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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens (theonion.com)

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[–] WoahWoah 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

The new face of violent radicalism in the United States: aggrieved, rural, white "Future Farmers of America" Trump kids raised by white, rural, aggrieved Trump parents that don't keep their guns secure.

Edit: yes, he was part of FFA. He was "member of the month" last month.

[–] Brunbrun6766 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Maybe don't go around posting pictures of the kid.

[–] PriorityMotif 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I couldn't believe that they released his name like that. Totally out of line by whatever department decided to do that.

[–] jaybone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes it’s odd, given how just before this that football player was shot in San Francisco by a 17 year old. There was a big to-do about will he be tried as an adult and they won’t release his name because he’s a minor. In this case they released his name right away and said he would be tried as an adult even though he’s only 14.

[–] PriorityMotif 1 points 2 months ago

I think that was a rouge "tough guy" who decided to do it. It's not up to the police to decide how he gets tried.

[–] WoahWoah 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's on their Instagram.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

don’t give him fame. don’t mention his name, don’t post his pic, try not to talk about numbers to turn it into a “high score”. he is anonymous

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Absolutely. Adding infamy to this, or looking into their lives at all beyond the investigation only spurs on anyone who is on the edge for ruining their lives in exactly the same way. But.. the media will always aim for the shocking headlines that get the views. Still. I'm with you.

[–] steel_nomad 2 points 2 months ago

Just stumbled onto KimDracula the other day. Blew my mind. Their song "Make Me Famous" has the chorus;

"Celebrity status, Just for murdering people, Now doesnt it feel too familiar"

Such a fucked up world we live in. Especially America. I'm not sure the fame part of the equation is much of the motivation though, a mass shooting is more like a cry for help after all the shooter's previous cries for help have been ignored.