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[BFIB]

This is terrifying. I am visibly shaken by that image of the shooter.

 

[KingGondo]

It will just keep getting worse and we will just become numb to it.

Yesterday my 11 year old was being taught lockdown drills for the new school year. The teacher told them that if they didn't lock the classroom door then they could all be gunned down like the kindergartners in Newtown. My kid was visibly shaken by it.

This is the world of fear and death we have chosen to live in to support the ridiculous 2nd Amendment.

Not even the "2nd Amendment." A radical, recent interpretation of the 2nd Amendment that is completely contrary to common sense.

 

[Radec]

you can see the guy in the frame as the camera man drops the camera. just terrifying.

e:

holy shit.

 

[Walpurgis]

Bunch of assholes in this thread. You wanna debate the politics of it all. make a thread for it. All you people are doing is causing a massive derail.

Derail from what? People coming in, posting "so sad RIP" and leaving?

 

[backflip10019]

https://twitter.com/chrishurstwdbj

This is so terrible to read.

 

[heliosRAzi]

And this is how any debate on gun violence usually gets shut down in America. With that said I hope they find this guy quick.

Clearly now is not the time. We must wait until it's forgotten to have this debate.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Awful news, have Mashable pulled the video?

It seems to just be an awfully annoying website which freezes Firefox and just a load of images.

Looks like it, the twitter link is also dead.

Looked like the first shot just missed the reporter's back. Horrifying video. The hopelessness of it. There's literally nowhere for them to go.

 

[chadskin]

Awful news, have Mashable pulled the video?

They linked to a tweet which has since been deleted: https://twitter.com/4cast4you/status/636514105331974144

 

[Jarrod38]

Looks like Reddit is already on their witch hunt.

 

[FlyinJ]

Bunch of assholes in this thread. You wanna debate the politics of it all. make a thread for it. All you people are doing is causing a massive derail.

And I think the exact opposite... I'm disgusted with people already hand-waving and pulling the extremely tired "too soon to talk about why this happened" card.

They pull that card almost once a week now, because there is a massacre/shooting every week in this country. I'm sick of it, and something needs to be done NOW about the gun situation in this country.

 

[Bronx-Man]

It's not like people here really care about the lives lost. They're more interested in how it fits into their agenda.

RIP.

And exactly how the fuck would you know if anyone here didn't care?

 

[chadskin]

BreakingNews: Vicki Gardner, who was subject of WDBJ interview, was shot in the back and is in surgery - @roanoketimes http://t.co/CDxkgxJ7Be

https://twitter.com/breakingnews/status/636534692255301632

 

[redlegs87]

That is horrifying. Either way if this was a random attack or premeditated that guy needs to get caught and now.

 

[helloresolven]

https://twitter.com/chrishurstwdbj

No words.

 

[HabeeNo]

Jesus Christ, just saw it in the news, this is sickening...

Prayers for their families

 

[Spacebar]

I was in that area the past two weekends hiking and I'm shocked by this. Everyone I met was friendly, but you never know these days. RIP.

 

[Pinchable Buttocks]

Clearly now is not the time. We must wait until it's forgotten to have this debate.

People said the same exact thing after Sandy Hook, the Aurora movie theatre shootings, and Columbine.

 

[Veritigo_X]

It's not like people here really care about the lives lost. They're more interested in how it fits into their agenda.

RIP.

The people stopping by just to post a simple "RIP" seem like they care the least. What does that do to prevent this from happening again?

 

[Herbs]

Seems like the best time to discuss the merits of guns in our society. Doesn't preclude anyone for mourning as well. Sadness all around.

 

[JJDubz]

Looks like Reddit is already on their witch hunt.

Let's see how many lives they can ruin this time.

 

[Jonm1010]

It's not like people here really care about the lives lost. They're more interested in how it fits into their agenda.

RIP.

GTFO. NO! People are sick and fucking tired of seeing innocent people killed because this country won't address the elephant in the room which is the way we apotheosize guns in this country and refuse to put meaningful regulations in place.

It's the opposite of not caring. It's seeing another tragedy and saying, hey, you know what? Let's fucking start doing something about this so we can begin to prevent some of these tragedies in the future.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

It goes without saying, but this is just terrible. Such an unexpected crime too...they were doing a puff piece at 6:45am and someone kills them.

 

[Ivan 3414]

I really have no words.

 

[chadskin]

Chris Hurst ‏@chrishurstwdbj 12m12 minutes ago
We didn't share this publicly, but @AParkerWDBJ7 and I were very much in love. We just moved in together. I am numb.

