Another Day Another School Shooting

[BMWMC]

Oh, but guns don't kill people right? No, people with guns kill people.

3 students have been killed in a shooting at a Michigan high school

At least eight others were injured in the attack, including a teacher. Authorities arrested the suspect — a 15-year-old-sophomore — and recovered a semi-automatic handgun and several clips.

www.npr.org

120.5 guns per person in the USA.

 

[Babagounj]

Weapon of choice was NOT an AR-15 , so this story will disappear quite quickly.

 

[Babagounj]

ON the plus side;

Over 687,000 Gun Background Checks Done During Black Friday Week, Forecasting Strong Gun Sales

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[Box Ox]

120.5 guns per person in the USA.

Per 100 people, dingus.

Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[PT Car Washer]

Weapon of choice was NOT an AR-15 , so this story will disappear quite quickly.

Just another mass casualty school shooting. Nothing to see here. Move on. Michigan so he probably legally bought it and had it open carry.

 

[wilberforce15]

Just another mass casualty school shooting. Nothing to see here. Move on. Michigan so he probably legally bought it and had it open carry.

And yet, this country had this level of gun availability to high schoolers for a very long time, and we only started getting this stuff in the past few decades. Why?

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Oh, but guns don't kill people right? No, people with guns kill people.

3 students have been killed in a shooting at a Michigan high school

At least eight others were injured in the attack, including a teacher. Authorities arrested the suspect — a 15-year-old-sophomore — and recovered a semi-automatic handgun and several clips.

www.npr.org

120.5 guns per person in the USA.

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He was probably just being bullied.
I'm sure the parents will put up the small amount of bail money and have a welcome home party for the shooter soon.

 

[wilberforce15]

He was probably just being bullied.
I'm sure the parents will put up the small amount of bail money and have a welcome home party for the shooter soon.

We need more fights.

Fights solve school shootings.

Zero tolerance policies mean that the bullied have no recourse except to whine to a bunch of women who can't do anything (namely teachers).

This bottles up for a few years and they take whatever form of vengeance they have available.

Schools need A/V clubs, Chess Clubs, Dance clubs.....and Fight Clubs.

 

[rod]

And yet, this country had this level of gun availability to high schoolers for a very long time, and we only started getting this stuff in the past few decades. Why?

I blame it on computer games and lack of discipline at home.

 

[wilberforce15]

I blame it on computer games and lack of discipline at home.

But why was there lack of discipline?

And did these people not play cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, etc?

My kids currently play those games, and they are as laughably violent as the video games, even as we don't play video games.

 

[rod]

I blame Obama

 

[Mutineer]

And yet, this country had this level of gun availability to high schoolers for a very long time, and we only started getting this stuff in the past few decades. Why?

Beginning in the late 1970's, there was a sudden and prolonged decline of the availability of mental health facilities and services. This means that since that time, the mentally ill have been in society, and reproducing in far greater numbers than they would have otherwise. This coincides with the beginning of the Millennial generation. The generation that brought us Columbine, and a steady stream of many other atrocities to follow.

Aside from traumatic experiences, drug abuse, and head injuries, there is a very strong genetic link to mental illness. If it was researched, I would guess that the vast majority of mass shooters are mentally ill, and/or have a family history of mental illness.

That's why.

 

[wilberforce15]

Beginning in the late 1970's, there was a sudden and prolonged decline of the availability of mental health facilities and services. This means that since that time, the mentally ill have been in society, and reproducing in far greater numbers than they would have otherwise. This coincides with the beginning of the Millennial generation. The generation that brought us Columbine, and a steady stream of many other atrocities to follow.

Aside from drug abuse and head injuries, there is a very strong genetic link to mental illness. If it was researched, I would guess that the vast majority of mass shooters are mentally ill, and/or have a family history of mental illness.

That's why.

What you call 'mental health facilities' were largely very harsh insane asylums before then, and the reaction against them was strong.

Any genetic phenomena that exist in the 1990s also existed a generation, or two, or three, before that.

But those genetic problems didn't create mass shootings. And are you asking for the large, involuntary insane asylums to come back?

(I have an answer to my question, but I'm letting you guys squirm first)

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

We need more fights.

Fights solve school shootings.

Zero tolerance policies mean that the bullied have no recourse except to whine to a bunch of women who can't do anything (namely teachers).

This bottles up for a few years and they take whatever form of vengeance they have available.

Schools need A/V clubs, Chess Clubs, Dance clubs.....and Fight Clubs.

Too much work.
Let's just try a bunch of pharmaceuticals until we get these kids properly "chemically balanced". I'm sure it will all work out eventually.

 

[Mutineer]

What you call 'mental health facilities' were largely very harsh insane asylums before then, and the reaction against them was strong.

I agree. It's a situation that has no happy solution. But letting the loonies loose to go out and reproduce was a terrible idea.

Any genetic phenomena that exist in the 1990s also existed a generation, or two, or three, before that.

Mental illness is as old as mankind.

But those genetic problems didn't create mass shootings. And are you asking for the large, involuntary insane asylums to come back?

No. I would propose that all people diagnosed with a mental illness be offered a cash incentive to be sterilized.
This would include those with a documented history of drug or alcohol abuse.

What would you propose?

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Well this thread went full blown pro eugenics fast...


good, good

 

[Babagounj]

I agree. It's a situation that has no happy solution. But letting the loonies loose to go out and reproduce was a terrible idea.

Mental illness is as old as mankind.

No. I would propose that all people diagnosed with a mental illness be offered a cash incentive to be sterilized.
This would include those with a documented history of drug or alcohol abuse.

What would you propose?

That all current and possible future politicians also be sterilized, for the good of the country.

 

[bottomups]

I agree. It's a situation that has no happy solution. But letting the loonies loose to go out and reproduce was a terrible idea.

Mental illness is as old as mankind.

No. I would propose that all people diagnosed with a mental illness be offered a cash incentive to be sterilized.
This would include those with a documented history of drug or alcohol abuse.

What would you propose?

Mental illness is as old as the GOP.

 

[KCJr-Phx]

So does anyone think the shooters parents should be charged? If it comes out that the shooter had well known mental issues and they didn't make sure that gun was locked away then I would agree with them facing charges.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

Ol Treshans mom said the 12th grader stayed home from school because he heard someone was going to be getting popped at noon.