Banter RDT CVXXXI - BigTank

[Bender_]

Fortnightly? It's their 199th mass shooting this year

It's only the bigger ones which get the headlines, but they are going at more than 1 per day

Yes, sadly and disgustingly their definition of mass shootings is... interesting. I was mainly referring to these larger public ones where there's no real personal motive which involve children.

 

[kane249]

Yes, sadly and disgustingly their definition of mass shootings is... interesting. I was mainly referring to these larger public ones where there's no real personal motive which involve children.

 

[Forward Press]

Yes, sadly and disgustingly their definition of mass shootings is... interesting. I was mainly referring to these larger public ones where there's no real personal motive which involve children.

It's sad that when you say "mass shooting in Texas shopping mall in the past week" you have to narrow it down further.

 

[Forward Press]

There's some pretty shocking video doing the rounds on Twitter of the Texas mall shooting, including a 5 year old who was killed in it.

Yet some Americans still hold their right to have guns over everything else, just staggering.

If Sandy Hook, where a dozen little kids had their heads blown off with firearms, did not result in real gun reform - then nothing will.

Except a mass shooting at the Republican National Convention.

 

[Farang83150]

* it’s cold

*It's hot

 

[Forward Press]

Fortnightly? It's their 199th mass shooting this year

It's only the bigger ones which get the headlines, but they are going at more than 1 per day

I was reading a Reddit thread about this, and some jumped in (presumably Americans in the gun happy states) with "well actually their definition of mass shooting is really loose, as in they mean any incident with 4 or more people shot at, not necessarily killed, and most are from gang violence, so actual incidents with more than 4 people dead are only at 6 so far" as if that makes it so much better.

Glad we live in a country where a police officer pulling out a gun makes headline news.

 

[Mop]

The scary part about America is that they somehow have a big mental link between the bible and guns, despite being zero crossover between the two.

Ergo, the gun owenership mentality is akin to a religious fandom, backed by Big Gun $

 

[Mop]

I spent a month on the West Coast of the US five years ago.
Really cool place, generally very friendly people (except San Francisco. full of mentally disturbed people, and the woman in San Diego who closed the bus door in my face with my other half in the bus with our suitcases. I was reliably informed she's from Arizona which explains everything. San Diego is epic)..
ANYWAY. The point to this story.

In San Francisco they have the BART Subway system. Given it is basically all steep hills, **** walking.
One late afternoon / evening while we were there it was casually announced one stop would be skipped due to an incident.
Word quickly filtered there was a situation involving a gunman.

We got to the main part of town and did our thing. By the time we got back, there was a major siege situation happening.
Someone in the crowd mentioned it was an ex military dude with PTSD going mad or something, because there was a military contingent involved. Couldn't back that story up with any proof. Couldn't find any news on it

Feel free to do your own research, it was a few days after the Golden State killer was caught. I was in SF when that happenened, so maybe there was a media report there about it.

BUT. The shocking part? Everyone was kinda nonchalant about it, even in super liberal SF. As in "yeah this stuff just happens", the same casualness that we accept that it's a bit cold today.

 

[FKASC]

I spent a month on the West Coast of the US five years ago.
Really cool place, generally very friendly people (except San Francisco. full of mentally disturbed people, and the woman in San Diego who closed the bus door in my face with my other half in the bus with our suitcases. I was reliably informed she's from Arizona which explains everything. San Diego is epic)..
ANYWAY. The point to this story.

In San Francisco they have the BART Subway system. Given it is basically all steep hills, * walking.
One late afternoon / evening while we were there it was casually announced one stop would be skipped due to an incident.
Word quickly filtered there was a situation involving a gunman.

We got to the main part of town and did our thing. By the time we got back, there was a major siege situation happening.
Someone in the crowd mentioned it was an ex military dude with PTSD going mad or something, because there was a military contingent involved. Couldn't back that story up with any proof. Couldn't find any news on it

Feel free to do your own research, it was a few days after the Golden State killer was caught. I was in SF when that happenened, so maybe there was a media report there about it.

BUT. The shocking part? Everyone was kinda nonchalant about it, even in super liberal SF. As in "yeah this stuff just happens", the same casualness that we accept that it's a bit cold today.

Fake news



It’s more than a bit cold today

 

[kane249]

The scary part about America is that they somehow have a big mental link between the bible and guns, despite being zero crossover between the two.

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Mind you most Americans are also too dumb to realize that Jesus wasn't white

 

[Mop]

Fake news



It’s more than a bit cold today

Aren't you in Melbourne?

 

[FKASC]

Aren't you in Melbourne?

Yeah it’s shit

 

[FKASC]

Amazon product ASIN B09HK74VX2


Mind you most Americans are also too dumb to realize that Jesus wasn't white

Could be the BBIBWBLF

 

[Bender_]

Could be the BBIBWBLF

Dwayne Russell: "And Jesus breaks through the congestion like the seas just parted for him!"

Damn wrong Jewish person.

Um,

"Against the team that didn't believe he existed!"

 

[FKASC]

Dwayne Russell: "And Jesus breaks through the congestion like the seas just parted for him!"

Damn wrong Jewish person.

Um,

"Against the team that didn't believe he existed!"

Christ Marsden

 

[Bender_]

Christ Marsden

Fitting, was always getting crucified by our supporter base.

 

[Mop]

Fitting, was always getting crucified by our supporter base.

Who is Tom Swift? Moses? Parted the seas and ****ed off?

 

[Farang83150]

It's not all of them, some of my best mates are septics, they can't stand the way things are going and totally disagree with the gun laws but they get lumped in with the crazies.

 

[Godfather32]

I was reading a Reddit thread about this, and some jumped in (presumably Americans in the gun happy states) with "well actually their definition of mass shooting is really loose, as in they mean any incident with 4 or more people shot at, not necessarily killed, and most are from gang violence, so actual incidents with more than 4 people dead are only at 6 so far" as if that makes it so much better.

Glad we live in a country where a police officer pulling out a gun makes headline news.

This lays it out pretty well - Mass Shootings in 2023 | Gun Violence Archive

This is from that site and is just the last week

 

[Dazzler9]

Why have none of you peasants been discussing the coronation? Show some damn respect!

 

[THE A5]

What’s with America and naming cities after big European cities?

• Athens, Georgia
• Dublin, Texas
• Paris, Texas

-London, Ohio


Thats just a couple but there heaps more and you’ll find some city names occur in multiple states

 

[shoutsatclouds]

What’s with America and naming cities after big European cities?

• Athens, Georgia
• Dublin, Texas
• Paris, Texas

-London, Ohio


Thats just a couple but there heaps more and you’ll find some city names occur in multiple states

Perth, Western Australia

 

[Ochre]

The Washington Post is adding to this for every mass killing this year (4+ dead, not including the shooter) and it's quite depressing.

 

[Dazzler9]

Perth, Western Australia

Was about to say, check in our own backyard first.

 

[Ochre]

Perth, Western Australia

'Big'