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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Dec 15, 2012 12:15am
Pretty sure watching Leno would lead people to want to commit violence.WebFire;1343455 wrote:Jay Leno said they thought about cancelling tonight's show, but decided to go on because they thought people could use a distraction before going to bed.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Dec 15, 2012 12:26am
Seriously, because a shooting in Connecticut Leno thought about not going on air? Why? It's not like 9/11, it a local tragedy, but hundreds of people have died violently in the hours since it occured.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Dec 15, 2012 12:38am
tk421;1343510 wrote:Seriously, because a shooting in Connecticut Leno thought about not going on air? Why? It's not like 9/11, it a local tragedy, but hundreds of people have died violently in the hours since it occured.
And just like 9/11, the whole country is devastated. No, I'm not comparing the two and saying they are the same, but I can see why he'd think that.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Dec 15, 2012 1:07am
Odds are he didn't actually contemplate going off air but rather they thought it was the correct thing to say.GoChiefs;1343514 wrote:And just like 9/11, the whole country is devastated. No, I'm not comparing the two and saying they are the same, but I can see why he'd think that.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Dec 15, 2012 2:06am
You mean that was actually real?!? Holy crapMidstate01;1343333 wrote:She's getting absolutely hammered on twitter and she deleted it. What a dumb bitch. Leave these damn kids alone!
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Dec 15, 2012 2:34am
gut;1343518 wrote:You mean that was actually real?!? Holy crap
Yea she actually wrote it. Then deleted it after getting attacked. Some guy tweeted for her to eat a dick and it got like 10k rt's lol.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Dec 15, 2012 6:56am
Can't imagine waking up as a parent of one of these kids this morning (if any of them even slept). My empathy, though still present, has turned to anger. I do believe in a hell, so I hope this pos's soul burns for eternity.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Dec 15, 2012 8:46am
I don't see how any of them could actually fall asleep. Just absolutely terrible...fucking 5 year olds, wtffffffvball10set;1343535 wrote:Can't imagine waking up as a parent of one of these kids this morning (if any of them even slept). My empathy, though still present, has turned to anger. I do believe in a hell, so I hope this pos's soul burns for eternity.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Dec 15, 2012 9:32am
I feel bad for Ryan Lanza. His life was just pretty much ruined after the reckless way in which the media, without apparently any valid confirmation, reported him as a mass murderer.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Dec 15, 2012 9:37am
Good insight. I agree with this. Because it was children, Adam Lanza will go down as the worst mass murderer in American history. And it's not even close. He executed 20 children. That's Texas Chainsaw status.gut;1343298 wrote:To me that angle screams wanting to go down in infamy. Otherwise he's just some nutjob that offed his parents and is quickly forgotten. It's taking revenge on the society that obviously rejected him, and making them feel some of the pain that he felt.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Dec 15, 2012 9:39am
I would be suing the fuck out of them.reclegend22;1343586 wrote:I feel bad for Ryan Lanza. His life was just pretty much ruined after the reckless way in which the media, without apparently any valid confirmation, reported him as a mass murderer.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Dec 15, 2012 9:42am
No he wont. This isnt even the biggest school massacre. The guy killed 38 kids in the Bath school massacre.reclegend22;1343593 wrote:Good insight. I agree with this. Because it was children, Adam Lanza will go down as the worst mass murderer in American history. And it's not even close. He executed 20 children. That's Texas Chainsaw status.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Dec 15, 2012 10:02am
This is the second biggest school massacre behind Cho, according to most of the news outlets. When was the Bath school massacre? Never even heard of it. Also, Cho broke the record according to pretty much any source.Pick6;1343595 wrote:No he wont. This isnt even the biggest school massacre. The guy killed 38 kids in the Bath school massacre.
Just looked it up. Bath happened in 1927. Nobody remembers that. This Lanza guy will go down in infamy as the worst U.S. mass murderer ever. IMO, of course.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Dec 15, 2012 10:34am
Brian Williams at least twice compared it to 9/11. Made me sick, I turned the channel.GoChiefs;1343514 wrote:And just like 9/11, the whole country is devastated. No, I'm not comparing the two and saying they are the same, but I can see why he'd think that.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Dec 15, 2012 10:35am
Until the next one tries to top this. Although I'm not sure how you will find an easier target than kindergartners, so maybe we have that going for us.reclegend22;1343608 wrote:This is the second biggest school massacre behind Cho, according to most of the news outlets. When was the Bath school massacre? Never even heard of it. Also, Cho broke the record according to pretty much any source.
