[BREAKING] School Shooting in Conn. at Elementary School

I wish he was never there...if you know what I mean.

 

That's his job moron......put your hate for him aside for a few......

 

There really isn't much to do -- you just put your highly customized assault rifle paid for by a church charity (along with your body armor) in a duffel bag and take it home.

I'm not sure why people on the board are doubting your logic.

 

I don't think you understand what I'm actually saying.

 

I did after I replied. My bad brother. I am already seeing the negative backlash from the media/twitter about his speech. Should have taken a second to process what you said. Sorry again....

 

Obama never even said the word "gun". That's how politically toxic this issue is.

We're going to have to grow a pair and talk about this like it's a fixable problem, and not some big scary monster, if we want to make progress.

 

No not "allowed to" but many did.The US military was a bit more undisciplined during Vietnam.I personally knew someone that ended up with 6 M-16's .. Helped him move them and saw them with my own eye's ..said he shipped them home in pieces.

I doubt that at any time it was ever legal,or that you would have the need to actually buy an M-16.They seemed to be quite abundant.

 

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Obama tonight...

 

What is the time-line of the shooting?? What is the response time for when them damn cops showed up??? Again, was there a security patrol officer on campus?? I live in Alief and the elementary school right down the street always have patrol officer on campus and I'm sure many others too...

 

This is ridiculous. I know we have lots of folks in Austin on here definitely avoid this place..

http://www.facebook.com/ThaiNoodleHouseEddieNimibutr

 

So apparantly the KKK is protesting the Westboro baptist church's protests.

You know something is ****ed up when the KKK have the moral ground on an issue.

 

Holy ****, what an absolute idiot. I wonder how long it will be before his business goes under?

Check out the recent reviews of his restaurant on Yelp - http://www.yelp.com/biz/thai-noodles-etc-house-austin?sort_by=date_desc

 

What a dumbass this guy... You run a business and you open your mouth like that?? Very unprofessional and needs ass kicked!!!

 

His business is probably going to get shot up real soon.

 

People will vote with their wallets and homeslice will be out of business by this time next year.

 

Yup, a true dumbass.

 

Well, returning to thread, because I think the following article best belongs here, and definitely not the "gun" thread in D&D.

This is an amazing essay by a woman who has a mentally disturbed kid who sounds a lot like the shooter.

http://gawker.com/5968818/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother

It's an intense but important read, IMHO, in terms of mental health. Excerpts:

"Three days before 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year-old son Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.

"I can wear these pants," he said, his tone increasingly belligerent, the black-hole pupils of his eyes swallowing the blue irises.

"They are navy blue," I told him. "Your school's dress code says black or khaki pants only."

"They told me I could wear these," he insisted. "You're a stupid b****. I can wear whatever pants I want to. This is America. I have rights!"

"You can't wear whatever pants you want to," I said, my tone affable, reasonable. "And you definitely cannot call me a stupid b****. You're grounded from electronics for the rest of the day. Now get in the car, and I will take you to school."

I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me.
A few weeks ago, Michael pulled a knife and threatened to kill me and then himself after I asked him to return his overdue library books. His 7- and 9-year-old siblings knew the safety plan—they ran to the car and locked the doors before I even asked them to. I managed to get the knife from Michael, then methodically collected all the sharp objects in the house into a single Tupperware container that now travels with me. Through it all, he continued to scream insults at me and threaten to kill or hurt me."

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We still don't know what's wrong with Michael. Autism spectrum, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant or Intermittent Explosive Disorder have all been tossed around at various meetings with probation officers and social workers and counselors and teachers and school administrators. He's been on a slew of antipsychotic and mood-altering pharmaceuticals, a Russian novel of behavioral plans. Nothing seems to work.

At the start of seventh grade, Michael was accepted to an accelerated program for highly gifted math and science students. His IQ is off the charts. When he's in a good mood, he will gladly bend your ear on subjects ranging from Greek mythology to the differences between Einsteinian and Newtonian physics to Doctor Who. He's in a good mood most of the time. But when he's not, watch out. And it's impossible to predict what will set him off.

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On the intake form, under the question, "What are your expectations for treatment?" I wrote, "I need help."

And I do. This problem is too big for me to handle on my own. Sometimes there are no good options. So you just pray for grace and trust that in hindsight, it will all make sense.

I am sharing this story because I am Adam Lanza's mother. I am Dylan Klebold's and Eric Harris's mother. I am Jason Holmes's mother. I am Jared Loughner's mother. I am Seung-Hui Cho's mother. And these boys—and their mothers—need help. In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, it's easy to talk about guns. But it's time to talk about mental illness.

According to Mother Jones, since 1982, 61 mass murders involving firearms have occurred throughout the country. Of these, 43 of the killers were white males, and only one was a woman. Mother Jones focused on whether the killers obtained their guns legally (most did). But this highly visible sign of mental illness should lead us to consider how many people in the U.S. live in fear, like I do.

When I asked my son's social worker about my options, he said that the only thing I could do was to get Michael charged with a crime. "If he's back in the system, they'll create a paper trail," he said. "That's the only way you're ever going to get anything done. No one will pay attention to you unless you've got charges."

 

Isnt pulling a knife and threatening to kill his mom a crime? I believe it is called assault on a family member.

 

A crime he'd never be convicted of because:

1. his mom isn't calling the cops, and:

2. he'd likely be found not guilty because of his mental condition.