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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid I just hear 50 dead, 200 injured? Update 58 dead so far 500 injured
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What the fuck!
Stephen Paddock 644 years old Las Vegas.
Guns do kill!
Pachamama
(16,888 posts)And my guess is that number will continue to rise....
malaise
(269,336 posts)Is this terror yet?
Pachamama
(16,888 posts)This is terror....our own domestic brand of terror that no wall or travel ban will protect any of us from...
malaise
(269,336 posts)Even CNN is asking how come there is not a word from him
BumRushDaShow
(130,096 posts)that they were waiting a response from Drumpf but that some in Congress have started responding.
catbyte
(34,550 posts)and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting. God bless you!"
Warmest condolences? Jesus H. Christ. The asshole does not have one single appropriate human emotion in that bloated orange body.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Ilsa
(61,720 posts)Human emotion. He probably means "sincerest", but doesn't understand that the two words are not interchangeable.
Pence has already tweeted something appropriate, at least he doesn't appear to be an alien or mal-programmed robot.
forgotmylogin
(7,540 posts)You give "warmest regards" for a graduation or a childbirth or a wedding.
You give "sincere condolences" for tragedy or death. Not "warm" cuddly feelings.
He's obviously never written a greeting card of any kind without help.
Ilsa
(61,720 posts)He can't stand unpleasant things. He is a germaphobe and hates the sight of anyone's blood. He never cared for his children when they were babies. He has zero skill in comforting others.
malaise
(269,336 posts)Who sends out warmest condolences?
bdamomma
(63,974 posts)language shows how his dementia is warping his mind. Hi malaise it just never stops huh?
malaise
(269,336 posts)Poor Puerto Rico is now old news
syringis
(5,101 posts)I have never heard about "warm condolences".
I thought it was an American expression.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It's not really appropriate in this situation.
syringis
(5,101 posts)Thank you for the confirmation.
Warmest condolences...
barbtries
(28,824 posts)with exclamation points. tone deaf as ever. not a leader, a sick joke.
Ilsa
(61,720 posts)at the end of everything, it will make it golden, untouchable, and the most perfect tweet of all time.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,854 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)HAB911
(8,957 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)On and on and on.....Fuck. On a crowd of 20,000 people. Like shooting fish in a barrel....
it's mental illness. not terror. i barely woke up to this news and have already heard about 3 times that this was not an act of terrorism. give me a break.
malaise
(269,336 posts)i have to go to work and i think i'm in shock. a friend of my son's was there, thankfully she and her party are all safe.
BumRushDaShow
(130,096 posts)Wasn't sure whether I heard "15" or "50".
If that is true, this will probably be the worst mass shooting ever (modern).
malaise
(269,336 posts)Damn!
BumRushDaShow
(130,096 posts)and just finished the last sip of coffee. The sound was cutting in and out of the presser on the station I was streaming (local LV NBC station channel 3). The local reporters did say that if what he said was true, the number of injuries "doubled" and the casualties more than doubled.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)joshdawg
(2,653 posts)Damn, double damn.
babylonsister
(171,112 posts)yes, the death count went from 20 to 50 just now.
arthritisR_US
(7,303 posts)Pachamama
(16,888 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,303 posts)nitpicker
(7,153 posts)Per CBS.
I suspect the police etc. have been going through the concert scene and finding more victims, checking intake at hospitals, etc.
Shooter 64 year old white guy (Stephen C. Paddock) living in a retirement community Mesquite AZ with the person of interest.
I hope she is physically OK.
catbyte
(34,550 posts)malaise
(269,336 posts)All lies
joshdawg
(2,653 posts)"If only the concertgoers were armed, this would not have happened."
In 3 - 2 - 1
malaise
(269,336 posts)and now is not the time to discuss guns.
Funny how they're showing a pic of his companion but we haven't seen one of the man
joshdawg
(2,653 posts)If not now, when?
malaise
(269,336 posts)mucifer
(23,634 posts)I suppose that now is NOT THE TIME to talk about gun control.
malaise
(269,336 posts)Guess he did not fit the 'profile'.
