Why is the potential school shooter white? This is so racist. Get over here now, someone needs their privlege checked.
Why is the potential school shooter white? This is so racist. Get over here now, someone needs their privlege checked.
Because otherwise he'd be a terrorist, duh.
That's so clever. I bet you also mansplain
The NRA are obviously still butthurt that Israel was dissing Dana Loesch's ideas at town hall the other night. They should probably refocus their efforts on not losing all their sponsors instead of going after the sheriff.Bill Hager (R-Boca Raton) wants Scott Israel removed from his sheriff position.
Bill hager holds a 93% rating by the NRA and recently voted against hearing a bill on assault rifle bans, even though he does state there should be a 30-day waiting period to purchase certain guns.
Nothing to see here folks.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/24/nra-florida-shooting-delta-united“The law-abiding members of the NRA had nothing at all to do with the failure of that school’s security preparedness, the failure of America’s mental health system, the failure of the National Instant Check System or the cruel failures of both federal and local law enforcement,” the NRA said.
Young british kid on CNN now is the only one who has talked any sense on this in the last two weeks.
Normally I would agree with you as often reporting is slow around these types of incidents but on this occassion I think that's a bit unfair to be honest. There were conspiracy theories going round hours after the shooting with people saying he was a Democrat who was a member of Antifa and some saying he was a member of isis, but those rumours were jumped on and put to bed quickly.So the kid had decorated his ammo magazines with swastikas. Can't help but feel that if he was a brown chap with "Allahu Akbar" carved into them, we'd have heard about it before now.
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OK. Fair enough. I had seen the picture with the MAGA hat, but hadn't read any reports that he was a white supremacist, but if it was widely reported and I missed it, then fair enough.Normally I would agree with you as often reporting is slow around these types of incidents but on this occassion I think that's a bit unfair to be honest. There were conspiracy theories going round hours after the shooting with people saying he was a Democrat who was a member of Antifa and some saying he was a member of isis, but those rumours were jumped on and put to bed quickly.
It came out that Cruz was a white supremacist and Trump supporter who hated Muslims the same evening of the shooting. Pictures of him with his MAGA cap and details of him being trained by the NRA came about very quickly.
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Obviously a few details were held back by the Police but in this instance I honestly think aside from Fox News and some fake news outlets on Twitter and FB that the press and genuine reporters got most of the details out in record time. Certainly far quicker than the info about the Vegas shooter that's for sure.
No worries, it was really strange as everything surrounding this shooting feels the same, yet different if that makes sense?OK. Fair enough. I had seen the picture with the MAGA hat, but hadn't read any reports that he was a white supremacist, but if it was widely reported and I missed it, then fair enough.
If only the kids all had guns and the teachers in nearby rooms had guns..
His background and apparent racist views and Trump support has made nowhere near the sensationalist news cycles it does when a Muslim/foreigner does something in the US/globally. I've heard very little of Cruz's personality and it's not really making the rounds on social media either, at least nowhere near the rate of the aforementioned Muslim/foreigner.Normally I would agree with you as often reporting is slow around these types of incidents but on this occassion I think that's a bit unfair to be honest. There were conspiracy theories going round hours after the shooting with people saying he was a Democrat who was a member of Antifa and some saying he was a member of isis, but those rumours were jumped on and put to bed quickly.
It came out that Cruz was a white supremacist and Trump supporter who hated Muslims the same evening of the shooting. Pictures of him with his MAGA cap and details of him being trained by the NRA came about very quickly.
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Obviously a few details were held back by the Police but in this instance I honestly think aside from Fox News and some fake news outlets on Twitter and FB that the press and genuine reporters got most of the details out in record time. Certainly far quicker than the info about the Vegas shooter that's for sure.
His staff had to apologize in 2014 after he spoke at an Alaska high school a day after a student’s suicide. When asked what his office was doing to combat the state’s high suicide rate, he stunned the audience by saying suicide showed a lack of support from family and friends.
Genuinely scary. I guess it allows people to have a sense of self importance that they simply wouldn't have otherwise.There's posters like that on the Cafe, in this thread even.
