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There is a larger point though, regardless of whether these cops turn out to have acted well or badly, the basic expectation is wrong. You can put the best SWAT team in the world on the site and it doesn't change that the perp has all the initiative, the good guys have no visibility into what is happening inside. Every tactical choice is fraught with danger in a hostage situation. There is simply no way you can expect a good resolution out of a situation like this - by the time it happens you are already too little and too late no matter what resources you think you have. There is ONE way to stop these - eliminate the potential perps by taking better care of people in the society, and eliminate the weapons they can get their hands on if you do miss one. One and only ONE answer. The rest is pure bullshit.

Things you can't buy/do at 18: Tabacco Alcohol Rent a hotel room Rent a car Things you can buy Assault Rifle Can we at least start here?

I think the parents' issue is: why are the cops not going in to engage the shooter and rescue children while he is inside murdering them? And if the cops are not going to go in to do it, someone has to go in to stop the guy and/or rescue children. Otherwise the shooter is going to murder all the children.

This is my roommate and best friend Diego. This was taken 2 years ago. He'll be 17 in September. .

I hear you. I came home from the hospital last Monday, and on that Thursday I had to put my dog Lucy down. I had someone come to the house, so it was peaceful for her… and a bit less devastating for me. But still awful. I’m missing her more every day. edit to add a pic of my Lucy.❤️

And, oh, by the way, we think there's a teacher shortage now? Just wait.

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I don't think you can place any blame oln the cops based on that video. You can't just let people do the cops job in a shooting incident. That's what the gun nuts are always suggesting we should do and I am vehemently opposed to that.

It would be nice if we got atleast one ace out of our "big 3". I suppose realistically 1 out of 3 was probably the best we could've hoped for.

Actually, there's a new flavor.

And I'm already planning my recovery from monkeypox.

I'd be ok with allowing an 18 year old have an assault type rifle if they signed up for a three year military tour first.

I start considering that pitchers might be a bust due to injury before they even get injured!

This a fine start Romad, but I still say the weapon has no useful purpose. Single action long guns for public sale only.

Why does a civilian need an AR-15? They make pills for erectile dysfunction.

So, Ukraine and multiple random slaughters seem to be getting in the way of people paying attention to this stuff.

How about people with "mental health challenges", whatever that is, can't buy guns? How you determine that, who knows. Maybe we should require a note from a doctor who has done specific types of tests and will certify to that under penalty of perjury. Of course we know how well that will go over because guns are "god given rights dammit"

I think this is my all time favorite Liotta line:

GOP cannot allow government (especially the federal government) to be seen as a positive force in people's lives If the government can help address problems, then maybe GOP membership will start wanting that Instead they preach nihilism bonded to "other"ism : you cannot have anything because the "other" might get something too; basically the GOP has trained its people to reject programs that might help themselves, because they know the "other" might get the same help, and they cannot stomach that

Yes… there are many doing this country wide. Good for them…. Let’s listen to the kids who are actually the ones the guns are pointed at… and let’s find a way to actually address their VERY real fears. And, God willing, please have their elected representatives in Washington grow a pair, and do the right thing.

Kids have walked out at Oxford High School as a protest. Maybe every school kid should walk out until something, ANYTHING is done.

this may be a little unfair. It is a basic tenet of 1st responder training not to allow more people to go into a dangerous area. If the police were not responding the situation in the building adequately that is completely open to any fair criticism, but not keeping more people from entering it.

I don't really care who she likes to get horizontal with, I find some of her behaviors to be unnecessarily cruel to marginalized populations.

I see bragging camp was a tremendous success.

I hate it when people think it’s a door jam. Door jamb. just trying to help.

Does Ted Cruz know the correct name of all of the parts of a door?

And they don't need another guard, seems like a weak rumor to me. I do think the Kings are a prime candidate for a trade down though which will obviously impact the Pistons. I could see Indiana being interested to get a shot at the hometown kid Ivey to pair with Haliburton, with the rumors also being that they might very well trade Brogdon. I just have a feeling that something unconventional will happen with the Kings pick because.... Kings.

This is how the S&P traded around the Fed release. The red ellipse is the action at 2 when the release hits. I get a kick out of that stuff. Doesn't really change shit in the big picture, but fun to watch. The only thing that matters is the Fed's balance sheet.

Figured this is an appropriate thread for this, I passed my CISSP test today. Last time I really had to study for something my kids were so young, you'd think it would've been easier this time. Just glad it's behind me.

I made something

Imagine if Pence was a fetus when Trump said that. The GOP would be in disarray.

So basically … what we’re telling our children is that, hey, you’re not safe at school, so we’re gonna teach you how to hide. What the fuck man… Is this the best we can do for our kids? This is the best we can do? How do you look at this and other incidents (which by the way they were 27 other SCHOOL shooting incidents so for this year. Can you comprehend how insane that sounds? 27 shooting incidents in school so far this year)….and not even have a dialogue?? We have to do something. God damn it…we have to do something.

They could get Jason Castro. his name is Castro and he's having a terrible season. Seems like a good fit.

I would ask you, why aren’t people of Wyoming deserving of the same representation as California in the Senate? There is a reason the phrase, “fly over states” exists. I understand your point but don’t think we’ll agree on this.

this is a cannard. You are either a democracy or you are not. If you want to have a chamber that is more deliberative, give them single 10 yr terms, don't elect them non-democratically. Non-democratic election doesn't insulate them from political whims, it just makes them subject to the whims of a tiny minority - not helpful in any scheme. Tiny states should have tiny voices, they represent a tiny number of people. We call that 'democracy'

my favorite part about the tyrannical government argument is that the same people who make that argument also tried to overthrow the elected government in favor of the unelected.

Saw the meme the other day..............

You will cry when you watch this.

Ray Liotta dead.