Elementary School Shooting in Connecticut

[Candyman5]

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I stayed out of this thread but I am getting tired of every channel I flip too has something to do with a gun ban, petition for gun ban, assault rifle ban, guns kill to many people "Facts".

Last time I checked its the Idiots who shoot the gun who cause the problem, not the gun its self./end rant.

On topic of discussion:

These kids hopefully can live normal lives. I am hopping that they are so young as to outgrow this event. I know I seen my step dad shoot himself through his mouth and that took me bit to get over however I still tear up and get really upset if I think about it for to long. These kids experienced so much more from the gunshots to the bodies. I just hope, like I said before, that maybe they are too young to fully grasp the situation so that allows them to live normal lives in the long run.

[The 24th Letter]

I stay away from these threads in general, as I just can't take things like this...but having family that was personally affected by this (who are thankfully ok)...had me pretty messed up for the last couple of days...

I can't even begin to describe what it feels like to have a child describe this tragedy like it was the plot of some kind of movie...it's like, they get it, but they don't GET IT. Then to have them ask me if I was going to "get him" like I always say I'm going to do of someone messes with them...it just hurts man.

My heart just goes out to anyone who was affected in anyway by this...

[NYJets]

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I know he got a warning, but a mod should probably edit the gun talk a couple of posts up too. If it's there, people are going to want to respond.

Another elementary school in Newtown had a threatening phone call before the students got there and the school remained closed. The rest, except for Sandy Hook were open today. The Sandy Hook students are going to be going to a school in Monroe, but it's not ready yet, and won't be open until after January 1.

None of my students from student teaching lost siblings at least. I don't really know about other connections, though there almost certainly were some.

Nice story here about what Victor Cruz did:

http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Giants-WR-Cruz-visits-Newtown-home-4129412.php

One of many amazing gestures that people have done.

[TheMatrix31]

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I'll just make it easy:

No talk of that kind. At all.

[kehlis]

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I'll just make it easy:

No talk of that kind. At all.

And to add,

This thread will not be locked. Users will be banned instead. I will not let people stain this.

Anyone in this forum knows the discussion we allow and what we don't. Candyman's warning is the last.

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Something like this is hard to recover from.

When I was in eighth grade, there was a shooting at my school - really, it was the shooting that started most of them. It is a heart wrenching experience and every time it happens, it ignites those emotions that I felt that day and the days after.

Kids should be safe in school. As a parent, we should never have to worry about our kid's safety when he/she leaves to go to school in the morning. I will not take this on a political level (heard the warnings loud and clear) but something needs to be done. The death toll on kids in school shootings has to be approaching 100, if it's not there already. That is just unacceptable. Please mods, don't mistake that statement as having anything to do with guns, but rather, the way we protect our schools and how we treat other external factors that are in play here. That's vague and that's how I meant it, because I don't want to get in trouble here.

16 years ago, I literally saw it first hand and it never gets easier. As a society, this has to become something that is 100 percent unacceptable and we have to find ways to ensure that it stops.

God bless the kids and families that were affected by this tragedy. There are no words to describe what events like this make me feel inside.

[gerg1234]

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Sounds like the reasoning for the shooting is that the shooter (I will not refer to it by name) was aware that his mother was looking into moving him to a mental hospital, as she could no longer care for him.
It, in his warped mind thought she was trying to get rid of him so she could spend time at the school...which he felt she loved more than him.

Sad, sad, deal.

[Phobia]

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And to add,

This thread will not be locked. Users will be banned instead. I will not let people stain this.

Anyone in this forum knows the discussion we allow and what we don't. Candyman's warning is the last.

I know the reason for the lack of talk on this topic guys, but this is one time I wish we still had the member only section and could get into it just a little bit. A 30 year old or older section would not be bad either if topics could be kept mature and adult like lol (tongue in cheek but you get my point). It is such a important topic.

With that said, I personally think the media has a ton to be accountable for. Not just with this shooting but going back for a decade now. The constant "fame" these guys receive is sick! Then the scare tactics used for ratings and positioning of the "story" they choose to spice up.

I am the most sick with what our media is allowed to get away with. It is no different than the WBC, just different in its approach.

[TheMatrix31]

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I am sick of what the media gets away with and what they let people get away with.

Sickening all around. No accountability whatsoever.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Well, most of them are owned by like one of 3 companies so there's always some kind of agenda to promote or avert attention to/from.

[CMH]

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I know there's a debate going on in this country and I find it unfortunate. Without getting into it because I'm not trying to invite that debate here, I think it is essential that this country look into mental disorders and find a way to start caring and find a solution for those that suffer from them.

I have family (very very close family) that suffers from the lack of determination to resolve their disorders and though I'd never imagine they could do what this monster did to the adults and children in this event, what do I really know?

The mind is a powerful thing. We can blame something else, but ultimately a person makes a decision. Let's not forget that people suffer from being unable to make the proper decision or being in control of the decision.

I hope as the news dies down, the people desiring us to pay attention to mental disorders are not silenced. We need to find a way to prevent the next person from deciding such an act.

[CMH]

Edit: not to say it wasn't serious, but ended up being much less serious than feared.

Sent from my mobile device.

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I know there's a debate going on in this country and I find it unfortunate. Without getting into it because I'm not trying to invite that debate here, I think it is essential that this country look into mental disorders and find a way to start caring and find a solution for those that suffer from them.

I have family (very very close family) that suffers from the lack of determination to resolve their disorders and though I'd never imagine they could do what this monster did to the adults and children in this event, what do I really know?

The mind is a powerful thing. We can blame something else, but ultimately a person makes a decision. Let's not forget that people suffer from being unable to make the proper decision or being in control of the decision.

I hope as the news dies down, the people desiring us to pay attention to mental disorders are not silenced. We need to find a way to prevent the next person from deciding such an act.

If you ask me, the mom was just as mental. Giving the kid guns, showing them off to people, taking him to ranges... Don't you think that's some seriously deranged stuff?

I'm pretty sure Newtown isn't flooded with dangerous criminals

[Skyboxer]

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If you ask me, the mom was just as mental. Giving the kid guns, showing them off to people, taking him to ranges... Don't you think that's some seriously deranged stuff?

I'm pretty sure Newtown isn't flooded with dangerous criminals

Showing them of.. maybe.
But I was taken to many gun ranges growing up to learn safety etc..
Nothing wrong with that.

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Showing them of.. maybe.
But I was taken to many gun ranges growing up to learn safety etc..
Nothing wrong with that.

You obviously aren't mentally ill and haven't been for a number of years though.