EPTOn July 21 2012 02:23 BisuDagger wrote:
This in my opinion is the saddest tweet from a person who is currently missing:
This in my opinion is the saddest tweet from a person who is currently missing:
wow, that really is the saddest tweet
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Lumi
United States1616 Posts
wow, that really is the saddest tweet | ||
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NeMeSiS3
Canada2972 Posts
Yep... | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
On July 20 2012 23:19 BroOd wrote: I mean, it's not a diary, it's a twitter account. She has 3.5k followers, and the person in that convo with her posted about her this morning and was re-tweeted hundreds of times. She puts a human face on the situation when right now all we have are vague, frustrating details. Yeah, I thought about my post on the way to the store and you're right, I pretty much agree. It still leaves me feeling a bit bitter. Probably just misplaced anger over the futility of the massacre. | ||
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ObliviousNA
United States535 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:21 TriO wrote: Domestic Terrorism - terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism" Under current United States law, set forth in the USA PATRIOT Act, acts of domestic terrorism are those which: "(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. This guy had bombs/etc I would consider this Domestic Terrorism. If the patriot act had ONLY mentioned political motivation while defining domestic terrorism, that seems like it would put a huge burden of proof on anyone who acts under that authority. Lawsuits claiming "I wasn't politically motivated, you had no right to wiretap me" etc... I'm not a legal professional, just my own opinion. Despite what that law says, I think political motivation is the commonly accepted 'threshold' between mass murderer and terrorist. That being said, I don't find 'mass murderer' to be any less of a crime than 'domestic terrorist'. | ||
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lubu42
United States314 Posts
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Tortious_Tortoise
United States944 Posts
Maybe I'm misinterpreting what you're saying, but when I read that, I thought the following: Every smile looks evil if you know what's behind it. | ||
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Alay
United States660 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:23 BisuDagger wrote: This in my opinion is the saddest tweet from a person who is currently missing: Tears to eyes. This is heartbreaking :[ | ||
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dense12
United States40 Posts
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RoosterSamurai
Japan2108 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:23 BisuDagger wrote: This in my opinion is the saddest tweet from a person who is currently missing: I really hope this person is ok. | ||
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MasaDaKing
17 Posts
On July 20 2012 18:29 Looms wrote: "One of the attackers shot a baby at point blank range," he said. WHAT. THE. FUCK. ???!!??!?!? this better not be true Thats so fucked up. This whole thing is. What kind of an human being CAN do this kind of shit? Humans like this should not deserve to get death penalty. This may be a bit radical but they should just be kept alive to suffer. Say, keep them alive but make their life a living hell, not just in jail but some other way. Fucking break their knees and make them walk for the rest of their lives. This makes me so angry. | ||
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SpiffD
Denmark1264 Posts
Just In: The suspected gunman in the Colorado shooting told authorities he was the joker, according to one police official. | ||
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Arghmyliver
United States1077 Posts
On July 20 2012 18:16 lost_artz wrote: Did they at least kill the bastard? -- Post below answered question. Should have shot them both dead. No. How are you then any different from the guy who burst into the theatre and shot a bunch of people, dead? They'll almost definitely get life. That should be more than enough. A 24 year old has about 75 long years of suffering ahead of him in Max. Sec. | ||
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ObliviousNA
United States535 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:31 dense12 wrote: Do we know how the police detained him yet? Did he give himself up or tried to run off? I haven't heard or read anything about it yet. There were early (vague) reports of a second shooter, but that was soon dismissed. The (supposedly) lone shooter is in custody, he was standing by his car in the theater parking lot iirc. He pointed the police toward his booby-trapped apartment. | ||
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Arghmyliver
United States1077 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:32 MasaDaKing wrote: Thats so fucked up. This whole thing is. What kind of an human being CAN do this kind of shit? Humans like this should not deserve to get death penalty. This may be a bit radical but they should just be kept alive to suffer. Say, keep them alive but make their life a living hell, not just in jail but some other way. Fucking break their knees and make them walk for the rest of their lives. This makes me so angry. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. Careful my friend. This is why others are in charge of their sentencing. Sure you could blow out their kneecaps and make them crawl around on all fours across the Salt Flats, but what would that do to your soul? | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45378 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:23 BisuDagger wrote: This in my opinion is the saddest tweet from a person who is currently missing: Oh my god. Absolutely gut-wrenching. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:32 Arghmyliver wrote: No. How are you then any different from the guy who burst into the theatre and shot a bunch of people, dead? They'll almost definitely get life. That should be more than enough. A 24 year old has about 75 long years of suffering ahead of him in Max. Sec. If you police had killed him they would have been just as bad as he is? what am I reading? | ||
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jtbem
Canada1404 Posts
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Kull of Atlantis
Turkey98 Posts
On July 21 2012 01:27 SayGen wrote: Please don't think me unsympathetic, but not sure why people are so upset about 10 people dying at the movie theater when 100+ people EVERY DAY in car crashes. What about the daily deaths for disease, famine, or war, etc. Not sure why Americans focus so hard on one 'random' kidnapping case every month when literally thousands are being abducted. Again not trying to being unsympathetic(My thoughts and prayers go to the family of those affected) to the events that took place last night/this early morning. I just wish Americans would be more aware of the big picture. I'll refer now to a quote that Stalin was given credit for even though he didn't actually make it. 'The death of one is a tragedy, the death of a million is a statistic.' I am thinking in a similar way but not harsh as yours. I said it on previous pages, this is like a regular day in middle-east, suicide bombs, cross-fire etc... And the death numbers are a lot higher. But again, the attention and pain is naturally more if it's closer to you. So to summarize, it is very sad that bigger mass killings don't get enough attention and coverage around the world. But as a person, who witnessed and was very close to a suicide/car bombing (HSBC Bank in Istanbul) I really understand these people and how it feels when it's happening in your town. | ||
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ZasZ.
United States2911 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:32 Arghmyliver wrote: No. How are you then any different from the guy who burst into the theatre and shot a bunch of people, dead? They'll almost definitely get life. That should be more than enough. A 24 year old has about 75 long years of suffering ahead of him in Max. Sec. Well that's a dumb argument. He's different from this guy because he is condemning one twisted individual guilty of mass murder to die, not dozens of innocent moviegoers to die. I'd really rather not pay for this guy to spend 75 years in maximum security prison, unless the entire stint was done in solitary confinement with just enough food/drink to keep him alive. It is times like these that I wish there were more severe punishments than the death penalty...like continuous torture until death. Thankfully more compassionate people than me are in charge of these things and torture is illegal in the U.S., but still. Death will be a merciful end to this man. | ||
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MasaDaKing
17 Posts
On July 21 2012 02:35 Arghmyliver wrote: Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. Careful my friend. This is why others are in charge of their sentencing. Sure you could blow out their kneecaps and make them crawl around on all fours across the Salt Flats, but what would that do to your soul? You're right, and im sorry if my post offended anyone. Shit like this just makes me so angry. And if he happens to get a death sentence he is set free way too easily. | ||
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