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This is disgusting hamsterjill Oct 2021 #1
It sounds like he was defending himself after getting jumped in a bullying incident AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #8
he brought a gun to school and shot 3 people. bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #23
Yes he did. After getting jumped and beaten up minutes earlier. AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #24
he brought a gun to school and shot 3 people. bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #26
You said that already AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #27
The extenuating circumstances are that he brought a gun to school & shot 3 people Orrex Oct 2021 #42
Did I? AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #43
Let me ask, was the teacher or the student involved in the bullying incident? olegramps Oct 2021 #63
What is the appropriate level of outrage regarding a school shooter? Orrex Oct 2021 #65
Okay, so you think I don't care AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Oct 2021 #70
Exactly! Rebl2 Oct 2021 #35
Once he returned with a gun AFTER getting beaten up was he still in imminent danger of any sort? NoMoreRepugs Oct 2021 #38
I don't care. hamsterjill Oct 2021 #31
It's not self defense when you leave and come back with a gun. That is revenge. Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #32
Did the teacher jump him too? hadEnuf Oct 2021 #46
+ agree. No way endorse bringing a gun to school, it's unacceptable. But bullying needs to be iluvtennis Oct 2021 #58
Yes, does not belong on Breaking News, not on DU. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #20
Why not? hamsterjill Oct 2021 #33
what is the defense rich kids use to get out of such crimes? I can't remember but know it has a name yaesu Oct 2021 #2
Affluenza. nt DLevine Oct 2021 #4
yes, that's it, thank you. nt yaesu Oct 2021 #44
He's a rich kid? AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #11
His parents say he was bullied because he had nice things and students were jealous of him. Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #34
That makes him rich? AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #36
We'll see. More will come out on this. Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #39
Yes it will AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #41
Well we need to find some excuse to explain sarisataka Oct 2021 #45
The assumption is that he brought a gun to school and shot three people Orrex Oct 2021 #66
Just because he is black doesn't mean he can't have a rich family. NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #73
That is truly shocking! Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2021 #3
At first blush from dubious website source. «Dubious «...everything on social media news. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #16
Yes, and the term "parties" is subjective editorializing. LudwigPastorius Oct 2021 #40
"This is Texas for you" Effete Snob Oct 2021 #5
the love of guns and vigilante justice is Texas for you. bottomofthehill Oct 2021 #25
6 WORDS....QUOTE: "HE BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL"....isn't that enough to keep him in jail? Stuart G Oct 2021 #53
Now, now, now. Paladin Oct 2021 #37
Is there a reliable source for this claim? Thanks. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 #6
"Mag Grand" not high on your favorite news sites? Effete Snob Oct 2021 #7
Agree...strange sources makes for strange news later caught up to by actual facts. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #13
It needs more aliens. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 #14
No kidding. Must make for an interesting store of knowledge. nt Hortensis Oct 2021 #85
Alternate source. Throck Oct 2021 #10
Thank you. Apparently another tragic incident directly related to The Gun Fetish. Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #15
Ah yes, The Daily Mail. Another effort at producing fish-wrapping using rumor, innuendo, and just Ford_Prefect Oct 2021 #55
Strange he was released quick, but perhaps more charges are pending and a rearrest? Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #9
It sounds like self-defense from everything I'm reading AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #12
Self-defense from a 25-year old teacher? maxsolomon Oct 2021 #17
Teens, schools, hormones, macho...throw in easy access to TheGun...what could go wrong? Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2021 #18
So, press charges for assault. Don't shoot people. appleannie1 Oct 2021 #29
He shot a teacher in the back questionseverything Oct 2021 #68
There is no possibke self defense claim here ripcord Oct 2021 #79
Sad to say, but I read that the shooter had been bullied mercilessly... secondwind Oct 2021 #19
What conversation is there to have at this point? maxsolomon Oct 2021 #22
Yup. Maybe we could discuss "news" sources like these. My theory is Hortensis Oct 2021 #87
Bullying is as American as apple pie. At school,workplace, MarcA Oct 2021 #30
Bullying is as old as humanity. NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #74
Having been bullied to the point of being knocked unconscious... knightmaar Oct 2021 #47
I wish we lived in a better world without all the people so full of themselves that they don't care SunImp Oct 2021 #50
My sister was mercilessly bullied as a high school freshman. littlemissmartypants Oct 2021 #54
That's terrible, I'm glad you could scare them without violence. knightmaar Oct 2021 #61
I'm so sorry you had to go through that. ❤ littlemissmartypants Oct 2021 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Oct 2021 #72
Yes it sucks that shit like that still happens. Schools are scared to discpline oldsoftie Oct 2021 #59
I don't know when those old days were... I was raised in the 80s/early 90s knightmaar Oct 2021 #60
The good 'ol 70s! oldsoftie Oct 2021 #78
Bullshit. In some cases maybe but the old "dad would've..." might have been yours but not all. JanMichael Oct 2021 #80
Well, Ca was always ahead of everyone else. For good or bad. oldsoftie Oct 2021 #81
Can you freaking believe it!? I think the kids black! BradBo Oct 2021 #21
Family is saying he got bullied for wearing expensive clothes and driving a 35K car appleannie1 Oct 2021 #28
That fault is with the school. LiberatedUSA Oct 2021 #76
I don't see a "party". chowder66 Oct 2021 #48
Me neither. The kid's home with family. nt Hortensis Oct 2021 #86
..Why is the shooter out of jail?..He tried to ....KILL PEOPLE...IS THAT CORRECT? KILL PEOPLE .?. Stuart G Oct 2021 #49
He should stay in jail SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #51
And one of the victims is a teacher who LisaL Oct 2021 #52
Where's the party? It looks like he's surrounded by his loved ones tulipsandroses Oct 2021 #56
Buy him a NRA membership in honor of Kyle Rittenhouse, another juvenile killer who later celebrated. keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #57
My sense of fairness says sarisataka Oct 2021 #64
Damn! When will I learn that headlines are 'rigged'? NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #75
Texas wanted assurances that the gun was unscathed alfredo Oct 2021 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Oct 2021 #71
Yeah, I want more than tonekat Oct 2021 #77
That is some serious privilege in action Devil Child Oct 2021 #82
Isn't it great to be white sarisataka Oct 2021 #83
Pssst...should we tell them? radicalleft Oct 2021 #84
Indeed, if suspect was BIPOC male they would be shot while being arrested Devil Child Oct 2021 #88
BIPOC: Black/Indigenous Person Of Color Paladin Oct 2021 #89
We have consensus Devil Child Oct 2021 #90
Fuckin' A. (nt) Paladin Oct 2021 #91
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