Haha it isn't , she's a Dutch Caucasian who regularly goes to Syria and Russia to 'support the cause '.Is her name Kristen, she's white/caucasian, and prior Air Force by chance?
Unelected ones?there are no good republicans
Unelected ones?
Elon Muskthere are no good republicans
Elon Musk
Exactly. It will never end. As long as the demand for guns and ammunition doesn't go down eh...I'd at least ask for a payrise if being a (presumably) trained killer is being added to my list of responsibilities
Also it's America.. . How long before a teacher goes nuts and starts shooting up their class.. . Then what... arm all students?
Actually thinking it through the nra would probably think that's a good idea
Trump's recent response was surprising so to say. Can an American explain to me the reasoning behind the second amendment? From what I gathered, its the right of an American to bear arms and protect themselves in case their own government becomes tyrannical and turns on them?I don't think there is a single poster on this forum that doesn't agree with every word you wrote. Unfortunately in the US we have the NRA and pretty every GOP politician disagreeing or at least putting their heads in the sand.
Trump's recent response was surprising so to say. Can an American explain to me the reasoning behind the second amendment? From what I gathered, its the right of an American to bear arms and protect themselves in case their own government becomes tyrannical and turns on them?
I guess in most countries people would question if a well regulated militia is indeed necessary... but politically that does not seem to be a debate that happens?The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
I just want to know how where is this well regulated militia? If a well regulated militia is part of the right to bear arms then why isn't that invoked?I guess in most countries people would question if a well regulated militia is indeed necessary... but politically that does not seem to be a debate that happens?
I think the argument is (from the NRA side) that people could form one should they need to protect the security of the state - but they would need guns - thats why the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infinged...I just want to know how where is this well regulated militia? If a well regulated militia is part of the right to bear arms then why isn't that invoked?
In essence, an armed militia is needed to make sure that the US will be a free state? The alternative to a free state is a dictatorship (?) so in other words, in order to make sure that this won't happen or in the event it does happen, the populace has the right to bear arms and defend themselves.I guess in most countries people would question if a well regulated militia is indeed necessary... but politically that does not seem to be a debate that happens?
To protect the freedom of the states from federal government over - reach I think - Would have been written in the aftermath of the civil war where armed people formed militias and had overthrown the government - so in context I imagine it was sensibleIn essence, an armed militia is needed to make sure that the US will be a free state? The alternative to a free state is a dictatorship (?) so in other words, in order to make sure that this won't happen or in the event it does happen, the populace has the right to bear arms and defend themselves.
Seems a bit OTT. Indeed it is strange that there is no debate on the need for a militia. And like @Gambit says, where is this militia then? Maybe they can patrol the schools
Hmm, yes, I can see that being sensible at the time. Point taken. In this day and age though...To protect the freedom of the states from federal government over - reach I think - Would have been written in the aftermath of the civil war where armed people formed militias and had overthrown the government - so in context I imagine it was sensible
The Framers had a distrust of standing armies. They felt that the standing British Army enabled the King to rule in a tyrannical fashion and wanted to guard against that. Because of that train of thought, for a long period of American history, the US Army was a tiny force that was heavily outnumbered by state militia forces.In essence, an armed militia is needed to make sure that the US will be a free state? The alternative to a free state is a dictatorship (?) so in other words, in order to make sure that this won't happen or in the event it does happen, the populace has the right to bear arms and defend themselves.
Your point is correct, but it was after the American Revolution.the aftermath of the civil war
An AR-15 is pretty scary when it's being pointed at school children, but significantly less so when being used to face down an Apache Helicopter.In essence, an armed militia is needed to make sure that the US will be a free state? The alternative to a free state is a dictatorship (?) so in other words, in order to make sure that this won't happen or in the event it does happen, the populace has the right to bear arms and defend themselves.
Seems a bit OTT. Indeed it is strange that there is no debate on the need for a militia. And like @Gambit says, where is this militia then? Maybe they can patrol the schools