Red Mosquito • View topic - America..why won't you just ban the fucking gun?

BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Thu December 02, 2021 6:28 pm

Pretty much.

spike · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 4:18 am **Posts:** 28121

Bullying in schools has been around a lot longer than Columbine.

BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Thu December 02, 2021 7:09 pm

spike wrote:

Bullying in schools has been around a lot longer than Columbine.

But not blaming school shootings on bullying.

McParadigm · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am **Posts:** 21834

BurtReynolds wrote:

Is bullying given as an excuse here?

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The sheriff said the district had no record that the suspect had been bullied at school, and he did not believe specific students were targeted in the attack.

Bi_3 · **Joined:** Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm **Posts:** 14243

simple schoolboy wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

JuanHamm wrote:

Obviously America has a serious gun problem, but that doesn't really explain why so many kids in this country want to murder their fellow students. I really don't get it.

Bullying scales with the internet. I would not be the least bit surprised if the football player he shot was involved.

Is bullying given as an excuse here? Because these shitheads are usually the bullies not the bullied.

Is it Columbine that started that myth?

It seems to be a pretty frequently cited motive by the shooters more than myth. But what do they know?

Bi_3 · **Joined:** Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm **Posts:** 14243

McParadigm wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Is bullying given as an excuse here?

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The sheriff said the district had no record that the suspect had been bullied at school, and he did not believe specific students were targeted in the attack.

Misleading reporting to avoid any risk of sympathy for the killer. The sheriff said the anti bullying coordinator had no record, which is almost always the case.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-sho ... ms-terror/

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Oxford High senior Treshan Bryant said the suspect had been bullied, and he decided to stay home from school after hearing about a possible shooting threat.

BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Thu December 02, 2021 10:05 pm

The 80s nerd/jock trope had everything exactly wrong. Jocks are the good guys.

Stickman · **Posted:** Thu December 02, 2021 10:15 pm

Man I hope they nail the father in this too

"Under-sheriff Mike McCabe said the student's parents advised their son not to talk to investigators. Police must seek permission from a juvenile's parents or guardian to speak with them, he said."

simple schoolboy · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:41 am **Posts:** 5590

Stickman wrote:

Man I hope they nail the father in this too

"Under-sheriff Mike McCabe said the student's parents advised their son not to talk to investigators. Police must seek permission from a juvenile's parents or guardian to speak with them, he said."

If Michigan has safe storage laws, the father might be in trouble.

Dunno why you think punishment is merited for excercising Fifth Amendment rights, but you do you.

Stickman · **Posted:** Thu December 02, 2021 10:27 pm

simple schoolboy wrote:

Stickman wrote:

Man I hope they nail the father in this too

"Under-sheriff Mike McCabe said the student's parents advised their son not to talk to investigators. Police must seek permission from a juvenile's parents or guardian to speak with them, he said."

If Michigan has safe storage laws, the father might be in trouble.

Dunno why you think punishment is merited for excercising Fifth Amendment rights, but you do you.

I didn't say the father should be punished for telling the kid that. He should do time for irresponsible ownership.

elliseamos · **Posted:** Fri December 03, 2021 2:08 am

Maybe when abortion disappears we can attempt to regulate parenthood.

Like the whole family shares a cell or something. I know I'd choose wisely if there was a chance I'd be locked up with my parents 23 hours a day.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42179

Bi_3 wrote:

macphisto wrote:

But definitely not the shooter…bro.

Even if that's true it doesn't really change the situation that much beyond being another example of media using a "narrative" in place of a "fact" to get clicks.

The students still thought it was the shooter and behaved as such... their fear... their behavior is what resonates in that video. And parents it's one thing to know your kid has done active shooter drills, it's another to see it played out in a real situation where you could easily imagine your child in that room.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42179

JuanHamm wrote:

Jorge wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

I feel like the life has been sucked out of me watching that.

Yeah same. My two little siblings attend high school in the US and I worry about this a lot. How did things get this way

Obviously America has a serious gun problem, but that doesn't really explain why so many kids in this country want to murder their fellow students. I really don't get it.

Me either. Reason #57 to find a cabin in the woods and disappear.

Jorge · **Posted:** Fri December 03, 2021 3:51 am

What is reason #39?

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42179

Jorge wrote:

What is reason #39?

You not riding a rollercoaster with me.

Bi_3 · **Joined:** Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm **Posts:** 14243

Impromptu metal detector finds kids with 21 weapons at Brooklyn school day after student gun bust

Clearly the problem is metal detectors: https://edtrust.org/the-equity-line/its ... hools-now/

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Fri December 03, 2021 1:18 pm

When I was in first grade, an older girl brought her dads handgun on the bus. This was 1987. She took it out of her backpack, waved it around, let some of the other kids hold it. I think about that sometimes.

elliseamos · **Posted:** Fri December 03, 2021 1:25 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:

When I was in first grade, an older girl brought her dads handgun on the bus. This was 1987. She took it out of her backpack, waved it around, let some of the other kids hold it. I think about that sometimes.

Here in Maine, HS students in a certain class can bring their guns in and learn to clean and care for them. The gun racks in the backs of their trucks in the parking lot are an odd site if you're not used to it.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Fri December 03, 2021 1:28 pm

Yeah I’d probably not send my kid to that school…

My wife is going hunting next week for her first time. She’s never held a gun before. Curious to see how this unfolds.

dimejinky99 · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am **Posts:** 35474

Amateurs.
We were learning about wiring timers and playing with Semtex like playdoh in preschool.

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