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[–] expatriado 128 points 2 months ago (2 children)

i thought we switched to CEOs, disappointing

[–] alquicksilver 58 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I'd much rather a rich croney die than a bunch of kids. Psycho killers - you're doing it wrong!

[–] kamenlady 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Psycho Killer

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

[–] alquicksilver 21 points 2 months ago

Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fuuuuuuuuck this timeline

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

yeah and why are the ceo's only one at a time. kinda unfair.

[–] halcyoncmdr 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was a student. The school looks to be K-12, so could be just about any age. Most kids don't pay much attention to the news, too focused on their own daily lives and situations to look outwards yet (and some, never).

[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (18 children)

This it right in my community. :(

Our congressman Mark Pocan summed things up well, "Support better gun laws or stay out. Thought & prayers are useless. Action!"

By the way OP its been corrected to three, maybe update title.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago

thanks. unfortunately it's been said before: if sandy hook didn't change anything, then nothing will

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[–] timmy_dean_sausage 57 points 2 months ago

Those poor kids only knew indoctrination, then death. What a shame. I wonder how many of their Christian parents voted for this reality. How many more will play a part in their own kids deaths?

[–] glimse 55 points 2 months ago

Abundant Life Christian School officials asked for prayers on Facebook.

Made me actually lol

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They should really not entitle it "LIVE: 5 dead".

Also, the cruel irony of this being the "abundant life" school.

[–] thenextguy 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess it was too abundant.

[–] Eldritch 9 points 2 months ago

Overabundant even!

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Weird, shocker, complete mystery, total enigma; very puzzling, baffling, inexplicable, a “head-scratcher” as the hooligans say; indecipherable, unanswerable, consign it to oblivion and endeavor never to speak of this quandary again.

[–] DrSleepless 39 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I don’t think the thoughts and prayers are working.

[–] ThePantser 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Think and pray harder! We're not doing it hard enough. Think and pray like you are fucking a nasty bitch.

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[–] EleventhHour 9 points 2 months ago

“God‘s plan“

[–] motor_spirit 9 points 2 months ago

The Blockchain and AI will help, just wait

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Best we can do is "Thoughts and Prayers" because the American people decided this on November 5th.

[–] QuincyPeck 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This was settled after Sandy Hook. Nothing will ever be bad enough.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Jesus didn't protect the Jesus school? Not a very reliable god.

[–] Boddhisatva 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?

Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" - Epicurus

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Something something testing us, Job, money in the banana hammock

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[–] jpreston2005 34 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Something like this would have paused and galvanized the entire U.S. 20 years ago.

I wonder if this will even be mentioned in tomorrows news.

People already making jokes, we've truly lost all hope.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Someone shoots a school, the press talks about it for a day. Someone shoots a rando, the press doesn't even mention it. Someone shoots a CEO, the press talks about it for weeks.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

i'm wondering if the republicans who wore "solidarity ear bandages" when trump was attacked will be wearing solidarity body bags for these dead children

[–] homesweethomeMrL 17 points 2 months ago

Of course not. Children don’t vote. Their PAC is a frickin joke!

[–] AbidanYre 7 points 2 months ago

Spoiler alert: no

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

20 years ago was 2004. Columbine was five years before that. And school shootings have been happening even longer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

[–] thallamabond 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

20 years ago congress let the Federal Assault Weapons Ban sunset (end without renewal).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban that was AFTER Columbine.

BUT! That legislation was brought about thanks to an earlier school shooting, in 1989.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_schoolyard_shooting

[–] PapaStevesy 5 points 2 months ago

I mean, that's just not true, as history shows. Things like this have been happening for well more than 20 years and we did then, as we continue to do now, precisely jack-shit about it.

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[–] robocall 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kids need to understand that CEOs are the root of most of their problems - not their teachers and peers.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well based on the name, the teacher was a Christian groomer working to permanently damage the critical thinking skills and morality of children for years in the process of indoctrinating them into their cult.

Agreed on the other student, no excuse for that.

[–] nomous 23 points 2 months ago

This is like the 40th school shooting this year. Are any of the victims a CEO cause I think we're only supposed to care about CEOs.

[–] Cold_Brew_Enema 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

They literally asked for prayers. It was vomit inducing

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[–] T00l_shed 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This breaks my heart, everytime I see this. Fuck the 2nd. Get gun control and also go after the root cause of this. I'm sorry Americans. This is horrible.

[–] glimse 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No gun control. Only prayers. The school requested it.

[–] T00l_shed 5 points 2 months ago

I'm so tired of reading headlines like that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Assuming the root cause of this is a lack of proper (mental) healthcare, it appears we'll need the 2nd to achieve that.

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[–] Rapidcreek 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

US mass shooting statistics in 2024:

  • 563 mass shootings
  • 650+ killed
  • 2250+ wounded

This includes:

  • 82 school shootings (27 in colleges, 55 on K-12 school campuses)
  • 42 students/teachers dead
  • 115+ wounded

(Sources: Gun Violence Archive, Education Week & Everytown for Gun Safety)

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[–] homesweethomeMrL 12 points 2 months ago

Abundant Life Christian School officials asked for prayers on Facebook.

“Prayers Requested! Today, we had an active shooter incident at ALCS. We are in the midst of following up.”

Okey dokey then

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Less abundant life now......

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Abundant what now?

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