Children shot in Townville, SC. Teenage shooter in custody

[Cleck]

Incident at Anderson County, S.C., school

What the fuck is wrong with people.

2 children, 1 teacher injured in elementary school in SC. Teenager responsible is in custody, and everyone else is believed to be safe.

 

[FrankenCub]

And in 3..2..1....more calls for gun control instead ingredients of placing blame where it needs to be. At least no one was killed and the news report I seen said there were no life threatening injuries. This should go well for the next debate. ..not.

 

[Magnus]

You can guard money and property with guns, but children aren't as important so they don't get that security.

 

[Greywolf224]

What is wrong with these damn kids? What is mentally wrong with them that they can actually pre-meditate such an action? What happen to fist fights and knocking someones teeth out. And actually being afraid of your teacher.

This crap keeps up you can kiss your guns goodbye. Hell we are half way there already.

 

[Phauxtoe]

did i hear that the shooters dad was killed?

 

[swilliams]

Incident at Anderson County, S.C., school

What the fuck is wrong with people.

I've been wondering that almost daily for the last decade.

 

[Catskillkid]

I've been wondering that almost daily for the last decade.

I had this conversation with my mom and other day. Completely unrelated to the topic at hand but it was about a particularly difficult manager at work. After telling some stories about his behavior she looked totally incredulous and asked "Why" (did he act that way)? My answer: What do we talk about at the dinner table almost every night (usually with the news in the background)? Why are the people in this world so completely and totally fucked up beyond all recognition? In short, there is no reason.

It can be relatively little things (like this difficult manager) or big things (people who decide to use guns to settle scores) but no matter where you look it seems like everyone out there is either completely unreasonable or certifiably insane. I've basically come to the conclusion that there are no normal people anymore (the good folk on this forum not withstanding).

What posses people to use guns to shoot elementary aged children? I will never know or understand. What evil infests their hearts? What sickness possesses their minds? Where does their conscience flee to during those moments when they make these decisions?

I do believe it has something to do with the instant gratification, if it feels good do it, everyone gets a trophy, love conquers all, work smarter not harder (we've completely trashed the notion of hard work in this country), me....me...me culture we've cultivated over the past few decades. People are self absorbed and believe only they matter and when something goes wrong they go to pieces. The most problematic ones use this as a justification for violence.

Meanwhile we blame the object, not the person. And slowly but surely the wheel turns and despotism slouches toward Washington...waiting to be born.

 

[Acer-m14]

What happen to fist fights and knocking someones teeth out ... lawyers and some LEO's sorry to say // if the LEO's would just let them duke it out , break it up if it got to hot .. ok you 2 shake hand and go home .. no reports or arrests .. lawyers wouldn't have much for evidence ..

 

[Jem45472]

What happen to fist fights and knocking someones teeth out ... lawyers and some LEO's sorry to say // if the LEO's would just let them duke it out , break it up if it got to hot .. ok you 2 shake hand and go home .. no reports or arrests .. lawyers wouldn't have much for evidence ..

That's how it was when I was growing up.

 

[Acer-m14]

That's how it was when I was growing up.

me too

 

[VietnamEraVet]

Me three...

 

[1911guy]

Stop stupid policies like "everyone gets an award regardless of performance." That just creates the "it's all for me and about me" attitude kids have these days. It will take decades to turn the attitudes around in this society. So much for liberal/progressive philosophy.

 

[Cleck]

Is it really the everyone gets an award mentality, or is it just a lack of recognizing the kid obviously had some issues? I'll agree that the trophy generation is definitely not getting the tough love they need, but I think we also need to do a better job of recognizing signs in people.

 

[1911guy]

No. Of course you are correct. I only cited that "everyone gets an award" as one example. The major philosophy of the lib/pro education system makes today's children highly susceptible to feeling wronged. Just look at how college kids now need safe spaces when they hear someone disagree with them. And recognizing symptoms of the off balanced person is needed too no doubt..

 

[Bananabandit]

did i hear that the shooters dad was killed?

I overheard that on the news, prior to the school shooting.

 

[Cleck]

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No. Of course you are correct. I only cited that "everyone gets an award" as one example. The major philosophy of the lib/pro education system makes today's children highly susceptible to feeling wronged. Just look at how college kids now need safe spaces when they hear someone disagree with them. And recognizing symptoms of the off balanced person is needed too no doubt..

Well, you weren't completely wrong. I think the trophy generation would have less issues if they got handed a few more ass kickings in between trophies. Obviously, the bad apples are just that, bad. You can't get to them. People were killing people when ass kickings were handed out like lollipops. The other people were reached to learn right from wrong and the consequences of their actions, something I think kids nowadays are lacking.

 

[Toecutter]

did i hear that the shooters dad was killed?

Yeah the kid shot his father ,took his car ran it into the schools playground and started shooting. I believe a handgun was used and a firefighter tackled the kid and stopped him.

 

[Darth]

And that is being used by the left as a "gotcha!"

"See, you can stop a guy without a gun!"

Albeit I don't agree with the stupid NRA soundbite that "Only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun", but the above statement is idiotic.

You can hammer a nail in with your forehead too, but it's far easier to use a tool designed for the job.

 

[Toecutter]

I Read more info that the kid was expelled for bringing a machete to school cause kids were bullying him that's why he was homeschooled. Father had a domestic abuse past , dont know how he got the gun . But he apparently shot his father the headed to the school. Fucked up situation