Chris Hurst ‏@chrishurstwdbj 11m11 minutes ago
We were together almost nine months. It was the best nine months of our lives. We wanted to get married.We just celebrated her 24th birthday

Chris Hurst ‏@chrishurstwdbj 9m9 minutes ago
She was the most radiant woman I ever met. And for some reason she loved me back. She loved her family, her parents and her brother.

Chris Hurst ‏@chrishurstwdbj 7m7 minutes ago
I am comforted by everyone at @WDBJ7. We are a family. She worked with Adam every day. They were a team. I am heartbroken for his fiancee.

https://twitter.com/chrishurstwdbj

That's just heartbreaking. Damn.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Holy shit, man..RIP.

That's just heartbreaking. Damn.

Geezuz..

 

[Poker Face]

Speechless. People just doing their jobs

RIP

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

It will just keep getting worse and we will just become numb to it.

Yesterday my 11 year old was being taught lockdown drills for the new school year. The teacher told them that if they didn't lock the classroom door then they could all be gunned down like the kindergartners in Newtown. My kid was visibly shaken by it.

Please tell me you told administration about that? I would have been livid if my kid's teacher told my son that.

 

[SimpleGamer]

Looks like he's smiling.

Skull face?
24 and 27 got damn this shit is horrible.

 

[Ubersnug]

... Let's fucking start doing something about this so we can begin to prevent some of these tragedies in the future.

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

 

[Charlie0108]

The female reporter's partner specialised in reporting on mental health problems as well. Really sad situation. I can't believe things like this are stilling happening and nothing seems to be being done to stop it.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Man..

 

[pringles]

That video.. my god. So horrible. They had no chance whatsoever.

I hate the world sometimes.

 

[BertramCooper]

Here's a live stream from the station they worked at:

http://www.wdbj7.com/video/livestreaming

 

[richiek]

Clearly now is not the time. We must wait until it's forgotten to have this debate.

Man, fuck the NRA.

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

If a massacre of school children won't mobilize this country, I don't know what will.

 

[DoktorEvil]

Looks like Reddit is already on their witch hunt.

Oh please no. Let's watch who's lives they destroy this week.

 

[Shuggananas]

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

At this point probably a civil war at least

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

Blacks, Hispanics, and especially Arabs exercising their full legal gun rights en masse.

 

[Justin]

People said the same exact thing after Sandy Hook, the Aurora movie theatre shootings, and Columbine.

Well you see the timer for when it is appropriate resets each time one of these events occurs so at this rate we will never be "ready" for the debate.

The only thing that will happen for sure is the gun industry will make MORE money in the coming weeks as the NRA stokes the flames and drives all the rubes to the gun shops to buy everything up before "Obama bans all the guns!".

 

[Nastrodamous]

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

MORE middle American white people being gunned down.

 

[The Elite]

Definitely not a mask. We can rule that out I suppose.

Yeah, I think the shadows on his face are throwing people off. That is one scary image.

 

[Iriscomeback]

Holy crap...

Hope they find that bastard soon and lock him up forever.

 

[E the Shaggy]

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

At this point? Seemingly nothing. I honestly cannot think of a scenario where our country finally just fucking tries to do something about this problem other than holding up our god damn hands and saying "Oh well!", then quickly forgetting about the most recent incident, only for another one to spring up within a fucking MONTH/WEEK of the last one.

 

[TS-08]

The people stopping by just to post a simple "RIP" seem like they care the least. What does that do to prevent this from happening again?

And there's nothing wrong with those posts or variants thereof, but if someone is going to argue that any other type of post is in poor taste or trivializing the tragedy, then we may as well lock this thread and ban similar stories for the future. A bunch of "RIP" posts with nothing more serve no value to a discussion and GAF already locks threads centered on stories that are only provided for their shock or disgust value.

 

[| Praxis |]

Holy shit, this is terrible. What the fuck is wrong with some people?

Feel awful for the family and colleagues and of course the victims.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

Shit, they were being shot at point blank range.

 

[heliosRAzi]

Ill be honest, I'm so far removed from American politics and the intricacies of the second amendment; but what would it really take before the American people stood up and demanded action be taken against the policies behind gun ownership?

Fear of the Other, I bet.

 

[Interfectum]

And this is how any debate on gun violence usually gets shut down in America. With that said I hope they find this guy quick.

Yup. We just gotta spam RIP in the thread, that's it. Can't talk about how this bullshit keeps happening and how America's obsession with guns has to stop.

 

[Patrick S.]

Holy fuck, the way the guy walked after her, shooting all the time, is some real Terminator shit.

R.I.P. to the two victims.

 

[Kiever Sher]

Man his fiancee was in the control room and watched it all happen.

 

[Shig]

It appears from the footage that the gunman was walking through the scene slowly and deliberately. Really strikes me as much too cool and calculated to be a chance bum-rush. Chilling.

RIP to the victims, utterly senseless.