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riversedge

(70,218 posts)
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:13 PM Nov 2017

I have a bad feeling about this church shooting and possible number of dead. I recall Sandy

shooting to be eerie like like. Not knowing the numbers. Police on saying anything. Ambulances really not
moving in and out. Most just sitting at the scene. We waited a long time to find 22 kids blown apart.

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I have a bad feeling about this church shooting and possible number of dead. I recall Sandy (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2017 OP
BBC alert reported at least 27 dead hlthe2b Nov 2017 #1
OMG- jalan48 Nov 2017 #6
CNN reporting 27 dead HAB911 Nov 2017 #2
OMG!! I had no idea. OMG!! riversedge Nov 2017 #4
Also 24 wounded from CNN. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #12
The media was very slow about reporting this, the national media that is. CBS Jim Beard Nov 2017 #3
I wonder if one reason is Island Blue Nov 2017 #7
Probably not until victims include leadership from gun manufacturers and NRA, and NCjack Nov 2017 #11
That was kind of a rhetorical question, Island Blue Nov 2017 #16
It was the same with the Pulse shooting, and the Vegas shooting. LisaM Nov 2017 #8
What church shooting? Agschmid Nov 2017 #5
Sutherland Springs, TX. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #13
It takes a while to figure it all out. Accuracy is more important than inaccurate speedy news uppityperson Nov 2017 #9
And dont forget they may be another crime scene too nt maryellen99 Nov 2017 #10
Damn, I missed that part. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #15
There's some rumors about a white man who shot his family before heading to the church. Drunken Irishman Nov 2017 #18
You are right. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #19
I wonder if there was crossfire TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #14
Well, ONLY 27 dead and ONLY 20-25 more injured. Gee, that's not bad at all. bitterross Nov 2017 #17
Such a relevant tweet ailsagirl Nov 2017 #20
 

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)
3. The media was very slow about reporting this, the national media that is. CBS
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:16 PM
Nov 2017

national news was first to report it.

Island Blue

(5,816 posts)
7. I wonder if one reason is
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:20 PM
Nov 2017

because it's not in a metro area near media outlets?

So tragic. When will this madness end? 😢

LisaM

(27,811 posts)
8. It was the same with the Pulse shooting, and the Vegas shooting.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:23 PM
Nov 2017

I guess it's better to report carefully. With the Vegas shooting, the police response clearly would not have been warranted by the early reports of 2 dead. Sigh.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
18. There's some rumors about a white man who shot his family before heading to the church.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:58 PM
Nov 2017

But everything should be taken with a grain of salt at this point. It's also possible his family was victims of the shooting and there's just some miscommunication.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,190 posts)
14. I wonder if there was crossfire
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:37 PM
Nov 2017

As our friend Wayne LaPierre says, "The only way ti stop a bad guy witha gun is with a good guy with a gun." A lot of Texans carry firearms at all times, licensed or not. I wonder if the shooter is responsible for all the deaths and injurues or somebody decided to be a hero and started shooting back.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
17. Well, ONLY 27 dead and ONLY 20-25 more injured. Gee, that's not bad at all.
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:57 PM
Nov 2017

As far as mass homicides with guns go, that's hitting pretty low on the old totem pole there. Pulse and Las Vegas were much better events, so to speak. This one is hardly worth mentioning. What, with such low killed/injured rates and it not being a Muslim doing the shooting.


just in case people can't tell:


Make sure you thank all those people's families for their contribution to the price of freedom.

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