WebFire;1435533 wrote:More background checks would have prevented this. That, or a ban on 30 round "clips", because once you shoot them they are gone.

justincredible;1435534 wrote:Cincinnati Enquirer posted the story on facebook. The third comment was "Gun control now." I facepalm'd.

dlazz;1435537 wrote:A big reason I can't facebook anymore. It's just a constant stream of stupidity anytime there's an event like this.

redstreak one;1435538 wrote:That would be a tragic thing to witness for anyone, especially young people.

justincredible;1435539 wrote:I try to stay away from comment sections on stories like this but I let my guard down. This will keep me from checking any others for a while.

dlazz;1435542 wrote:Status updates from random people are just as bad though. I trashed my Facebook months ago, but from what I hear from friends it's that it was a complete shitshow when the Newtown shooting went down.

WebFire;1435533 wrote:More background checks would have prevented this. That, or a ban on 30 round "clips", because once you shoot them they are gone.

Hb31187;1435551 wrote:I know that obviously this is sarcastic. But are you against further background checks? If so, just curious as to why? Because it seriously harms no law abiding citizen to have more extensive background checks before purchasing a gun so I dont really understand the resistance to it

dlazz;1435535 wrote:We are we are, the youth of the nat-ion.

Hb31187;1435551 wrote:I know that obviously this is sarcastic. But are you against further background checks? If so, just curious as to why? Because it seriously harms no law abiding citizen to have more extensive background checks before purchasing a gun so I dont really understand the resistance to it

justincredible;1435541 wrote:Absolutely. It's an absolute shame that this young man thought that suicide was the answer, but worse than that, that he decided to bring a bunch of his peers into it.

cruiser_96;1435557 wrote:Agreed.

Interesting you mention FB. As I listen to young people (young whippersnappers, if you'd like), I'm amazed that they tease each other concerning the low number of "likes" "hits" "views" or "followers" one has. It all seems very attention seeking to me. ...much like walking into a classroom or cafeteria and attempting suicide as opposed to staying in seclusion and doing it.

Oh well. Maybe an isolated and unrelated case to my narcissism conspiracy theory.

SportsAndLady;1435570 wrote:You're comparing likes on facebook to attempting suicide in a school cafeteria?

cruiser_96;1435575 wrote:Not even close! Ha. But that made me chuckle.

My point was the number of coversations I hear on a daily basis concerning some poor kid only having 38 followers on twitter answers the question of why walk into a filled cafeteria? Why not do it in your room. One word: Attention. Gotta have the views, the likes, the followers, the looks ... the attention. Can't get attention by shooting yourself in a room. Ya gotta go somewhere in public!

justincredible;1435534 wrote:Cincinnati Enquirer posted the story on facebook. The third comment was "Gun control now." I facepalm'd.

Fly4Fun;1435591 wrote:The sad thing about suicide is that it's "contagious." When one person does it, typically there are more to follow. Generally people don't think of it as a "solution" to their problems until someone else does it. And then once others realize it's an option, then they may take the same course of action and repeat the same mistake.

Commander of Awesome;1435594 wrote:What makes you say that?