LisaM
(27,863 posts)ONE person with the ability to mow down that many people? Who owns that kind of firepower???
malaise
(269,336 posts)What sort of weapon kills 50+ and injured 200 - how do civilians acquire these weapons?
This is madness. The NRA and the politicians it owns have endangered everyone
malaise
(269,336 posts)It's not a terrorist act ...I mean not ISIS or Al Qaeda. WTF????
See there are no white terrorists.
Cattledog
(5,923 posts)malaise
(269,336 posts)No one is safe with all these guns
doodsaq
(120 posts)Plus Moose-lambs and immigrants.
malaise
(269,336 posts)civilians. He was 32 floors about these poor people.
Vinca
(50,334 posts)About all I've gathered is it's a white guy, so . . . phew . . . it's not terrorism. Let's all salute are 2nd amendment freedoms.
malaise
(269,336 posts)as well - the woman is not his wife
obamanut2012
(26,192 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,096 posts)malaise
(269,336 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,096 posts)a number of people were taken to hospitals all over the city by attendees and some of the ride services, so it will take time to get the full numbers.
syringis
(5,101 posts)Sorry, It was a hard start this week, I still have not read the news and have no clue of what happened in the world since yesterday.
malaise
(269,336 posts)64 year old white male shooting from 32 floors about at concert goers.
syringis
(5,101 posts)I'm reading.
What a tragedy ! Another...
Why guns are so easy to buy ? First of all why allow people to have guns? It is not necessary nowdays.
I'm not telling such tragedies will not happen is guns are forbidden but it will certainly avoid a lot of people killed.
All my thoughts goes to the victims, their family.
May the victims rest in peace. All my condolences to their families
hatrack
(59,606 posts)Faster than a speeding AK-47 round!
More powerful than an NRA spokesman!
Able to leap tired cliches in a single bound!
More useless than tits on a boar!
It's . . . Thought-And-Prayers Man, speeding to the non-assistance of victims and their families nationwide!
Coming soon to a city near you!
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Let's say it together....call it by it's name..
malaise
(269,336 posts)that he was in the middle of a divorce. This woman with Asian features is not his wife.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)White Domestic Terrorism...no travel ban would stop
malaise
(269,336 posts)More than 50 dead ...Hmmmmmmmmm!
dhol82
(9,353 posts)What I am hearing the tv sounds like very accurate shooting.
Well, it's either that or just the sheer volume of people allowed him to mow them down.
barbtries
(28,824 posts)i am so suspicious! how hard could it be just to keep track of mass purchases of guns and ammunition? how does he haul all that up to a room in a hotel without being noticed?
this is massive. it's so hard to believe. i don't know anything but the USA is totally off the rails. conveniently they killed the guy. :
malaise
(269,336 posts)guns are legal in Las Vegas. The NRA rules.
barbtries
(28,824 posts)IIRC the casinos do not allow guns, and Mandalay Bay has a casino. I don't know. golf bag sounds plausible but there would have to be golf clubs too. the man had an armory. this is absolutely the time to start talking about gun control. this did not have to happen.
malaise
(269,336 posts)and the number of dead is clearly rising. The runner says more than 50 dead now.
barbtries
(28,824 posts)i need to get to work, and i feel utterly laid out. this will touch so many people. if i was a praying person i would be praying that it would wake people up at last so that a demand goes out that lawmakers cannot ignore anymore that we put an end to this madness.
and they can get up there on the tv and say it isn't terrorism. yes it is. yes it is.
Ilsa
(61,720 posts)serious all of them are as some drove themselves to hospitals.
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)What a story to wake up to on a Monday.
I wonder what story this nutcase
(well ex-nutcase, not alive anymore)
will have?
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Said 400 transported to hospitals.
Johnny2X2X
(19,303 posts)He had weapons that have no use for hunting or home defense.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)going about 55. I didn't have to reload.
Botany
(70,664 posts)malaise
(269,336 posts)One fucking man did this - who can defend themselves from a man on the 32nd floor with war weapons.