WTF.
MSU Maroon Alert @maroonalert 1m1 minute ago
Suspected shooter in custody. Seek safety until further notice
MSU Maroon Alert @maroonalert 1m1 minute ago
Suspected shooter in custody. Seek safety until further notice
Active shooter on Miss. St Campus (Update)
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A little over 10,000 people murdered with a gun every year. Why do we appear shocked when it happens?
BTW, annual gun murders are actually way down from the peak in the mid 90s.
BTW, annual gun murders are actually way down from the peak in the mid 90s.
Saw this article about the topic this morning. Thought it was pretty interesting.
Link: American Exceptionalism
Link: American Exceptionalism
From the latest AP story I read there were no shots fired and that he didn't even have a gun. Twitter and "active shooter" reports are putting more fear into people than is necessarily needed. Even the incident here in the Antioch (Nashville) movie theater a few weeks ago, the suspect never fired a shot (and he didn't have a real gun), but "active shooter" was reported.
Wow. I apologize then. I read the report from the confirmed Miss. St. U twitter handle.
No apoligies needed. That is what everyone was saying this morning (even official sources). I think people are too quick to assume something and Tweet it and it turn out to not even be true (just a lot of mis-information).
Yep. The whole notion of we want news and we want it now (even if it is not accurate). It's a race to see who can break the news the fastest with out gathering all the facts.
I'm sure you'll hear "OMGZ LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BRINGS DEADLY WEAPON TO SCHOOL!!!! FILM AT 11!!!!!111!!!!11!!" tonight on WLEX
(it was brass knuckles)
(it was brass knuckles)
At the University of Oregon, about a month ago, we got UO Alerts via text (something you opt into in order to receive any critical info immediately) about a man in scrubs carrying a gun by the football stadium. A couple minutes later, one came out saying the man had moved over next to the Science Center, then the next one is disregard, it was an umbrella. People panic and that send everyone else into panic.
Excellent article. It's way past time we examine our cultural problems in the context of the blame game.
Notice that this crap started picking up when newspapers started dying?
Click, click, click... we need those damned clicks to survive... and by Gawd, we're going to do everything in our power to get them.
This slogan has way outlived it's shelf life, but it is still essentially true. Those who think we can round up the millions of guns in this country are just as naive as those who think we are going to deport 11,000,000 illegal immigrants. They're here to stay, and the best way to deal with it is through documentation, in both cases.
