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Tom Ripley

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15. Yawn.

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 12:41 PM

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BREAKING: Shooting At Family Research Council Headquarters [View all] WillParkinson Aug 2012 OP

That's not good. cali Aug 2012 #1

I did it, but... WillParkinson Aug 2012 #2

true enough. I just suggested it because I think cali Aug 2012 #6

Guard shot in arm, one suspect in custody. msanthrope Aug 2012 #3

does he look anything like this guy? corkhead Aug 2012 #5

now finally we'll have some "domestic terrorism" in the corporate media corkhead Aug 2012 #4

Yep. David Zephyr Aug 2012 #80

The Family Research Council is listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "hate group". gordianot Aug 2012 #7

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #9

wtf? cali Aug 2012 #10

I don't know what there is to be confused about. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #12

you appear to be supporting violence. cali Aug 2012 #14

I read it as sarcasm RZM Aug 2012 #26

Sarcasm or not, it's inappropriate. CabCurious Aug 2012 #29

I read it as sarcasm, too. I wonder how many people on that jury MADem Aug 2012 #33

That makes sense 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #59

Theoretically possible since stochastic terrorism is by definition random. But I doubt it. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #16

Do you now the reason behind the hit? Missycim Aug 2012 #37

No, which is why I wasn't particularly confident in my predictions. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2012 #90

i will lay down bets it is someone within, pissed. seabeyond Aug 2012 #17

I have the same thinking siligut Aug 2012 #22

Right wing hate groups so badly want violence against their hate. gordianot Aug 2012 #24

Quite probably get the red out Aug 2012 #30

Black shooter, aged 28. MADem Aug 2012 #45

They're updating as they learn stuff at this link... MADem Aug 2012 #48

Sad YoungDemCA Aug 2012 #8

Freeps are already on it...figures Sheepshank Aug 2012 #64

Another fuckin' shooting?! For God's sakes. n/t vaberella Aug 2012 #11

They've been many-times-daily events in the States for decades. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #38

Someone attempting or committing mass shootings? vaberella Aug 2012 #62

I don't believe we have enough information about this incident to call it an attempted mass shooting slackmaster Aug 2012 #63

Maybe but apparently he was shouting about policy when he walked in. vaberella Aug 2012 #66

The guy is obviously disturbed, and didn't have a very well-developed plan slackmaster Aug 2012 #69

Most shooters are obviously disturbed here. vaberella Aug 2012 #73

WTH??? Is there something in the water or air??? ryan_cats Aug 2012 #13

Unfortunately the number of shootings is not unusual, but crime rates are slowly decreasing. slackmaster Aug 2012 #18

I wish more people understood that. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #39

A lot of people are content to believe whatever their television sets tell them to believe slackmaster Aug 2012 #42

And are really protective of those beliefs, judging by the other response you got. eesh. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #71

Yeah, OK. Paladin Aug 2012 #40

No, the misleading vividness is the for-profit corporate media's way of boosting its audience slackmaster Aug 2012 #41

That's the most impressive "I'm going to make up the post I respond to" I've seen in ages. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #58

Get Back To Me With Something Coherent, OK? (nt) Paladin Aug 2012 #68

Chicago school shootings during the 80s was so rampant it did not merit local front page news. ieoeja Aug 2012 #61

+1 klook Aug 2012 #78

Yawn. Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #15

Wow. Didn't take long for the right-wing douchebags to blame gays and the SPLC... backscatter712 Aug 2012 #19

Let's hope nobody dies CabCurious Aug 2012 #20

The Family Research Council Headquarters is in Chinatown? snooper2 Aug 2012 #21

I thought that was a bit amusing, myself. nt MADem Aug 2012 #36

LOL nt zzaapp Aug 2012 #51

Lots of non-ethnic businesses are crowding out DC's Chinatown Major Nikon Aug 2012 #81

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a minor flesh wound in the arm, and the guard took one for the Zorra Aug 2012 #23

I'm hoping for some dirt to flush out with this. 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #25

I find that pretty unlikely RZM Aug 2012 #31

Take a couple of steps back and ask yourself why they need a security guard in the first place slackmaster Aug 2012 #34

Office buildings next to the Smithsonian have security guards. The days of people wandering into MADem Aug 2012 #50

Pretty much. When I was a teenager I wandered into a skyscraper, hoping to go the top RZM Aug 2012 #52

Good point. Lots of criminals of all kinds in DC for sure. nt Zorra Aug 2012 #76

There have been security guards in every office building I've ever gone into. TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #83

I've only worked in one building that had guards that screened everyone who walked in slackmaster Aug 2012 #84

Yeah, most office buildings don't screen everyone, they just make sure TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #88

Just to be clear, there is no front desk in the building where I work now. There are video cameras, slackmaster Aug 2012 #89

Your speculation is unlikely in the extreme. IOW: No Way! GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #55

I didn't know that there was a video of the incident. Could you please post it? nt Zorra Aug 2012 #75

Common Sense. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #82

The thing is, it is probable that the only people present Zorra Aug 2012 #85

I am not taking anything on faith. GreenStormCloud Aug 2012 #86

Why are you doubling down on this nonsense? RZM Aug 2012 #87

I must say that crossed my mind also proud patriot Aug 2012 #77

must be the militant feminists Enrique Aug 2012 #27

I guess one of their frenzied followers went rogue Horse with no Name Aug 2012 #28

It's still a transitional DC neighborhood. We don't even know if this was political, yet. leveymg Aug 2012 #32

The person wanted access to the building, that much we know. MADem Aug 2012 #43

Let me guess. Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #35

+1 xchrom Aug 2012 #44

What comes around goes around. pwb Aug 2012 #46

Please explain how the wounded guard fits in to your framework RZM Aug 2012 #49

I was referring to the site of the shooting. pwb Aug 2012 #65

But it wasn't a site that was shot. A person was shot RZM Aug 2012 #67

The target was a hate group. pwb Aug 2012 #70

"The guard worked for a hate group" - Or maybe for the building's management company. slackmaster Aug 2012 #74

Meanwhile, the Freepers react to the shooting in their usual calm, collected manner: Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #47

The wingnuts are already complaining that the WH hasn't "said anything" about this MADem Aug 2012 #54

How can you.. SQUEE Aug 2012 #56

Expect to see this played for all its worth! LongTomH Aug 2012 #53

I hope no one was seriously hurt. Initiating gun violence when kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #57

The Security Guard got winged and the guy who (allegedly) shot him was injured himself. MADem Aug 2012 #72

How many OB-GYN's were saved by this act? Capt. Obvious Aug 2012 #60

This isn't Good.... The Righties will eat this up... liberallibral Aug 2012 #79

Hate breeds hate donheld Aug 2012 #91