Just looked it up. Bath happened in 1927. Nobody remembers that. This Lanza guy will go down in infamy as the worst U.S. mass murderer ever. IMO, of course.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Dec 15, 2012 10:38am
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 15, 2012 11:20am
Knew a weirdo loner would be ultimately responsible and his surviving family and neighbors who thought it was easier to shun and avoid him rather than be up his ass about all his weird shit need to look long and hard in the mirror.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 15, 2012 11:31am
Well those sources are wrongreclegend22;1343608 wrote:This is the second biggest school massacre behind Cho, according to most of the news outlets. When was the Bath school massacre? Never even heard of it. Also, Cho broke the record according to pretty much any source.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Dec 15, 2012 11:40am
Maybe. But again, I had never even heard of the Bath Massacre, and if I did, I completely forgot about it. It happened during the Prohibition. Nobody remembers that. I am sure there were plenty of mass murderings during the Cowboy and Indian days that were much worse than anything the DC Snipers or Cho or this guy in Connecticut did, but they happened over a hundred years ago and they just don't have the same impact that modern day events have.LJ;1343661 wrote:Well those sources are wrong
Adam Lanza will be remembered as the greatest American mass school murderer ever, being that it happened in the modern era and involved so many little children. You are obviously allowed to disagree, but this guy is going down in infamy.
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Dec 15, 2012 11:47am
Your line of thinking doesn't make sense. By your logic, Lanza will only be remembered as that for a time, and then will be replaced by a newer mass murderer because at some point, this event will have happened a long time ago, and won't have the impact that the newer modern day events have.reclegend22;1343671 wrote:Maybe. But again, I had never even heard of the Bath Massacre, and if I did, I completely forgot about it. It happened during the Prohibition. Nobody remembers that. I am sure there were plenty of mass murderings during the Cowboy and Indian days that were much worse than anything the DC Snipers or Cho or this guy in Connecticut did, but they happened over a hundred years ago and they just don't have the same impact that modern day events have.
Adam Lanza will be remembered as the greatest American mass school murderer ever, being that it happened in the modern era and involved so many little children. You are obviously allowed to disagree, but this guy is going down in infamy.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 15, 2012 11:48am
there is no maybe. They were wrong.reclegend22;1343671 wrote:Maybe. But again, I had never even heard of the Bath Massacre, and if I did, I completely forgot about it. It happened during the Prohibition. Nobody remembers that. I am sure there were plenty of mass murderings during the Cowboy and Indian days that were much worse than anything the DC Snipers or Cho or this guy in Connecticut did, but they happened over a hundred years ago and they just don't have the same impact that modern day events have.
Adam Lanza will be remembered as the greatest American mass school murderer ever, being that it happened in the modern era and involved so many little children. You are obviously allowed to disagree, but this guy is going down in infamy.
He will be remembered because they want you to remember, which is what makes me sick about today's media and population. People are sheep and only care about what the media tells them is true. Kehoe killed 38 kids, 5 adults and himself. 58 more were seriously injured. This wasn't a one room schoolhouse attacked by Indians. This was a 20th century style school blown up by a crazy.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Dec 15, 2012 12:00pm
Look guy, I know you're probably not happy about how this will get folks talking about gun control and all but this situation is pretty damn bad. 20 little kids who were probably just thinking about what they might get for Christmas were murdered by a mad man in a place that people think is supposed to be safe. Every parent in America I'm sure is feeling similar sick-to-their-stomach feelings as they were on 9/11. It's not a local tragedy.tk421;1343510 wrote:Seriously, because a shooting in Connecticut Leno thought about not going on air? Why? It's not like 9/11, it a local tragedy, but hundreds of people have died violently in the hours since it occured.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 15, 2012 12:05pm
Agree. Obviously in terms of number of deaths and world-wide ramifications, this doesn't compare to 9/11. But I think the shock value of it (being young kids) gives many that same sad feeling they had during 9/11.BoatShoes;1343684 wrote:Look guy, I know you're probably not happy about how this will get folks talking about gun control and all but this situation is pretty damn bad. 20 little kids who were probably just thinking about what they might get for Christmas were murdered by a mad man in a place that people think is supposed to be safe. Every parent in America I'm sure is feeling similar sick-to-their-stomach feelings as they were on 9/11. It's not a local tragedy.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Dec 15, 2012 12:05pm
I know this stuff doesn't usually bother me. But this one got to me. I think a lot people are in that boat.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 15, 2012 12:50pm
This will be forgotten in 2 months. I mean, does anyone remember the last time you thought about the Colorado theater shootings?
9/11 is already in history books and changed America forever. The only way I see this becoming a national memory is if the white house throws the 2nd amendment under the bus because of it.
9/11 is already in history books and changed America forever. The only way I see this becoming a national memory is if the white house throws the 2nd amendment under the bus because of it.