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Two Virginia television journalists fatally shot in on-air attack[READ OP]
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All major shootings are front page news.
i understand that we're all massively shaken up by this and upset, but you might want to keep it in check a little
Christoff Yurievich
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Not an insult, just a question: Is it a case of cognitive dissonance when it's as obvious as this? Like, you know he did it but you have to assume he's innocent until proven guilty?
But him putting it all over twitter and facebook won't prejudice anyone?
ElectricBlanketFire
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Google it. No one is sharing it here.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
spindashing
Banned
Yep. Death is easy.
People suffer wide swaths of discrimination, bigotry and intolerance on a daily basis in their personal and professional lives. Though premeditated cold blooded murder of such a particular manner and execution isn't usually their answer to it.
entremet
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Yes. To his social media account. FB and Twitter.
Yea that seems way too quick!
But you can say that about anything. I could very easily claim that all conservatives are crazy because they do things I could never even imagine doing. Crazy does not equal atypical.
Dot Matrix
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It'll be like the movie Strange Days where people pay other people to commit crimes and film it first person so they can live vicariously through it.
This whole story is insane. Although I feel for him supposedly undergoing racism and feeling like no one could hear his plea, he was clearly an unstable individual and the murder of these two reporters is immensely tragic. The fact that he also filmed it himself using a GoPro doubles the insanity. Surprised to hear he somehow survived his suicide.
Yep. Uploaded all of it on his twitter account. You can't even write this shit.
TuckingFypo
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I'm not even going to watch the video, but holy shit at the whole situation. At least the guy failed at killing himself..so far.
RIP Adam and Alison. The tweets from one fiancee and the fact that the other may have seen it live is heartbreaking
RIP Adam and Alison. The tweets from one fiancee and the fact that the other may have seen it live is heartbreaking
Small correction, he didn't upload the video until after the media/police shared his name.
It may be coincidence, or he may have done that intentionally.
Dedication Through Light
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They were such happy people, Im glad they keeping showing us the happy images of them.
Well yes, racism are probably justified given the state and is no excuse for murder. I was just trying to give some context to his thought process. Even people who are sane experience racism in the workplace aren't gonna come back the next day and shoot up the place.
ElectricBlanketFire
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I don't see anything wrong with describing what happened.
NoblesseOblige
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I'm pretty sure it's no doubt that people see him as guilty, but reporters are still supposed to maintain a standard of innocence to avoid compromising any trial. They're reporters, not judge or juries who are the only ones with the right to dictate guilt.
The_Inquisitor
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I watched the video. Awful.
spindashing
Banned
I completely agree with you.
I still can't believe this all happened, right down to the Twitter account...
Iriscomeback
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The Telegraph is now reporting that he is still alive, but in critical condition.
Deciding to kill two people is a rash decision. Premeditation doesn't mean he wasn't disturbed. His obsessiveness and obsessive premeditation point toward being disturbed more than not.
What are actually the criteria for mental illness?
Breivik was declared not mentally ill despite his insane actions.
Yeah, you're right. Looks like he shot himself but isn't dead (yet).
Ninja Scooter
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if he tried shooting himself in the head I wonder what state he can even be in even if he survives. Like if he is a vegetable would they even have a trial?
Joel Was Right
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That Breitbart article is insane.
Maninthemirror
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If the death of dozens of 6 year olds by guns in one event doesn't move the needle, nothing will.
Doctor's treat such situations like any other crit condition patient, right?
Like, I don't know why this came to mind.
Lé Blade Runner
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This is absolutely horrible. The first double-murder I have witnessed from two angles ( and hopefully the last ). I don't know why I watched those videos. Those poor people. May they rest in peace, and may their loved ones still find happiness and fulfillment in life...
Sorry for venting here, but I'm just... I'm just in shock at the moment.
Imagine the world we live in, where this kind of thing ( seeing those videos ) is possible from thousands of kilometers away.
Sorry for venting here, but I'm just... I'm just in shock at the moment.
Imagine the world we live in, where this kind of thing ( seeing those videos ) is possible from thousands of kilometers away.
entremet
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Yes
backflip10019
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That Breitbart article is insane.
Sensationalist agenda-pushing bullshit at its absolute worst.
ShockingAlberto
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There's a lot of redundancies in place to ensure people get fair trials. This is one of them, even if it's blatantly obvious.
I'd rather have it there than not.
Seems to be a disgruntled ex-employee that was let go because of racial reasons.
I fully agree with you and I've tried to start a rational discussion with the same points you make but people just gloss it over and resume their carpet bombing of 'ban guns' 'disarm America'.
I'd like to know exactly how you think you're going to accomplish that. You going to send the military door to door and do a full house sweep? You going to be willing to kill the nutjubs who will die before giving up their guns and put all the police/military in danger and probably have casualties on both sides from people who would rather go out shooting rather than give them up? There aren't 20 million guns in America. There are over 300 million. That's damn near 1 gun for every man, woman, and child in this country. I'd like a realistic answer as to how you are going to get 300 million guns off the streets, especially when a great number of people are not going to voluntarily turn them in.
I feel like calling him crazy is absolving him of guilt. "It's not his fault, he's just crazy." Bullshit!
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
What he posts on his Twitter and Facebook is not the news stations responsibility though. Stuff like that would be used in trial.
You have to make 100% sure this is the right person. Yeah, most of this points to him being who he says he is, but he hasn't been properly identified by the police yet.
And yeah...even with something as blantant as this, innocent until proven guilty still applies.
spindashing
Banned
That Breitbart article is insane.
Might as well just have said "Nigger on the loose, killed innocents."
Fuck Breitbart.
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Don't.
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