There was a school shooting today

[MasqueradeOverture]

lol who cares, right?

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by MasqueradeOverture

[André Toulon]

Just now, MasqueradeOverture said:

lol who cares, right?

https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-2/

I mean, it's pretty apt that we are gleefully unaware what a joke we are.

[naraku360]

7 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said:

lol who cares, right?

 

I'm sure they've used this exact headline before. I suppose the Onion doesn't have infinite creativity.

[MasqueradeOverture]

6 minutes ago, naraku360 said:

I'm sure they've used this exact headline before. I suppose the Onion doesn't have infinite creativity.

It's a running gag. That's the point.

[naraku360]

3 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said:

It's a running gag. That's the point.

Ah, I haven't really followed them close enough to catch running gags. Figured it was them recycling content, which would be disappointing since they've remained funny for a very long time.

[Insipid]

Oh, the humanity.

#ceolivesmatter

[scoobdog]

2 hours ago, naraku360 said:

Ah, I haven't really followed them close enough to catch running gags. Figured it was them recycling content, which would be disappointing since they've remained funny for a very long time.

It’s not really a running gag.  It’s a deliberate story frame they use for every school shooting, right down to phrasing and quotes.  It’s more like a grim ritual to denote the tragedy, akin to a bugler playing Taps.

[[classic swim]]

Saw a modern day “there’s an attack on Christianity” caption several hours ago that made me shit bricks.

A sociopath can go make swiss cheese out of your kids but McGruff The Crime Dog will always watch over you.

[discolé monade]

i care. i was going to post this headline in the shooting thread...but you got this. 

look...i care A LOT. 

because as we can see....this plague is reaching. 

typically it was young men/teens...

but now the plague is shifting to young women/teens. 

small town, like mine, took $$ from other sources and have made all schools here like a prison. 

i don't want to type this next statement.....

but it's only a matter of time till it hits  "your' hometown.

we homeschool...

we are so fucking worried about which bathroom everyone can use. we are so worried about women taking care of their health.

but fuck the kids...guns don't kill...people school children do

 

[Insipid]

1 hour ago, discolé monade said:

 

but now the plague is shifting to young women/teens. 

 

I really don't think so. With the prevalence of these shootings, a female shooter was bound to happen, but it still is almost entirely a male problem.

[little_girl_lost]

It was a catholic school this time, tell me again how putting god back in schools prevents this shit.

[mthor]

7 hours ago, discolé monade said:

i care. i was going to post this headline in the shooting thread...but you got this. 

look...i care A LOT. 

because as we can see....this plague is reaching. 

typically it was young men/teens...

but now the plague is shifting to young women/teens. 

small town, like mine, took $$ from other sources and have made all schools here like a prison. 

i don't want to type this next statement.....

but it's only a matter of time till it hits  "your' hometown.

we homeschool...

we are so fucking worried about which bathroom everyone can use. we are so worried about women taking care of their health.

but fuck the kids...guns don't kill...people school children do

 

It already hit mine.

 

 

Twenty-four years ago, my then-eleven year old came home from school with the news that they'd been on lockdown. A seventh grader brought a handgun, ammo, and a kill list to school. Fortunately, he told a friend, who told a teacher, and they were able to get his knapsack (where he'd put everything) away from him without incident.

This was twenty-four years ago. So much has changed. Why is this still the same?

[discolé monade]

7 hours ago, Insipid said:

I really don't think so. With the prevalence of these shootings, a female shooter was bound to happen, but it still is almost entirely a male problem.

do you have kids? girls specifically? i'm only asking ....

[discolé monade]

40 minutes ago, mthor said:

It already hit mine.

 

 

Twenty-four years ago, my then-eleven year old came home from school with the news that they'd been on lockdown. A seventh grader brought a handgun, ammo, and a kill list to school. Fortunately, he told a friend, who told a teacher, and they were able to get his knapsack (where he'd put everything) away from him without incident.

This was twenty-four years ago. So much has changed. Why is this still the same?

back when columbine was a 'one off'. 

Edited December 17, 2024 by discolé monade

[Insipid]

27 minutes ago, discolé monade said:

do you have kids? girls specifically? i'm only asking ....

No, but I have a little brother and a nephew who are preteens, if that's relevant.

[discolé monade]

8 minutes ago, Insipid said:

No, but I have a little brother and a nephew who are preteens, if that's relevant.

i was only asking because i've 3 daughters and those with female children, pay attention to this kind of thing. not just what's in the news.