Florida High School Shooting

[realibrad]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/14/us/florida-high-school-shooting/

The Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida is responding to reports of a shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. There are reports of victims.

Developing story - more to come

 

[SlowSpyder]

Florida...

 

[zinfamous]

Terrible.


...but I've forgotten already.

 

[realibrad]

Terrible.


...but I've forgotten already.

Its hard to keep up with all of them, so not your fault.

 

[jackstar7]

Nothing could have prevented this.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Nothing could have prevented this.

It is likely true. People determined to do evil that have the element of surprise on their side can easily cause lots of carnage, be it a gun or something else.

 

[Jaskalas]

Nothing could have prevented this.

If only they were armed so they could defend themselves.
What we need are MORE teenagers with guns....

 

[realibrad]

It is likely true. People determined to do evil that have the element of surprise on their side can easily cause lots of carnage, be it a gun or something else.

Do you think guns make killing multiple people easier, harder, or is neutral?

 

[SlowSpyder]

Do you think guns make killing multiple people easier, harder, or is neutral?

Easier, generally speaking. They are effective and they're one more avenue that people can go down that want to cause harm.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Thoughts and prayers, business as usual, nothing to see here.

 

[Commodus]

It is likely true. People determined to do evil that have the element of surprise on their side can easily cause lots of carnage, be it a gun or something else.

Well, we all know your golden rule: whenever guns are involved, absolutely nothing must ever be done.

 

[zinfamous]

Its hard to keep up with all of them, so not your fault.

I was already loading my thoughts and prayers van, but then got distracted by a Doritos ad.

 

[realibrad]

Easier, generally speaking.

So if you were able to remove guns, would there be less death, more, or neutral? To me if you believe it makes it easier, then less guns should reduce the scale of mass death cases like these.

 

[zinfamous]

It is likely true. People determined to do evil that have the element of surprise on their side can easily cause lots of carnage, be it a gun or something else.

Just as many people could be harmed with a tactical cigarette, true.

 

[realibrad]

I was already loading my thoughts and prayers van, but then got distracted by a Doritos ad.

Hey don't you bring Doritos into this. There is no connection to Doritos here and you are just bringing it up to play on peoples emotions.

 

[SlowSpyder]

So if you were able to remove guns, would there be less death, more, or neutral? To me if you believe it makes it easier, then less guns should reduce the scale of mass death cases like these.

I believe that if we had no guns there would be less death. That doesn't mean I support getting rid of guns. If we got rid of free speech there might be less bullying suicides too.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Just as many people could be harmed with a tactical cigarette, true.

Actually tobacco kills FAR more people than guns. But no one cares.

 

[zinfamous]

Hey don't you bring Doritos into this. There is no connection to Doritos here and you are just bringing it up to play on peoples emotions.

Well it might have been a Hardee's ad, the one with the hot ladies. ...I forget.

 

[fskimospy]

No way to prevent this, says only nation where this regularly happens.

 

[Commodus]

Actually tobacco kills FAR more people than guns. But no one cares.

We do, which is why there's extensive regulation of cigarettes, far-ranging research into their effects and marketing campaigns discouraging use. Imagine if we applied that to guns!

 

[realibrad]

I believe that if we had no guns there would be less death. That doesn't mean I support getting rid of guns. If we got rid of free speech there might be less bullying suicides too.

Is there anyway to control guns to help reduce things like this?

 

[zinfamous]

Actually tobacco kills FAR more people than guns. But no one cares.

Yeah, very effective when one's intent is to kill people in a few minutes' time. Brilliant.

 

[K1052]

Actually tobacco kills FAR more people than guns. But no one cares.

Good thing this wasn't a secondhand smoking incident and people just got shot instead or we'd have a real problem on our hands.

 

[realibrad]

Actually tobacco kills FAR more people than guns. But no one cares.

Nobody cares? Huh, that is weird. Must have imagined all those adds and taxes and other things to reduce smoking.

 

[zinfamous]

We do, which is why there's extensive regulation of cigarettes, far-ranging research into their effects and marketing campaigns discouraging use. Imagine if we applied that to guns!

Fake news! Tobacco has never been regulated and no one actually believes it is harmful. See, I said so!