Today's Mass Shooting

[Dave Rogers]

They put it in a box and gave me the box.

I would have thought in America, to mitigate the risk of an anrgy ex-worker, it would be best when firing someone to literally fire at them.

So the sacking experience would become, "They put me in a box".

Dave

 

[The Don]

You young whippersnappers might not remember this, but we used to have a saying "going postal" which referred to a person going off and killing a whole bunch of people. It was based on a situation where a disgruntled postal worker went off and killed a bunch of people in the workplace (it may have been even more than one). It was considered a thing for postal workers.

From a Wikipedia article quoting the St Petersburg Times. It seems that there were a lot of fatal shootings.

The symposium was sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service, which has seen so many outbursts that in some circles excessive stress is known as 'going postal.' Thirty-five people have been killed in 11 post office shootings since 1983. The USPS does not approve of the term "going postal" and has made attempts to stop people from using the saying. Some postal workers, however, feel it has earned its place

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_postal

 

[Distracted1]

They put it in a box and gave me the box.

There are things you are tempted to say, but know it's a bad idea. Like I was thinking about saying, " Don't worry about me. I have plenty of things to do. It's been a long time since I cleaned my gun collection."

However, no good could come of it, so I just wished them good luck.

It is horrible that in the USA it seems fairly reasonable that they would. take what few measures they can, because, as this most recent episode shows again, someone really might go on a murder spree if they feel wronged.

An armed society is a polite society.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

An armed society is a polite society.

Indeed, always remember it's "Please don't kill me, Sir" when begging for your life.

 

[crackers]

It's because of losers like this that the jerks who fired me last year wouldn't let me clean out my desk.

In reality I might have laughed, or even burst into song, but because of losers like this guy they have to treat everyone like they might go postal.

Even if the US isn't prepared to implement gun control then perhaps improving workers' rights might reduce the number of "going postal" incidents.

Improving workers’ rights? What are you, some kind of pinko commie socialist?

 

[gerdbonk]

You young whippersnappers might not remember this, but we used to have a saying "going postal" which referred to a person going off and killing a whole bunch of people. It was based on a situation where a disgruntled postal worker went off and killed a bunch of people in the workplace (it may have been even more than one). It was considered a thing for postal workers.

 

[Meadmaker]

In my youth I had less restraint. For about 15 minutes, I actually posted a sign on my cubicle wall that said, "How would a postal worker handle this situation?"

Eta:. Oh, and one more thing, some real people really died yesterday in a mass shooting. I pretty much hate that this is an unremarkable event. I think we should take away some guns from some people.

 

[William Parcher]

Daily Mail: A co-worker has said that the shooter thought he was discriminated against because he was black.

 

[Lothian]

Eta:. Oh, and one more thing, some real people really died yesterday in a mass shooting. I pretty much hate that this is an unremarkable event. I think we should take away some guns from some people.

Americans

 

[a_unique_person]

It's because of losers like this that the jerks who fired me last year wouldn't let me clean out my desk.



In reality I might have laughed, or even burst into song, but because of losers like this guy they have to treat everyone like they might go postal.

They probably did all that with this guy too. That can't stop him coming back with a gun.

 

[William Parcher]

Washington Post: Noose found on gunman's locker at Milwaukee Coors facility years before deadly shooting.

 

[Checkmite]

Last night a man drove through Springfield, Missouri shooting randomly at pedestrians, luckily not striking any of them; but eventually he crashed into a gas station, after which he strode inside with his gun and killed four people, including a responding police officer, and injured two more before finally killing himself.

 

[gerdbonk]

Seven family members fatally shot in North Carolina

The gunman is among the dead.

Those familiar with the area describe it as "a quiet, close-knit community where violence is out of the norm," the sheriff's office said.

 

[Trebuchet]

Last night a man drove through Springfield, Missouri shooting randomly at pedestrians, luckily not striking any of them; but eventually he crashed into a gas station, after which he strode inside with his gun and killed four people, including a responding police officer, and injured two more before finally killing himself.

Did they pry his gun from his cold, dead hands?

 

[Wolrab]

Are these white supremacist like the last four or five?

 

[carol1]

It was in Italy, Texas.

Where it occurred mainly? Italy or Texas?

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Last night a man drove through Springfield, Missouri shooting randomly at pedestrians, luckily not striking any of them; but eventually he crashed into a gas station, after which he strode inside with his gun and killed four people, including a responding police officer, and injured two more before finally killing himself.

That's a pretty radical way to enforce social distancing.

 

[Tolls]

Where it occurred mainly? Italy or Texas?

Both.
It's a town in Texas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy,_Texas

 

[arthwollipot]

March 2020 was the first March without a school shooting in the U.S. since 2002

March 2020 was apparently the first March in nearly two decades without a school shooting in the U.S. Schools across America have been shut down since early March as a prevention measure to slow the spread of coronavirus. Since then, kids of all ages have adjusted to homeschooling and online classes — a new normal that could extend through the rest of the school year.

For most of those students, this is one of the longest stretches in their lifetimes without a school shooting. As first reported on Twitter by Washington Post reporter Robert Klemko, there hasn't been a March without a school shooting since 2002 — the year most current high school seniors were born.

Data from the National School Safety Center and National School Safety and Security Services confirm that there have been school shootings every March since 2002. That year, a 13-year-old student brought a gun and a hit list to school but was subdued by a school resource officer deputy before he could pull the trigger.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

NVM