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torius

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43. thanks but

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 02:15 PM

Nov 2018

the idea is to force the public’s heads out of the sand. not many people are aware of live leak.

there was a short article on this general topic in the nyt today... it said what if we had to look at such photos, and that chances are that we won’t ever have to.

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I Guess A Mass Shooting Isn't That Unique Anymore.... [View all] global1 Nov 2018 OP

It's not exactly a news poor week... Adrahil Nov 2018 #1

And the WH press sec. tweets out a doctored video to accuse a reporter of assault. brush Nov 2018 #9

just got about a minute on msnbc. Agree, they have become 'normalized"- riversedge Nov 2018 #2

Frogs in a pot of water is the first thing I thought of. dewsgirl Nov 2018 #3

Wall-to-wall coverage is too much when there's 300 per year. lostnfound Nov 2018 #4

307 was the last figure I heard. Three-hundred-and-seven - just so far THIS YEAR. calimary Nov 2018 #10

monday night I heard somebody with a bumpstock Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #16

I heard that too... polmaven Nov 2018 #31

Apparently an AR15 wasn't involved so.... aikoaiko Nov 2018 #5

I guess you are correct...Very sad story.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #6

Only in America?...always in America. Horrifying. N/T Guilded Lilly Nov 2018 #7

I'm guessing much of it has to do with the timing -- there aren't very good visuals by now. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #8

You are wrong. maxsolomon Nov 2018 #11

I was up at 5am EST with CBS on. iscooterliberally Nov 2018 #14

it is called bdamomma Nov 2018 #12

It was wall-to-wall coverage this morning. MineralMan Nov 2018 #13

They don't even rate thoughts and prayers on FB anymore. Autumn Nov 2018 #15

It tears me apart to have to agree with you ailsagirl Nov 2018 #17

Just like the school shooting recently... PeeJ52 Nov 2018 #18

That's a beautiful Cha Nov 2018 #37

Another day, another mass shooting. nt zanana1 Nov 2018 #19

You can't normalize it when it hits home Richard D Nov 2018 #20

I am so sorry for your loss and for her family. Liberty Belle Nov 2018 #23

Most of our citizens and military are still under the delusion that..... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #24

Yup, no big deal ramapo Nov 2018 #21

List of shooting victims: Liberty Belle Nov 2018 #22

There you go, the shootings are so common wellst0nev0ter Nov 2018 #42

One KTLA announcer made a sobering statement today.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #25

Yeah, I heard one reporter mention it was the 8th mass shooting since the synagogue 11 days prior. RockRaven Nov 2018 #27

Actually... wryter2000 Nov 2018 #26

but they have been getting less coverage and it's happening even more JI7 Nov 2018 #28

We still have Trump wryter2000 Nov 2018 #39

Showing photos would spur outrage torius Nov 2018 #29

There was plenty of graphic bloody raw footage from Stoneman Douglas on social media Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #35

I'm not on social media much torius Nov 2018 #40

here: Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #41

thanks but torius Nov 2018 #43

Liveleak was the most convenient place to go Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #44

I watched coverage of it for hours lunatica Nov 2018 #30

Yeah, seems like just about everything is becoming "numb". Amimnoch Nov 2018 #32

global, you may be right, but we just had a hotly contested mid-term election which is still Nitram Nov 2018 #33

Once the US decided the mass slaughter of elementary school children Coventina Nov 2018 #34

You know it's been normalized when you have a shooting at a high school Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #36

Has 45 made *any* remark about the shooting ? Does he acknowledge it happened at all ? nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2018 #38