Seifer86 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 This just popped up on my phone. Didn't see a thread yet. 1 person was killed, others wounded. http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/#!/content/1.2666822/ If someone wants to copy the article into a post that woul be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryten Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 1 dead, 3 injured in Seattle Pacific University shooting Jun 05, 2014 9:41 PM ET The Associated Press A Seattle hospital spokeswoman says one man in his 20s has died and a woman is critically injured after a shooting Thursday afternoon on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. Two other people are less seriously hurt. Police say a suspect is in custody. Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg had no additional information on the young man who died. She says a 20-year-old woman is in surgery with critical injuries while a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man are in satisfactory condition. Gregg says the hospital is not expecting any more injured people from the shooting. It wasn't clear whether the suspected gunman was injured. The university posted online that "the campus is in lockdown due to a shooting near Otto Miller Hall." Police say SWAT officers continue to clear buildings on campus. About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university, located in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle. The incident follows a spate of recent shootings on or near college campuses. Last month, according to police, Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla Vista, California, near two universities. Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18 when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in 2008. In 2007, 32 people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia before the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, killed himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 seen it on the news a couple hours ago... WTF is going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Shootings are almost a weekly occurrence now ... sad commentary on our society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lychees Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Shootings are almost a weekly occurrence now ... sad commentary on our society. What's shocking me the most is the lack of response from some people, I mean they're like yeah it's tragic and all but it happens so often some responses I got are "Another one?", Whereas before there'd be more of an "oh my ......", sort of a defeated response. The fact that public shootings are becoming somewhat of a norm is very scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The publication of the shootings doesn't help either. If someone is really hurt and thinking of possibly expressing their hate and frustration, and they see that the point (their story) will get across via the media, they may be more tempted to perform a shooting. Obviously it's a very select few who would actually have the capability to do a shooting, but my point still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 To reiterate. One guy fails to blow up a plane with a shoe. The US institutes changes overnight and air travel is changed overnight Over 100 high school age or younger students killed by guns in the last decade and almost as many or more college students; and in most cases the US relaxes gun laws. REALLY puts things in to perspective right? The sweetest irony is that the US was founded on the principle that those in power would not and could not be bought nor lord that power over the masses. Well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Where's the NRA press release saying if all the students were armed they could have defended themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Where's the NRA press release saying if all the students were armed they could have defended themselves? Probably released it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Shootings are almost a weekly occurrence now ... sad commentary on our society. The murder rate hit its highs between 1974 and 1995. It has been on a steady downward slide since then even as population levels increase. Sad commentary on how the news spreads fear rather than information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.K. Chesterton Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Terrible news. I enjoy SPU lectures on iTunes U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 What's shocking me the most is the lack of response from some people, I mean they're like yeah it's tragic and all but it happens so often some responses I got are "Another one?", Whereas before there'd be more of an "oh my ......", sort of a defeated response. The fact that public shootings are becoming somewhat of a norm is very scary People are desensitized to it because the American media is so saturated with weeks and months of non stop coverage of every mass shooting. You'd never know that despite gun violence being ridiculously high compared to other first world nations, gun violence in the US is getting better (consistently violent crime in the US has dropped over the last three decades), thanks to non-stop media coverage that helps the overly influenced be utterly paranoid of guns. Which likely explains why there are so many more paranoid non-gun owners than gun owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Shootings are almost a weekly occurrence now ... sad commentary on our society. Dunno if you're joking or not. There's almost 10,000 gun related deaths per year in the states. Weekly? Try hourly. The hell are you smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 People are desensitized to it because the American media is so saturated with weeks and months of non stop coverage of every mass shooting. You'd never know that despite gun violence being ridiculously high compared to other first world nations, gun violence in the US is getting better (consistently violent crime in the US has dropped over the last three decades), thanks to non-stop media coverage that helps the overly influenced be utterly paranoid of guns. Which likely explains why there are so many more paranoid non-gun owners than gun owners. Sure, overall violent crime rate is dropping, but school shootings are on the rise, big time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States Either there is a record keeping issue, or schools are more and more targeted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Dunno if you're joking or not. There's almost 10,000 gun related deaths per year in the states. Weekly? Try hourly. The hell are you smoking. Has anyone broken down the "10,000" count I keep hearing? How many are murders? How many are in self-defense? How many are done by the police? How many suicides? How many accidental homicides? Just food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/15/Law-Enforcement-Armed-Guard-Kept-CO-School-Shooting-From-Being-Worse http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/31/armed-guard-stops-school-shooter-after-he-opened-fire-at-atlanta-middle-school/ Two example of shootings that were stopped by armed personnel. Did the other schools have armed personnel in their schools? I don't believe so. Just more food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 If people don't have guns, they won't shoot up schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyledude Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 If people don't have guns, they won't shoot up schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/15/Law-Enforcement-Armed-Guard-Kept-CO-School-Shooting-From-Being-Worse http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/31/armed-guard-stops-school-shooter-after-he-opened-fire-at-atlanta-middle-school/ Two example of shootings that were stopped by armed personnel. Did the other schools have armed personnel in their schools? I don't believe so. Just more food for thought. But presumably, these guards are highly trained for their jobs. Something of which most citizens in the US aren't. And you guys are calling for guns?! Wouldn't these two examples strengthen the idea of having stronger police and military presence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbal23 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 People saying to ban guns, you should realize that will only work for so long before someone finds a way around the restrictions. the best thing is proper education, training, and better police and/ or army presence. I would hope that military wasn't needed but sometime the police need to be policed too. (creates the problem of who polices the military). Or completely remove guns entirely, we've clearly shown we can't handle them anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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