Nine dead and here in the UK you have to scroll down most news websites before even seeing it mentioned
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 19:37 (three years ago) link
Even the NY Times you have to scroll more than a third of the way down before seeing an article about it.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 19:39 (three years ago) link
i read that the shooting took place during a union meeting? enclosed space aspect always adds an extra layer of horror so awful & terrifying
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
Fuck fuck fuck 8 people and America is yawning
― Van Halen dot Senate dot flashlight (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 22:35 (three years ago) link
My buddy grew up with the shooter. :/
― DJI, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 23:05 (three years ago) link
Eesh. I'm sorry to hear that.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 May 2021 00:09 (three years ago) link
yeah cosign, that’s rough
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 May 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link
single digits? no obvious gimmick. it's just another mass shooting in america, then, not a headline event.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 27 May 2021 00:49 (three years ago) link
sorry, DJI, just read that. i don't mean to demean all these events, it's just fucking crazy how often this happens
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 27 May 2021 00:50 (three years ago) link
Yes, this incident is strangely invisible in the British media.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Thursday, 27 May 2021 09:11 (three years ago) link
Fucking hell
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/us/florida-shooting/index.html
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Sunday, 30 May 2021 13:43 (two years ago) link
"This type of gun violence has to stop. Every weekend, it's the same thing. This is targeted. This is definitely not random," said Ramirez.It has to stop, surely
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 30 May 2021 15:16 (two years ago) link
imagine how many more would have been shot if Director Ramirez wasn't on the job
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Sunday, 30 May 2021 20:09 (two years ago) link
At least 13 injured in spree shooting in Austin's 6th Street district early this morning.
Fwiw, today is also the 5th anniversary of the Pulse mass murders.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 12 June 2021 16:38 (two years ago) link
yeah the mood is somewhat somber today here in Orlando, lots of tributes to the 49 fallen going on, news specials. hard to believe it's been 5 years.
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Saturday, 12 June 2021 17:38 (two years ago) link
Looks like a potentially terrible mass shooting may have been prevented by a hotel employee in Chicago. A separate article (paywalled) mentions he also had a laser sight:
An Iowa man now faces felony charges after police say an employee discovered a rifle inside a room at Chicago's W Hotel pointed in a "very suspicious position" over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.Keegan Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon without a FOID card for having two guns inside his hotel room Sunday evening.According to police, an employee at the W Hotel, located in the 600 block of N. Lake Shore Drive, reported to officers that a 32-year-old man had a rifle inside a hotel room.Officers responded and found a handgun, along with the rifle, and rifle magazines on the windowsill of the room."Obviously very concerning given the position of W Hotel to Navy Pier," Brown said.Casteel's room was located on the 12th floor, high above a very crowded Ohio Street Beach.Police said they are tracing both the rifle and the handgun, but Casteel has no criminal history and admitted to officers he had the weapons before they entered his room. He has a valid gun permit in Iowa, but not a valid FOID card in Illinois.Casteel was taken into custody without incident, according to authorities, though his motive remains unclear.An investigation remains ongoing, Brown said, with a joint terrorism task force investigating.Authorities praised the housekeeper who reported the weapons."This employee saw something by entering the room to clean it that likely prevented a tragedy from happening," Brown said. "So it’s significant and very valuable and we ought to heed a lot of praise on that employee for being aware and letting us know so we can react quickly and potentially avoid a tragedy."
Keegan Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon without a FOID card for having two guns inside his hotel room Sunday evening.
According to police, an employee at the W Hotel, located in the 600 block of N. Lake Shore Drive, reported to officers that a 32-year-old man had a rifle inside a hotel room.
Officers responded and found a handgun, along with the rifle, and rifle magazines on the windowsill of the room.
"Obviously very concerning given the position of W Hotel to Navy Pier," Brown said.
Casteel's room was located on the 12th floor, high above a very crowded Ohio Street Beach.
Police said they are tracing both the rifle and the handgun, but Casteel has no criminal history and admitted to officers he had the weapons before they entered his room. He has a valid gun permit in Iowa, but not a valid FOID card in Illinois.
Casteel was taken into custody without incident, according to authorities, though his motive remains unclear.
An investigation remains ongoing, Brown said, with a joint terrorism task force investigating.
Authorities praised the housekeeper who reported the weapons.
"This employee saw something by entering the room to clean it that likely prevented a tragedy from happening," Brown said. "So it’s significant and very valuable and we ought to heed a lot of praise on that employee for being aware and letting us know so we can react quickly and potentially avoid a tragedy."
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
I think he means “heap a lot of praise”
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I caught that too. Had to beg out of reading the reddit thread about this since it's filled with "how can we assume bad intent"/"it's perfectly reasonable for a tourist to arm themselves in such a violent city" morons. According to other articles there was no serial number on the rifle (not clear if it was filed off or what), the rifle was loaded and he had four magazines lined up next to it on the sill.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 15:17 (two years ago) link
i’m so tired
― cat, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 15:23 (two years ago) link
the sill was once your safe place
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 16:30 (two years ago) link
So did he forget to put out the Do Not Disturb sign or did he think there was a maid-guest confidentiality law?
