School Shooting in Parkland, Florida

bnt · 14-02-2018 9:18pm #1

Breaking story via the BBC - reports of multiple casualties with a shooter still inside the school.

edit: report from Fox News:

Authorities also said students and teachers should remain barricaded in the school until they could be reached by police

Dispatch at the Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed the school was on lockdown and police were on location.

According to WSVN, the Margate Fire Rescue team described the scene as a mass casualty incident, which reportedly means at least 20 people were injured.

https://twitter.com/wsvn/status/963861452678246401

AnneFrank · 14-02-2018 9:23pm

Not again☹️

patsy sally · 14-02-2018 9:32pm

becoming all too regular

Kermit.de.frog · 14-02-2018 9:35pm

Awaiting the Republican response.

"Let's offer our prayers..." or some such

J. Marston · 14-02-2018 9:40pm

I have the same reaction to mass shootings in the USA now as I do to bombs going off in random middle-eastern countries. Apathy.

If nothing changed after Sandy Hook, nothing ever will. Let them at it.

The_Valeyard · 14-02-2018 9:40pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Awaiting the Republican response.

"Let's offer our prayers..." or some such

Or they could try something useful like reforming gun laws, but no, that would make sense.

Sandor Clegane · 14-02-2018 9:43pm

patsy sally wrote: »

becoming all too regular

It was all too regular years ago, now its just routine.

patsy sally · 14-02-2018 9:45pm

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

It was all too regular years ago, now its just routine.

very true

ceadaoin. · 14-02-2018 9:46pm

The shooter is in custody now apparently. A 19 year old student who was known to own guns

Kermit.de.frog · 14-02-2018 9:53pm

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/963878055969198080

Pray but do f**k all about it...same old sh!t

Kermit.de.frog · 14-02-2018 9:55pm

Florida Senator saying "many people" have been killed.

Person of interest arrested but not confirmed the individual is the shooter.

ceadaoin. · 14-02-2018 9:57pm

Just put on CNN there it's pretty disgusting the coverage IMO. Parents of students on the phone live reading out the texts they are getting and saying where the kids are hiding and how many are there. The reporter acting concerned while trying to milk as much information out of them as possible. What is wrong with people? I mean, if that was my child it wouldn't occur to me to call the news. Ffs

Noel82 · 14-02-2018 10:10pm

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Just put on CNN there it's pretty disgusting the coverage IMO. Parents of students on the phone live reading out the texts they are getting and saying where the kids are hiding and how many are there. The reporter acting concerned while trying to milk as much information out of them as possible. What is wrong with people? I mean, if that was my child it wouldn't occur to me to call the news. Ffs

Moral bankruptcy.

colbarr · 14-02-2018 10:13pm

Just hearing on Sky News that it's the 13th shooting so far this year and there have been over 300 since 2013! God needs to get his finger out of his arse and start answering those prayers!

Duck Soup · 14-02-2018 10:15pm

Police now confirm shooter in custody. Still no official word on numbers of fatalities and injured.

Herb Powell · 14-02-2018 10:17pm

If they cared enough they could sort this out, but they obviously don't.

It's extremely fuccked up, and it's poor children who suffer the worst from it.

Spanish Eyes · 14-02-2018 10:24pm

As said already, if the murder of little kids at Sandy Hook did nothing, forget it. Sorry, but that's the culture over there now. Will be forgotten tomorrow. Sorry to hear of the deaths, but honestly there are so many mad people shooting at random there it is unreal.

And with no offence to a previous poster, but the term "shooter" should be banned. Assassin would be a better term in fairness.

I don't know why they don't have airport style security in schools now like xray etc. to get in.

But that is probably something to do with the personal freedoms under the constitution or something.

