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ProfessorGAC

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4. Hey, Max!

Tue Mar 28, 2023, 05:07 PM

Mar 2023

I'm replying to your 30,000th post! Congrats on the milestone!!
But, actually I posted to share your sentiment about the rampage.
Have we heard anything about motive as to why she just didn't shoot herself, instead of taking others first?
A way to assure suicide by cop?

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Nashville mass school shooter Audrey Hale was rejected by her Christian parents who 'couldn't accept [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2023 OP

Audrey Hale was rejected by her Christian parents Botany Mar 2023 #1

Predictable back story. maxsolomon Mar 2023 #2

Hey, Max! ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #4

Thanks, hadn't realized I was at 30K! maxsolomon Mar 2023 #17

If she committed suicide her parents could cover up her transition. mgardener Mar 2023 #21

Just wondering if he/him/his is more appropriate here? AllyCat Mar 2023 #23

The Pathetic Thing For Me... ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #43

I'm guessing she wanted revenge on the school. CanonRay Mar 2023 #22

I Read She Was Only There Through Grade 4 ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #45

One report said she originally planned to kill in another place womanofthehills Mar 2023 #54

I want to know more about the other place's security marshall Mar 2023 #148

*He samir.g Mar 2023 #139

I grew up in a conservative Christian world; suicide is simply not an option NullTuples Mar 2023 #52

"I grew up in a conservative Christian world; suicide is simply not an option." Jedi Guy Mar 2023 #77

A friend of my daughter's killed herself after much mental anguish, & the minister had the gall... Hekate Mar 2023 #97

Sadly, that's on brand for a lot of Christian denominations. Jedi Guy Mar 2023 #122

I apologize for generalizing: In the conservative Christian world *I* was raised in. NullTuples Mar 2023 #102

Sounds very similar to the Christian community I remember from when I grew up. Jedi Guy Mar 2023 #123

I think this shooter, like most, wanted the notoriety. If it were just suicide ... Earth-shine Mar 2023 #66

K&R Boomerproud Mar 2023 #7

At 28 years old, you tell your parents. Thank you, but I wear what I want. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #37

From the reports it sounds like Aubrey was living with her parents womanofthehills Mar 2023 #46

Her parents knew. Did you not read the excerpt in the OP? They knew multiple aspects. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #49

There are only about 100 articles about this story online now womanofthehills Mar 2023 #64

Very first sentence of the OP "Christian parents who 'couldn't accept' she was gay and trans" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #81

Except he depended on them for a place to live Captain Zero Mar 2023 #114

Well said. Simple and eloquent. nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Mar 2023 #127

Sad. Elessar Zappa Mar 2023 #3

His, not her NoRethugFriends Mar 2023 #5

The shooter is being referred to as "she" almost everywhere. BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #9

I am 100% confused as to proper pronoun here AkFemDem Mar 2023 #13

I'm hearing references switch to "he." yardwork Mar 2023 #74

Exactly. hamsterjill Mar 2023 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author LostOne4Ever Mar 2023 #30

Thank you. LostOne4Ever Mar 2023 #31

So this shooter decides to shoot two nine year olds, an eight year old, a custodian and two teachers BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #6

I suspect, given his upbringing, family situation, etc it was a random rampage. Gore1FL Mar 2023 #29

A friend of Aubrey's posted a message from Aubrey - it's online womanofthehills Mar 2023 #48

Did they live at home? Shipwack Mar 2023 #61

They bought seven guns so money wasn't a problem questionseverything Mar 2023 #71

28 years old!!!! Parents won't let them get a job????? Really????? 28!!!! jimfields33 Mar 2023 #72

It's all about the control gay texan Mar 2023 #87

Sounds like they lived at home but had various jobs womanofthehills Mar 2023 #79

I read mild autism spectrum LeftInTX Mar 2023 #137

Is it too skeptical to suspect that the shooter's "emotional" problems... Eyeball_Kid Mar 2023 #84

+1000 GuppyGal Mar 2023 #93

It's not as easy financially, to live away from parents any more. If he Ilsa Mar 2023 #116

Daily Mail.... ? nt sarisataka Mar 2023 #8

Anything from The Daily Mail is suspect IMHO Nevilledog Mar 2023 #14

True AllyCat Mar 2023 #24

There are hundreds of sites now covering this story womanofthehills Mar 2023 #50

Yes. This post, however, linked the mail. AllyCat Mar 2023 #73

Should we refer to Hale as Aiden/he, as the article suggests Hale was spooky3 Mar 2023 #10

Any sympathy I may have felt for Hale Dorian Gray Mar 2023 #111

I don't care what kinda house the parents owned onethatcares Mar 2023 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 Mar 2023 #12

Son cannabis_flower Mar 2023 #15

Child Hekate Mar 2023 #99

Just about what I suspected. ShazzieB Mar 2023 #16

Doesn't excuse killing 9-year-olds... regnaD kciN Mar 2023 #19

No, it doesn't. 😦 ShazzieB Mar 2023 #51

That's the kind of thing that most baffles me about mass shooters Silent3 Mar 2023 #134

What'd he inherit from those extremists? Nature and nurture? Hortensis Mar 2023 #18

Right wingers like to claim that guns don't kill people, that people kill people. Chainfire Mar 2023 #20

Already sick of seeing this shit Sympthsical Mar 2023 #25

You consistently have my favorite post in almost every thread. Ace Rothstein Mar 2023 #28

