Another school shooting in the US

sfwcork · 10-01-2013 07:30PM #1

Reports of a shooting in Taft CA .Reports saying 2 have been shot

Mint Sauce · 10-01-2013 07:32PM

sfwcork wrote: »

Reports of a shooting in Taft CA .Reports saying 2 killed

What reports?

Biggins · 10-01-2013 07:32PM

http://www.ibtimes.com/taft-high-school-shooting-2-shot-kern-county-california-alleged-shooter-police-custody-report

At least two people were shot at Taft Union High School in Kern County, Calif., on Thursday morning, and authorities said that they have the suspected shooter in custody, according to local media reports.

“TAFT HIGH UPDATE: Officials say at least 2 shot; shooter now in police custody,” KABC in Los Angeles tweeted around 9:32 a.m. local time.

The television station originally said one person had been shot at the high school. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. and the suspect was arrrested about 20 minutes later, the Los Angeles Times said. Additional details were sketcy, and it was unclear whether the two victims were students.

Several Twitter users commented on the latest school shooting, which occurred less than a month after Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

The Newtown shooting has spurred calls for harsher gun-control legislation, including the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. Lanza used an assault weapon during the attack, which ended after he shot himself.

“JESUS CHRIST. There's been a school shooting in Kern County. How much longer will we let this go on in America?” said Twitter user @silver_locusts.

“Another school shooting in Kern County CA - this will not stop so now what?” added Judy Golden.

“Sad to read abt [sic] the shootings in Kern County in California,” opined Kamla Bhatt.

Taft is about 40 miles southwest of Bakersfield.

Sarky · 10-01-2013 07:32PM

Another one? Bloody hell.

Mint Sauce · 10-01-2013 07:32PM

Biggins wrote: »

http://www.ibtimes.com/taft-high-school-shooting-2-shot-kern-county-california-alleged-shooter-police-custody-report

Ahhhhh.

Drakares · 10-01-2013 07:33PM

Where are these reports? Can't find any on any news sites

10-01-2013 07:34PM

Just make a sticky thread for these US Shootings at this stage. Or a merger. Or a sub-forum.

Biggins · 10-01-2013 07:38PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Just make a sticky thread for these US Shootings at this stage. Or a merger. Or a sub-forum.

Or just make a Twitter thread thats busy every day: https://twitter.com/GunDeaths

squod · 10-01-2013 07:40PM

RIP

Mint Sauce · 10-01-2013 07:40PM

breaking news now on the Beeb.

Mint Sauce · 10-01-2013 07:41PM

squod wrote: »

RIP

No ones confirmed dead.

montyrebel · 10-01-2013 07:52PM

if its just the 2 people shot, probably a broken up couple, he shoots her then himself or vice versa imo

Richard Hillman · 10-01-2013 07:56PM

If all the students had guns this never would have happened. They need to start handing guns out to kids to protect themselves.

Smcgie · 10-01-2013 07:57PM

Do you know what - call me heartless but I don't care. If they cannot sort thier bloody gun laws and control who can walk around with an assualt rifle then I won't raise a single eyebrow at these news articles.

I am a gun owner here in Ireland and if this happened near me and the government said we want to recall all guns I would have no hesistation in handing mine in because I'm mature enough to know that the world would be a safer place without assault rifles being sold in Walmart

longshanks · 10-01-2013 07:58PM

If only they'd arm the teachers and the reliable students, put armed security on all the doors of schools and teach people to be bullet proof. I mean, it's obvious isn't it?

donvito99 · 10-01-2013 07:59PM

Suggest US School/mall shootings forum.

MadsL · 10-01-2013 08:01PM

The gun control debate following this will be interesting to follow. Weapon is reported as being a shotgun.

MadsL · 10-01-2013 08:04PM

There is a media blackout on suicides in Ireland. Perhaps a similar blackout should apply in reporting school shootings in the US.

DominoDub · 22-01-2013 07:58PM

One more ongoing in Conroe Texas ...source SKYNEWS

Also one @ Lone Star Community college - Houston Texas !!!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/22/lone-star-community-college-houston-lockdown-shot/1855707/

StinkyMunkey · 22-01-2013 08:23PM

DominoDub wrote: »

One more ongoing in Conroe Texas ...source SKYNEWS

Also one @ Lone Star Community college - Houston Texas !!!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/22/lone-star-community-college-houston-lockdown-shot/1855707/

Seems like a growing trend, it's like the new fad!

