BBC reporting shots fired at LAX

Gremlinertia

Now what?.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24773025

kneemos

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Now what?.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24773025

Americans shooting each other.
Only news because it's at an airport.

old hippy

kneemos wrote: »

Americans shooting each other.
Only news because it's at an airport.

A major international airport. It would be global news, I think, if it was any major international airport.

120_Minutes

Looks like the TSA crotch grabbed the wrong person.

Guy:Incognito

120_Minutes wrote: »

Looks like the TSA crotch grabbed the wrong person.

The right one surely if it turned out they had a gun?

clairefontaine

A TSA got shot.

Oh boo hoo.

120_Minutes

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

The right one surely if it turned out they had a gun?

not if you're the TSA guy who gets shot.

But based on what i've heard about the TSA, in a case of Terrorist VS TSA i'd nearly side with the terrorist.

FearDark

Watching FOX news now.

2/10

Not as good as September 11th

Would not watch again.

I am pie

pew pew pew

wandatowell

'merica

Hootanany

Whats a TSA

clairefontaine

Hootanany wrote: »

Whats a TSA

Transit Security Agent

Ever been felt up or stripped down by one?

wazky

clairefontaine wrote: »

Transit Security Agent

Ever been felt up or stripped down by one?

Is that who that was?, what was he doing in my local park though?

wazky

Another example of how this tragic situation could have been prevented if the "good guys" had more guns.

major bill

Luckly Ryanair dont fly within America there would be shootings every day

Fred Swanson

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The Backwards Man

Security must have been LAX.

Donkey Oaty

Unconfirmed reports now that the shooter was an off-duty TSA person.

Most odd.

PizzamanIRL

clairefontaine wrote: »

A TSA got shot.

Oh boo hoo.

And is now dead.

tomdempsey200

seemed to be confusion about number of gunmen

one of the witnesses was including cops as gunmen when counting..

Sir Humphrey Appleby

clairefontaine wrote: »

A TSA got shot.

Oh boo hoo.

Guy gets shot dead and people think its funny.
Disgusting!:mad:

Kerrydude1981

Just put on FOX they seem disappointed that people aren't panicking.

Drakares

/relevant

clairefontaine

Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »

Guy gets shot dead and people think its funny.
Disgusting!:mad:

Well what do you expect?

I had a 93 year old Irish female relative stripped down to her underwear in JFK while travelling to Shannon.

People hate the TSA.

Clandestine

clairefontaine wrote: »

A TSA got shot.

Oh boo hoo.

Yeah. Its not like an actual human being, got shot (and died) or anything. Just focus on his line of work why don't you....

Sir Humphrey Appleby

clairefontaine wrote: »

Well what do you expect?

I had a 93 year old Irish female relative stripped down to her underwear in JFK while travelling to Shannon.

People hate the TSA.

No you do.
And celebrating a murder like that is just sick.

tomdempsey200

clairefontaine wrote: »

Well what do you expect?

I had a 93 year old Irish female relative stripped down to her underwear in JFK while travelling to Shannon.

People hate the TSA.

pics or it never happened

Fred Swanson

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Clandestine

clairefontaine wrote: »

Well what do you expect?

I had a 93 year old Irish female relative stripped down to her underwear in JFK while travelling to Shannon.

People hate the TSA.

So because you had a family member suffer a moment of embarrassment it makes your comment ok? Of course people hate the TSA, but I'm not sure the workers are proud of what they have to do at the same time. National security is what they want to focus on at the end of the day

clairefontaine

Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »

No you do.
And celebrating a murder like that is just sick.

I'm not celebrating it, I just don't feel that sad about it.

Right now his or her status is wounded, not dead, btw.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

clairefontaine wrote: »

A TSA got shot.

Oh boo hoo.

clairefontaine wrote: »

I'm not celebrating it, I just don't feel that sad about it.

If not celebrating, then most certainly sneering!
Equally as disgusting.

Donkey Oaty

clairefontaine wrote: »

I had a 93 year old Irish female relative stripped down to her underwear in JFK while travelling to Shannon.

Well, boo hoo!

myshirt

Clandestine wrote: »

So because you had a family member suffer a moment of embarrassment it makes your comment ok? Of course people hate the TSA, but I'm not sure the workers are proud of what they have to do at the same time. National security is what they want to focus on at the end of the day

National security?

Pay full and fair prices for your oil. Then you can talk about legitimate national security.

clairefontaine

Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »

If not celebrating, then most certainly sneering!
Equally as disgusting.

People get shot in the US everyday.

If you work in security, the military, or the police, it's a risk you take when take on the job.

