WTF??? A shoot-out at Fort Hood???
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Thursday, May 15, 2025 14:56
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http://www.nytimes.com/
The laughing Chrisisall
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Pretty horrible.
If only there had been someone there with a gun, all this could have been avoided.....
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Yup, kinda bizarre. Looks like at least one shooter was an Army major AND one of their mental health professionals who helps soldiers deal with PTSD. Which makes this seem a li'l ironic. But more tragic.
Latest news says 12 dead, 31 injured, maybe 3 shooters, at least one of them dead (Major Malik Nadal Hassan, according to latest reports). Seems he may have been deployed to The Sandbox, maybe more than once. Maybe more than twice.
Mike
Let the wild rumpus start!
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There are no good guys
Either your with the terrorists, or ... your with the terrorists 
Lets party like its 1939
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Hmmm...
and today is November the 5th.
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Originally posted by Storymark:
Pretty horrible.
If only there had been someone there with a gun, all this could have been avoided.....
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
Too soon, Mark.
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Hmmm...
and today is November the 5th.
Yeah, this kind of thing usually happens closer to April 19th...
Hey - maybe that Homeland Security report about right-wing terrorists and disgruntled returning military might not have been such a crazy idea after all!
Mike
Let the wild rumpus start!
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Originally posted by Kwicko:Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Pretty horrible.
If only there had been someone there with a gun, all this could have been avoided.....
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
Too soon, Mark.
Perhaps. But shootings like this always bring about a certain contingent saying that "if only folks were armed, it could have been stopped". Well, we have here a case that adds a whole new level to that discussion.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Originally posted by Storymark:Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Pretty horrible.
If only there had been someone there with a gun, all this could have been avoided.....
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
Too soon, Mark.
Perhaps. But shootings like this always bring about a certain contingent saying that "if only folks were armed, it could have been stopped". Well, we have here a case that adds a whole new level to that discussion.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
Good point. I thought you were just going for snark.
Carry on.
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I'll admit there was a hint of snark, but I think it's worth discussing.
I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert on military bases, I don't know what restrictions there are on who can be armed and where. Given that this was a graduation ceremony, they may well have chosen a group that would not be armed, I don't know.
Just tossing it out there for those more informed than I to chew over.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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