School Shooting in Connecticut - Multiple Fatalities

[Farnhamia]

I guess, but it's a happier subject than 20 dead six- and seven-year-olds.

Wasn't it a kindergarten class?

No. The names and ages are posted on the NY Times site. They were all either six or seven and they were all shot more than once. Merry Christmas.

[The Black Forrest]

Wasn't it a kindergarten class?

No. The names and ages are posted on the NY Times site. They were all either six or seven and they were all shot more than once. Merry Christmas.

I wish I could reincarnate him and turn him over to the parents.

[Tmutarakhan]

Circular reasoning works because circular reasoning works because circular reasoning works because....

I prefer to think that my reasoning is actually in the form of an ellipse.

Focus, man! FOCUS!

[Tmutarakhan]

I guess, but it's a happier subject than 20 dead six- and seven-year-olds.

Wasn't it a kindergarten class?

First grade.

[Farnhamia]

No. The names and ages are posted on the NY Times site. They were all either six or seven and they were all shot more than once. Merry Christmas.

I wish I could reincarnate him and turn him over to the parents.

Yeah.

[Tsaraine]

No. The names and ages are posted on the NY Times site. They were all either six or seven and they were all shot more than once. Merry Christmas.

I wish I could reincarnate him and turn him over to the parents.

Given the power to raise people from the dead, wouldn't you rather reincarnate the victims?

[Farnhamia]

I wish I could reincarnate him and turn him over to the parents.

Given the power to raise people from the dead, wouldn't you rather reincarnate the victims?

Them, too.

[The Black Forrest]

I wish I could reincarnate him and turn him over to the parents.

Given the power to raise people from the dead, wouldn't you rather reincarnate the victims?

Indeed.

[Farnhamia]

Given the power to raise people from the dead, wouldn't you rather reincarnate the victims?

Indeed.

It would have been nice to have the 14th of December known as the Day Some Iraqi Guy Threw His Shoes At President Bush.

[The Zeonic States]

Indeed.

It would have been nice to have the 14th of December known as the Day Some Iraqi Guy Threw His Shoes At President Bush.

Whatever happened to him? He didn't get shot on sight which was a disapointment.

[Farnhamia]

It would have been nice to have the 14th of December known as the Day Some Iraqi Guy Threw His Shoes At President Bush.

Whatever happened to him? He didn't get shot on sight which was a disapointment.

Following the incident, Al-Zaidi was "embraced around the Arab world"[8] and was represented by the head of the Iraqi Bar Association at trial.[9] On February 20, 2009, al-Zaidi received a 90-minute trial by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq.[10] On March 12, 2009, he was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign head of state during an official visit. On April 7 the sentence was reduced from three years to one year.[11] He was released on 15 September 2009 for good behavior, after serving nine months of the sentence.[12] After his release, Al-Zaidi was treated for injuries and later said he planned to "build orphanages, a children's hospital, and medical and orthopaedic centres offering free treatment and manned by Iraqi doctors and medical staff."[13]

[The Joseon Dynasty]

Whatever happened to him? He didn't get shot on sight which was a disapointment.

Following the incident, Al-Zaidi was "embraced around the Arab world"[8] and was represented by the head of the Iraqi Bar Association at trial.[9] On February 20, 2009, al-Zaidi received a 90-minute trial by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq.[10] On March 12, 2009, he was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign head of state during an official visit. On April 7 the sentence was reduced from three years to one year.[11] He was released on 15 September 2009 for good behavior, after serving nine months of the sentence.[12] After his release, Al-Zaidi was treated for injuries and later said he planned to "build orphanages, a children's hospital, and medical and orthopaedic centres offering free treatment and manned by Iraqi doctors and medical staff."[13]

Al-Zaidi 2016.

[Farnhamia]

Following the incident, Al-Zaidi was "embraced around the Arab world"[8] and was represented by the head of the Iraqi Bar Association at trial.[9] On February 20, 2009, al-Zaidi received a 90-minute trial by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq.[10] On March 12, 2009, he was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign head of state during an official visit. On April 7 the sentence was reduced from three years to one year.[11] He was released on 15 September 2009 for good behavior, after serving nine months of the sentence.[12] After his release, Al-Zaidi was treated for injuries and later said he planned to "build orphanages, a children's hospital, and medical and orthopaedic centres offering free treatment and manned by Iraqi doctors and medical staff."[13]

Al-Zaidi 2016.

Sadly, he's not eligible. Natural-born citizen and all that, don't you know.

[The Black Forrest]

It would have been nice to have the 14th of December known as the Day Some Iraqi Guy Threw His Shoes At President Bush.

Whatever happened to him? He didn't get shot on sight which was a disapointment.

Not shot on sight is a disappointment?

[Norjagen]

I prefer to think that my reasoning is actually in the form of an ellipse.

Focus, man! FOCUS!

