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Seattle Shooting
Topic Started: May 31 2012, 02:08 AM (95 Views)
CallUpChuck
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018316552_roosevelt31m.html

So this happened in Seattle today...
Edited by CallUpChuck, May 31 2012, 02:09 AM.
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crazybydefault
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Yeah, UW sent an e-mail about it this morning :(

To quote the Oatmeal, "It's times like this where I wish Seattle could rent a Batman..."
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This is horrific and very sad. Incredibly tragic. :(

In the UK, we had the same thing, the infamous Cumbria Shootings on 2nd June 2010 by Derrick Bird (hyperlinked).

It pretty sick, and very upsetting. My thoughts are with the families in Seattle today, from the brave public who phoned, reported, gave CPR (whilst the gunman was still present), and generally helped, to the victims who had to witness scenes no person should ever see.
Edited by TheOneInYellow, May 31 2012, 11:40 AM.
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:( So sad. :(
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crazybydefault
May 31 2012, 03:44 AM
Yeah, UW sent an e-mail about it this morning :(

To quote the Oatmeal, "It's times like this where I wish Seattle could rent a Batman..."
Not to make light of this at all, but where in the world was Phoenix Jones???

I sometimes wonder what I would do in a situation like this, if I saw it happening. You just never know until you're actually in it, but it is helpful nonetheless to think about it. Hope I never have to be in that situation, and would never wish it on anyone else, for sure.
Edited by ASLANS R0AR, Jun 1 2012, 05:09 PM.
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Braythor
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relevant
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ASLANS R0AR
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saw this update today.

The hero said this:
"My brother died in the World Trade Center," the man, identified as Lawrence Adams, later told police. After his brother's death, he said, he resolved that if something like this ever happened, "I would never hide under a table."
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Deadpool Psycko
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NOBODY knows how they're going to react in a situation until it happens. That's a fact. Fear or adrenaline aren't easy to overcome when they suddenly wash over you without control.

It's human nature - Chaotic. One person might suddenly jump out and attempt to disarm the suspect. Another will be a victim of the well known term "Frozen with fear".

Sadly I haven't been keeping up on these. I've read/seen enough on shootings being a New Yorker. Stories like these are the reasons I stopped reading the papers :(
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