I don't see the same outrage from posters here when US soldiers get killed, do I?

The self riteousness should hardly be surprising at this stage.

My name is URL

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Unconfirmed reports now that the shooter was an off-duty TSA person.

Most odd.

Not that odd to be honest. Most incidents of workplace violence are carried out by disgruntled or former employees rather than random psychos or robbers or whatever.

clairefontaine

My name is URL wrote: »

Not that odd to be honest. Most incidents of workplace violence are carried out by disgruntled or former employees rather than random psychos or robbers or whatever.

Like that former LA Cop who went on the rampage a couple of months ago.

Clandestine

clairefontaine wrote: »

People get shot in the US everyday.

If you work in security, the military, or the police, it's a risk you take when take on the job.

I don't see the same outrage from posters here when US soldiers get killed, do I?

The self riteousness should hardly be surprising at this stage.

Do you really think people expect a soldier and a TSA worker to have a similar level of risk on the job? You have a hell of a lot higher risk of being killed in a war you volunteered to join than discovering a terrorist suspect for example at an airport. I can't believe I'm even arguing this.

Donkey Oaty

My name is URL wrote: »

Not that odd to be honest. Most incidents of workplace violence are carried out by disgruntled or former employees rather than random psychos or robbers or whatever.

Yes, you are absolutely right, but I don't think this is typical of those scenarios. It appears he still is (if he's still alive) an employee, and the reports suggest that he didn't know the identity of the people who were shot.

Also, reports say he was wearing outdoor terrain camouflage, and a TSA uniform would have been the best camouflage for an airport. An insider with a point to prove could have done far more damage than this.

Will be interesting to see what transpires - obviously way too early to say.

131spanner

Are US citizens allowed to bring their fire-arms when flying from state to state? Like stored in the luggage compartment or designated safe or something?

Strange to see why any Average Joe would see the necessity for being armed in an airport.

clairefontaine

Clandestine wrote: »

Do you really think people expect a soldier and a TSA worker to have a similar level of risk on the job? You have a hell of a lot higher risk of being killed in a war you volunteered to join than discovering a terrorist suspect for example at an airport. I can't believe I'm even arguing this.

The TSA like some metropolitan police forces have become increaasingly militarised.

You don't think that if your job is to locate suicide vests, knives, etc that you cant expect a certain amount of risk in your job?

LoonyLovegood

Been announced the TSA official died as a result of shooting.

Clandestine

clairefontaine wrote: »

cide vests, knives, etc that you cant expect a certain amount of risk in your job?

Yes. but I hardly think they'd expect a former worker to come in guns blazing. Not a usual job hazard in that line of work, nor any other right? There are risks you expect, and risks you don't because they are so rare (like in this case)

Witcher

131spanner wrote: »

Are US citizens allowed to bring their fire-arms when flying from state to state? Like stored in the luggage compartment or designated safe or something?

Strange to see why any Average Joe would see the necessity for being armed in an airport.

Nearly all airlines will transport a firearm if it's cased, even in Ireland. Ryanair won't because it messes up their turnaround times. It's just put into the hold.

Santa Cruz

Is John McClane in the vicinity or Sipowitz?

clairefontaine

I think what we can all expect now from this is some more and more airport security and metal detectors before you even enter the airport.

Probably more military presence in the airports also.

Thanks gunman for that. Good work asshole.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

clairefontaine wrote: »

The TSA like some metropolitan police forces have become increaasingly militarised.

You don't think that if your job is to locate suicide vests, knives, etc that you cant expect a certain amount of risk in your job?

You would hardly expect that if you are murdered that so called reasonable civilized people would be rushing to their keyboards to post sneering remarks.

MadsL

clairefontaine wrote: »

A TSA got shot.

Oh boo hoo.

Claire - seriously?

131spanner wrote: »

Are US citizens allowed to bring their fire-arms when flying from state to state? Like stored in the luggage compartment or designated safe or something?

Strange to see why any Average Joe would see the necessity for being armed in an airport.

Yes, you can declare them and they fly in locked gun cases. We had a major alert recently at my local airport when a woman forget she had a handgun in a backpack and set off a terrorist incident.

MadsL

wandatowell wrote: »

'merica

http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/merica-courtesy-of-rsvlts-com-585x438.jpg

Fred Swanson

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clairefontaine

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Sorry but I really don't want the US emulating the ME.

Me?

I have traveled in and out and around the US on numerous occasions and never once had an issue with security.I always found them professional and courteous. I think it's a small price to pay for the reduction in the chance of being blown up on a airplane.