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What is wrong in the US that school shooting are common ??

 
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First August 1966: A deranged sniper kills at the University of Texas at Austin 16 people before being shot dead by police.

18th July 1984: In a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, an unemployed security guard opens fire. 21 people die.

16th October 1991: A man resting with his pick-up truck through the front window of a restaurant in Killeen, Texas. Then he fires there over and kills 22 people. The perpetrator directed himself shot in the head.

20th April 1999: At Columbine in Littleton, Colorado shoot two black-clad and masked youths twelve classmates and a teacher. Then they commit suicide.

29th July 1999: A 44-year-old punter kills in Atlanta, Georgia, his two children and his wife. He then opened fire in two brokerage offices, killing nine people before he judges himself.

21st March 2005: In Red Lake, Minnesota, a teenager in a school based on a massacre and then commits suicide. Nine people died, including five students and a teacher. Previously, the students had killed his grandfather and his partner.

Second October 2006: A gunman enters the village school in Nickle Mines in Pennsylvania and killed five girls there, the religious community of the Amish. After the fact, does the 32-year life.

16th April 2007: In the far bloodiest rampage at a U.S. university die at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg at least 33 people, including the perpetrator.

24th December 2008: A gunman in Santa suit kills on a Christmas fire in Covina, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, nine guests and commits suicide.

10th March 2009: In the U.S. southern state of Alabama a gunman shoots at several different crime scenes at least ten people before killing himself.

Third April 2009: In the city of Binghamton, New York, a man from Vietnam shoots in a center for immigrants 13 people.

5th November 2009: A military psychiatrist opens in a U.S. military base in Texas, the fire and solves the biggest gunfight in on U.S. Army property. The man of Palestinian origin killed 13 people and injured 42 more before he can be overpowered.


Columbine
Blacksburg
Aurora
Newtown

Whats wrong ??
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the government.

and all that fluoride and ADD from all the technology we have in our hands at all times. Cant concentrate without looking at a screen. We go crazy.
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U.S. has long recent history of mass shootings

Read more: [link to www.nydailynews.com]

Portland, Ore.: A masked gunman opens fire in a crowded mall on Tuesday, killing two and seriously injuring a third before turning the gun on himself. Cops say killer’s assault weapon jammed, preventing further carnage.

Oak Creek, Wis.: A white supremacist shoots six people and a responding policeman at a Sikh temple before shooting himself in the head in August 2012.

Aurora, Colo.: Lone gunman kills 12 and injures 58 at a July 2012 screening of “The Dark Knight.”

Oakland, Calif.: A former student at a Christian college fatally shoots seven people and injures three in April 2012.

Copley Township, Ohio: A man in a family dispute uses his handgun to shoot and kill his girlfriend and six others in August 2011.

Geneva, Ala.: Eleven victims, ages 18 months to 74 years old, are killed by a lone gunman in a violent family feud in March 2009.

Omaha, Neb.: A 19-year-old man shoots nine people at a department store in December 2007 before cops kill him.

Blacksburg, Va.: A student at Virginia Tech kills 32 classmates and wounds 25 before committing suicide in April 2007.

Red Lake, Minn.: A 16-year-old boy kills 11 people, including his grandfather and his grandfather’s girlfriend, in a shooting spree in March 2005.

Columbus, Ohio: A deranged fan shoots a Pantera guitarist at a concert as he performs onstage, then fires at fans, killing four people in December 2004.

Wash., D.C.: Two deranged snipers go on a spree, killing 10 people around D.C. and Virginia in Oct. 2002.

Columbine, Colo.: Two senior students invade their school in April 1999, killing 12 students and one teacher and injuring 21, before committing suicide.

Killeen, Texas: An unemployed man drives a truck through a packed cafeteria and fatally shoots 23 people and injures 20 before killing himself in October 1999.

Jacksonville, Fla.: A man angry over a repossessed car storms into the agency in June 1990 and over two days shoots 11 of its 86 employees before killing himself


Read more: [link to www.nydailynews.com]
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the government.

and all that fluoride and ADD from all the technology we have in our hands at all times. Cant concentrate without looking at a screen. We go crazy.
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I don't believe that.
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So, there is no violence in France?
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Shootings are very common everyone. US is not special.
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US govt is pure evil. They fund and cause wars all over the world and then send in the military to kill civilians and people just trying to protect their country, and they pretend they are the good guys. They obviously did 911 to manipulate the people and convince them they needed to kill people in Iraq and Afghanistan, all for oil and power. They are filth. Minions of the devil himself.
Anyways, things like this are bound to happen, with so much evil in our midst.
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Let me formulate my question more precise:

Whats wrong in your society that people, who have problems, instead of just killing themselves, take innocent little school childrens with them ?

