Hostage situation taking place now in Orlando. [50+ dead, suspect killed]
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I had 2 coworkers there last night, and we're all currently waiting to hear something about them.
Thanks, I'm lucky that I work in a place that has security second only to an airport at this point, so a mass shooting would be very difficult to experience, but this is the second day in a row I've woken up to news about a shooting here in Orlando and I'm kinda worried.
Just in 50 Killed 53 Injured on the conference
[QUOTE=warneccruid;50501620]Just in 50 Killed 53 Injured on the conference[/QUOTE]
This is on a whole other scale to most mass shootings, probably will rise given 53 injured.
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50501624]This is on a whole other scale to most mass shootings, probably will rise given 53 injured.[/QUOTE]
For reference, the Aurora theater shooting had 12 dead, 70 injured. 50 dead is ungodly high.
Jesus christ,people are already giving him the Dan Schneider treatment :v:
[QUOTE=warneccruid;50501620]Just in 50 Killed 53 Injured on the conference[/QUOTE]
God damn, I was hoping it wouldn't get worse.
BBC News is quite awkward, they're currently covering the Queens 90th birthday celebrations happening right now.
Interesting, currently on TV there is some Muslim guy, probably a leader on the community giving a statement to the media calling for prayers for the victims and for the media not to sensationalized things and to wait for the facts from the investigation
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50501624]This is on a whole other scale to most mass shootings, probably will rise given 53 injured.[/QUOTE]
I am honestly surprised we've not seen more club shootings in the past. For the lunatics going for legacy it gives them a tight, crowded space to kill a large number of people. For those on some kind of moral crusade, there's all kinds of clubs that cater to "immoral" clients explicitly.
And bouncers in most clubs aren't going to be carrying or anything like that I'd expect. Too many drunk people around to risk having it stolen or something.
[QUOTE=Scot;50501648]BBC News is quite awkward, they're currently covering the Queens 90th birthday celebrations happening right now.[/QUOTE]
They may be waiting for more solid evidence from American news
[QUOTE=Potus;50501652]Interesting, currently on TV there is some Muslim guy, probably a leader on the community giving a statement to the media calling for prayers for the victims and for the media not to sensationalized things and to wait for the facts from the investigation[/QUOTE]
Well he's not wrong about the latter tbh. Shootings tend to attract the sensationalism Gods themselves. With wild speculation and non-stop coverage despite nothing happening.
[QUOTE=Potus;50501652]Interesting, currently on TV there is some Muslim guy, probably a leader on the community giving a statement to the media calling for prayers for the victims and for the media not to sensationalized things and to wait for the facts from the investigation[/QUOTE]
Not surprising. People of all faiths are calling for prayers right now, you know? This is a horrifying tragedy. If the death toll is anywhere near what people are reporting right now, this will be one of the single biggest mass shooting events in US history (if not [I]the[/I] biggest?).
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;50501654]They may be waiting for more solid evidence from American news[/QUOTE]
The top story on their website is the "fifty killed" story.
[QUOTE=warneccruid;50501620]Just in 50 Killed 53 Injured on the conference[/QUOTE]
Please cite a valid source for this so I can update the title. Not doubting you, just want to make sure we're dealing with verifiable info before I update.
[QUOTE=hexpunK;50501653]I am honestly surprised we've not seen more club shootings in the past. For the lunatics going for legacy it gives them a tight, crowded space to kill a large number of people. For those on some kind of moral crusade, there's all kinds of clubs that cater to "immoral" clients explicitly.
And bouncers in most clubs aren't going to be carrying or anything like that I'd expect. Too many drunk people around to risk having it stolen or something.[/QUOTE]
Clubs are already [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinarium_discotheque_massacre"]well-known hot-spots[/URL] for criminal activity and [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_Club_bombing"]terrorism[/URL] so it isn't really a "loophole" or anything like that.
Their door security (entrance) should have prevented this.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;50501669]Please cite a valid source for this so I can update the title. Not doubting you, just want to make sure we're dealing with verifiable info before I update.[/QUOTE]
[url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jun/12/florida-nightclub-shooting-terrorism-suspect-updates[/url]
[QUOTE][I]50 dead, 53 wounded in attack, says mayor[/I]
Mayor Dyer confirmed to a press conference that there were 50 killed and 53 hospitalised in the shooting, not 20 killed and 42 hospitalised as initially reported by police.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;50501669]Please cite a valid source for this so I can update the title. Not doubting you, just want to make sure we're dealing with verifiable info before I update.[/QUOTE]
Orlando mayor says 50 people were killed in attack on gay nightclub Pulse
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-36510172[/url]
Oh boy the worst mass shooting in American history
Pulled off by a person of middle eastern descent and possibly of Muslim faith
Just in time for the 2016 election. Can't wait for r/the_Donald to plaster the front page of reddit with this shit and for Trump himself to parade it as proof of the need for his Muslim ban
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;50501669]Please cite a valid source for this so I can update the title. Not doubting you, just want to make sure we're dealing with verifiable info before I update.[/QUOTE]
[url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/12/police-say-around-20-killed-in-shooting-at-orlando-nightclub-more-than-40-taken-to-local-hospitals.html]Here[/url]
[quote]A gunman who federal authorities say had possible ties to terrorism opened fire early Sunday morning at a packed Orlando nightclub, killing 50 people and wounding at least 53 more in a bloody scene that ended hours later when police stormed the building and killed the shooter.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Clovernoodle;50501683][B]Oh boy the worst mass shooting in American history[/B]
Pulled off by a person of middle eastern descent and possibly of Muslim faith
Just in time for the 2016 election. Can't wait for r/the_Donald to plaster the front page of reddit with this shit and for Trump himself to parade it as proof of the need for his Muslim ban[/QUOTE]
Is it really?
Oh wow im slow
They aren't confirming anything about the suspect's descent, it's not yet confirmed that he was of Middle Eastern ancestry.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;50501669]Please cite a valid source for this so I can update the title. Not doubting you, just want to make sure we're dealing with verifiable info before I update.[/QUOTE]
The [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-ab-top-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news]New York Times[/url] story still says 20 on the main page but the article has updated to 50.
[QUOTE=paul simon;50501687]Is it really?[/QUOTE]
I think so, yeah. Wasn't the previous "record" death toll at a mass shooting event the Virginia Tech shooting?
50 people?
Fifty?
Oh my [I]god[/I]
[QUOTE=paul simon;50501687]Is it really?[/QUOTE]
50+ killed is definitely the worst we've seen as of yet, I'd see it as the worst in American history. Really fuckin' crazy something like this can happen though, what can drive someone to do something like this is beyond me.
[QUOTE=paul simon;50501687]Is it really?[/QUOTE]
32 were killed in Virginia Tech, which is the highest.
[QUOTE=Saxon;50501520]Shooters parents where from Afghanistan
hmmmm yeah sounds like terrorism[/QUOTE]
It's beginning to sound more and more like it was motivated by religion
This was posted 3 days ago: [url]http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Report-ISIS-Targets-Hundreds-of-Floridians--382357381.html[/url]
And the FBI have said that the attack was most likely performed by Islamic extremists. [video]https://youtu.be/T93ebEOtc8I[/video]
(Also if you value your sanity don't go on the comments for the video.)
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