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Mass shooting at Madden live event (Jacksonville, FL) Warning NSFW (READ OP) [Up: Suspect dead]
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Whilst I see your stance, I feel the opposite. Everyone in America should have to watch the video.
It's shocking, but that's good, people need to be shocked, they need to be scared, they need to be inspired to act.
It really doesn't matter which side gets the thread as far as views go - if anything, Off Topic has more discussion. The scope of this thread will become more political than gaming as more people have an option on the sociological aspect of this tragedy than having any insight into the Madden culture or even Madden as a game.
Pardon me for raising the question, why wouldn't it be?
This is the same country that sees shootings in churches, in schools, in company buildings, and theaters, to name just a few that come to my awareness.
Why wouldn't gun violence and the proliferation of firearms not infest where people gather? I mean, look at this graph from 2018 to today...
If we looked at the country as a body, and the red as a disease, there's a metastasized situation afoot.
To be frank, I'm not sure if the gaming side, generally speaking, can handle something like this properly. When it comes to social issues, gaming'a toxic side really comes out so I think it's better to just stay here.
Indeed. Actually, the 2 most stupids arguments will hear will be the 2 following :
1. If people had guns, this would have been avoided -_-
2. This happened because of violent videogames such as Call of Duty -_-
This will be FOX News tune for the next few days...
Still crazy to think that is basically how it was when i was growing up. No security/bag check at sporting events either. the 80s where a different time.
And it's a shame because there are so many responsible gun owners who just have a pistol or something and live in a more rural area where they protect themselves.
Then these weirdos make you all look dangerous or nuts. Like before I ever handled a gun I went through so many classes about safety and still don't have a concealed license
Then these weirdos make you all look dangerous or nuts. Like before I ever handled a gun I went through so many classes about safety and still don't have a concealed license
In a way, I don't regret watching that. With that happening in such a tight space and hearing the reactions... I feel the argument to ban guns really has more weight to it. That was horrible, the second amendment shouldn't exist. Access to mass murder is not a basic human right.
I'm not American, I actually know what it's like to live in a country where I feel safe in a public space.
Come on man, these blanket statements don't do any good for any one. I own a gun, but I'm fully for gun control laws, and I'm a liberal who never takes the gun anywhere. It is purely for home defense and it stays locked up in an extremely secure location in my home. All gun nuts are crazy yes, but not all gun owners are gun nuts.
Christ that video is fucking harrowing. That audio left me shivering. What was the deal with the shooter, has any information been revealed about him yet?
Between this and the Pokémon event that almost got hit, I'm successfully scared off of public events completely. The country has lost its mind apparently, and I'm not risking my daughter getting caught up in this type of horrible tragedy. I know they say terror wins when you do that, but fuck it I guess it won because I'm terrified for my little girl's safety, and apparently no amount of tragedies will ever convince our politicians that the issue needs to be addressed, so my only recourse is to keep my daughter out of events like this. She wants to go to Comic Con next year too, but I don't know what the hell is safe anymore.
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Security theater doesn't detect or stop terrorists or shooters. Reporting from concerned citizens, detective work do.
Security theater makes you feel safe without making you safe.
There have been actual studies on this.
If any NRA aligned politician has the audacity to say that this is a security problem as opposed to the obvious, then they should show the receipts and foot the entire bill for the whole state themselves
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Can we not until absolutely comfirmed?
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There are a lot of people that never cross over subforums.
That's exactly why it should be there. The immaturity and social problems in the broader gaming community runs deep. They need to be face to face with the consequences.
It was Sunday in America.
I keep thinking that I'll eventually get desensitized to this bullshit, but I never do. These guys were doing something as innocuous as playing in a video game tournament and now they're dead. Gone. Just like that. Hopes, dreams, future plans... evaporated into nothingness.
I keep thinking that I'll eventually get desensitized to this bullshit, but I never do. These guys were doing something as innocuous as playing in a video game tournament and now they're dead. Gone. Just like that. Hopes, dreams, future plans... evaporated into nothingness.
Can we not before we get 100% factual confirmation about identity of shooter?
One man's toxicity is another man's fun trash talk.
I'm on the anti-toxicity side, but it does suck if that debate is decided through this asshole's grievances and fears of being shot and killed.
Assuming it is a player that did it.
Fucking wrong. Jesus.
"Security theater" is never 100% theater. Is some airport security a bit too much? Possibly. Does that mean we should get rid of the metal detectors and just allow people to carry firearms on airplanes? NO. WTF.
But disneyworld is opening that new Star Wars place and I refuse to not visit places because of shooters that i want to visit. I won't let shooters control my life
Which can actual make you more unsafe cus it can prevent people from taking actions that will actually be effective. It's not too bad with airports cus we have a big security information network in place, that actually does work. US doesn't have that same protection in place against gun shootings.
This is where I have been for a while, I'm for gun control but its such a short term solution. 3D printers aren't going to get worse, more expensive, and harder to use.
There's nothing wrong with the post's writing, but the sad emoticon and Zelda gif kinda rub me the wrong way here.America is only place where those shootings happen on such a consistent and tragic basis. I hope Americans citizens will fight for more rigorous gun laws. I mean how long gun supporters are going to deny the link between 300 millions guns in circulation in the country and those tragedies... Very sad that this affects the gaming community in that fashion :(
I see your point, and I agree, but it's one of the most shocking things I've ever seen. It left me literally shivering.
Mexican immigrant killed a white girl? White House posts video on why there should be stricter immigration laws.
A mass shooter who's white? White House: oh well
A mass shooter who's white? White House: oh well
Thoughts and love to everyone affected by this horrible act :(
Guns suck. Needs heavy gun control for sure.
Guns suck. Needs heavy gun control for sure.
I'm not seeing "Thoughts and Prayers" in these politician's tweets. Have they stopped doing that in reaction to these events? With the Florida primary in two days this might lead to some change, or at least more voices on record. We need serious gun control now!
Also, a couple of people have asked and I haven't seen it answered. What is "tilt"? Google isn't helpful. Is it playing emotionally during a losing streak or something? A poker term?
Also, a couple of people have asked and I haven't seen it answered. What is "tilt"? Google isn't helpful. Is it playing emotionally during a losing streak or something? A poker term?
Cool. Doesn't change the fact if you give an open invitation, people are not going to take advantage of it.
Try giving some thought to this
Fucking tired of it. It's not going to change, either. Not until we rid ourselves of the second amendment.