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PostPosted: 02-27-2018 11:50 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Transient wrote:
I don't think he's necessarily a piece of shit for not entering the school, but I definitely have an opinion about the guy. OTOH I read an article saying he thought the noise was firecrackers, then he thought it was gunshots from outside the school. And the first 3 cops to arrive at the school didn't go in, either.

As for the teachers and students who were in the school and put themselves in the line of fire to help others, that's definitely classy. :up:


Law enforcement dropped the ball pretty hard all around there. Thankfully students and teachers had more of a spine and did more than they apparently were able to.

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You're an ignorant spout of biased nonsense. What you say obviously comes from a place of zero experience or knowledge, and I hope you know we all see that.

Keep living that blissful existence... :tard:



Bias because he didnt complete the job he was put there to do. Gotcha.

I'm trying to figure out what bias you speak of? I'm looking at the facts.




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PostPosted: 02-28-2018 06:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


when you look into the facts, the fact look back into you




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:olo: nietzsche u :olo:




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in soviet russia...




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:olo: nietzsche u :olo:

Bless you.




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 10:32 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Twice in one day. It happened in Virginia, too. :dork:

https://www.vox.com/2018/3/14/17120046/ ... un-control




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 10:46 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Does anyone else find it odd that we never heard anything about teachers accidentally discharging firearms on campus until we started talking about arming more of them?




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 11:41 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Is it odd how the murder of 17 children puts the spotlight on gun incidents, specifically those involving a school? Not really.




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 04:45 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Isn't it odd how 11 teenagers die EVERY DAY while texting and driving, and there isn't an outcry even close? No agenda here.




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Actually there is a huge campaign against texting and driving. Tv and movie ads, speakers visit high schools around here regularly. Software restrictions have been added into phones etc. I’d say it’s a pretty big deal.




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Why no immediate cry for stricter cell phone control laws or organized marches on Washington? Why aren't the number of DAILY cell phone deaths flashing on every news screen and pouring out of the mouths of our politicians? Why aren't there endless public and private discussion on how to prevent our precious children for dying to the misuse of cell phones?

All rhetorical questions, because we all know the answer.




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 05:38 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Is it because the sole purpose phones were created was is to kill driving teens? Is that why we hate them? help me out.




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 05:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You win today's dipshit award. Your blatant ignorance has been recognized. Congratulations!




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 07:26 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
Isn't it odd how 11 teenagers die EVERY DAY while texting and driving, and there isn't an outcry even close? No agenda here.


That wouldn't surprise me at all given the population there. The mindset of some drivers and yes, I'll throw in that the younger ones who think they are bullet proof and better drivers anyway and use mobiles a lot more than say 30 or 40 year olds, rate so highly in statistics.

Here it is a $300 fine if you're caught by Police. I'll add it really annoys me when I see another driver on the phone while driving about.



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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 07:47 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Imagine if all these school shooters were armed with cellphones instead of automatic rifles.

They'd show kids a picture of gwamps flexing to make their heads explode.




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YourGrandpa wrote:
Why no immediate cry for stricter cell phone control laws or organized marches on Washington? Why aren't the number of DAILY cell phone deaths flashing on every news screen and pouring out of the mouths of our politicians? Why aren't there endless public and private discussion on how to prevent our precious children for dying to the misuse of cell phones?

All rhetorical questions, because we all know the answer.



Actually there was.

In 2008(?) or 2009(?) cell phone providers and schools pushed the dont text and drive thing really hard.
Telecoms still push this today and its on every phone you open for the most part. States also put out specific laws depending on the states.

You talk about ignorance but here you are not knowing a thing.

Maybe you should read up on some shit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texting_while_driving

Or maybe you should go marry your gun.




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 11:41 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Is this another one of those completely moronic grandpa tantrums?




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PostPosted: 03-14-2018 11:56 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
Why no immediate cry for stricter cell phone control laws or organized marches on Washington? Why aren't the number of DAILY cell phone deaths flashing on every news screen and pouring out of the mouths of our politicians? Why aren't there endless public and private discussion on how to prevent our precious children for dying to the misuse of cell phones?

All rhetorical questions, because we all know the answer.


This has to be the stupidest thing you've said to date.




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PostPosted: 03-15-2018 12:31 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Even when disregarding the underlying nonsense, the good ole "but they're doing it worse" is a classic :up:




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Why no immediate cry for stricter cancer control laws or organized marches on Washington? Why aren't the number of DAILY cancer deaths flashing on every news screen and pouring out of the mouths of our politicians? Why aren't there endless public and private discussion on how to prevent our precious children (from) dying to the misuse of cancer?




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new meme alert




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Somehow Dumbrain doesn't think its stupid to compare a disease to the inappropriate use of an inanimate object.

Put down that cancer you might hurt someone or yourself. :tard:




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SOAPboy wrote:
Actually there was.

Durrr, durr, durr...

Or maybe you should go marry your gun.


There was an organised march on Washington? When?

The point is, there is nowhere near the focus/outrage/push for legislation on the misuse of cell phones as there is for the AR-15. When cellphones are responsible for more than 3000 deaths a year and Rifles (not all were AR-15s) are responsible for 250, you have to know the primary concern isn't about preserving life.




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YourGrandpa wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
Actually there was.