Witcher · 22-01-2013 08:30PM

StinkyMunkey wrote: »

Seems like a growing trend, it's like the new fad!

They're seeking notoriety..a psychologist/psychiatrist on Sky News went into it all after Aurora and said shootings like this happen in clusters..usually within 30 days of a major one which gets national attention, there was one within that time period after Aurora. Sandy Hook has got more publicity because of kids being targeted, plus the debates on gun control keeping it in the news so there have been 2/3? lesser ones since then.

StinkyMunkey · 22-01-2013 08:32PM

Blay wrote: »

They're seeking notoriety..a psychologist/psychiatrist on Sky News went into it all after Aurora and said shootings like this happen in clusters..usually within 30 days of a major one which gets national attention, there was one within that time period after Aurora. Sandy Hook has got more publicity because of kids being targeted, plus the debates on gun control keeping it in the news so there have been 2/3? lesser ones since then.

Well hopefully they lose interest quick, it doesn't make for happy viewing.

PseudoFamous · 22-01-2013 08:33PM

MadsL wrote: »

There is a media blackout on suicides in Ireland. Perhaps a similar blackout should apply in reporting school shootings in the US.

why would you report a suicide in the media? Do you report every death by cancer or liver failure?

MadsL · 22-01-2013 08:40PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

why would you report a suicide in the media? Do you report every death by cancer or liver failure?

How about the fact that a fella jumped off the roof in Smithfield, Dublin and didn't quite managed to kill himself, he later died in the ambulance. Press were prevented from reporting it.

Now I can see the Herald reporting that if they were not prevented from doing so.

We should stop reporting mass shootings, it is precisely what the mentally ill are craving..."I'll show 'em, they won't forget me" when forgetting these people is exactly what should happen. No more body counts, no more "worse since Columbine" no more reciting the honour roll of mass killers.

What's more that gagging of the press could be agreed tomorrow by the media. No change to the constitution, no need to fight the issue in Congress and the Senate.

I guarantee it would reduce the number of these events dramatically.

StinkyMunkey · 22-01-2013 08:40PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

why would you report a suicide in the media? Do you report every death by cancer or liver failure?

Suicides are not reported unless seen as a juicy story.

An article about suicide in Ireland:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Suicide-rate-rising-rapidly-in-Ireland-as-recession-grips-138771164.html

Boombastic · 22-01-2013 08:43PM

one person feared dead, 2 shooters, 1 still on the loose :eek:

WTF is wrong with these people? I have my suspicions.

Edit: This one happened in Texas, is the other one in cali?

MadsL · 22-01-2013 08:44PM

DominoDub wrote: »

One more ongoing in Conroe Texas ...source SKYNEWS

Also one @ Lone Star Community college - Houston Texas !!!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/22/lone-star-community-college-houston-lockdown-shot/1855707/

Why does this need to be reported anywhere but Texas?

National media really need to take some responsibility for making these people famous.

Then we also get this nonsense out of them...

Pennsylvania girl, 5, suspended for talk of 'shooting' a Hello Kitty 'bubble gun'

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/21/us/pennsylvania-girl-suspended/index.html

MadsL · 22-01-2013 08:47PM

Now watch and see how little attention this shooting gets compared with this one:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22425522/pittsburg-boy-16-killed-shooting-after-fight-police

The ill are drawn to become famous/notorious
Media are create famous/notorious out of killers
Media report killings
Media make the ill famous/notorious

We have to break that cycle.

MadsL · 22-01-2013 08:49PM

StinkyMunkey wrote: »

Suicides are not reported unless seen as a juicy story.

Suicides are not reported full stop unless very very high profile.

An article about suicide in Ireland:

And not about A suicide...

StinkyMunkey · 22-01-2013 08:50PM

MadsL wrote: »

Suicides are not reported full stop unless very very high profile.

And not about A suicide...

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Family-of-bullied-12-year-old-Irish-girl-who-committed-suicide-left-devastated--180979661.html

O.0

MadsL · 22-01-2013 08:51PM

Boombastic wrote: »

one person feared dead, 2 shooters, 1 still on the loose :eek:

This appears to be a fight, not a rampage. Yet because it is in a college - media hysteria.

Another school shooting in the US

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