― nickn, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 17:17 (two years ago) link
xpost, irl lol & thank u
― cat, Wednesday, 7 July 2021 17:20 (two years ago) link
Afaik, those "do not disturb" signs are a courtesy and that most hotels are still allowed to access a room at least once every 24 hours even if one is hung on the door.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link
#UPDATE: Iowa man arrested for hotel guns pops the question after jail release https://t.co/4SbFsq48Jr pic.twitter.com/UhcOFfFhZt— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) July 8, 2021
― too cool for zen talk (Eazy), Thursday, 8 July 2021 22:20 (two years ago) link
what are hotel guns
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Thursday, 8 July 2021 22:38 (two years ago) link
So was the proposal a back up plan if his mass shooting failed or was it all part of the plan?
― KEEP HONKING -- I'M BOBOING (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 8 July 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
This marriage proposal was made upon advice of counsel.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Thursday, 8 July 2021 23:03 (two years ago) link
"Honey ... will you ... will you ... be a person who can't testify against me?"
― nickn, Thursday, 8 July 2021 23:07 (two years ago) link
She doesn't mind the spree killing as long as he puts the toilet seat down
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 9 July 2021 00:11 (two years ago) link
After the proposal, he drove right to the othodontist to get adult braces. Then he refinanced his home and planted some blue agave pups.
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 9 July 2021 01:55 (two years ago) link
Not just the US.
https://news.sky.com/story/plymouth-shooting-man-suspected-of-killing-five-people-and-himself-named-as-jake-davison-23-12380132
― Soundtracked by an eco jazz mixtape. (Tom D.), Friday, 13 August 2021 12:54 (two years ago) link
also one for the incel thread
― A viking of frowns, (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 13 August 2021 13:03 (two years ago) link
At least one person was killed and 12 others injured Thursday in a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, authorities said Thursday...
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/kroger-shooting-colliervile-tennessee-today-2021-09-23/
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:24 (two years ago) link
the well regulated militia strikes again
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 23 September 2021 23:11 (two years ago) link
Update https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/2-dead-at-least-12-injured-in-shooting-at-kroger-grocery-store-in-tennessee/ar-AAOKOkr?ocid=BingNewsSearch
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 24 September 2021 14:43 (two years ago) link
No deaths reported yet, but another school shooting Texas:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-investigating-shooting-arlington-texas-high-school-multiple-people-shot-n1280920
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:33 (two years ago) link
The suspect... was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault with a gun.
Ehh, shouldn't this be attempted murder? Not in texas, I guess
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
"suspect was charged with encouraging bullets into other people's bodies"
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 8 October 2021 06:03 (two years ago) link
Totally normal school shooting nbd
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
Depressingly familiar.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
Early word would make Morbs sing.
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 02:09 (two years ago) link
Oh god yet another fail of mine. Ignore the quote.
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 02:10 (two years ago) link
reading some flack that the shooter's parents lawyered him up immediately but honestly what else are they going to do?
the video I saw of kids in a room while the shooter pretends to be the sherrif and asks them to unlock the door was chilling.
― akm, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
Wow.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/prosecutor-lays-out-charges-against-parents-of-suspected-michigan-high-school-shooter-127818309835?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR0ut6bW5yzUm1rxWsu7cwzVoPIpOCcSLEfyxwnSxMnY2pipsgbwYLC1rvQ
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 3 December 2021 17:59 (two years ago) link
I wonder if this is a tactic that will be replicated in these cases.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 3 December 2021 18:00 (two years ago) link
seems like a particularly egregious case of neglect/cheerleading
Prosecutor alleges parents of Oxford High School shooting suspect left gun unlocked and failed to take action on reports of disturbing behavior at school. The mother allegedly wrote in a text to him after one report: "lol I'm not mad at you, you have to learn not to get caught" pic.twitter.com/BiR9VTu1U7— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 3, 2021
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 3 December 2021 18:19 (two years ago) link
I don't see this as a tactic that will become common, it sounds like the parents neglect here was particularly egregious
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 3 December 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
yeah unusual facts in this one, can't remember parents having this much forewarning in any other case
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Friday, 3 December 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
yikes
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 December 2021 18:33 (two years ago) link
Jesus Christ, that kid was the dictionary definition of a red flag.Some moron pulled the fire alarm at my kids high school two days ago. Everyone just kept looking at each other like, are we really supposed to leave? Is this a fire drill? Is this really an alarm? Even the teacher wasn't sure how to proceed. He carefully poked his head out to check to see what the other classrooms were doing. Everyone seemed to recognize that the prospects of a school shooting felt at least as good if not better than the prospects of an actual fire. This bullshit puts everybody on edge.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 December 2021 18:58 (two years ago) link