yep it's sick. Even more so that it's possibly a parent did the shootings. Just can't figure out how you can justify in your mind that kids need to be shot.

 

[deejay8595]

Wow.. I'm crying over here. This is sooo sad

 

[Danielsan]

Jesus fucking christ. This is awful. My thoughts go out to the victims, their families and all others who are affected.

 

[Kwhit10]

It's fucking sick when CT has to call out to other states to request additional medical examiners to help.

 

[Escape Goat]

Its got to be complete chaos down there.

 

[-SD-]

is there a live stream anywhere?

http://www.wfsb.com/category/216668/wfsb-eyewitness-news-livestream-1

 

[freenudemacusers]

:/ I hope my kid never has to know this kind of thing.

 

[HeySeuss]

Why can civilians purchase body armor?

It's not illegal to own or buy.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

It's not a hard problem.

1) Solution to drunk driving - You get caught driving drunk once, you lose your license for 10 years. No exceptions. You get caught again, you lose your license forever and go to jail for 5 years.

Totally unrealistic in America where many jobs are tens or dozens of miles away from where people live. In Europe where biking to work is realistic, maybe. Also, the result would be a doubled prison population. See: war on drugs. What society would think it acceptable to send people to prison for a second time drinking offense? It's irrational and doesn't consider the loss of voting privileges and how nearly impossible it will be for those people to find work in the future. Which leads them back to drinking.

2) Solution to gun violence - Full medical and psychiatric evaluations for anyone attempting to purchase a weapon in the United States. Minimum age 25 years old to carry a firearm in every major city. License expires every 2 years and requires new evaluations to re-activate. Like a pilot's license.

This solution presumes your typical violent gun offender is purchasing their gun legally in the first place. Unlike a 4-ton fucking airplane, a gun can be purchased illegally and concealed easily. So again, if someone had bad intentions, they can still get one off the black market or steal a family member's gun for cheap.

Also, who's paying for the psychiatrists/psychologists' time? You're creating about 50 million new doctors appointments on a bi-annual basis, and such appointments aren't free.

Just some things to think on as you refine your ideas.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I can't believe they're trying to interview these kids.

Yeah..its bullshit.

 

[Linkhero1]

My heart just sank and it's continuing to sink. Day ruined and not even the Hobbit will turn things around for me.

I can't begin to imagine how the parents of the victims feel and what they're going through.

 

[theignoramus]

some evil shit man, gunning down babies

 

[KingGondo]

Do people honestly say things like that? I don't have many crazy friends so I never see shit like that. Could someone honestly believe that gun regulation people shot up a school to make a point, or were you being funny and it flew over my head?

A few crazies said the CO theatre shootings were an inside job by Obama to build sentiment for strict gun control.

 

[malingenie]

http://www.wfsb.com/category/216668/wfsb-eyewitness-news-livestream-1

And another live feed:
http://www.cbsnews.com/2718-201_162-1950/cbs-news-live-video/

 

[Snkfanatic]

I feel like I want to throw up...what the fuck man ((

 

[Felix Lighter]

I just can't make sense of this. It's so heartbreaking and infuriating. I don't even know what to say.

 

[Ya no]

left to take a final just as this story was coming out. get back to see at least 27 have been killed. holy shit.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Those poor kids. =(

I remember when I was in elementary school, a kid brought a gun to school and was gonna shoot some kids in my specific class but he was caught before he could do anything. No one knew until the end of that day when they gave us letters to send to our parents.

Its scary

Whimsical killing sprees by and of children are a smile price to pay for Freedom. You should be proud to live in such a country!

USA USA USA!

 

[cwmartin]

Why not? Seems like a good idea more than ever now.

The same reason people cannot armor their vehicles.

 

[BankaiZaraki]

The police had to tell the kids to close their eyes as they passed the school office when evacuating due to the apparent massacre that occurred in there. Fucking horrible.

Is that true? Who reported that? If so these kids are fucking scarred for life.

 

[WonkyPanda]

Do people honestly say things like that? I don't have many crazy friends so I never see shit like that. Could someone honestly believe that gun regulation people shot up a school to make a point, or were you being funny and it flew over my head?

No, he's serious. I have this "friend" who thought the Aurora shooting was perpetrated by the Obama administration to curb our gun rights. Well, to be fair, he said he didn't know if it was true, but that it was possible.


....

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

As someone with a 4 year old daughter in school, this is infuriating, depressing, fuck.

 

[Birbo]

Me too. I can't stop thinking about my kids. I want to go get them right now but I know that irrational. I feel like I need to pull away from this thread and stream but I just can't.

I've been crying for about an hour. So fucking devastating. There are no words.

Right there with you.

 

[JABEE]

Wtf? Whats the motive?

Father of kid?

 

[friskykillface]

The fact that the kids are so young and just starting life at 5-8 is just awful

why take out kids.

 

[LiK]

i can't imagine the crime scene and the law enforcement and emergency response people who will need to deal with it...

 

[qq more]

What kind of sick fuck would do such a thing? I'm really loss for words. Holy fucking shit

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Just watching this on the BBC and man this is awful. They are saying 27 dead including 18 children.

They say a whole other classroom is unaccounted for......is that true?

 

[MIMIC]

ABC News: At least 27 shot and killed

 

[alphaNoid]

Anyone have a link to the live stream or conference please??

 

[LegendofJoe]

I'm waiting for the Facebook "inside job for gun regulation" posts.

My response to a line like that would be: "Did you know it's punch an idiot in the face day?"

 

[Deified Data]

Anyone think its poor taste to be interviewing kids? Especially hours after it just happened.

Yes. Yes, I think it is. Hasn't stopped them before.