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StarfishSaver

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5. This response sounds strangely familiar

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 4, 2019, 08:18 AM

Aug 2019

Are you next going to offer "thoughts and prayers"?

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Another reason for mass shootings [View all] Dirty Socialist Aug 2019 OP

Agree re the availability of assault rifles malaise Aug 2019 #1

I remember as a kid in the 70's knowing what an AR-15 was and thinking it would be cool to brewens Aug 2019 #29

I can't process this madness malaise Aug 2019 #38

Yeah countingbluecars Aug 2019 #2

Tou don't know the reason Dirty Socialist Aug 2019 #3

This response sounds strangely familiar StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #5

Don't jump to conclusions Dirty Socialist Aug 2019 #8

Gaslighting doesn't work on me StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #9

Riiiiiiiiiight durablend Aug 2019 #14

If stress is the problem, why aren't black and brown people "snapping" like this? StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #4

Actually, they are, just in a smaller ratio. X_Digger Aug 2019 #11

Oh, please StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #12

I took the top 12 rows in the document. X_Digger Aug 2019 #17

"Whites are slightly overrepresented"? StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #19

Math is math. *shrug* X_Digger Aug 2019 #22

Math is math, but your argument isn't math. It's just a sorry attempt at diversion StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #23

Here are the numbers, since you don't seem inclined to do them yourself, even with the link.. X_Digger Aug 2019 #24

Why don't you break it down by numbers of victims and types of shootings StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #25

Yes, lets narrow the criteria to get the result set you want. X_Digger Aug 2019 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #31

If I may interject ... you two are talking past one another ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #32

Thank you StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author X_Digger Aug 2019 #33

You seem far more concerned with appropriate classification than with actual loss of life. MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #34

I was simply interjecting some facts. X_Digger Aug 2019 #35

Yeah. That's it. StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #37

Hear, hear! scarletwoman Aug 2019 #18

THIS !!!! uponit7771 Aug 2019 #26

I'm a white guy, I'm stressed out... I don't go on shooting sprees ck4829 Aug 2019 #6

Preach it brother ChubbyStar Aug 2019 #16

Any port in a storm StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #20

+1, "stressed" isn't driving 10 hours to plug 30 - 40 people that's hate uponit7771 Aug 2019 #27

El Paso shooter lived with his parents who were rich Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #7

His parents are rich (for the time being) and most likely put a lot of the hate Blue_true Aug 2019 #36

Giving stress as an reason to shoot people? Watch it someone could use it on you soon lunasun Aug 2019 #10

+1. I've snapped before, I've thrown an object or yelled at someone ck4829 Aug 2019 #13

These guys are not snapping. They are planning this shit, often elaborately. madinmaryland Aug 2019 #15

Every now and then, someone "snaps" and kills one, two, three, sometimes 5 people StarfishSaver Aug 2019 #21