OT: 18 Children killed in Conn. school shooting

Can this please be locked. I came here to get away from all that ****e. It's everywhere on the internet right now. Jesus do we really need to talk about it here too.

I'm sorry you feel that way. I guess my view of this forum is that it is a community and while we share our passion about the Packers, there are times when we use it as a sounding board to express our thoughts and frustrations related to other events, like 9-11. I will understand if the mods lock it, but there is always the choice to ignore.

Roch- I think you nailed it.

Exactly right Roch, I don't have kids, but after getting the Breaking news that approx 18 are children....... WTF?????????? Who does this? It's absoultely heart breaking, I can'ts imagine what that community and parents are going through.

Section, 18 elementary school children were shot and killed this morning and you feel put out that you can't find a place to get away from it all?

Your computer has a "power" button. Put it to use.

Nobody is compelled to click on the topic, read the posts or even comment.

Of course, this IS a Packers Forum, and TimesFour offers plenty of other forums for non-Packer talk.

I guess moving it here effectively puts an end to it. Is this what happens when there is one dissenting voice?

Phil Mackey ‏@PMac21 RT @mbyhoff: 31 U.S. school shootings since Columbine. School shootings in every other country in the world combined since that time: 14.

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Originally posted by RochNyFan:
I guess moving it here effectively puts an end to it. Is this what happens when there is one dissenting voice?

Regardless of how this was handled Roch, thanks for posting. I share all your thoughts.

Thanks, Tavis. I guess I am both outraged and deeply saddened by what happened to those poor kids. Hearing and sharing the thoughts of others is somehow reassuring when society seems at its lowest....that's why I chose to post the topic.

I'm with your Roch.... Thanks for posting, it's actions like this, that people need a way to express their feelings and thoughts. I'm with you, incredibly sad, and ready to go kick some ass.

I hear you, Russ. This story has my stomach tied up in knots. And yet here this tragic story sits, right next to a thread about best places to drop a deuce.

This is one of those instances where I wish we had the power to turn back time, like Superman. I am sure there are many of us who would like a moment alone with the soulless a-hole who did this. I love kids - have three of my own and dozens of nieces and nephews. I can't fathom how anyone could be sick enough to harm a young child.

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Originally posted by chickenboy:
Phil Mackey ‏@PMac21 RT @mbyhoff: 31 U.S. school shootings since Columbine. School shootings in every other country in the world combined since that time: 14.

That's.....insane. Think about all the goofiness and shenanigans in places like the Middle East and they can't hold a candle. We're #1 Ugh!

I just heard about this - horrific! I cannot imagine experiencing something like that.

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Originally posted by chickenboy:
Phil Mackey ‏@PMac21 RT @mbyhoff: 31 U.S. school shootings since Columbine. School shootings in every other country in the world combined since that time: 14.

The story now is 18 childern murdered and 9 adults. Just evil
But Phil Mackey is wrong about only 18 childern killed in school shooting in the rest of the world since Columbine, the best I can say about his report is that he is not paying attention to news from the rest of the world

How in the world do these parents survive this? I'm so incredibly sad for them and their families. Could not imagine if my kid was one of the victims. No way I could survive through it.

As a parent of small children and a teacher, I can only imagine what the horror those people are going through. Keeping kids safe is the No. 1 priority of parents, and of teachers. According to the reports, the f*****' gunman was the son of a kindergarten teacher at the school. Horrible, just horrible.

It's crazy just to try and imagine the thoughts and fear all of them must have experienced when they heard the news. I can't imagine racing off to my kids' school, wondering if one of them was a victim. I think my heart would explode before I reached the school.

Oh, and mods, I truly appreciate that at times like these we can post news other than football here. It's all about the GBP until something like this reminds us there are more important things in the world. Thank you.

I understand photographers have to put food on the table but my life would be better without seeing pictures of the victims' families in distraught. That's the worst time in their life and someone is snapping away.

Politely and respectfully disagree, Orlando. Those photos help bring this type of tragedy home. I hate seeing them because they are so heart-wrenching, but they, far more than words, bring the tragedy home. A picture is worth a thousand words, and it's true. So many things have been changed for the better and people helped all because of photos. Are there vulture, voyeuristic photogs? Absolutely. But the vast majority are respectful and caring. Paparazzi, now those folks I can do without.

I think part of the killer's drive is the media coverage and attention around the event. Whether it's the terrorists on 9/11 or these idiotic rampages, they want this following.

It's pretty easy to get desensitized to news about violence here in the US as it seems like almost every day there's something bad that gets reported.

But this story was a standout in a bad way. To think of 18 Kindergarten to 4th grade kids gunned down is almost too much to bear. I know I shed some tears when I first heard about it. I don't know any of those families and probably never will, but this event still affected me. This is a tough day for anyone who has any sort of feelings of empathy for other human beings.

My wife is an aide at an elementary school. Thinking about her all day. Damn I hate the NRA. Everyone should. And I hunt too. But I will never join the NRA!!

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Originally posted by ammo:
My wife is an aide at an elementary school. Thinking about her all day. Damn I hate the NRA. Everyone should. And I hunt too. But I will never join the NRA!!

I agree about the NRA. I own several hunting guns and will never give them up until I am too old or dead. Nor should Americans lose their rights to have guns for hunting and sport.

But the NRA is way off course when it comes to extremely lethal guns and the supposed rights of general Americans to acquire such weapons with war-time firepower used by soldiers and armed forces all over the world.

How many more horrific incidents like this have to happen before someone gets enough guts to stand up to the NRA and get some effective legislation passed to begin to really control firearms?

Numbing.