Things that made you Facepalm today (Political Version)

[Neveragain]

Catch down you mean?

Sorry, I'm still participating in society.

Someone has to help the people who won't..

Such a bitter old man, you sound like you need a hug.

[Parkbandit]

Such a bitter old man, you sound like you need a hug.

Truth hurts.

You are just one of the many leeches that complain that they don't want "their" tax money going to this or that.. but pays next to nothing in actual taxes.

Typical white trash.

I know, I know.. you make more with one click of your mouse than I make in a year.... lol.

Get back in your single wide and keep pretending.

[Parkbandit]

The biggest issue with violence in the country is that people aren't taught how to handle their emotions. They aren't taught how to control the violence we need in order to survive, Instead we are told violence is wrong and try to pretend that it isn't present and part of our every day lives. Some people are also just terrible with their words because while they say violence is wrong what they really mean is unnecessarry violence between people is wrong. Others are also just idiots and think if you have perfectly valid reasons or "justifications" for violence then you can justify any of it so all of it should be condemned. It would probably go a long way to stop violence if people were taught that there are very specific situations where it is justified and the petty emotional upheaval they experience in life isn't one of them.

This person was a troubled person from a broken home that was very well known to law enforcement officials. All the teaching of emotions wasn't going to fix what was ailing him.

[Methais]

I haven't kept up too much with the shooting so far. Has the media tried to make the shooter white yet? Or did they accept that he's not and this story will then get buried by the weekend?

[Parkbandit]

I haven't kept up too much with the shooting so far. Has the media tried to make the shooter white yet? Or did they accept that he's not and this story will then get buried by the weekend?

Now why would the media try and make the shooter appear to look more white???

[Gelston]

I haven't kept up too much with the shooting so far. Has the media tried to make the shooter white yet? Or did they accept that he's not and this story will then get buried by the weekend?

He is a hispanic trannsexual so you probably won't see a lot about him.

[Tgo01]

He is a hispanic trannsexual so you probably won't see a lot about him.

Nope. The focus has solely been on the fact that it was a school shooting. The left loves school shootings because it means they can push for more gun control.

If this mass shooting didn't take place at a school I doubt it would have lasted more than 24 hours in the news cycle and Seran never would have mentioned it in the first place.

[Shaps]

Imagine supporting partial birth abortions... then claiming you care about children being killed.

Some sick people out there.

[Seran]

Wish we could figure this out. Wish we could cast off this 2 party system how political parties stifle thought and logic and turn us against each other. See Geo. Washington opinion on political party.

Need to come up with wholesale solution, need prevention and response. Dems need to realize getting rid of guns and demonizing gun owners is infeasible barring constitutional amendment revoking the second amendment. Fund SROs or vets - best practices/data show that single SRO not enough to fight a shooter . Keep in mind how all of these events end - don't fall into fallacy of "more guns=more carnage". Fund school infrastructure to prevent/mitigate. I have seen tech like bulletproof curtains etc.

Republican need to realize 2ad is not a suicide pact and can have reasonable restrictions like 1ad (time/place) restrictions. Need to keep these things out of the hands of mentally ill. Red flag laws allowing for constitutional due process hearings to prevent wrongful taking. Social media/school flagging for suicidal/homicidal ideation. Mental screening for purchase, excluding ownership from mentally ill conforms with 2ad because those with mental illness were historically and currently excluded from "militia" service. Cannot totally discount preventative measures in favor of SROs unless we go to Israeli style schools, which I think is universally disfavored.

Outside of that, need cultural change. How can we move away from violence centered culture? Need more grace, treat people with dignity and respect, shun culture of "owning libs/republitards", support children/youth programs, parenting programs.

Wonder if anyone here will agree with me, I have a feeling not! If we can't find common ground and figure something out within our legal/constitutional system, might as well just bag it, complain on social media, and send thoughts and prayers per usual...

(Btw I am not against praying, because I would hope those that do can open their hearts to take action to their deities calling for peace since nearly every religion compels peace and cooperation)

A full disclosure of assets and mandatory registration would be the key first step and likely the biggest hurdle to jump, running against the opposition of both the NRA, gun industry lobbyists and Republicans. This step would go a long way to make sure weapons don't transfer from the hands of responsible owners to criminals and the mentally ill. This paired with with a manufacturing database and distribution tracking system will also put a huge emphasis on keeping weapons only in the hands of those who are responsible and have a reasonable need.

Speaking of which, there is nothing wrong with a handgun or shotgun for home protection. There is nothing wrong with being equipped for the purpose of sports hunting, both of which are a tradition in my family I hold dear. (Not deer, they're food.). But there is no legitimate reason for semi automatic rifles, for handguns with clips larger than ten rounds or shotguns whose stock holds more than 4-5 shells. This is the same limitations in the EU charter and I think the US could go a long way to making itself safer by adopting it.

People found committing crimes with illegal weapons need to have the books thrown at them, hard. Each and every firearm in their domicile needs to then be confiscated until proceedings complete and kept of found guilty. Each and every illegal seller, transporter or illicit manufacturer should face an upwards of 20 years in prison and immediate confiscation of all firearms and with a ownership ban lasting years or life to follow. This would also reduce the number of illicit firearms in the possession of dangerous people.

Lastly, anyone here on a visa or illegally who is found to be in possession of a firearm needs to be locked up pending deportation. If they're also found to have commuted a crime with a firearm, their deportation would be permanent and any subsequent attempts to enter illegally met with instantaneous deportation, with no hearing or appeal.

[Seran]

He is a hispanic trannsexual so you probably won't see a lot about him.

That is a disgusting lie. Please go to hell.