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uppityperson

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70. That sounds much better than what the OP is proposing.

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There is only one solution to these young, crazy shooters [View all] dumbcat Oct 2015 OP

Big Brother spy on your neighbor. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #1

Wow (nt) Recursion Oct 2015 #2

I can not find the words to convery the pure DISGUST I have for this... Shandris Oct 2015 #3

How to further ostracize the already marginalized, yeah what a great idea. Not. nt Electric Monk Oct 2015 #4

The solution to this is NOT further ostracization of already alienated people YoungDemCA Oct 2015 #5

Horribly bad idea, but at least you're trying to find a solution. PSPS Oct 2015 #6

Your proposal would definitely NOT pass constitutional muster under multiple theories. branford Oct 2015 #7

you have an interesting point olddots Oct 2015 #8

haha... dhill926 Oct 2015 #43

Good one dumbcat Oct 2015 #49

Unrec Erose999 Oct 2015 #9

Maybe the OP should consider another line of thought than providing "solutions". nt PufPuf23 Oct 2015 #10

ROFLMAO. Brickbat Oct 2015 #11

I don't see how THAT would pass constitutional muster"! nt tblue37 Oct 2015 #12

Wow TubbersUK Oct 2015 #13

Never trust anyone under 30 Go Vols Oct 2015 #14

Welcome to my Forever Ignored pile. nt valerief Oct 2015 #15

Repulsive idea. First you all praise anti gay preachers here now this shit? Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #16

I praised anti-gay preachers? dumbcat Oct 2015 #32

lol of course that poster is going to make it about you treestar Oct 2015 #37

I suspect about half of DU would be put in the "bear watching" category Fumesucker Oct 2015 #17

I think you should delete this. n/t cpwm17 Oct 2015 #18

Boy, they would have pointed at me in high school. Loner, funny looking, etc. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #19

Obvious poster is obvious CreekDog Oct 2015 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #21

Wow, you came up with a way to make high school suck even more for awkward kids. Throd Oct 2015 #22

Speaking as a mother who has two children on the autism spectrum... AngryOldDem Oct 2015 #23

Thank you. SheilaT Oct 2015 #78

Should people with autism be allowed to buy guns? Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #79

Profiling at its worst. Many of the greatest minds in human history were antisocial, misfit loners. Xithras Oct 2015 #24

Welcome to Distopia! WillowTree Oct 2015 #25

I hate to envoke Godwin's Law here... But holy crap. Glassunion Oct 2015 #26

So nobody thinks this is a good idea? dumbcat Oct 2015 #27

Nope sarisataka Oct 2015 #35

I think your user name was a good idea. eom cwydro Oct 2015 #41

NO!!!!!! nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #46

Do you like Ichigo Kurosaki Oct 2015 #54

Have teens decide who will be dangerous for their entire lives? Fuck no. uppityperson Oct 2015 #64

This falls more under "people regulation" than gun regulation, Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #72

Perhaps legit psychological exams freeplessinseattle Oct 2015 #80

You don't want to know what I think. Iggo Oct 2015 #28

I think your proposal is far too modest. These losers and loners--once identified petronius Oct 2015 #29

Thank you! cwydro Oct 2015 #40

You provide the OP with a Swift kick in the pants Generic Other Oct 2015 #55

We have something similar. It is part of a federal mental health block grant I work with these grant upaloopa Oct 2015 #30

My DW wrote their MH grant for her FQHC, it netted 210k/yr for her clinic. ileus Oct 2015 #59

I hope this ends up being a helpful program and that it Mojorabbit Oct 2015 #61

I see a huge difference between teens being part of the treatment process and being diagnosticians. uppityperson Oct 2015 #65

This program trains peers to spot others with upaloopa Oct 2015 #67

That sounds much better than what the OP is proposing. uppityperson Oct 2015 #70

Regulation via popularity contest?! mac56 Oct 2015 #31

Great. Give even more power to bullies. onenote Oct 2015 #33

Are they avoided because they are weird, or weird because they are avoided? Lancero Oct 2015 #34

You've given me an idea treestar Oct 2015 #36

Since the starting age for male members of the militia is 17, branford Oct 2015 #38

Exceptions for the military treestar Oct 2015 #84

Um, no. cwydro Oct 2015 #39

What a great idea! Ms. Yertle Oct 2015 #42

Your abridged post might read: edgineered Oct 2015 #44

Why don't we simply exterminate them all? (sarcasm) LiberalEsto Oct 2015 #45

This may be the most Big Brother thing I've ever read on DU sub.theory Oct 2015 #47

Well, I must say dumbcat Oct 2015 #48

Ah, so only the popular kids could buy guns? MineralMan Oct 2015 #50

just get rid of the guns madokie Oct 2015 #51

I remember in graduate school learning d_r Oct 2015 #52

I'd be on that list vankuria Oct 2015 #53

This is either Jonathon Swift "A Modest Proposal" level satire, OR NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #56

And this strikes you as a better idea than gun control? villager Oct 2015 #57

maybe a better idea KT2000 Oct 2015 #58

Ooooooooh! Co-signers! I like it! Iggo Oct 2015 #60

Asking the blind to lead the blind. Not much validity or reliability to it, on first glance. ancianita Oct 2015 #62

Poor logic is "because most school mass murderers are loners, misfits, misfits and loners are mass uppityperson Oct 2015 #63

As a means of stopping mass shootings while still preserving liberty Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #66

Giving 13 yr olds the ability to decide who should ever be able to legally own a gun based on popula uppityperson Oct 2015 #69

Are you familiar with "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift? Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #71

I've not read that, sorry. There will be people saying all sorts of things on this board, including uppityperson Oct 2015 #73

How bout we help the misfits and loners NobodyHere Oct 2015 #68

And how many "anti-social" "weird" "loners" with autism would be scooped up pnwmom Oct 2015 #74

like all of 'em, essentially. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #82

Seems like I remember such a "rating" system way back in the dark ages Grammy23 Oct 2015 #75

OP is taking y'all for a ride. The point is "If you oppose this, you also MUST oppose new gun laws!" alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #76

When I think of folks who have really solid decision making skills... TipTok Oct 2015 #77

yes, ostracize anyone perceived as "different". That's a GREAT idea! Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #81

Most people, after reading these replies, would self delete this post. Just an idea. nt Logical Oct 2015 #83

Most people wouldn't have even come up with freeplessinseattle Oct 2015 #85

I think you are missing the point dumbcat Oct 2015 #86

Nice try! nt Logical Oct 2015 #87