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Mass shooting in Orlando Nightclub

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  • #152
    muddypaws
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,616 ✭✭✭muddypaws


    RobertKK wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/741965111968075776


    I think Hillary Clinton is still in bed. Her Twitter account is just of attacks on Trump.
    Nothing about the disaster for so many families in Orlando.
    my friend wrote: »
    Her attempt to express concern will give insight into her instability and lack of compass
    RobertKK wrote: »
    She actually tried to start an online fight with Trump last week, when she tweeted to him "Delete your account".
    The head of GOP replied to Hillary saying she knew all about deleting things.

    You do realise that it isn't actually Trump and Clinton that tweet?


  • #153
    Superhorse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 848 ✭✭✭Superhorse


    Rumours now Marteen was a registered Democrat. Could be Twitter BS but source was first out with his name on my feed so could be accurate.


  • #154
    Superhorse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 848 ✭✭✭Superhorse


    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkwVIM_UgAEyAvP.jpg:large

    Marteen's myspace pics.


  • #155
    LDN_Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭LDN_Irish


    ^

    Are you absolutely 100% sure that that's the shooter? Because you should take this post down if not. Not looking for a row, but if there's been a mistake somewhere along the chain of info then that man could have his life ruined.


  • #156
    Superhorse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 848 ✭✭✭Superhorse


    OMG 50 dead now. Fcuking hell. Biggest attack on America from terrorists since 9/11


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  • #157
    RobertKK
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    50 dead, 53 injured.


  • #158
    Superhorse
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    LDN_Irish wrote: »
    ^

    Are you absolutely 100% sure that that's the shooter? Because you should take this post down if not. Not looking for a row, but if there's been a mistake somewhere along the chain of info then that man could have his life ruined.

    It's all over social media. Do you think people are making it up?


  • #159
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 318 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Superhorse wrote: »
    It's all over social media.

    Great source..


  • #160
    LDN_Irish
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    Superhorse wrote: »
    It's all over social media. Do you think people are making it up?

    People get misidentified on social media quite regularly.


  • #161
    Autonomous Cowherd
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    It's dreadful :(


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  • #162
    [Deleted User]
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    ... I don't think anyone has said whether he is muslim or not ...


  • #163
    RobertKK
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    CNN say it is Omar Mateen, a Muslim who had weapons training, a US citizen of Afghani origin.


  • #164
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    Grab All Association wrote: »
    Another Islamist terrorist kills at least 20 people in a gay club. An attack on western freedom and values in a no doubt homophobic and religiously motivated attack.

    When this story broke the PC brigade on Twitter were claiming this attack was carried out by a southern Christian gun-nut and calling for gun control. Now the same people are calling everybody Islamophobic and vigorously defending this lunatic.

    What are you on? Who is defending this lunacy?


  • #165
    RobertKK
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    Many critically ill in hospital, the weapons training sure didn't help the victims.


  • #166
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Come tomorrow you will see every gun shop on social media buy buy buy the ban is coming more guns and more magazines
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  • #167
    Superhorse
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    LDN_Irish wrote: »
    People get misidentified on social media quite regularly.

    Yes I know that but I think hundreds of thousands of people tweeting his image and news networks reporting his name is pretty compelling.


    http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/12/terrorist-omar-mateen-gay-nightclub-murder/


  • #168
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    Kat1170 wrote: »
    This may be the case, but no other country comes any near the same ratio of mass shootings. If purely gun ownership was to blame then there should be a direct correlation with the amount of mass shootings with the number of guns in those countries.

    I suggest you educate yourself- starting here http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5


  • #169
    Superhorse
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    Don't know if true either but some stuff on social media that police officers where also killed when they responded. Reports Mateen had firearms training.


  • #170
    Stheno
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    Fifty dead and at least the same injured according to the bbc


  • #171
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,026 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    The mayor of Orlando has confirmed there is 50 dead and 53 injured. Jesus


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  • #172
    vg88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 466 ✭✭vg88


    Oh dear god no, 50 dead. 53 injured, I unfortatently think this number will rise.

    If it's true about the claims he had sympathy for Islamic State could war be possible?


  • #173
    Stheno
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    moloner4 wrote: »
    Oh dear god no, 50 dead. 53 injured, I unfortatently think this number will rise.

    If it's true about the claims he had sympathy for Islamic State could war be possible?

    Well Trump will gain an edge in the election anyway


  • #174
    Autonomous Cowherd
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    If 30 are critical the death toll could be higher. I commented to my adult daughter'' is this USA's Bataclan?'' But she pointed out - wisely- that a lone gun-man with an ideology is quite different from a group targeting a society.


  • #175
    my friend
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    moloner4 wrote: »
    If it's true about the claims he had sympathy for Islamic State could war be possible?

    Yes, expect Obama to invade Canada


  • #176
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Stheno wrote: »
    Well Trump will gain an edge in the election anyway

    Absolutely he will be running his hands in glee blaming this on Obama and Clinton
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  • #177
    Superhorse
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    Have to say I'm baffled by the response on Sky News to this terrorist attack. They usually run with these stories pretty well but they have spent the whole day talking about the Queen's birthday mostly ignoring this. The coverage on RT has been the most up to date from what ive been watching.


  • #178
    Pickpocket
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Well Trump will gain an edge in the election anyway

    Clinton is a known hawk. Either candidate could 'benefit' frim this.


  • #179
    Little CuChulainn
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    Gatling wrote: »
    Absolutely he will be running his hands in glee

    I sincerely doubt that he will be gleeful at the death of 50 citizens.


  • #180
    luftmensch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭luftmensch


    moloner4 wrote: »
    Oh dear god no, 50 dead. 53 injured, I unfortatently think this number will rise.

    If it's true about the claims he had sympathy for Islamic State could war be possible?

    Someone said this is the biggest attack on US soil since 9/11. Given their military response to that, and the fruitcakes they have for presidential candidates, some sort of increased involvement to tackle ISIS could be likely.


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  • #181
    RobertKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,782 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    The second Islamic fundamentalist attack in the US in a year.
    14 innocent people last year not including the two terrorists.
    At least 50 today.
    The US has the same problem that Europe has.


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