collapse

* Recent Posts

2024 Transfer Portal by Juan Anderson's Mixtape
[Today at 12:05:17 PM]


Dallas bars tonite by Boston Warrior
[Today at 11:50:20 AM]


2024 Coaching Carousel by the eagle
[Today at 11:39:07 AM]


Chicago bars for Fri game by BrewCity83
[Today at 11:26:20 AM]


NC State by MUMountin
[Today at 11:25:44 AM]


2024 NCAA Tournament Thread by Uncle Rico
[Today at 11:15:58 AM]


Kam Jones 1st Round Mock - The Ringer by PGsHeroes32
[Today at 10:50:38 AM]

Please Register - It's FREE!

The absolute only thing required for this FREE registration is a valid e-mail address.  We keep all your information confidential and will NEVER give or sell it to anyone else.
Login to get rid of this box (and ads) , or register NOW!


Author Topic: Thoughts and Prayers  (Read 2755 times)

wadesworld

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 17383
Thoughts and Prayers
« on: April 10, 2023, 10:04:32 AM »
Needed in Louisville.  They've proven to stop the issues in the past, so lets offer them up.  It's not the guns, it's the people and mental health.  So let's oust some democrats from the House and let's pray for and think about these victims and their loved ones.
Rocket Trigger Warning (wild that saying this would trigger anyone, but it's the world we live in): Black Lives Matter

tower912

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 23345
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2023, 10:10:49 AM »
Thoughts and prayers, as well, to the families of the police officers in northwest Wisconsin.
Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

TSmith34, Inc.

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 5083
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2023, 10:16:09 AM »
Needed in Louisville.  They've proven to stop the issues in the past, so lets offer them up.  It's not the guns, it's the people and mental health.  So let's oust some democrats from the House and let's pray for and think about these victims and their loved ones.

132nd mass shooting this year. There is absolutely nothing that could possibly be done about this, despite the U.S. being the only place this happens on a near daily basis, so we shouldn't even try.
If you think for one second that I am comparing the USA to China you have bumped your hard.

Mucubfan

  • Walk-On
  • *
  • Posts: 0
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2023, 10:22:12 AM »
What we need are armed security guards at banks. That would have stopped this.

dgies9156

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 4022
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2023, 10:55:57 AM »
Thoughts and prayers, as well, to the families of the police officers in northwest Wisconsin.

This one is close to my parents' hometown. The notion that a police officer in Cameron or Chetek is going to go to work on a Saturday morning and get shot at in a traffic stop is a chilling reminder that evil is everywhere. You train and train for every possible consideration as a police officer but some things are just not predictable. You get so use to pulling people over that you let your guard down, which is what I suspect happened.

I get that police/community relations are not always what they should be, but it is incidents like this that push officers further and further away from the people they are meant to serve.

Jockey

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 2016
  • “We want to get rid of the ballots"
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2023, 11:23:42 AM »
The notion that a police officer in Cameron or Chetek is going to go to work on a Saturday morning and get shot at in a traffic stop is a chilling reminder that evil is GUNS are everywhere.


FIFY


Another predictable victory for guns! Another devastating loss for mankind.

Isn't there some random black lawmaker we can kick out of office to fix this?
« Last Edit: April 10, 2023, 11:25:43 AM by Jockey »

Pakuni

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 9875
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2023, 11:33:12 AM »
I just hope the Kentucky legislature fixes this by expelling a couple of members.

WarriorFan

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 1629
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2023, 11:45:35 AM »
As I plan to move self and family back to the states after living many years in places where crime is illegal (Yes, there are several countries in this category - like Singapore and the UAE), I have two concerns:
- Idiots with guns
- Idiots with guns and badges
"The meaning of life isn't gnashing our bicuspids over what comes after death but tasting the tiny moments that come before it."

ZiggysFryBoy

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 5115
  • MEDITERRANEAN TACOS!
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2023, 12:01:49 PM »
As I plan to move self and family back to the states after living many years in places where crime is illegal (Yes, there are several countries in this category - like Singapore and the UAE), I have two concerns:
- Idiots with guns
- Idiots with guns and badges

Ah yes, Singapore and the UAE.  Both renowned for their judicial systems, due process, and fairness.  🤡

Uncle Rico

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 9597
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2023, 12:09:46 PM »
What about Chicago
“This is bar none atrocious.  Mitchell cannot shoot either.  What a pile of dung”

MU82

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 22723
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2023, 12:18:31 PM »
We've been doing this all wrong.

Gotta stop with the thoughts ... and just go with prayers and more prayers.
“It’s not how white men fight.” - Tucker Carlson

Vander Blue Man Group

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 3748
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2023, 02:03:20 PM »

dgies9156

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 4022
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2023, 02:43:44 PM »
Gang

Before we become political, let’s make sure we understand what happened. I think there are lots of people still trying to understand this.


