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doxydad

(1,363 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2014, 06:29 PM Jun 2014

I am Tired of Living in Hell

Yeah, that was a terrible day yesterday. Five people dead. Because of crazy people. Or guns. Or liberal policies. Or whatever.
Oh. Sorry. You meant those five people. I was thinking about those five people. You know, where the sheriff told the reporter,
“This is everyday USA behind me,” Scott said Sunday as he stood in front of the family’s home. “Something snapped, something went terribly wrong. And we’ll never know the answer to why.”

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/09/1305603/-I-am-Tired-of-Living-in-Hell

I don't care. Find out the answer. Solve the problem. If it's about mental health, then fund mental health services. If it's people with illegal guns, increase the penalties and arrest them. If it's "not enough good guys with guns," require mental and moral screening along with criminal checks. Hell, require criminal checks, huh? Or do people go to gun shows to see guns sing and dance and tell jokes? I don't think that's how that works.

I'm just tired of it......

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I am Tired of Living in Hell (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP

It seems to me "liberal" is an ironic word to use in this context. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #1

I copied it verbatim... doxydad Jun 2014 #3

About that mental health thing upaloopa Jun 2014 #2

Yes BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #4

Uncle Joe

(58,361 posts)

1. It seems to me "liberal" is an ironic word to use in this context.

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 06:33 PM

Jun 2014

Yeah, that was a terrible day yesterday. Five people dead. Because of crazy people. Or guns. Or liberal policies. Or whatever.

Thanks for the thread, doxydad.

doxydad

(1,363 posts)

3. I copied it verbatim...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:03 PM

Jun 2014

...but I see what you mean....

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

2. About that mental health thing

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 06:42 PM

Jun 2014

You can't do anything if a person is not a threat to him self or others when he/she is interviewed by police. You can't lock someone up because you think they might commit a crime. The mental health thing is not the common denominator in these killings but the weapon being a gun or knife is.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)

4. Yes

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 08:39 PM

Jun 2014

The gun is the common denominator. And other countries have figured it out.

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