I cannot understand how you would come up with that idea even if you have problems.

There is certainly a underlying factor, something that connects all that, some reason why people go crazy like that.

It is what reason ??
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So, there is no violence in France?
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Thats a different question.
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US govt is pure evil. They fund and cause wars all over the world and then send in the military to kill civilians and people just trying to protect their country, and they pretend they are the good guys. They obviously did 911 to manipulate the people and convince them they needed to kill people in Iraq and Afghanistan, all for oil and power. They are filth. Minions of the devil himself.
Anyways, things like this are bound to happen, with so much evil in our midst.
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I don't believe that. Think again.
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The courts took the bible out of the public schools in the 60's. It's been all down hill ever since.
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the government.

and all that fluoride and ADD from all the technology we have in our hands at all times. Cant concentrate without looking at a screen. We go crazy.
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I don't believe that.
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Its true..people are addicted to phones and ipads especially TV. If you dont get your fix then you go insane.
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Babylon

With a mighty voice he shouted: "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird.
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In every case of those school shooting the attacker was YOUNG.

Well, young is a definition, but they were between 13 and 30.

I call that young.
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It's about mental illness and a culture of violence. Say what you want, violent video games, music videos, movies. They have an effect on those who are emotionally fragile. Identifying and treating people capable of committing this kind of violence needs to be stepped up. I'd even go so far as to identify people on forums such as this who make violent and/or antisocial comments be identified for their own sake if not society's. If people are messed in the head with violent overtones it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that they are taken seriously before stuff like this happens. You can't put mental illness and guns together. And despite the huge amount of guns in the states compared to every other nation in the world, its not really about gun control, it's about mental illness. When you have breakdown of religion, family and community there is no one taking care of or watching out for the mentally ill anymore... just a system that is obviously lacking.
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Two reasons. One, school is often a source of extreme stress for some people, and the violence is directed toward that.

Two, schools, being gun free zone by law (what a joke) the shooter doesn't have to worry about being shot back at.
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In every case of those school shooting the attacker was YOUNG.

Well, young is a definition, but they were between 13 and 30.

I call that young.
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The problem a person at this age could have, is with his family and with his surroundings, his social family.
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The criminal justice system is what's wrong.
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It's about mental illness and a culture of violence. Say what you want, violent video games, music videos, movies. They have an effect on those who are emotionally fragile. Identifying and treating people capable of committing this kind of violence needs to be stepped up. I'd even go so far as to identify people on forums such as this who make violent and/or antisocial comments be identified for their own sake if not society's. If people are messed in the head with violent overtones it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that they are taken seriously before stuff like this happens. You can't put mental illness and guns together. And despite the huge amount of guns in the states compared to every other nation in the world, its not really about gun control, it's about mental illness. When you have breakdown of religion, family and community there is no one taking care of or watching out for the mentally ill anymore... just a system that is obviously lacking.
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Exactly, break down of religion (values), family and community.

I wanted to come there but you were faster.

hf
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It's about mental illness and a culture of violence. Say what you want, violent video games, music videos, movies. They have an effect on those who are emotionally fragile. Identifying and treating people capable of committing this kind of violence needs to be stepped up. I'd even go so far as to identify people on forums such as this who make violent and/or antisocial comments be identified for their own sake if not society's. If people are messed in the head with violent overtones it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that they are taken seriously before stuff like this happens. You can't put mental illness and guns together. And despite the huge amount of guns in the states compared to every other nation in the world, its not really about gun control, it's about mental illness. When you have breakdown of religion, family and community there is no one taking care of or watching out for the mentally ill anymore... just a system that is obviously lacking.
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Exactly, break down of religion (values), family and community.

I wanted to come there but you were faster.

hf
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So we have the next question: who should look after religion (values), family and community ?

The state ?
Some religion institution ?
The mayor ?
The police ?

Who ?
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So we have the next question: who should look after religion (values), family and community ?

The state ?
Some religion institution ?
The mayor ?
The police ?

Who ?
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And another one:
Why are those breaking down ?