Foci, actually. And I agree.. This is an absolute tragedy. And it's a shame he offed himself, for multiple reasons. Not the least of which is that his prosecution may have brought some sense of closure to the whole thing. aside from the political bickering that's going to follow this, there's nothing left. No trial, no punishment.. It ended on his own terms, and it makes a sickening event seem even moreso.

Also, I think we should take all steps possible to make sure psychopaths don't get their hands on shoes.

[Farnhamia]

Whatever happened to him? He didn't get shot on sight which was a disapointment.

Shot on sight is a disappointment?

For some people. And that's part of the problem in this country. It's like the guy pages ago - yesterday - who said, in effect, "If the teachers had bee armed, Adam Lanza might have only killed 2 to 5 kids." Gah.

EDIT: Stupid damned typo!

[Forsher]

Al-Zaidi 2016.

Sadly, he's not eligible. Natural-born citizen and all that, don't you know.

A pity. Popularist actions and anti-G W Bush. Exactly what got Obama elected the first time, right?

[The Zeonic States]

Whatever happened to him? He didn't get shot on sight which was a disapointment.

Not shot on sight is a disappointment?

The fact he didn't get shot and lived to insult the Commander and chief of the Nation representing the Military currently occupying it?

I mean sure political shitstorm for executing the fellow but acceptable political shitstorm in my book; Throwing a shoe honestly?

His security detail should have vented his damn head

[Forsher]

Shot on sight is a disappointment?

For some people. And that's part of the problem in this country. It's like the guy pages ago - yesterday - who said, in effect, "If the teachers had bee armed, Adam Lanza might have only killed 2 to 5 kids." Gah.

EDIT: Stupid damned typo!

I was about to say, he did kill two to fifty kids.

Being armed not only ups the situation but provides no protection whatsoever from an assailant one cannot see.

[Ahnilunia]

In addition to my pity for all the victims - and their loved ones - involved in this tragedy, I can quite imagine this happening at my own school. The types, the personalities; a lot of them seem ready to explode at any minute, if the right buttons are pushed by the wrong people. I can't really tell if this is an issue of gun control, psychological health, or both, but I have a feeling this'll happen somewhere and sometime again.

[The Black Forrest]

Not shot on sight is a disappointment?

The fact he didn't get shot and lived to insult the Commander and chief of the Nation representing the Military currently occupying it?

I mean sure political shitstorm for executing the fellow but acceptable political shitstorm in my book; Throwing a shoe honestly?

His security detail should have vented his damn head

I would think any form of protest against a head of state is legal.

For the ME the bottom of a shoe is a rather terrible insult.

[The Joseon Dynasty]

Not shot on sight is a disappointment?

The fact he didn't get shot and lived to insult the Commander and chief of the Nation representing the Military currently occupying it?

I mean sure political shitstorm for executing the fellow but acceptable political shitstorm in my book; Throwing a shoe honestly?

His security detail should have vented his damn head

A great way to improve relations with a populace that already doesn't want you there.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Exactly. Now you're getting the picture.

The picture I'm getting is that you're a psychotic lunatic who we ought to keep guns away from at any cost, because he has no problem with shooting a dozen people dead just in case they didn't like him.

Which, given you're trying to argue for wide availability of guns, is probably not what you wanted.

Chill out with that 'psychotic lunatic' stuff. You've got a clean record, so we'll call it an unofficial warning.

[Wisconsin9]

Not shot on sight is a disappointment?

The fact he didn't get shot and lived to insult the Commander and chief of the Nation representing the Military currently occupying it?

I mean sure political shitstorm for executing the fellow but acceptable political shitstorm in my book; Throwing a shoe honestly?

His security detail should have vented his damn head

So if I had said during that time, "Fuck George W. Bush," I should have been shot?

Because I'm pretty sure I said that one or twenty times.

[Norjagen]

For some people. And that's part of the problem in this country. It's like the guy pages ago - yesterday - who said, in effect, "If the teachers had bee armed, Adam Lanza might have only killed 2 to 5 kids." Gah.

EDIT: Stupid damned typo!

I was about to say, he did kill two to fifty kids.

Being armed not only ups the situation but provides no protection whatsoever from an assailant one cannot see.

If I might interject.. Not making a case either way, but that's the reasoning behind concealed carry as opposed to open carry, and why many people prefer to carry concealed, even when they don't have to. You don't do anyone any good dead, and if a psycho has cased an area beforehand, he's going to single-out threats first. If you're carrying openly, you're likely to get blindsided right when things start. A concealed carrier is just another member of a startled crowd, instead of a priority target. In theory, that gives them a bit of time to assess the situation, and ensures that the assailant is the one laying their cards on the table first.
Just an interesting bit of info, pertinent to the topic. And, as I said, that's just theory.

EDIT TO CLARIFY: In other words, it makes it more likely that you'll see the bad guy before he sees you.