BillyBobBS · 14-02-2018 10:24pm

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Just put on CNN there it's pretty disgusting the coverage IMO. Parents of students on the phone live reading out the texts they are getting and saying where the kids are hiding and how many are there. The reporter acting concerned while trying to milk as much information out of them as possible. What is wrong with people? I mean, if that was my child it wouldn't occur to me to call the news. Ffs

You think CNN have a moral compass?

Hitman3000 · 14-02-2018 10:24pm

Meh.. another mass shooting..

Duck Soup · 14-02-2018 10:25pm

This is what Bill O'Reilly calls the price of freedom.

https://twitter.com/AJ_sesh/status/963882306560774144

Spanish Eyes · 14-02-2018 10:26pm

Duck Soup wrote: »

This is what Bill O'Reilly calls the price of freedom.

https://twitter.com/AJ_sesh/status/963882306560774144

Amazing the way people can film these incidents.

Noveight · 14-02-2018 10:27pm

Disappointed but not surprised. Change nothing and nothing will change.

Kermit.de.frog · 14-02-2018 10:33pm

The arrested individual apparently...

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pilly · 14-02-2018 10:44pm

Spanish Eyes wrote:

And with no offence to a previous poster, but the term "shooter" should be banned. Assassin would be a better term in fairness.

Murderer would be an even better one. Shooter or assassin makes it sound too cool.

Noveight · 14-02-2018 10:45pm

What percentage of school shooters are captured alive? Quite low, I’d guess.

Effects · 14-02-2018 10:48pm

AnneFrank wrote: »

Not again☹️

What else would you expect, it's part of their culture.

Kermit.de.frog · 14-02-2018 10:49pm

Noveight wrote: »

What percentage of school shooters are captured alive? Quite low, I’d guess.

Apparently an ex student.

Can shoot up children but didn't have the balls to blow his own head off.

Hitman3000 · 14-02-2018 10:49pm

If only the students who were shot had their own guns....

StinkyMunkey · 14-02-2018 10:55pm

The cycle continues, and will continue until the Americans give up their love affair with guns. The right for civilians to own objects designed to kill is more important than a persons right to live. As per usual the gun nuts will use the usual Bull****e excuses, cars kill, knives kill so ban them blah blah blah........

Chrongen · 14-02-2018 10:58pm

J. Marston wrote: »

I have the same reaction to mass shootings in the USA now as I do to bombs going off in random middle-eastern countries. Apathy.

If nothing changed after Sandy Hook, nothing ever will. Let them at it.

I was actually starting to wonder why there wasn't one until now. It's been quite a while since there's been a school massacre in America. Almost months.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 14-02-2018 11:01pm

Chrongen wrote: »

I was actually starting to wonder why there wasn't one until now. It's been quite a while since there's been a school massacre in America. Almost months.

It's the fourth US school shooting in 2018.

14-02-2018 11:05pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Awaiting the Republican response.

"Let's offer our prayers..." or some such

And here it is:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/963878055969198080

Problem solved for another while........

Beechwoodspark · 14-02-2018 11:08pm

Theodore Creamy Shoplifter wrote: »

It's the fourth US school shooting in 2018.

Just said on bbc news it’s the 19th school shooting of 2018

razorblunt · 14-02-2018 11:09pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Awaiting the Republican response.

"Let's offer our prayers..." or some such

Or the clowns on twitter sharing videos with that exact phrase.
Some of the videos are horrific.

namloc1980 · 14-02-2018 11:15pm

How long before the "mental illness" angle comes out?

E mac · 14-02-2018 11:17pm

This will unfortunately be forgotten about in month regardless of the number of people killed. The reasons why the shooter did what he did will be analysed a reason will be found the guns will remain. Couple weeks/months from now this will start over again and again. Excuses will always be thrown up but the guns WILL remain.

Chrongen · 14-02-2018 11:17pm

colbarr wrote: »

Just hearing on Sky News that it's the 13th shooting so far this year and there have been over 300 since 2013! God needs to get his finger out of his arse and start answering those prayers!

