Carl the Llama Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Different aims, same end. Is there really much between the two? If it were the same end then no, but the shooting's the start point of the fear so we're really discussing same beginning, different aims and what it would mean. Â If it's a nutjob then only the immediate area's going to feel any less safe tonight as a result. Â Â If it were an act of terrorism it would represent an entirely different sort of danger, the message essentially being that they'll attack anywhere no-matter how trivial or random. To me that's a huge difference and one we fortunately don't need to worry about.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Â Â Â Â Looks like it could well be him. Horrible situation, shocking footage
RedSoxUK Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Looks like it could well be him. Horrible situation, shocking footage  It is, was a reporter who was fired. Real name was Vester Flanagan.
leicsmac Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 If it were the same end then no, but the shooting's the start point of the fear so we're really discussing same beginning, different aims and what it would mean. Â If it's a nutjob then only the immediate area's going to feel any less safe tonight as a result. Â Â If it were an act of terrorism it would represent an entirely different sort of danger, the message essentially being that they'll attack anywhere no-matter how trivial or random. To me that's a huge difference and one we fortunately don't need to worry about. Â Given the amount of shootings that occur, that's an awful lot of immediate areas that are going to have felt 'less safe' over the last few years. Â What gets me is how acts of terrorism by various groups stoke up a truly insane amount of fear and 'decisive' action in return, when shooting events like this are responsible for far more deaths every single year and yet everyone in the US just seems to consider that part of life.
EnderbyFox Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 His Twitter account has been closed thankfully. It was a video of him with his phone in one hand filming and firing the gun with the other. Absolutely sickening.Â
Langley Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 ****ing hell, the **** is wrong with people   What was it? It's been taken down.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 What was it? It's been taken down. Â Filming himself with his phone and shooting the reporter. Really horrible to watch
Guest MattP Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 It's still on his Facebook page, absolutely unbelievable. I can't watch it, I had to look away soon as he points the gun.
EnderbyFox Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 It's still on his Facebook page, absolutely unbelievable. I can't watch it, I had to look away soon as he points the gun. Wish it didn't autoplay when I clicked on his twitter. He points the gun for at least 10-15 seconds and they don't realise he's stood just behind them
Carl the Llama Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Given the amount of shootings that occur, that's an awful lot of immediate areas that are going to have felt 'less safe' over the last few years. Â What gets me is how acts of terrorism by various groups stoke up a truly insane amount of fear and 'decisive' action in return, when shooting events like this are responsible for far more deaths every single year and yet everyone in the US just seems to consider that part of life. I fully agree with that sentiment. Â Barmy isn't it? Â Â Saw the twitter feed before it got taken down, seems a bit unreal how much time he spent just stood there holding the gun out with nobody paying him any mind, the blonde one had to have seen him, surely? Â Well clearly not but still, hard to get my head around that footage.
leicsmac Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 I fully agree with that sentiment.  Barmy isn't it?   Saw the twitter feed before it got taken down, seems a bit unreal how much time he spent just stood there holding the gun out with nobody paying him any mind, the blonde one had to have seen him, surely?  Well clearly not but still, hard to get my head around that footage.  I'm glad I didn't see it before it got taken down.  I know the Second Amendment in the US is practically sacrosanct, but when are they going to look at better mental health guidelines and coverage for owning and carrying firearms, as well as within the population in general?  Probably not soon if the shrinks can charge $200/hour consistently.
EnderbyFox Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 I fully agree with that sentiment. Â Barmy isn't it? Â Â Saw the twitter feed before it got taken down, seems a bit unreal how much time he spent just stood there holding the gun out with nobody paying him any mind, the blonde one had to have seen him, surely? Â Well clearly not but still, hard to get my head around that footage. Â Looked like he was waiting for the Cameraman to pan back around so the shots would be broadcast liveÂ
Libertine Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Just discovered his Twitter account right as he was live tweeting. Unreal. Thankfully my autoplay is turned off. The still of the gun pointed is bad enough.
Guest MattP Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Social media is unfortunately going to make this stuff even worse going forward, imagine a lot of these lunatics will thrive on knowing their actions will be watched.
separator Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 The video is on YouTube, surprised they haven't taken it down yet, he waited for the camera to swing around to the interview before he fired.
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Glad I didn't see that. I had to look away from the video in the first post. What a bell end.
EnderbyFox Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 CNN have just confirmed he's shot himself. Unbelievable that he was live-tweeting only 20 minutes ago.Â
Fox92 Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 The video is on YouTube, surprised they haven't taken it down yet, he waited for the camera to swing around to the interview before he fired. Â Just seen it via Twitter. Horrific. Â He gets very close to them at first though.Â
ramboacdc Posted 26 August 2015 Author Posted 26 August 2015 well thought that would get modded. horrible
RoboFox Posted 26 August 2015 Posted 26 August 2015 Thankfully I haven't seen the video, nor do I wish to...  These kind of events really raise moral questions over something like autoplay. It's largely used to boost video views for the purposes of advertising, but how many people, or children for that matter, literally watched two people get shot and killed without even knowing what they were watching?  Social media's great, but on days like today it really isn't.
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