Mass shooting

[BrometheusBob.]

It's not news because the shooter's name was Juan Lopez. Doesn't fit the liberal narrative of the angry white male.

It is news, though.

But if 50 people had died, then it would be news for much longer. Like the pulse nightclub shooting, even though the shooter was not white in that case.

[GhostofDempsey]

Let's be honest you are comparing a wealthy white city verses a poor black city. If we are talking Boston itself verses Baltimore it's still apples to oranges. Boston has 15 universities, high taxes, very expensive to live and one of the most tech start ups on the east coast. Baltimore has nothing going for it besides the harbor.

Atlanta isn't poor, Chicago isn't poor, Wash DC and Cincinnati aren't poor, still way higher in crime though. And whose fault is it if some of these cities are indeed poor? They all have at least one thing in common--a lack of leadership. High crime cities also have a strong anti-cop sentiment that is embraced from City Hall and DA office to the streets of the inner cities.

[GhostofDempsey]

It is news, though.

But if 50 people had died, then it would be news for much longer. Like the pulse nightclub shooting, even though the shooter was not white in that case.

It's news for a day. Tomorrow no one will be talking about it. The shooter wasn't white and the number of victims wasn't high enough.

[Jax teller]

My point went right over your head.

Your party called you "stupid".

You dont have to go prove them correct.

What 'party'?

Your point became rediculous when you started comparing a peice of sports equipment to a object designed to be used in war zones kill people as efficiently as possible. Clearly not the on same playing field but I guess that went over your head.

You're begging to be made fun of for saying dumb stuff like that, don't get cry about it.

[WarVeteranO01]

You dont? Well, if the gun wasnt bought legally what would a mental health check have to do with guns? Or any other check for that matter?

The problem is the amount of guns out floating around legal & illegal. When theres a better accountability of guns then we can implement mental health checks and what not. Right now if some1 gets denied a license, they can go to any hood, barrio, or trailer park and get an illegal 1.

[Removed Now]

Atlanta isn't poor, Chicago isn't poor, Wash DC and Cincinnati aren't poor, still way higher in crime though. And whose fault is it if some of these cities are indeed poor? They all have at least one thing in common--a lack of leadership. High crime cities also have a strong anti-cop sentiment that is embraced from City Hall and DA office to the streets of the inner cities.

I was just talking about Baltimore. However the poor parts of Atlanta, Chicago and South East DC are way worse than anywhere in Mass. Other than that I agree.

Also those cities also have a large AA/Hispanic population and historically cops never had good relationships with these groups and the Klan were the police back in the south so anti cop sentiment is understandable. They need more people of color in the force and that's a fault on both sides.

[man down]

The problem is the amount of guns out floating around legal & illegal. When theres a better accountability of guns then we can implement mental health checks and what not. Right now if some1 gets denied a license, they can go to any hood, barrio, or trailer park and get an illegal 1.

Or they can break in and steal it. How do you manage that?
We just had a car drive into a gun shop and steal a ton of guns.

[Mr.365]

they want the guns to be confiscated so bad

[WarVeteranO01]

Or they can break in and steal it. How do you manage that?
We just had a car drive into a gun shop and steal a ton of guns.

Well there will always be crime no matter what. We take away guns and that same car that rammed the building Im sure would be used as a weapon.

& for the perpretrators they should face Federal mandatory sentences for crimes of that nature.

[man down]

Well there will always be crime no matter what. We take away guns and that same car that rammed the building Im sure would be used as a weapon.

& for the perpretrators they should face Federal mandatory sentences for crimes of that nature.

I agree! But then people will scream prison reform. Its always something man.