14 Shot Dead at 'Dark Knight Rises' Screening

[Natasha]

I'm waiting for the first person to come along and show that "he didnt address the gang issue...nearly all our gun deaths are from gangs":cool

Won't be me. I saw "Michael Moore" and didn't read it.

At least I'm honest, right??? I only came in this thread for the news as, when I saw it, I had not yet heard the news story on it (calm down, folks, I work nightshift and didn't even make it home to go to sleep until noon that day, LOL).

 

[cam elle toe]

Won't be me. I saw "Michael Moore" and didn't read it.

At least I'm honest, right??? I only came in this thread for the news as, when I saw it, I had not yet heard the news story on it (calm down, folks, I work nightshift and didn't even make it home to go to sleep until noon that day, LOL).

exactly. YOU guys think he's whacko...WE think he's one of the only sane ones. Its a shame really, coz its worth the read.

 

[Natasha]

exactly. YOU guys think he's whacko...WE think he's one of the only sane ones. Its a shame really, coz its worth the read.

Oh, I don't really have an opinion on him...I don't listen to the kind of stuff he spouts b/c it just doesn't interest me, no matter who it's coming from. Just as I don't listen to much that Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, or any number of other people who make their living speaking publicly have to say. The ONLY reason I haven't unsubscribed from this thread is b/c I find the subject matter interesting. The debate...well, it belongs in the Debate section, which I don't visit, LOL

 

[cam elle toe]

Oh, I don't really have an opinion on him...I don't listen to the kind of stuff he spouts b/c it just doesn't interest me, no matter who it's coming from. Just as I don't listen to much that Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, or any number of other people who make their living speaking publicly have to say. The ONLY reason I haven't unsubscribed from this thread is b/c I find the subject matter interesting. The debate...well, it belongs in the Debate section, which I don't visit, LOL

yah....it brought me out of "lurk" mode. Trust me to pick a "hot topic":ninja

 

[Natasha]

yah....it brought me out of "lurk" mode. Trust me to pick a "hot topic":ninja

LMFAO Hey, whatever works.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

I'm waiting for the first person to come along and show that "he didnt address the gang issue...nearly all our gun deaths are from gangs":cool

Already had that smokescreen.

and a ton of those were gang related murders with guns that were acquired illegally. The criminals are going to acquire guns regardless, quite unfortunately.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

*rolls eyes* still waiting for the blame to fall on violent movies/video games...

This idiot pretended that he was a movie character, an archetypal bad guy, a violent showman without a conscience. America is probably the last place in the civilized world where you can arm yourself like a movie villain and nobody bats an eyelid.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Yeah - because food stamps are so deadly.

They are to my tax dollars. My firearms haven't cost you a dime.

I do like the fanaticism baiting game though. :thumbup:

 

[TenaciousDave]

This idiot pretended that he was a movie character, an archetypal bad guy, a violent showman without a conscience. America is probably the last place in the civilized world where you can arm yourself like a movie villain and nobody bats an eyelid.

Why is it that the first thing people do is point their finger at the music these crazy bastards were listening to, or what movies they were watching. Who gives a fuck what they were watching! Whatever happened to crazy? What, you can't be crazy no more? Should we eliminate crazy from the dictionary?

 

[MoonOwl]

I haven't read all the responses so I don't know if someone else mentioned it, but it's finally come out that he was indeed on anti-depressants.

Those, more than 'evil games', may have contributed to this horrific event.

 

[TenaciousDave]

Instead of picking out your least favorite item of popular culture and placing the blame on them,why don't we place the blame on ourselves as a society. We,as a society, failed James Holmes. The blood of the victims is on our hands.

 

[Joe the meek]

We,as a society, failed James Holmes. The blood of the victims is on our hands.

WTF you talkin about Willis?

Sincerely hope you're being sarcastic.

 

[TenaciousDave]

WTF you talkin about Willis?

Sincerely hope you're being sarcastic.

Just a little bit. LOL

Ok, then. We should really ban Shakespeare.

Never has one man become so famous for writing about war, murder, and misogyny, and I'm sure that banning his works for all time will make the world a happier and better place.

Where's that fucking sarcasm smiley when you need him?

 

[Tim]

I guess you guys completely missed what Michael Moore was pointing out in his piece. I guess it doesn't help that some people are so closed minded that they don't even bother to read it.

 

[TenaciousDave]

I guess you guys completely missed what Michael Moore was pointing out in his piece. I guess it doesn't help that some people are so closed minded that they don't even bother to read it.

I read it. And it's the same questions he was asking in Bowling For Columbine.


Why us? Why are we so violent?

And we're still stuck with the same answer.

 

[Alien Allen]

But they are half right when they say "Guns don't kill people." I would just alter that slogan slightly to speak the real truth: "Guns don't kill people, Americans kill people."

Because we're the only ones in the first world who do this en masse.

Ah good old Michael Moore. The hypocrite who is America's conscience. Who never lets the facts interfere with a good story. These are not exactly these places are known for massive hoarding of guns.

We do have a lot of gun deaths here. We also have a pretty large population.

Yet take a look at the top seven instances of gun massacres.

1. Anders Behring Breivik

Killed 69

Place Utoya Island Norway


2. Woo Bum Kong
Killed 57

Place Sangnamdo South Korea


3. Martin Bryant

Killed 35

Place.Port Arthur Tasmania Australia


4. Seung Hui Cho

Killed 32
Place. Virgina tech South Korea


5. Bruch kappel Goldstein

Killed. 29
Place. Hebron Occupied West Bank Israil


6. Mtsuo Toi

Killed 29
Place Suyama Japan


7. Campo elias Delgado

Killed 28
Place. Bogota , Colombia




















Date 23 july 2011

 

[Tim]

Yet take a look at the top seven instances of gun massacres.

1. Anders Behring Breivik
Killed 69
Place Utoya Island Norway


2. Woo Bum Kong
Killed 57
Place Sangnamdo South Korea


3. Martin Bryant
Killed 35
Place.Port Arthur Tasmania Australia


4. Seung Hui Cho
Killed 32
Place. Virgina tech South Korea


5. Bruch kappel Goldstein
Killed. 29
Place. Hebron Occupied West Bank Israil


6. Mtsuo Toi
Killed 29
Place Suyama Japan


7. Campo elias Delgado
Killed 28
Place. Bogota , Colombia

You still don't get it do you? It's not about how crazy someone is or how many people they were able to kill with a gun in one spree... It has to do with the amount of gun deaths we have here in the states. Here are the countries you listed above and how many gun deaths per 100,000 population. So these are apples to apples comparisons here.

Norway = 4.4 gun related deaths per 100,000 population

South Korea = .1 gun related deaths per 100,000 population

Australia = 2.9 gun related deaths per 100,000 population

Israel = 3 gun related deaths per 100,000 population

Japan = .1 gun related deaths per 100,000 population

United States = 10.3 gun related deaths per 100,000 population

The question comes back to why is the US so damn high in these numbers? Hell, we are almost as bad as Mexico with their 12.1 deaths per 100,000

 

[Joe the meek]

The question comes back to why is the US so damn high in these numbers?

Because we're better shots.

 

[Natasha]

Because we're better shots.

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[TenaciousDave]

Because we're better shots.

Harry Whittington might not agree with you on this. :24: