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The real problem with school shootings.

Bendintheriver
Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,211 Standard Supporter
Let's see. A cross dressing kid who's parents let him drink their booze and post photos of this while doing it. He purchases two weapons at 18 after having spent a number of years posting psycho shit on social media. He plays with the guns at home and is posting photos of them on his social media accounts, pretty big red flag right there. His social media accounts are alarming to some but they never report him or speak to authorities or his parents. If his parents did hear about it they clearly did nothing.

There is one common thread to 90% of these shootings: Lack of parental involvement/supervision. Poor parenting.

We have to hold parents accountable. If you have no idea what your kid is doing, its your ass. There is no other solution that works. You can load up the school with security but we already know that doesn't work. You can take away guns from law abiding citizens but we know that doesn't work either, it just emboldens the bad guys.

We have to get back to a society where there are minimum expectations of everyone regardless of your role or station in life.
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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,515 Founders Club

    Let's see. A cross dressing kid who's parents let him drink their booze and post photos of this while doing it. He purchases two weapons at 18 after having spent a number of years posting psycho shit on social media. He plays with the guns at home and is posting photos of them on his social media accounts, pretty big red flag right there. His social media accounts are alarming to some but they never report him or speak to authorities or his parents. If his parents did hear about it they clearly did nothing.

    There is one common thread to 90% of these shootings: Lack of parental involvement/supervision. Poor parenting.

    We have to hold parents accountable. If you have no idea what your kid is doing, its your ass. There is no other solution that works. You can load up the school with security but we already know that doesn't work. You can take away guns from law abiding citizens but we know that doesn't work either, it just emboldens the bad guys.

    We have to get back to a society where there are minimum expectations of everyone regardless of your role or station in life.

    Completely disagree.

    Generally these perpetrators are cowards. They go after soft targets.

    The one notable exception might be the Ft Hood shootings - but even still that dude attacked a medical facility on the base ....

  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,515 Founders Club


    I’m will be more surprised if America survives for the remainder of my life than if it ends before I do.

    This.

    The current ruling class seems hell-bent on making this a reality.

    It's the adage that when all "mistakes" fall one direction, they probably aren't mistakes.

    The directives have been so antithetical to a free society, distraction is the only logical conclusion.

    Make no mistake, to this end, they are coming for your guns next.

  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,211 Standard Supporter
    pawz said:

    Let's see. A cross dressing kid who's parents let him drink their booze and post photos of this while doing it. He purchases two weapons at 18 after having spent a number of years posting psycho shit on social media. He plays with the guns at home and is posting photos of them on his social media accounts, pretty big red flag right there. His social media accounts are alarming to some but they never report him or speak to authorities or his parents. If his parents did hear about it they clearly did nothing.

    There is one common thread to 90% of these shootings: Lack of parental involvement/supervision. Poor parenting.

    We have to hold parents accountable. If you have no idea what your kid is doing, its your ass. There is no other solution that works. You can load up the school with security but we already know that doesn't work. You can take away guns from law abiding citizens but we know that doesn't work either, it just emboldens the bad guys.

    We have to get back to a society where there are minimum expectations of everyone regardless of your role or station in life.

    Completely disagree.

    Generally these perpetrators are cowards. They go after soft targets.

    The one notable exception might be the Ft Hood shootings - but even still that dude attacked a medical facility on the base ....

    Not sure the point you are making. It sounds like we agree.

    Chicago has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. They are a miserable failure.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,712 Standard Supporter
    pawz said:


    I’m will be more surprised if America survives for the remainder of my life than if it ends before I do.

    This.

    The current ruling class seems hell-bent on making this a reality.

    It's the adage that when all "mistakes" fall one direction, they probably aren't mistakes.

    The directives have been so antithetical to a free society, distraction is the only logical conclusion.

    Make no mistake, to this end, they are coming for your guns next.

    Convince me otherwise -but dude is posting pics of his crazy ass self on social media posing with weapons, had to be on the radar of the FBI, ATF, etc.

    But thank god they are chasing down buffalo shamans.


  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    pawz said:

    Let's see. A cross dressing kid who's parents let him drink their booze and post photos of this while doing it. He purchases two weapons at 18 after having spent a number of years posting psycho shit on social media. He plays with the guns at home and is posting photos of them on his social media accounts, pretty big red flag right there. His social media accounts are alarming to some but they never report him or speak to authorities or his parents. If his parents did hear about it they clearly did nothing.

    There is one common thread to 90% of these shootings: Lack of parental involvement/supervision. Poor parenting.

    We have to hold parents accountable. If you have no idea what your kid is doing, its your ass. There is no other solution that works. You can load up the school with security but we already know that doesn't work. You can take away guns from law abiding citizens but we know that doesn't work either, it just emboldens the bad guys.

    We have to get back to a society where there are minimum expectations of everyone regardless of your role or station in life.

    Completely disagree.

    Generally these perpetrators are cowards. They go after soft targets.

    The one notable exception might be the Ft Hood shootings - but even still that dude attacked a medical facility on the base ....

    The Buffalo shooter stated he went where he did because he knew the gun laws there were tight and it was much less likely someone in the store would be carrying.
  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,515 Founders Club

    pawz said:

    Let's see. A cross dressing kid who's parents let him drink their booze and post photos of this while doing it. He purchases two weapons at 18 after having spent a number of years posting psycho shit on social media. He plays with the guns at home and is posting photos of them on his social media accounts, pretty big red flag right there. His social media accounts are alarming to some but they never report him or speak to authorities or his parents. If his parents did hear about it they clearly did nothing.

    There is one common thread to 90% of these shootings: Lack of parental involvement/supervision. Poor parenting.

    We have to hold parents accountable. If you have no idea what your kid is doing, its your ass. There is no other solution that works. You can load up the school with security but we already know that doesn't work. You can take away guns from law abiding citizens but we know that doesn't work either, it just emboldens the bad guys.

    We have to get back to a society where there are minimum expectations of everyone regardless of your role or station in life.

    Completely disagree.

    Generally these perpetrators are cowards. They go after soft targets.

    The one notable exception might be the Ft Hood shootings - but even still that dude attacked a medical facility on the base ....

    Not sure the point you are making. It sounds like we agree.

    Chicago has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. They are a miserable failure.
    You are correct. I misread what you said.

  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,690


    pawz said:


    I’m will be more surprised if America survives for the remainder of my life than if it ends before I do.

    This.

    The current ruling class seems hell-bent on making this a reality.

    It's the adage that when all "mistakes" fall one direction, they probably aren't mistakes.

    The directives have been so antithetical to a free society, distraction is the only logical conclusion.

    Make no mistake, to this end, they are coming for your guns next.

    Convince me otherwise -but dude is posting pics of his crazy ass self on social media posing with weapons, had to be on the radar of the FBI, ATF, etc.

    But thank god they are chasing down buffalo shamans.


    Word on the street was that when that dude completed his takeover of the government he was gonna write up some legislation for universal healthcare
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,000 Founders Club
    That Texas shooting is almost too much to mentally process
    horrific