EPTOn December 15 2012 05:20 decado90 wrote:
5500 children die in Africa everyday. so 22 every 6 minutes. Let's talk.
5500 children die in Africa everyday. so 22 every 6 minutes. Let's talk.
Take it elsewhere.
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The gun control argument stops now. I know it's fun to argue about it in the heat of the tragedy when you can get all worked up about it but it's pretty disrespectful and if you don't care enough about the issue to make a separate topic for gun control then you don't care enough to shit on the tragedy by exploiting it. A gun control topic can be found here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=313472 Also stop posting links to his facebook. TL will be no part of an unconfirmed witch hunt. | ||
KwarK
United States42491 Posts
Take it elsewhere. | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:20 decado90 wrote: 5500 children die in Africa everyday. so 22 every 6 minutes. Let's talk. Then open your very own thread about it and I'm sure people who feel the same will join in on your discussion. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Mortal
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tMomiji
United States1115 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:20 decado90 wrote: 5500 children die in Africa everyday. so 22 every 6 minutes. Let's talk. If you want to make a thread about it, that's great, but this isn't the place for it. I hate it when people try to diminish what happens to us by comparing us to other countries; it really makes me insane!! I'm sorry, but this hits really close to home for me considering it's in my state and not too far away. Maybe I shouldn't be talking about it with this being the case, but seriously, can we not get sidetracked? | ||
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TT1
Canada10000 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:21 humblegar wrote: Why on earth are they interviewing the children at this moment? No, they are not "ok". Just incredible. the exact same thing crossed my mind while i was watching the video, made me so mad | ||
Olli
Austria24417 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:21 dUTtrOACh wrote: I'm not in control of how much time the media spends discussing specific events, nor do I differentiate between innocent victims. I can't sympathize with a suicide bomber any more than I can with a mass murderer who shoots up a school, therefore my "care" is equal in regards to the victims of either scenario. I don't think about it this rationally. These are wasted lives. That's all that really matters to me. | ||
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Rasmudd
Sweden127 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:19 Sikly wrote: The difference is, usually when highschools or colleges get shot up it is by people who attend the school and have issues with specific people. Its horrible, unjustifiable, and wrong in every way, but the link is there. It is something to point at. Shooting a young child is impossible to justify. Shooting 5-10 year olds that have done nothing is almost completely impossible to link, to justify for the average person. Because the deed is that much harder to understand, it is that much more evil, and worse. You are right, any death like this is horrible, but children(for most) are the hardest to accept the lost of. Dude. It's not impossible to justify. Just look at all the outrage. Some angry and suicidal people would love to have a stab at being globally known and famous. So you can thank the rabid media outlets for making it such a powerful thing to do. I'm really sorry for saying that as I do sympathize with the families affected by the tragedy. But the media coverage is a tragedy of itself that surely will lead to more sensless murders. | ||
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dUTtrOACh
Canada2339 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:19 Sikly wrote: The difference is, usually when highschools or colleges get shot up it is by people who attend the school and have issues with specific people. Its horrible, unjustifiable, and wrong in every way, but the link is there. It is something to point at. Shooting a young child is impossible to justify. Shooting 5-10 year olds that have done nothing is almost completely impossible to link, to justify for the average person. Because the deed is that much harder to understand, it is that much more evil, and worse. You are right, any death like this is horrible, but children(for most) are the hardest to accept the lost of. It's the same. The shooter went there to kill his mother. He had a target, at a familiar place. If the family has been in that town long enough, who's to say the shooter wasn't an alumnus of that school? His mother taught there... To me, there is no difference. I'm not saddened any more or less by the specifics of the victims. | ||
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jcroisdale
United States1543 Posts
Its fine to show compassion and grief in this situations, but in reality it just show the ignorance of the American people, Im am an American and wish nothing more then to have reform in this country. User was warned for this post | ||
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sharkie
Austria18382 Posts
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Cylluus
United States153 Posts
[Newtown school shooting] RT @FixAaron: CNN now says suspect's brother also found dead in Hoboken, NJ. | ||
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Teodice
Sweden641 Posts
I just wish shit like this would stop... | ||
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ThreeAcross
172 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:25 dUTtrOACh wrote: It's the same. The shooter went there to kill his mother. He had a target, at a familiar place. If the family has been in that town long enough, who's to say the shooter wasn't an alumnus of that school? His mother taught there... To me, there is no difference. I'm not saddened any more or less by the specifics of the victims. You can tell when someone doesn't have kids or hasn't been around them much. Nevermind. I won't go as far as I did. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:27 Cylluus wrote: Matthew Keys @TheMatthewKeys [Newtown school shooting] RT @FixAaron: CNN now says suspect's brother also found dead in Hoboken, NJ. So he wasn't taken in custody? | ||
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TheSwedishFan
Sweden608 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:27 jcroisdale wrote: I never understand these types of things, as people we will make this the biggest new story for days. Everyone will be commentating and expressing their sadness with the situation. While on the otherside kids are dying in far greater numbers everyday because of things like hunger and thirst. In the iraq war there have been over 100k documented civilian casualties. Could you imagine if 100k American civilians have died because of this war. Its fine to show compassion and grief in this situations, but in reality it just show the ignorance of the American people, Im am an American and wish nothing more then to have reform in this country. Autism much? User was warned for this post | ||
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Zelniq
United States7166 Posts
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On December 15 2012 05:27 jcroisdale wrote: I never understand these types of things, as people we will make this the biggest new story for days. Everyone will be commentating and expressing their sadness with the situation. While on the otherside kids are dying in far greater numbers everyday because of things like hunger and thirst. In the iraq war there have been over 100k documented civilian casualties. Could you imagine if 100k American civilians have died because of this war. Its fine to show compassion and grief in this situations, but in reality it just show the ignorance of the American people, Im am an American and wish nothing more then to have reform in this country. Then please good sir, feel free to open up your very own thread right here in the General forum, where you may foster this discussion that you seem to be so very interested in. As it stands though, this thread is not the place for that. | ||
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ELA
Denmark4608 Posts
Americans can be proud of having such a charismatic president, especially when things like this happen | ||
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