There are reasons behind it, yes it happened before, but it seems to be more frequent nowadays.

Why ?
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It's about mental illness and a culture of violence. Say what you want, violent video games, music videos, movies. They have an effect on those who are emotionally fragile. Identifying and treating people capable of committing this kind of violence needs to be stepped up. I'd even go so far as to identify people on forums such as this who make violent and/or antisocial comments be identified for their own sake if not society's. If people are messed in the head with violent overtones it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that they are taken seriously before stuff like this happens. You can't put mental illness and guns together. And despite the huge amount of guns in the states compared to every other nation in the world, its not really about gun control, it's about mental illness. When you have breakdown of religion, family and community there is no one taking care of or watching out for the mentally ill anymore... just a system that is obviously lacking.
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Exactly, break down of religion (values), family and community.

I wanted to come there but you were faster.

hf
 Quoting: ^àTOn^


Yes, and it goes deeper than that. Not killing your own kind was instinctual. Pack animals protect the members of the pack. Humans are/were essential pack animals. We need that social structure to thrive. Some how, the instinct or social pact to not kill each other is evolving out of some people. Survival of the species is one of the most basic instincts, and we are losing that. Is it an entitlement mentality? Some no longer feel the need to care for their fellow humans (and Im not talking welfare.)

I imagine most here on glp would help a neighbor if they came to the door and asked. "Can you jump start my car?" Can I borrow a cup of sugar. My kid is in the hospital, can you watch my dog for a few hours. WHY do we help. Well, because we are nice. Because "it's the right thing to do". But, deeper than that, it's instinctual to come to the aid of a fellow human.
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Where is God the people say - how could He allow those things to happen at Columbine, Santee, and Alabama??

Here's a letter to God by a student who wonders about these recent events too...

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado and Santee, California?

Sincerely,

Signed,

Concerned Student


Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God
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It's about mental illness and a culture of violence. Say what you want, violent video games, music videos, movies. They have an effect on those who are emotionally fragile. Identifying and treating people capable of committing this kind of violence needs to be stepped up. I'd even go so far as to identify people on forums such as this who make violent and/or antisocial comments be identified for their own sake if not society's. If people are messed in the head with violent overtones it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that they are taken seriously before stuff like this happens. You can't put mental illness and guns together. And despite the huge amount of guns in the states compared to every other nation in the world, its not really about gun control, it's about mental illness. When you have breakdown of religion, family and community there is no one taking care of or watching out for the mentally ill anymore... just a system that is obviously lacking.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29737536


Exactly, break down of religion (values), family and community.

I wanted to come there but you were faster.

hf
 Quoting: ^àTOn^


Yes, and it goes deeper than that. Not killing your own kind was instinctual. Pack animals protect the members of the pack. Humans are/were essential pack animals. We need that social structure to thrive. Some how, the instinct or social pact to not kill each other is evolving out of some people. Survival of the species is one of the most basic instincts, and we are losing that. Is it an entitlement mentality? Some no longer feel the need to care for their fellow humans (and Im not talking welfare.)

I imagine most here on glp would help a neighbor if they came to the door and asked. "Can you jump start my car?" Can I borrow a cup of sugar. My kid is in the hospital, can you watch my dog for a few hours. WHY do we help. Well, because we are nice. Because "it's the right thing to do". But, deeper than that, it's instinctual to come to the aid of a fellow human.
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Yes, I see it exactly like you do. But at some point point humans tend to break down in own social packs. Own laws, own rights, own constitution.

And sometime they break down to lonely wolfe, making up their own law.
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Where is God the people say - how could He allow those things to happen at Columbine, Santee, and Alabama??

Here's a letter to God by a student who wonders about these recent events too...

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado and Santee, California?

Sincerely,

Signed,

Concerned Student


Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God
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whaa, whaa, whaa. so what you are saying is, that if god were allowed in schools, lets go as far as to say that morning prayers were held every day, that these events wouldn't have happened? Bah.
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It's about mental illness and a culture of violence. Say what you want, violent video games, music videos, movies. They have an effect on those who are emotionally fragile. Identifying and treating people capable of committing this kind of violence needs to be stepped up. I'd even go so far as to identify people on forums such as this who make violent and/or antisocial comments be identified for their own sake if not society's. If people are messed in the head with violent overtones it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that they are taken seriously before stuff like this happens. You can't put mental illness and guns together. And despite the huge amount of guns in the states compared to every other nation in the world, its not really about gun control, it's about mental illness. When you have breakdown of religion, family and community there is no one taking care of or watching out for the mentally ill anymore... just a system that is obviously lacking.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 29737536


Exactly, break down of religion (values), family and community.

