If only there was something we could do...

[Jax]

In high school, a friend of mine's dad killed his best friend's wife on accident while they were on a couple's hunting trip. Was taking the (loaded) shotgun out of it's case in their cabin..

A few months later, one of my classmates blew his brains out during school in front of the class. We weren't friends, but he was my science partner, a bit off-key and I remember he frequently talked about his troubles. I was down the hallway in history class when we heard a loud bang and they made us stay in our classrooms for several hours before we had police escort us down and out of the school. My history teacher was also the main HS coach, but also a veteran. I remember the look on his face as we sat at our desks and looking back, he certainly knew what that sound was. The word 'lockdown' was not a term used back then. Remember the song Jeremy by Pearl Jam? The school put in metal detectors the following year, one of the first in the country if I recall. I can't listen to the song. https://jeremywadedelle.com/#Top

I lived in Littleton when Columbine happened, managed a buffet-style restaurant that was staffed mainly by students of the school. We closed for a few weeks after the shooting because there was no one to staff it, they all lost friends. When I was going through training at said restaurant, they had me train at their Aurora HQ location, which just so happened to be the former Chuck E Cheese location where Nathan Dillon killed 4 people a few years prior.

A few years back, I was hired for a position in South Boulder, a place where I worked 20 years prior. I reneged at the last minute for various reasons. A few weeks later, the King Soopers massacre happened. When I previously worked for this employer, I frequently grabbed my lunch from that store, 3 or 4 times per week, and that would have been the same plan had I took that job as I'm a creature of habit.

Random shit huh.

[skaredshtles]

In high school, a friend of mine's dad killed his best friend's wife on accident while they were on a couple's hunting trip. Was taking the (loaded) shotgun out of it's case in their cabin..

Guy I went to HS with was accidentally killed by his own kid on a father/son hunting trip. Can't even imagine...

[J. Barron DeJong]

https://x.com/nycsouthpaw/status/171...sR_NcRK2VkCfkg

[skaredshtles]

https://x.com/nycsouthpaw/status/171...sR_NcRK2VkCfkg

...

[TBS]

Im sad the Hong Kong police let him out on bail, even if they did confiscate his passport.

[J. Barron DeJong]

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/sil...unsecured-gun/

[J. Barron DeJong]

https://x.com/ywnreporter/status/171...sR_NcRK2VkCfkg

Guess we need to harden all the bowling alleys too.

[seano732]

JFC. Vibes

[Harry]

This shit is nuts.

[byates1]

JFC

[frorider]

JFC

Indeed.

The reported death toll from the mass shootings at a bowling alley and a local bar varied widely in the chaotic hours after the rampage. But Robert McCarthy, a Lewiston city councilor, said a city administrator confirmed the number was 22 with dozens more wounded.

[byates1]

anyone who is the bottom 60% of the masses is basically complete poverty almost overnight. so drug alcohol abuse ramps up, then people go off the deep end and say fuck it. add in gun culture, insanely violent video games, apathy, despair. voila.

[J. Barron DeJong]

anyone who is the bottom 60% of the masses is basically complete poverty almost overnight. so drug alcohol abuse ramps up, then people go off the deep end and say fuck it. add in gun culture, insanely violent video games, apathy, despair. voila.

How can that be when everyone above the bottom quintile is literally driving Lamborghinis.

(See, anyone can make up some bullshit stats.)

[The SnowShow]

Fuuuuck!!

[bennymac]

“The person of interest was allegedly committed to a mental health facility for two weeks during the summer of 2023.”

JFC indeed

[byates1]

How can that be when everyone above the bottom quintile is literally driving Lamborghinis.

(See, anyone can make up some bullshit stats.)

normal everyday working class ppl have nothing. most of them just don't realize it.

[J. Barron DeJong]

normal everyday working class ppl have nothing. most of them just don't realize it.

Not going to cunt up this thread, but maybe I’ll see you in the Bitcoin thread tomorrow.

[::: :::]

Just fucking awful and entirely expected
It will happen again too
We all know it will



‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

[The AD]

“The person of interest was allegedly committed to a mental health facility for two weeks during the summer of 2023.”

JFC indeed

No red flag laws in Maine.

[cat in january]

Previously threatened to shoot up a military facility according to reports. Tough night in Maine. One of my main touring partners is an overnight surgical tech in Lewiston. Long night for him and the rest of the staff. Huge total number of casualties. Guy is still on the loose somewhere

[dunfree]

Not going to cunt up this thread, but maybe I’ll see you in the Bitcoin thread tomorrow.

look at the suspects twitter feed and it’s the same nihilist bullshit, inflation fearmongering, and social decay shit byates just posted here, not sure why it’s cunting? Socially marginalized male somewhere between 16-60 are who do these, guns are cheap in the usa, and expecting rando bystanders to whip out their concealed weapon and stop a motivated murderer is more fantasy than plan but it’s the chosen option.

[byates1]

^ pretty much. Ppl can have a great life here in the US. It does seem though that lots of ppl don't have a shot . Parents. Social media.

[byates1]

Bet the dude offed himself in the woods somewhere that's why noone can find him

[californiagrown]

Make recent threats to shoot up a military facility. Be recently committed to psych ward for multiple weeks. Have a long history of firearm use in the military and as a firearms instructor. Have a public social media presence full of spiraling discontent and dystopic views. Keep your inalienable right to an AR and fuckload of 5.56.

Someone make it make sense.

[The AD]

I'm just waiting for the reports from his neighbors that he "seemed like a nice guy" but "a bit of a loner," Or maybe everyone recognized he was batshit crazy, but there was nothing anyone could do about it.