Another mass shooting

Ugh.
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goddamn immigrants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 ... en-guerot/#

When a knife-wielding assailant began stabbing people inside a Sydney shopping mall, one man — a French national whose visa was about to expire — attempted to stop the attacker using only a barrier post. The Frenchman has been widely hailed for his bravery, and Australian officials now say he can stay in the country for as long as he likes.

Video footage from Saturday’s stabbings shows Damien Guerot confronting the attacker, who was attempting to take an escalator to a higher floor inside the mall. Guerot can be seen edging toward the attacker, raising a dark pole to deter him. He later told local media that he and his friend “really wanted to stop” the attacker and were acting on adrenaline...
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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Shirley's law update: good guy with a pole.
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reasonable

Maine lawmakers adopt gun control measures after 2023 mass killing
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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KUTradition wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:05 am reasonable

Maine lawmakers adopt gun control measures after 2023 mass killing
I can hear the camper shells slamming shut right now. Traffic is going to be heavy into Maine this weekend.
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25 years since Columbine

oh, how far we’ve come?
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KUTradition wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:35 am 25 years since Columbine

oh, how far we’ve come?
We've really streamlined the steps from denial to acceptance? In fact, you might say we live in a post-acceptance world.
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jfish26 wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:04 am
KUTradition wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:35 am 25 years since Columbine

oh, how far we’ve come?
We've really streamlined the steps from denial to acceptance? In fact, you might say we live in a post-acceptance world.
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