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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by ElTigre, Dec 30, 2014.

  1. DMD

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    It's interesting that gun deaths in America receive more coverage and outrage on here than the civilians killed as a consequence of conflicts.
     
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  2. ollyhcafc

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    "But how many people did not get shot that day?" I can genuinely imagine some nutty American using that excuse.
     
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  3. ElTigre

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    Only one person dead? Boring. I'm surprised it made the news.
     
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    ffs

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34987697

    Police are attending a shooting at a social services facility for disabled people in California.

    Fire officials in San Bernardino said it was responding to a "20 victim shooting incident" and it was working to clear the scene.

    It is still a "very active scene" and police are trying to secure the building, said a police spokeswoman.

    There may be up to three gunmen, she said, and they were heavily armed and possibly wearing body armour.

    She did not confirm the number of victims.
     
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  5. Quill

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    The USA: Natural selection at its finest.
     
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  6. FLG

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    please log in to view this image
     
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  7. ElTigre

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    It's a bit unusual this one. Three people operating together. They've got away.
     
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  8. ellewoods

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    Seems like it is terrorists, 3 shooters, automatic weapons, masks, body armor, getaway vehicles, right next to major highways and an airport. They are saying at least 14 dead and 20 wounded.
     
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  9. originallambrettaman

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    If only Vardy had been there.
     
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  10. ellewoods

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    Would be nice if facebook would do that thing where they tell you if people you know in that area are ok. Like what they did for the paris thing.
     
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  11. Quill

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    I can't wait to hear the NRA's response to this one.
     
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  12. ellewoods

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    Thats easy. If everyone had guns these things wouldnt happen. It is their standard response after all.
     
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  13. Quill

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    America really needs to take a good ****ing look at the Port Arthur massacre.
     
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    A truely shameful post.

    Still short on detail, as far as I can gather; but it doesn't seem to have stopped some.
     
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  16. ellewoods

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    They are saying that they think there is a police chase with the suspects right now. Not sure how much your news is covering it. They are showing video of a suv the cops have just shot up in a housing area.
     
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  17. Fez

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    It's a bit of a night, Ellewoods. We have our key focus of the parliamentary vote to support bombing in Syria (passed, unfortunately), then up pops your shooting, a very sad state of affairs. Does it seem like there is some sort of a coincidence of killing around health/well-being centers (sic) ?
     
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  18. ElTigre

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    Looks like it's all over according to Fox.
     
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  19. ellewoods

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    There are a lot of problems at health/well being centers which is why they normally have a heavy police presence. Infact that area has 1 mass shooting drill a month just to prepare for this which was actually today as well. I have never heard of anything happening like this though with so many shooters and actually trying to get away.
     
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  20. ellewoods

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    Yea that SUV looks like it was hit by a hell of a lot of rounds, they are saying at least one suspect is dead.
     
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