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The best "least worse" solution is to shrug our shoulders and go on with life. (To think that as a people we are willing to settle for the new normal within the "greatest nation on earth" that is unable or unwilling to start at a minimum a serious dialogue concerning mass killings, security breaches and corporate incompetence at the highest levels of government is deeply disturbing when we are capable of so much more)
Duhhhhh. Disgruntled aging gambling addict dousing booze while gambling tens of thousands of dollars a day until his grubstake dwindles (they don't comp rooms because they are losing money) develops slight resentment at his lost nest egg and goes on murderous rampage against the city and casinos that cleaned him out.
Gee, that doesn't sound like motive to me.
Any serious student of history or economics knows that American exceptionalism is a myth.Then why was it not like this for so long? It seems like the Tower shooting at the UT of Texas in 1966, which killed "only" 18 but was simply unimaginable at the time, kind of brackets a 50 year period of social and cultural decline in which hard drugs entered society, all kinds of institutions and traditions were thrown away like so much garbage--marriage, stable families, religious observance in the Judeo-Christian traditions, the idea of self-restraint and self-control came to be seen as so much foolishness.
bob2356 saysAny serious student of history or economics knows that American exceptionalism is a myth.Then why was it not like this for so long? It seems like the Tower shooting at the UT of Texas in 1966, which killed "only" 18 but was simply unimaginable at the time, kind of brackets a 50 year period of social and cultural decline in which hard drugs entered society, all kinds of institutions and traditions were thrown away like so much garbage--marriage, stable families, religious observance in the Judeo-Christian traditions, the idea of self-restraint and self-control came to be seen as so much foolishness.
Wow, I'm impressed, you got something right for a change.
You mean banning military assault weapons (typical semi auto rifles) and high capacity (standard) "clips" (magazines), wouldn't have prevented this lunatic?
bob2356 saysSo if something can't prevent every lunatic then trying to preventing some lunatics isn't worth while. The perfect stooge of the gun industry.
So tell us, cranky Bob, what existing or new law would have prevented this shooting.
Since 1982, less people have been killed in mass shootings than were killed in the morning of 9/11/01.
One major difference is in our media. I watch B&W episodes from time to time and the way they intertwine tobacco and alcohol use into every single fucking scene is ludicrous by today's standards.
If there were a central registry of gun sales someone buying so many guns and so much ammo so quickly could have raised a flag to go question the guy and check him out.
Once again, you would be wrong. I do know what the Dems are proposing will absolutely not work, only the clueless think it will.
The bottom line, you can't legislate away "crazy", if you want to live in a somewhat free country, you'll have to take some lumps.
If you want to live in a country safe from gun ownership by citizens, I hear N. Korea is nice this time of the year.
me123 says
If there were a central registry of gun sales someone buying so many guns and so much ammo so quickly could have raised a flag to go question the guy and check him out.
And? They knock on his door and ask why he has 20 guns and he tells them he likes to "collect them all". What's the next move would be? Follow him everywhere 24x7
Watching the hand wringing, posturing and pondering, round the clock barrage of news on the latest mass shooting, it strikes me that we as a society in this country are "learning to live with it" and doing the same things as industrial facilities but on a much more sinister scale.
We have learned or are quickly learning to accept mass shootings as just another fact of life in America and while the latest event provides a temporary jolt to the mind, it's business as usual for 99.99% of the country until the next event (there will be more and they will be far deadlier) since it's not real anymore, just like our wars. How long was the pause in frivolity on the strip to denounce this type of activity?
The shootings have become a macabre form of entertainment now for the news media and internet pundits of every scope and description lauding the heroes, fermenting conspiracy theories to find a particular group or race at fault if possible, microscopic examination of perpetrator(s) to no lasting resolution and the endless rounds of why did this happen in a search for ratings and audience numbers.
Routine now is “what to do in the event of a mass shooting”, “is our city ready for an event like this”, and other related articles suggesting
this is indeed now a normal part of life here. During tonight’s evening news there was a “promo” for a seminar to given at a local church on “how to stay safe in an active shooter situation”.
No less we have accepted as part of the new normal security breaches that involve our personal information. Regardless of the scope and degree of the security failure it's just another ho-hum, who this time, how many affected, do I have to change my password again and then carry on carrying on.
There is a lack of accountability and responsibility on the behalf of elected officials in this country at all levels that are due to the laissez-faire attitude on the part of the citizens that permits these events to not be addressed fully and acted on.
Save for some photo ops and watered down legislation that would have been just as well not passed but looks good, feels good and makes the citizens think there is a genuine concern little of consequence will come out of this. It does however allow those in control of our laws and legislation to pass the red face test and boast they “took action” no matter how feeble that may be.
Appearing once again "I would be willing to forgo some freedoms to become more safe" comments on one hand and on the other a lack of any meaningful response from our country's leaders to acknowledge and take action to roll back some of the military style weaponry and corporate ineptitude that has made its way into the accepted mainstream way of daily life in this country.
Not to be overlooked is the access to and availability of mental health services to the population without having a “stigma” automatically attached to anyone seeking such help.
The rot and decay from within may or not be beyond the point of repair but left untreated now will result in a more costly repair when and if the citizenry decides enough is enough and they can not or will not "live with it" any longer.
Yet the single most important question in all of this has so far been overlooked by the media and everyone else.
Who do we sue?
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