:pac:

Chrongen · 14-02-2018 11:22pm

BillyBobBS wrote: »

You think CNN have a moral compass?

CNN is garbage. We all know that.
**** still watch it though for the porn value when some crap like this happens.

People are glued to CNN now clinging onto every word of the twits who read from a teleprompter.

colbarr · 14-02-2018 11:28pm

Chrongen wrote: »

CNN is garbage. We all know that.
**** still watch it though for the porn value when some crap like this happens.

People are glued to CNN now clinging onto every word of the twits who read from a teleprompter.

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IvySlayer · 14-02-2018 11:32pm

This is the 18th school shooting in the US this year and its only February

Chrongen · 14-02-2018 11:34pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Just said on bbc news it’s the 19th school shooting of 2018

FCUK!...then I can't keep up with their massacres.

I was busy lying around listening to music and enjoying my life.

Got stung by a bastard of a bee and a drunk threatened me if I didn't give him a smoke. I said "Piss off" ... he pissed off.

Never saw a firearm all day.

But of course they are SO NECESSARY.

Pauliedragon · 14-02-2018 11:41pm

The terrorists don't need to bother. Just relax and watch them kill each other.

wakka12 · 14-02-2018 11:41pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

As said already, if the murder of little kids at Sandy Hook did nothing, forget it. Sorry, but that's the culture over there now. Will be forgotten tomorrow. Sorry to hear of the deaths, but honestly there are so many mad people shooting at random there it is unreal.

And with no offence to a previous poster, but the term "shooter" should be banned. Assassin would be a better term in fairness.

I don't know why they don't have airport style security in schools now like xray etc. to get in.

But that is probably something to do with the personal freedoms under the constitution or something.

X-rays are common in US colleges and schools
As are preparatory drills and practices in case of a shooting
My american friend said before she came to ireland she thought alarm drills for school shootings were just a common thing!

wakka12 · 14-02-2018 11:42pm

At least 14 victims in this incident.
300 school shootings in USA since 2013

Nettle Soup · 14-02-2018 11:42pm

Schools in the States do shooter drills where the kids practice what to do when there is an active gunman on campus i.e. go to a designated hiding place or hide under their tables and stay quiet.

Noveight · 14-02-2018 11:49pm

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Schools in the States do shooter drills where the kids practice what to do when there is an active gunman on campus i.e. go to a designated hiding place or hide under their tables and stay quiet.

Makes sense I suppose considering how common shootings are over there.

Seeing as there's no efforts being made to prevent school shootings next best thing is damage limitation, a damning state of affairs.

JP Liz V1 · 14-02-2018 11:51pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Apparently an ex student.

Can shoot up children but didn't have the balls to blow his own head off.

How did he get back in the school with a gun?

I think I would be home schooling if I lived in America and had kids

diomed · 14-02-2018 11:51pm

They just need a ticker on the TV news screen with the number shot dead this year.

CZ 453 · 14-02-2018 11:58pm

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Schools in the States do shooter drills where the kids practice what to do when there is an active gunman on campus i.e. go to a designated hiding place or hide under their tables and stay quiet.

Unfortunately in most cases they're training the killer/shooter as well. (eg. "go hide out in the gym". Killer just goes straight to the gym as he was/is one of the students)

Horrible gun culture.

Noveight · 14-02-2018 11:59pm

CZ 453 wrote: »

Unfortunately in most cases they're training the killer/shooter as well. (eg. "go hide out in the gym". Killer just goes straight to the gym as he was/is one of the students)

Hadn't considered that, such a grim thought.

Spanish Eyes · 14-02-2018 11:59pm

wakka12 wrote: »

X-rays are common in US colleges and schools
As are preparatory drills and practices in case of a shooting
My american friend said before she came to ireland she thought alarm drills for school shootings were just a common thing!

Well not in this school or the 17 previous schools either by the looks of it.

School Shooting in Parkland, Florida

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