This is a tragic event. Let's not derail the thread with a gun control debate. Posts from page 9 onward will be moderated for steering the discussion towards gun control.
On July 20 2012 18:40 r.Evo wrote: I'm genuinely confused why people seem surprised that this happened. The question isn't if, the questions are when, where and how.
Big enough population + problems on many scales + access to materials = someone will snap and use all means possible to do something horrible.
Because when someone walks into a theater and murders a dozen people at random, human beings don't generally respond with "well, statistically speaking this was inevitable at some point." I'm genuinely confused at what the point of your post is supposed to be.
On July 20 2012 18:40 r.Evo wrote: I'm genuinely confused why people seem surprised that this happened. The question isn't if, the questions are when, where and how.
Big enough population + problems on many scales + access to materials = someone will snap and use all means possible to do something horrible.
Edit: The post above shows probably the only possible real solution to this. Tighter security and hitting someone back aren't working.
Well yes, it is just statistics that something bad is bound to happen with so many people involved in anything, but the fact that so many people were killed and injured is what is really shocking.
On July 20 2012 18:40 r.Evo wrote: I'm genuinely confused why people seem surprised that this happened. The question isn't if, the questions are when, where and how.
Big enough population + problems on many scales + access to materials = someone will snap and use all means possible to do something horrible.
Because when someone walks into a theater and murders a dozen people at random, human beings don't generally respond with "well, statistically speaking this was inevitable at some point." I'm genuinely confused at what the point of your post is supposed to be.
Yes, it sucks, yes, it's tragic. It's still bound to happen. All you can really do is hope that it won't happen in a theater/bank/museum/airport/business center where you actually are yourself or know people who are there.
On July 20 2012 18:40 r.Evo wrote: I'm genuinely confused why people seem surprised that this happened. The question isn't if, the questions are when, where and how.
Big enough population + problems on many scales + access to materials = someone will snap and use all means possible to do something horrible.
Because when someone walks into a theater and murders a dozen people at random, human beings don't generally respond with "well, statistically speaking this was inevitable at some point." I'm genuinely confused at what the point of your post is supposed to be.
Yes, it sucks, yes, it's tragic. It's still bound to happen. All you can really do is hope that it won't happen in a theater/bank/museum/airport/business center where you actually are yourself or know people who are there.
Don't really get your point, I think it's because you don't have one. You can literally say the same thing about any tragedy, that it's statistically likely to happen at some point. That doesn't really say anything.
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