MU Fan in Connecticut

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 3436
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2023, 02:45:51 PM »

TSmith34, Inc.

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 5083
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2023, 03:09:49 PM »
Gang

Before we become political, let’s make sure we understand what happened. I think there are lots of people still trying to understand this.
Let's Understand What Happened, Edition 132.

An unhappy dude with a gun murdered a bunch of people. That's what happened.
If you think for one second that I am comparing the USA to China you have bumped your hard.

Mucubfan

  • Walk-On
  • *
  • Posts: 0
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2023, 03:09:54 PM »
Gang

Before we become political, let’s make sure we understand what happened. I think there are lots of people still trying to understand this.

Honestly, there is nothing political about saying that thoughts and prayers are not enough to curb gun violence.

MU82

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 22723
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2023, 03:14:46 PM »
It's just a mental-health issue, and Kentucky powers-that-be already are doing all they can for the state's mental health by enacting hateful anti-LGBTQ laws.
“It’s not how white men fight.” - Tucker Carlson

Uncle Rico

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 9597
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2023, 03:24:53 PM »
It's just a mental-health issue, and Kentucky powers-that-be already are doing all they can for the state's mental health by enacting hateful anti-LGBTQ laws.

I hope they consider some book bans as well. 
“This is bar none atrocious.  Mitchell cannot shoot either.  What a pile of dung”

tower912

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 23345
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2023, 03:54:36 PM »
Gang

Before we become political, let’s make sure we understand what happened. I think there are lots of people still trying to understand this.
A person was hurting, angry, aggrieved about something.   They decided the answer to their pain was to kill others and inflict as much pain as they could before having their pain ended.   They found a tool with which to accomplish this efficiently.

What did I miss?
Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

dgies9156

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 4022
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2023, 04:08:28 PM »
A person was hurting, angry, aggrieved about something.   They decided the answer to their pain was to kill others and inflict as much pain as they could before having their pain ended.   They found a tool with which to accomplish this efficiently.

What did I miss?

Lots of subtle ridicule of Republicans for one thing.

My point was that until we know who did the killing, what prompted the killing and whether the assailant was permitted to have a firearm -- as well as what type of firearm it was -- it's senseless to cast blame and propose yet another solution.

That will come in time.

tower912

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 23345
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2023, 04:21:42 PM »
If I were to ridicule anyone or anything, it would be the cult of gun worship that has led to this.    Led to the notion that using a gun to inflict pain and death on others with a gun is a worthy balm for the shooters' pain.   I don't blame a party for that.    I blame a flawed ethos for that.   
Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

Jockey

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 2016
  • “We want to get rid of the ballots"
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2023, 04:24:29 PM »
Lots of subtle ridicule of Republicans for one thing.

My point was that until we know who did the killing, what prompted the killing and whether the assailant was permitted to have a firearm -- as well as what type of firearm it was -- it's senseless to cast blame and propose yet another solution.

That will come in time.

I didn’t think I was subtle at all.

tower912

  • Registered User
  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 23345
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2023, 04:33:58 PM »
The shooter in NW Wisconsin had publicly stated he wanted to kill police officers.   Going through a contentious divorce.   Previously pled down assault charges to misdemeanors. Skipped a court date.  Driving  around with guns in his car.

Like all the rest, hurting, angry, aggrieved, who thought using guns to kill and inflict pain on others was the answer.

Where does that thought process come from?   What kind of flawed thinking? 
Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

TSmith34, Inc.

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 5083
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2023, 04:40:00 PM »
Lots of subtle ridicule of Republicans for one thing.

My point was that until we know who did the killing, what prompted the killing and whether the assailant was permitted to have a firearm -- as well as what type of firearm it was -- it's senseless to cast blame and propose yet another solution.

That will come in time.
Yes, yes, just like the previous 131 times this year alone, it's far too early to make any sense of this. What could it possibly be? How could anyone possibly know! We'd best just do some investigation of the situation--let's not act too hastily!-- until tomorrow when we'll likely be able to forget all about this one and have a new instance that will require long, detailed study before we can possibly determine if there is anything we could do.
If you think for one second that I am comparing the USA to China you have bumped your hard.

TAMU, Knower of Ball

  • All American
  • *****
  • Posts: 22056
  • Meat Eater certified
Re: Thoughts and Prayers
« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2023, 05:00:50 PM »
My point was that until we know who did the killing, what prompted the killing and whether the assailant was permitted to have a firearm -- as well as what type of firearm it was -- it's senseless to cast blame and propose yet another solution.

I disagree but since you asked.

The police are reporting that the shooter was 23 year old White Male who worked at the bank where the shooting took place. The shooter was recently informed that he was going to be fired and the working theory is that the shooting was in retribution for his termination. As of now, no one has reported any previous run ins with law enforcement for the shooter.

Anyone with a gun is a "good guy with a gun" until they're not.
TAMU

I do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.


 

feedback