Café Pedro 11: The Spammish Inquisition
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Posted on 02-10-2017 20:06
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hillis91 wrote:
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Hoping this is a wake up call to have a calm discussion about it. Both sides are too defensive about their stance to ever have a solid conversation that gets you anywhere.
Best of luck but this isn't going to happen. If none of the other tragedies could spark that rational debate this one won't either.
Even less so in the current political climate in the US. And it's such a shame.
This is 100 true. Nothing in America is going to change regarding gun control for a long time. If a massive shooting at an elementary school a few years back (sandy hook) can't do anything, then neither will this.
Also, there's been 1,518 mass shootings (in the study cited, mass shooting = 4 people shot, not necessarily killed) in the united states since sandy hook and for every week since then, there has been a shooting on a school campus.
it's never going to change, which is really unfortunate because it can be prevented by the shooter not having a gun (wow what a wild thing to say). I'm not saying fully outlaw guns bc i know thats never gonna happen, but if a 13 year old can walk into a gun show and buy a gun on the spot in 15 minutes (I've seen this), then literally anyone can, and that's a really scary idea.
How many of thoose are from Chicago aka. Chiraq?
not too many actually, take a look at this https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
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Posted on 02-10-2017 20:08
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Yeah they said:
"NRA is deeply saddened by what happened. It’s not a reflection of the majority of gun owners in Nevada. NRA gun owners are dedicated to responsible and safe use of firearms. This is a tragedy."
You guys are right, its impossible to monitor anything like that, similar to artists trying to monitor illegally downloading MP3's online. It can never be stopped at this point. It's a matter of people being responsible.
That's actually a really good analogy with music. Once the floodgates were opened, it's impossible to reign it back in.
I get what you guys mean, but to use another analogy with drugs, yes they are all out there and in circulation and once illegal they just had roots that were illegal too, but should the US just let drugs run free and ruin and end people's lives, or should they make all the effort possible to help those in danger and get back the weapons which are killing people? Personally, when I read of Orlando, or Vegas, or Sandy Hook, or even any small attack in the US, I don't think "yeah it's sad, but look they killed the shooter!", I think "why do they let this keep happening?".
Just because they can't stop 100% of shootings (no country ever will) doesn't mean that they shouldn't stop as many as they can. That's being lazy and saying "these people's lives aren't worth my effort to save them" or if you don't believe that "I can't save them", which is bs. You are the fricken government of the "greatest country on Earth", not Chief Wiggums
As TMM said above:
Start making it less culturally acceptable. Start making it harder to get guns. Start taking them off suspect individuals.
It is hard, but in no way too hard.
bbl - There are more guns that people here by about 25 to 1, but we don't let fricking nutjobs buy them!
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Posted on 02-10-2017 20:11
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maxime86 wrote:
Shootings happen everywhere not just in impoverished communities
Every weekend it's like 30 people shot and injured. I've watched countless hours of interviews and videos about Chiraq. And ofc, all the music about it.
What a sh** show that is
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jseadog1 |
Posted on 02-10-2017 21:05
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They do happen everywhere but seemingly a lot more in the USA than anywhere else
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maxime86 |
Posted on 02-10-2017 21:48
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jseadog1 wrote:
They do happen everywhere but seemingly a lot more in the USA than anywhere else
I mean i know that, that's why i posted the thing i said above
I was just saying it happens not only in impoverished communities here (the US)
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Posted on 02-10-2017 22:03
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Nobody claimed it did either
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Posted on 03-10-2017 13:08
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Also funny how every-time this happens ISIS is quick to take credit for it. They had absolutely nothing to do with this shooting but still want to take credit for it anyway...
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Posted on 13-10-2017 00:34
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After 2 years registered, and more than 1 year being active in the site, i think it was time for me to get an avatar
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Posted on 13-10-2017 02:15
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Posted on 13-10-2017 04:31
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Aquarius97 wrote:
After 2 years registered, and more than 1 year being active in the site, i think it was time for me to get an avatar
5 years now (and yes, I had to check). Maybe I've just never found the right one?
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Posted on 13-10-2017 05:29
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There's no way my avatar will ever change |
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Posted on 13-10-2017 10:15
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still on my first Avatar as well, that Kangert pic is just too amazing
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Posted on 13-10-2017 10:26
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Whereas i'm on my 4th of 5th of this year alone
But as i've picked up various award nominations for them, i'm pretty happy
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Posted on 13-10-2017 10:57
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Posted on 13-10-2017 11:13
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11 years on this Forum, on my 5th avatar. Although i've had 3 this year...
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Posted on 13-10-2017 13:15
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My avatar changes with the times. The basis for it has been the same for like 4-5 years now, but other aspects have had to be adjusted to keep up with things.
Nobody needs to remind me about my first avatars.
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Posted on 13-10-2017 15:55
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My avatar kinda changes at random, this Laporte one will probably stick for a while though and eventually I want to change back to my Basso DB one.
My favourite ever one though was when Ian won the award.
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Posted on 13-10-2017 16:17
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Everytime there is a new WWE Universal Champion my avatar changes, but Lesnar has had the title since April .
If Roman Reigns grabs the belt, I will NOT change to him though. I will just go to the WWE champion, or back to classic Lance Armstrong
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Posted on 13-10-2017 16:23
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I change my Minion avatar whenever I think it's time for a new one. I remember I used to have a Pizza avatar before I started my Minion-addicted persona around here
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Posted on 13-10-2017 17:23
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jseadog1 wrote:
Everytime there is a new WWE Universal Champion my avatar changes, but Lesnar has had the title since April .
If Roman Reigns grabs the belt, I will NOT change to him though. I will just go to the WWE champion, or back to classic Lance Armstrong
Never EVER go to Roman.
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