Durrr, durr, durr...

Or maybe you should go marry your gun.


There was an organised march on Washington? When?

The point is, there is nowhere near the focus/outrage/push for legislation on the misuse of cell phones as there is for the AR-15. When cellphones are responsible for more than 3000 deaths a year and Rifles (not all were AR-15s) are responsible for 250, you have to know the primary concern isn't about preserving life.


Gramps, you can't believe this right, you're trolling?

How many innocent bystanders lost their lives when some deranged person goes on a cellphone rampage? You're comparing an organic event to a completely avoidable event. That said it could be 2A and guns is so deeply imbedded in your daily lives you just can't see past your rights to guns.... it might not be your fault which is really sad.




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YourGrandpa wrote:
Somehow Dumbrain doesn't think its stupid to compare a disease to the inappropriate use of an inanimate object.


You wouldn't recognize irony if it hit you in the face, would you? :dork:




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Doombrain wrote:
Gramps, you can't believe this right, you're trolling?

How many innocent bystanders lost their lives when some deranged person goes on a cellphone rampage? You're comparing an organic event to a completely avoidable event. That said it could be 2A and guns is so deeply imbedded in your daily lives you just can't see past your rights to guns.... it might not be your fault which is really sad.


The point is, AGAIN, cell phones kill 10x the amount of people (all completely avoidable deaths) and there isn't same/more outrage.

Why is the loss of life to firearms more worrisome than cell phones? And how is someone dying while texting organic?

Why is there such a push to ban AR-15s when they are only responsible for 1 to 2% of the gun deaths? Why not go after pistols that are responsible for 80% of gun deaths?

There's no logical answer to any of those questions other than agenda driven nonsense.




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Eraser wrote:
You wouldn't recognize irony if it hit you in the face, would you? :dork:


You thought DB was being ironic? :olo:




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YourGrandpa wrote:
Doombrain wrote:
Gramps, you can't believe this right, you're trolling?

How many innocent bystanders lost their lives when some deranged person goes on a cellphone rampage? You're comparing an organic event to a completely avoidable event. That said it could be 2A and guns is so deeply imbedded in your daily lives you just can't see past your rights to guns.... it might not be your fault which is really sad.


The point is, AGAIN, cell phones kill 10x the amount of people (all completely avoidable deaths) and there isn't same/more outrage.

Why is the loss of life to firearms more worrisome than cell phones? And how is someone dying while texting organic?

Why is there such a push to ban AR-15s when they are only responsible for 1 to 2% of the gun deaths? Why not go after pistols that are responsible for 80% of gun deaths?

There's no logical answer to any of those questions other than agenda driven nonsense.


1. Cancer kills more people. If you can't draw the parallel in those two reasons why someone could die and still think guns kill by chance you have real brainwash issues. An organic death is the result of chance and you need to understand the term, these just happen to be because someone wasn't paying attention.

2. I can't believe you have to be told this, therefore, you have to be trolling. Let's just start with volumes of mobiles to guns, see if that sinks in.

3. Fair point, all guns should be banned.




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Okay Gramps, breaking it down to the simplest components so that the trianglular brick fits in the triangular hole in your block of wood called a head:

People who die when texting whilst driving die accidentally.
People who die in school shootings have been murdered.

Please, try and murder someone with a cellphone. And put the results up on Youtube so we can all point and laugh.




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a bigger question is: why do so many Americans feel compelled to murder other people?

the 'guns dont kill, people kill' crowd actually have a point. it's just that they don't have a solution




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Doombrain wrote:
1. Cancer kills more people. If you can't draw the parallel in those two reasons why someone could die and still think guns kill by chance you have real brainwash issues. An organic death is the result of chance and you need to understand the term, these just happen to be because someone wasn't paying attention.

2. I can't believe you have to be told this, therefore, you have to be trolling. Let's just start with volumes of mobiles to guns, see if that sinks in.

3. Fair point, all guns should be banned.


No irony here... :olo:




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Mat Linnett wrote:
Okay Gramps, breaking it down to the simplest components so that the trianglular brick fits in the triangular hole in your block of wood called a head:

People who die when texting whilst driving die accidentally.
People who die in school shootings have been murdered.

Please, try and murder someone with a cellphone. And put the results up on Youtube so we can all point and laugh.


Texting while driving exponentially increases your chance of death, even greater than fire arms. Deaths from both could be prevented by the elimination of their existence.

Dying from texting is like dying from skydiving. Neither are what most would consider organic/natural.

People kill people all of the time while misusing cell phone but there is still no march on Washington.




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One word: intent.




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seremtan wrote:
a bigger question is: why do so many Americans feel compelled to murder other people?


That is a path no one seems to want to explore.

seremtan wrote:
the 'guns dont kill, people kill' crowd actually have a point. it's just that they don't have a solution


The same could be said about the extremists on the other side.

I truly believe we should more strictly regulate the distribution of fire arms. We need a national background checking system that requires doctors/medical institutions to report the use of psychotropic drugs or mental heath issues. We need to impose a state licensing program that requires people to show they can pass a mental evaluation, safely use/store their fire arms and are aware of their state gun laws. Only after they get their license would they be able to posses a mag fed pistol, rifle or shotgun with a capacity of greater than 10 rounds.




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