Didymus 34,380 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: Donate blood randomly, not just when there is a crisis as it could be more useful! Great advice, thanks! Never thought about that before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Morphine Prince said: Yeah, it's one of the safest cities in the US. It's especially shocking this happened there. That’s probably one of the reasons he chose it, same like NZ shooter. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Just now, lairofhk said: What do you mean let’s move on...? I'm sorry, it might be confusing now but it was a comment in the midst of the whole misunderstanding that happened between two members here. I obviously wasn't referring to this news I posted in this thread before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 "Guns aren't the issue, people are" Really? If there were no guns, are much more strict gun laws, there would be no mass shootings... if no one can see it, then the world is doomed. Thankfully I live in a country with tight gun laws... I hope the americans elect someone who will tighten gun laws up. Its 2019 and shootings like this still happens... its just not good enough. Sending love to Texas End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, lego said: That’s probably one of the reasons he chose it, same like NZ shooter. Yeah, because the shooter is not even from El Paso. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,784 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 58 minutes ago, Zander said: I wonder what the tipping point would be on gun control for something to actually change in the US. Like someone above me said, it has to hit close to the people who are blocking the legislation for tighter gun control. In addition, a shooter who directly targets a major government area in Washington DC (like the capitol building or white house) who actually manages to get past security and do harm would at least make them reconsider. (Hopefully.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Just now, calmar said: Like someone above me said, it has to hit close to the people who are blocking the legislation for tighter gun control. In addition a shooter who directly targets a major government area in Washington DC (like the capitol building or white house) who actually manages to get past security and do harm would at least make them reconsider. (Hopefully.) The fact we have to rely on terrorist attacks on politicians and lobbyists to get any change says a lot about how this country's representatives are not effectively serving their people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,784 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: The fact we have to rely on terrorist attacks on politicians and lobbyists to get any change says a lot about how this country's representatives are not effectively serving their people. And it's very much a class situation imo; the upper class controls legislation for everyone, and does not change it if an issue only affects the lower class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 The shooter is from Allen, TX. 600 miles away. He drove specifically to a city where whites and Latinos live in harmony, are at the border, and are safe to do this. Vile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Let's remember what Trump said in El Paso: Mr. Trump is repeating his widely debunked claim made in his State of the Union address that El Paso transformed from “one of the most dangerous cities” into one of the safest cities in the United States after the construction of barriers at the border. El Paso was never one of the most dangerous cities in the country. It has had a consistently lower crime rate than the average among more than 20 similarly sized cities, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In that group, El Paso reported the second-lowest violent crime rate in 2008 — before the construction of border fencing. And after the barrier was completed, it held the rank while the violent crime rate did not change considerably. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/trump-rally-fact-check.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,633 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 31 minutes ago, Craig Barnes said: "Guns aren't the issue, people are" Really? If there were no guns, are much more strict gun laws, there would be no mass shootings... if no one can see it, then the world is doomed. Thankfully I live in a country with tight gun laws... I hope the americans elect someone who will tighten gun laws up. Its 2019 and shootings like this still happens... its just not good enough. Sending love to Texas Our main gun law (the 2nd amendment) was written into law in 1791. 228 years ago. Since then, guns went from single shot, low powered muskets that took 20+ seconds to reload to tools that can mow through a crowd of people in seconds. I'm not sure why we aren't changing our laws as we change our guns. But 'Murica. Guns, God, and fried chicken with a secret seasoning. Spoiler The not-so-secret-anymore secret is white supremacy and all the lovely little dingle berries that come with it Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlopSlurper 34,336 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Didymus said: Oh god... Another case of far right terrorism. Ready for everyone to look away again. If it's not Muslims doing it, it's not terrorism or dangerous right? This better shake people the **** up. This is what mainstream political discourse is doing. The more mainstream racist, xenophobic and fascist language becomes, the more people will die. I'm glad you called it what it is, terrorism. Seems like no matter how horrible a crime is unless it's a muslim/middle eastern criminal, it's a hate crime, crazy person, whatever, anything but terrorism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 hate crime...terrorism? FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,841 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Morphine Prince said: I just read the supposed manifesto and he says we should not blame Trump because his views predate him. He mentions the invasion of Texas and the US by Hispanics and how the US will become a one party state with Democrats taking over. What a twisted mind. The fact that he’s trying to protect Trump specifically proves that he idolizes him. Edit: Exhibit A An image that the shooter liked on Twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,692 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, lego said: hate crime...terrorism? Seems to me like he should be charged with both hate crime and terrorism. Maybe they find more things once they raid his car, home, look more into his social media posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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