hk blues Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Benjamin_Nevis said: I think the usual procedure here is: Child waving gun about the place Police arrive dressed like they've just fallen out of a COD MWII multiplayer map Child is white AND in a middle class suburb - DEESCALATE SITUATION Child is a minority and/or lives in poor neighbourhood - shoot the child Walk around wearing aviators looking hard as f**k Get storm of criticism in media Disciplinary action Police Union get involved and officers actually get promoted Can't argue with any of that - at least no Met Officers would be involved or a few more scenarios would need to be added. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Nine people killed in Monterey Park shooting after Chinese New Year celebrations | The Independent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, Suspect Device said: Nine people killed in Monterey Park shooting after Chinese New Year celebrations | The Independent It just goes on and on and on... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Another died in the Los Angeles one, 10 total now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 LA County Sheriff has described the suspect as a male Asian, who fled the scene. He also mentioned the suspect is "outstanding" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) I heard today that for the first time, on any random day, there's more likely to be a mass killing than not, in the USA. Edited January 22, 2023 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowsdower Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 If I wasn't allergic to the shitty Memphis air, I'd probably not bother going outside anyway. In the last few months we've had a shooting rampage (where I ended up locked down in a restaurant with a magician), a kidnapping/murder, bunch of carjackings, and a few more attempted kidnappings. The crime numbers are apparently down, but it doesn't feel like it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I heard today that for the first time, on any random day, there's more likely to be a mass killing than not, in the USA. Not buying that because of the definitions. There is, on average, (only!) a mass shooting a month now in the U.S., when defining the mass shooting by the FBI standard (as of 2013, three or more dead in one shooting/location). As for gun violence…the U.S. had 45,222 gun deaths in 2020 (most recent data). Of those, 54% were suicide, 43% murder and 3% other (accidental, police shooting, etc). So, 43% of 45,222 is 19,445, divided by 365 is 53+ a day…easy to bet at least one involves two parties, especially as a murder-suicide would be 2 of some 110 deaths that day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 No references to Inspector Clouseau please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 3 hours ago, ICTJohnboy said: LA County Sheriff has described the suspect as a male Asian, who fled the scene. He also mentioned the suspect is "outstanding" 10 dead and 10 wounded is quite the tally... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: No references to Inspector Clouseau please. That's Hetty from NCIS : LA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: 10 dead and 10 wounded is quite the tally... It's impressive, but not quite in the Premier League all the same : https://www.businessinsider.com/deadliest-mass-shootings-in-us-history-2017-10?r=US&IR=T 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Shooter was a 72 year old who upped the killings to 11 taking himself out. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 10 hours ago, welshbairn said: I heard today that for the first time, on any random day, there's more likely to be a mass killing than not, in the USA. 10 hours ago, TxRover said: Not buying that because of the definitions. There is, on average, (only!) a mass shooting a month now in the U.S., when defining the mass shooting by the FBI standard (as of 2013, three or more dead in one shooting/location). As for gun violence…the U.S. had 45,222 gun deaths in 2020 (most recent data). Of those, 54% were suicide, 43% murder and 3% other (accidental, police shooting, etc). So, 43% of 45,222 is 19,445, divided by 365 is 53+ a day…easy to bet at least one involves two parties, especially as a murder-suicide would be 2 of some 110 deaths that day. The figure I heard must have for mass shootings rather than mass killings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/02/mass-shootings-in-2022/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Enjoying the BBC description of someone being aged 72 as 'elderly' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 If only he'd started the killings in reverse order...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 hours ago, sparky88 said: Enjoying the BBC description of someone being aged 72 as 'elderly' Aren't they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 7 hours ago, sparky88 said: Enjoying the BBC description of someone being aged 72 as 'elderly' 3 hours ago, hk blues said: Aren't they? Signs of getting old thread for this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 16 hours ago, Jambomo said: Signs of getting old thread for this. Signs of being young thread surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Another Chinese-American targeted mass shooting carried out in California by an elderly member of their own community in the last 4 days. 7 dead. This time he was taken in alive. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64382598 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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