I wanted to come there but you were faster.

hf
 Quoting: ^àTOn^


Yes, and it goes deeper than that. Not killing your own kind was instinctual. Pack animals protect the members of the pack. Humans are/were essential pack animals. We need that social structure to thrive. Some how, the instinct or social pact to not kill each other is evolving out of some people. Survival of the species is one of the most basic instincts, and we are losing that. Is it an entitlement mentality? Some no longer feel the need to care for their fellow humans (and Im not talking welfare.)

I imagine most here on glp would help a neighbor if they came to the door and asked. "Can you jump start my car?" Can I borrow a cup of sugar. My kid is in the hospital, can you watch my dog for a few hours. WHY do we help. Well, because we are nice. Because "it's the right thing to do". But, deeper than that, it's instinctual to come to the aid of a fellow human.
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Yes, I see it exactly like you do. But at some point point humans tend to break down in own social packs. Own laws, own rights, own constitution.

And sometime they break down to lonely wolfe, making up their own law.
 Quoting: ^àTOn^


But why ?

My father always said, the most important question in life is the question of "WHY".
He said it opens doors.
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If the humans break down to packs, they have lost faith in the ruling points of society.

If they break down to an individual pack, they even lost last.

Some do have the force to get back. Young ones, I am afraid, they don't.
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steaming pile of crap!!!

have you all lost all critical thinking skills?

school shootings are NOT common!


this thread is a PSY OP!


12 examples since 1966 ... that's 46 years

50,000 schools having ~ 200 class days per year = ~ 1,000,000 days of school since 1966 = 0.000012%

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If the humans break down to packs, they have lost faith in the ruling points of society.

If they break down to an individual pack, they even lost last.

Some do have the force to get back. Young ones, I am afraid, they don't.
 Quoting: ^àTOn^


A young individual, living in a bad family, living in a bad neighbourhood, going to a bad school, has all the chances to be in shit.

Bad families come from social break downs before and people creating a family, even though, they are not ready to create a family.

Neighbourhoods can evolve, or disintegrate along the lines of povrety; but also there is a choice: help each other and fight, or take a stick and beat.

Schools should be points of education, instituations where there is light. But nowadays there is violence, stalking, theft, and all you want. Even teachers aren't save anymore.

What do you learn in schools like that ? As a going to be grow up ? And how will this mark your life ?

This are just thoughts.

But why is this above like that ?
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Where is God the people say - how could He allow those things to happen at Columbine, Santee, and Alabama??

Here's a letter to God by a student who wonders about these recent events too...

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children in Littleton, Colorado and Santee, California?

Sincerely,

Signed,

Concerned Student


Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God
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whaa, whaa, whaa. so what you are saying is, that if god were allowed in schools, lets go as far as to say that morning prayers were held every day, that these events wouldn't have happened? Bah.
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Definitely! The shooter was at one time a student in a school. Years ago, the 10 Commandments were posted and children were taught to abide by them.

Nowadays, children are taught there is no God and are encouraged to do what feels good to them. There are NO absolute wrongs anymore, at least not being taught to the kids.

So what do you do when you get upset with a schoolmate or a teacher? What makes you feel good? If you feel like blowing them away, well, why not? There's no God. There's no hell. The worst thing that could happen would be getting caught.

And I don't have to remind you how messed up our criminal system is. In many states, there's no death penalty. Oftentimes, murderers even get released a few years down the road when the professionals feel they have been reformed.

[link to articles.nydailynews.com]

And then there's this story

A man who stole a piece of pizza last summer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

Read more: [link to www.sfgate.com]

At least God's laws are just!
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steaming pile of crap!!!

have you all lost all critical thinking skills?

school shootings are NOT common!


this thread is a PSY OP!


12 examples since 1966 ... that's 46 years

50,000 schools having ~ 200 class days per year = ~ 1,000,000 days of school since 1966 = 0.000012%

cupofjoe
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If there is a school shooting, in the west, it is in the US.

There is school violance here, but no massacres.

School massacers are a phenomenom of the US, in its frequency and toll.





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