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Three dead in shooting at Walmart in Thornton; gunman at large

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by MrTLegal, Nov 2, 2017.

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  1. micfranklin

    micfranklin Banned

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    The same reason the Edgewood shooting 2 weeks ago made the news.
     
    micfranklin, Nov 2, 2017
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    Please elucidate.
     
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    Dispondent Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I think you meant TOG 6, but anyway, there seems to be a disparity between who makes the news and who doesn't. I'm sure you know that, but for whatever reason you're ok with it...
     
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    micfranklin, Nov 2, 2017
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  5. TOG 6

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    Yes. You said this made the news for the same reason the Colorado shooting made the news.
    What reason is that?
     
    TOG 6, Nov 2, 2017
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    First of all, what kind of news? National, local, regional? Secondly, as I told TOG there's 23 deaths by firearm a day on average, meaning there's likely. Do you think every single news outlet is going to, or needs to report on all of them?
     
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    Public mass shooting in places no one expects to get shot. Not too different from other standard workplace shootings.
     
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    micfranklin, Nov 2, 2017
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    Why do you reckon that is?
     
    Yulee, Nov 2, 2017
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    This necessitates there are places where people can expect to be shot.
    Can you provide an example of such a place?
     
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    A culture that breeds a wanton disregard for human life.
     
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  11. Dispondent

    Dispondent Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Obviously national news. Local news outlets do report on most local murders, they actually care about the well being of their audience, whereas trash liberal media only care about the agenda...
     
    Dispondent, Nov 2, 2017
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    Like a warzone?
     
    micfranklin, Nov 2, 2017
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    like you just did?
     
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    You think national news is going to make a big story on every single firearm-related incident that takes place every day?
     
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    Mass shootings (apparently) happen virtually every day in the US and yet a tiny % make the national news.
    Most of these take place in a warzone? Where is there a warzone in the US?
     
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    Clearly, it picks and chooses. The discussion revolves around why it picks the shootings it reports on.
     
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    Anywhere there's too many guns, so essentially everywhere.
     
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    Some are high profile, this shooting here was one. Edgewood was another. That guy who shot up his workplace in Orlando was another.
     
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    Interesting.
    For every gun in the US used to commit a murder yesterday, about 16,000,000 were not.
    How does your statement match up with reality?
    In your estimation, what % of the US is a warzone?
    Can you cite examples of places that are not?
     
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    What makes it "high profile"?
     
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    In such as the NYC attack? Trumpton politicized at the terrorist did. He killed those people for political reasons. That was political from the moment it started. We have no idea why the shooter killed 3 people in Walmart.

    See the thing is we understand Islamic terrorism to be political. It doesn't need anybody to politicize it because they're doing it for political reasons.

    The reason why we don't see white political terrorists often is because Islam has not established a stronghold within a white population.

    If all you give a crap about is the color of the people you are lost without logic within your own cognitive dissonance. There is no hope for you to ever have reason.

    I suspect though that you know your position is malarkey. That you compare attacks by ISIS to random acts of murder because you are wishing to deny the reality of Isis. You want to pretend that these people are just crazy and that they aren't actively out to kill you. I understand denial is a coping mechanism.
     
    Polydectes, Nov 2, 2017
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    Try again. And look for a common denominator.
     
    Yulee, Nov 2, 2017
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    White shooter, that makes all the difference. By this time next week Chicago will have surpassed 600 homicides. I can't recall hearing of any of them on the national news, but every white guy that shoots someone seems to hit the front pages...
     
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    Nope.
    My answer works just fine, as I am absolute certain as to why I suppose that is.
    If you have an alternative theory, and you want to share. please feel free.
     
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    As I said several times: "...enough victims of the right color..."
     
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