12 dead, 59 wounded after shooting at Colorado movie theater
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[QUOTE=GodKing;36866669]You're 1 in a million, I'm sure.[/QUOTE]
If I was 1 in a million things like UNICEF wouldn't exist.
Same fuck I posted earlier.
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I am seriously afraid to go back to school now.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866592]I'm talking about the 1,000 kids that starved to death in Africa this morning. And will tomorrow. And did yesterday.
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My point still stands, people care, you're the only one that doesnt.
[QUOTE=ze spy;36866694]Same fuck I posted earlier.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/e7mwi.png[/img]
I am seriously afraid to go back to school now.[/QUOTE]
God damn, you deserve no empathy at all if you take it out on random citizens.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;36852578]Look I'm sure they asked the people beforehand "may we interview you, we will ask some questions that are out of your comfort zones"
sometimes people like speaking their mind straight away, I don't think they forced them too.
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However, it's not right to expose someone that deeply on national tv who's experienced one of the highest levels of trauma. There is nothing like learning what it is like to be hunted, and have those around you slaughtered for no reason. Literally no reason.
Yeah, the shooter probably had a lot of personal reasons, but none of those involved the people he killed.
What they experienced was senseless murder, which in my research I understand to be a lot harder to psychologically accommodate than almost anything a human being can do to another.
The reporter had no right to ask someone who has just experienced all of that what image she'd remember for the rest of her life. To ask her to recall going through that for the sake of getting good ratings and nothing more. Nothing is being gained from these personal accounts except for a point-of-view description of what we already know.
This isn't even including the copycats that likely will be inspired by the mass coverage, our encumbent president and his opponent commenting on it, and the public condemnation multiple famous athletes, a level of fame which no lunatic looking for attention could resist. There is nothing correct about the way our media handles this.
[QUOTE=ze spy;36866694]Same fuck I posted earlier.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/e7mwi.png[/img]
I am seriously afraid to go back to school now.[/QUOTE]
[i]Hellooooooooo reasonable cause...[/i]
[sp]Seriously, report that shit to somebody.[/sp]
[QUOTE=ze spy;36866694]
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Yeah no, you're still a monster if you kill a dozen people and injure 70 more.
By the way, if he was poor and homeless, how could he afford the guns, riot gear, gasmask, and teargas?
[QUOTE=AaronM202;36866725]Yeah no, you're still a monster if you kill a dozen people and injure 70 more.
By the way, if he was poor and homeless, how could he afford the guns, riot gear, gasmask, and teargas?[/QUOTE]
He can't be homeless, he has a booby trapped flat.
[QUOTE=G3rman;36866739]He can't be homeless, he has a booby trapped flat.[/QUOTE]
And a car.
[QUOTE=AaronM202;36866725]Yeah no, you're still a monster if you kill a dozen people and injure 70 more.
By the way, if he was poor and homeless, how could he afford the guns, riot gear, gasmask, and teargas?[/QUOTE]
And how was he homeless if he had an apartment with booby traps in it?
[QUOTE=Zambies!;36866751]And how was he homeless if he had an apartment with booby traps in it?[/QUOTE]
I dunno, ask the guy who wrote the thing in that image.
I can see where you're coming from GodKing, but this is the largest domestic shooting to date. People can relate better to this than with suicide bombings or drone strikes. In all likelihood most the people here aren't going to be killed by a predator drone strike, but I bet a lot of people went to see DKR. Yes, the loss of life in other parts of the world is tragic, but this thread is for the discussion of the shooting in Aurora.
[QUOTE=ze spy;36866694]Same fuck I posted earlier.
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I am seriously afraid to go back to school now.[/QUOTE]
i have empathy for mr holmes we are both quiet beautiful smart flowers who get stepped on by jocks
fuckin jocks
[QUOTE=G3rman;36866739]He can't be homeless, he has an evil lair.[/QUOTE]
FTFY
[QUOTE=AaronM202;36866725]Yeah no, you're still a monster if you kill a dozen people and injure 70 more.
By the way, if he was poor and homeless, how could he afford the guns, riot gear, gasmask, and teargas?[/QUOTE]
I believe the person's argument is that you should not forget he was a person before this.We are quick to call anybody who crosses our moral code a monster, and then forget them. I don't think we can ever learn as a society when we just dismiss the disproportionate murder rates in our country as random events rather than a problem with a direct or indirect cause, such as child abuse or the massive failures our education system is experiencing.
Even if what the poster said is untrue, his point is valid in that when going through a major life event such as wasting 6 years of your life and a an unfathomable amount of money to be unneeded any person is susceptible to the logical fallacy and compromise required to commit murder. Anybody under stress can snap, and I would argue that our society is churning out people with no critical thinking skills and thus an inarguable propensity towards violent and sociopathic behavior. For the most part, people who commit murder aren't monsters, they are failing people. Some malfunction so badly they can't integrate back into society. Others are burned so much by their upbringing they end up with no ability to function in the world around them, and give up when faced with what is perceived to be an insurmountable object.
[QUOTE=FreakyMe;36866793]I believe the person's argument is that you should not forget he was a person before this.We are quick to call anybody who crosses our moral code a monster, and then forget them. I don't think we can ever learn as a society when we just dismiss the disproportionate murder rates in our country as random events rather than a problem with a direct or indirect cause, such as child abuse or the massive failures our education system is experiencing.
