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School shooting in U.S. - Synthx - 04-11-2017
So yesterday, there was a shooting at a school in San Bernardino, California. Three people including a 8 year old kid, and a teacher were killed.
Quote:Police say the gunman, Cedric Anderson, 53, entered a classroom at North Park Elementary School on Monday morning, raised a large caliber revolver, and, without saying a word, opened fire on the teacher, Karen Elaine Smith, also 53, who was his estranged wife.Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/04/10/at-least-two-students-hospitalized-after-shooting-at-san-bernardino-elementary-school-police-say/?utm_term=.b02ed355cb38
I just cant grasp the reason of why people do these things. Is your life that worthless that you want to shoot up a school?
What do you guys think?
RE: School shooting in U.S. - Skullmeat - 04-11-2017
Obviously this guy is deranged, but he shot up a school just to kill his wife? Not that its any better, but why not do that somewhere else and not involve bystanders?
RE: School shooting in U.S. - pvnk - 04-11-2017
It's the US. What do you expect?
RE: School shooting in U.S. - Synthx - 04-11-2017
(04-11-2017, 10:30 PM)pvnk Wrote: It's the US. What do you expect?
What does the U.S. have to do with it, it was a single persons action..
RE: School shooting in U.S. - pvnk - 04-12-2017
(04-11-2017, 10:32 PM)Synthx Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:30 PM)pvnk Wrote: It's the US. What do you expect?
What does the U.S. have to do with it, it was a single persons action..
The us is know for school shootings
RE: School shooting in U.S. - Synthx - 04-12-2017
(04-12-2017, 12:03 AM)pvnk Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:32 PM)Synthx Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:30 PM)pvnk Wrote: It's the US. What do you expect?
What does the U.S. have to do with it, it was a single persons action..
The us is know for school shootings
eh, I see what you mean by that, lol thats pretty bad to say, but its true
RE: School shooting in U.S. - pvnk - 04-12-2017
(04-12-2017, 12:05 AM)Synthx Wrote:From wikipedia(04-12-2017, 12:03 AM)pvnk Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:32 PM)Synthx Wrote: What does the U.S. have to do with it, it was a single persons action..
The us is know for school shootings
eh, I see what you mean by that, lol thats pretty bad to say, but its true
"School shootings are an "overwhelmingly American" phenomenon, probably due to the availability of firearms in the United States,[1] and have become common place as much to be considered as part of "American culture"
RE: School shooting in U.S. - m0dem - 04-12-2017
(04-12-2017, 12:06 AM)pvnk Wrote:(04-12-2017, 12:05 AM)Synthx Wrote:From wikipedia(04-12-2017, 12:03 AM)pvnk Wrote: The us is know for school shootings
eh, I see what you mean by that, lol thats pretty bad to say, but its true
"School shootings are an "overwhelmingly American" phenomenon, probably due to the availability of firearms in the United States,[1] and have become common place as much to be considered as part of "American culture"
Good 'ol reliable Wikipedia.
RE: School shooting in U.S. - Jiggly - 04-12-2017
(04-12-2017, 12:03 AM)pvnk Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:32 PM)Synthx Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:30 PM)pvnk Wrote: It's the US. What do you expect?
What does the U.S. have to do with it, it was a single persons action..
The us is know for school shootings
Firearms are common place in cultures outside the US. Much of this stereotype actually is down to the larger media coverage in the US.
One point I would like to make: Guns may be legal to an extent in the US. However, it is not legal to murder somebody, the law didn't stop them. While accessibility is certainly a concern, there are statistics that actually show US has less "general" crime than the UK which has vastly higher restrictions on guns. On the other hand, homicide rates are higher in the US, but crime overall is lower. Interesting huh?
As to why somebody would do this - They're cognitive functional is unlikely to be considered "normal".
RE: School shooting in U.S. - pvnk - 04-12-2017
(04-12-2017, 03:47 AM)Jiggly Wrote:Thank you for your insight. If not for your comment, I wouldn't have known that murder wasn't legal...(04-12-2017, 12:03 AM)pvnk Wrote:(04-11-2017, 10:32 PM)Synthx Wrote: What does the U.S. have to do with it, it was a single persons action..
The us is know for school shootings
Firearms are common place in cultures outside the US. Much of this stereotype actually is down to the larger media coverage in the US.
One point I would like to make: Guns may be legal to an extent in the US. However, it is not legal to murder somebody, the law didn't stop them. While accessibility is certainly a concern, there are statistics that actually show US has less "general" crime than the UK which has vastly higher restrictions on guns. On the other hand, homicide rates are higher in the US, but crime overall is lower. Interesting huh?
As to why somebody would do this - They're cognitive functional is unlikely to be considered "normal".