Spot on n/t SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2023 #35

Excellent Post ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #47

Well said. N/T Jedi Guy Mar 2023 #53

Thank You Zeitghost Mar 2023 #56

The Gun is the common element. It's the Gun. Period. Walmart Gun, sale on Fridays, no Death! Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2023 #57

Yep Sympthsical Mar 2023 #58

Yep. I don't care about the angst of ANY murderer of children. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #59

You Need To Care RobinA Mar 2023 #112

Removing the guns would help a lot. yardwork Mar 2023 #120

No. Really. I don't. Regulate the fucking guns. The idea that there is a Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #124

And You Can Not Care RobinA Mar 2023 #133

Gosh. Thanks for the permission. And thanks but I understand the problem perfectly. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #143

Well done, thanks. (nt) Paladin Mar 2023 #69

I agree with most of your post but questionseverything Mar 2023 #76

I might've been unclear Sympthsical Mar 2023 #80

Well, We're Not Allowed RobinA Mar 2023 #135

BRAVO!!!! Texasgal Mar 2023 #78

+1000 GuppyGal Mar 2023 #94

Agreed. And, we don't see these deep dives into the other mass murderers because nothing is revealed yardwork Mar 2023 #119

We're failing our kids Novara Mar 2023 #26

I don't want to know anything about this person. Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 2023 #27

You're not reading or understanding the content of this issue... Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #33

Damn right. Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 2023 #38

Bye Oliver. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #41

That seems unnecessary - the idea that giving publicity to mass murderers is bad is quite common muriel_volestrangler Mar 2023 #62

Exactly. Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 2023 #68

How does "the content of this issue" change anything? Jedi Guy Mar 2023 #60

"This issue" is the murder of children and their teachers. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #63

So, shoot up a school? Sorry, I just don't have any sympathy. boston bean Mar 2023 #32

People excluded from society; minimalized, marginalized or maligned react to that. Not endorsing Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #67

I don't care. This person killed children. boston bean Mar 2023 #92

This was preventable..shame America. Joinfortmill Mar 2023 #34

Abused children often lead to abusive adults. n/t MarcA Mar 2023 #36

And many times not. boston bean Mar 2023 #98

Aiden's parent's will be the first parents of a school shooter who are venerated. Watch and see n/t rainin Mar 2023 #39

Spot on MissB Mar 2023 #70

Precisely n/t gay texan Mar 2023 #86

Easy access to guns is the only relevant issue here Kaleva Mar 2023 #42

Understanding RobinA Mar 2023 #113

We already know there needs to be tighter controls on guns Kaleva Mar 2023 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author GB_RN Mar 2023 #44

I've got ForgedCrank Mar 2023 #55

Many people have issues with their parents. honest.abe Mar 2023 #65

Yeah..It's also the Daily Mail LeftInTX Mar 2023 #130

Yep. Who knows for sure what was going on with this person. honest.abe Mar 2023 #147

Found out they also had a form of autism LeftInTX Mar 2023 #149

So, she kills a janitor... lame54 Mar 2023 #75

True. The transgender issue has nothing to do with being a cold-blooded murderer SouthernDem4ever Mar 2023 #82

*He samir.g Mar 2023 #140

Because that's what's important lame54 Mar 2023 #144

I've heard this story a great many times Warpy Mar 2023 #83

I am so sorry for Aiden and what he went through pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #89

It's also the semi auto pistols Warpy Mar 2023 #91

I've seen this play before gay texan Mar 2023 #85

What a sad story. Bluepinky Mar 2023 #109

I had 3 exorcisms as a child in the 50's for what is now called Aspergers. LiberalArkie Mar 2023 #88

He was 28 years old, he didn't have to Luciferous Mar 2023 #90

I don't give a shit who was rejected by whom there is no excuse for this but it seems as if GuppyGal Mar 2023 #95

People Are Trying RobinA Mar 2023 #117

Do you work hard to understand motives when it is a white supremacist pulling Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #125

Absolutely RobinA Mar 2023 #132

That's very nice for you. I don't see this as an occasion for sophistry. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #142

And? vercetti2021 Mar 2023 #96

How very Christian of them... nt. BlueIdaho Mar 2023 #100

So was I, sadly. I've never thought about killing anyone. Oneironaut Mar 2023 #101

If this is the case, arrest and convict the parents as aiders and abetters Seeking Serenity Mar 2023 #103

Post removed Post removed Mar 2023 #104

A More Nuanced Approach RobinA Mar 2023 #118

What?! At what point should the parents have done that? yardwork Mar 2023 #121

I'm sorry I missed the now-removed reply (n/t) Seeking Serenity Mar 2023 #126

I'm genuinely shocked. I didn't alert on that post. yardwork Mar 2023 #128

Just another story to add to the pile of our long long list of mass-shooters blogslug Mar 2023 #106

Yeah? So what? BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2023 #107

I agree. Kaleva Mar 2023 #108

It's no excuse for what she did. Period. NT Patton French Mar 2023 #110

*He samir.g Mar 2023 #141

Shitty Christian parents GodlessX Mar 2023 #129

I also read that Hale had a form of autism LeftInTX Mar 2023 #131

Bullshit. meadowlander Mar 2023 #136

I'm talking about coping LeftInTX Mar 2023 #138

Well, Congratulations, Aiden Deep State Witch Mar 2023 #145

To me this discussion is a red herring. The issue is guns. And only guns. Buckeyeblue Mar 2023 #146