Even if what the poster said is untrue, his point is valid in that when going through a major life event such as wasting 6 years of your life and a an unfathomable amount of money to be unneeded any person is susceptible to the logical fallacy and compromise required to commit murder. Anybody under stress can snap, and I would argue that our society is churning out people with no critical thinking skills and thus an inarguable propensity towards violent and sociopathic behavior. For the most part, people who commit murder aren't monsters, they are failing people. Some malfunction so badly they can't integrate back into society. Others are burned so much by their upbringing they end up with no ability to function in the world around them, and give up when faced with what is perceived to be an insurmountable object.[/QUOTE]
I'm glad not everyone in this thread is just "lol get ass raped douche."
[QUOTE=Falubii;36866829]I'm glad not everyone in this thread is just "lol get ass raped douche."[/QUOTE]
I'm not particularly in that party, but I have absolutely zero sympathy for the guy.
[QUOTE=F T;36866262]You are one of those people that go "OMG THE US IS IN IRAQ FOR OIL AND THEY KILL ARAB BABIES!" aren't you?[/QUOTE]
He's a disaster hipster. When some disaster or tragedy is all over the news, he likes to point out that there are other problems in the world. Basically, he doesn't like it when people feel remorse over tragedies that are unfolding at the moment.
Obviously the guy is mentally disturbed. Just because he is capable of planning a crime over months doesn't mean he's mentally sound. I just think it sucks he didn't get any help and it came to this. It's just a shitty situation for all involved parties.
[QUOTE=SoaringScout;36866884]He's a disaster hipster. When some disaster or tragedy is all over the news, he likes to point out that there are other problems in the world. Basically, he doesn't like it when people feel remorse over tragedies that are unfolding at the moment.[/QUOTE]
18,000 children died today just because they couldn't get enough nourishment. That's unfolding [i][b]every[/i][/b] day and it is a much bigger tragedy than a handful of rich white people who were shot up.
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[QUOTE=GodKing;36866952]18,000 children died today just because they couldn't get enough nourishment. That's unfolding [i][b]every[/i][/b] day and it is a much bigger tragedy than a handful of rich [b]white people[/b] who were shot up.[/QUOTE]
Can a mod ban him now?
Please?
I mean, being an asshole is one thing, but being a racist is surely grounds for a good ban?
[QUOTE=BanthaFodder;36866976]Can a mod ban him now?
Please?
I mean, being an asshole is one thing, but being a racist is surely grounds for a good ban?[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry, Americans then. Jesus.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866952]18,000 children died today just because they couldn't get enough nourishment. That's unfolding [i][b]every[/i][/b] day and it is a much bigger tragedy than a handful of rich white people who were shot up.[/QUOTE]
that doesn't make the theatre shooting any less tragic.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866983]I'm sorry, Americans then. Jesus.[/QUOTE]You're not fucking sorry.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866952]18,000 children died today just because they couldn't get enough nourishment. That's unfolding [i][b]every[/i][/b] day and it is a much bigger tragedy than a handful of rich white people who were shot up.[/QUOTE]
Like you are any better, sitting in front of a computer complaining about how terrible everyone elses life is and how others should feel bad. What are [I]you[/I] doing?
Being such a strong advocate of supporting these people, I would expect you are on some church mission or donating all of your pay to feeding these people. It still doesn't excuse the fact you are desensitizing the deaths of fellow human beings, regardless of the setting and reasons.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866983]I'm sorry, Americans then. Jesus.[/QUOTE]
Oh, that's much better now that their lives are less valuable based on their nationality, rather than their race.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866983]I'm sorry, Americans then. Jesus.[/QUOTE]
No you are not sorry. If you were sorry you wouldn't have so condescendingly called this tragedy a handful of rich white people being shot up.
Why are you even in this thread? For someone who could care less about this event you are making a massive presence in the thread for it. I'm convinced you are just trolling at this point. Literally nothing you have said had any point other than to cause anger.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866983]I'm sorry, Americans then. Jesus.[/QUOTE]
I've met some pieces of shit, but you take the fucking taco my friend.
I can only hope that, some day, you gain some empathy for your fellow man, regardless of race, creed, or nationality.
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866952]18,000 children died today just because they couldn't get enough nourishment. That's unfolding [i][b]every[/i][/b] day and it is a much bigger tragedy than a handful of rich white people who were shot up.[/QUOTE]
While what you said may be objectively true, a lot of people suffering doesn't necessarily invalidate the need for empathy when a tragedy like this occurs. If anything, the lack of empathy for those children might be related to the fact that you have no empathy for the people who died.
You've already split them into the outgroup, to be disregarded as something that doesn't matter. You should ask yourself what burned you so badly on society that you have no empathy for a random selection of men, women, and children who were terrorized and killed at complete random.
There should be no reason that you can find to dislike these people in the information given, but you have.
Perhaps you're what's wrong with society?
[QUOTE=GodKing;36866952]18,000 children died today just because they couldn't get enough nourishment. That's unfolding [i][b]every[/i][/b] day and it is a much bigger tragedy than a handful of rich white people who were shot up.[/QUOTE]
why is it okay to mourn the deaths of one set of people but not the other? why can't you mourn both?
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