 Another School Shooting in Finland |
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| Another School Shooting in Finland |
 Sep 23 2008, 09:59 AM
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QUOTE A gunman opened fire at a vocational school for adults in western Finland on Tuesday before shooting himself, police said. Finnish media reported nine people were killed and the gunman was wounded. This was their second school shooting in a year. What's interesting is that I am IN Finland right now, so I think I'll be in a position to gauge the media reaction/coverage and people's sentiment versus that of the US (i.e. will there be "should guns be banned" arguments, etc...) --------------------  |
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Sep 23 2008, 10:31 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
What is the general thoughts there? You going to ACL this upcoming week?
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Sep 24 2008, 12:15 PM
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Sep 24 2008, 01:11 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Sep 24 2008, 01:15 PM)  ::facepalm:: how many incidents does finland have for school shootings? this is what? the first? with so few instances, i think that it's still proof that relaxed gun laws are not the issue. but you're too blind to see that --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Sep 24 2008, 01:35 PM
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just takes one instance
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Sep 24 2008, 02:03 PM
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GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (cmac @ Sep 24 2008, 02:35 PM) just takes one instance so you're willing to deny the vast majority to cater to the minority..... -------------------- QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Sep 24 2008, 02:10 PM
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if it involves death, definitely yes
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Sep 24 2008, 02:10 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Sep 24 2008, 02:35 PM) just takes one instance let's ban sex, except for limited reproductive practices. 'Cause, you know rape happens and stuff. Just takes one instance. 
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Sep 24 2008, 02:42 PM
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Those damn guns, killing people. People didn't used to kill other people before guns were invented.
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Sep 25 2008, 02:26 AM
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Some things I've noticed:
When I first arrived in Finland (9/22) I saw a total of 1 flag on top of the parliament building. After the shooting, it was amazing, everywhere you looked there were flags at half mast. I took some pictures, it was astonishing. Haven't seen any sort of national morning like this since the US during September 11. In a country of 5 or so million, pretty much everyone is as affected (kind of like if you lived in Virginia during the whole V-Tech shootings). The newspaper also was interesting. It printed an entire issue the day after the shooting (like 40+ pages) discussing the various aspects -- the school, the shooter, the victims, the town. Now Finnish is a pretty crazy language (it is truly ridiculous) so I couldn't particularly understand what was being said... As for gun laws, Finnish people love to hunt. You see them at the airport carrying bags that you know are hunting rifles going out on a weekend trip (how they check those things, I have no clue). I think in the article, they are third per capita in gun owners behind US and Yemen. That's about it for now. -------------------- |
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Sep 25 2008, 02:28 AM
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QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Sep 24 2008, 02:11 PM) how many incidents does finland have for school shootings? this is what? the first? This is the second within a year. Keep in mind this is a country of 5 million. That would be like if there were two mass school shootings in the DC metro within a year (to put it in perspective). -------------------- |
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Sep 25 2008, 06:54 AM
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I think school shootings happen because we're losing our Christian values. We need more religion in school. If people would just get right with God, natural disasters, starvation, epidemics, and school shootings would stop. Please, everyone, pray. Thank Jesus.
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Sep 25 2008, 09:53 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Oh my God you are friggin hilarious
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Sep 25 2008, 10:28 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Sep 25 2008, 10:53 AM) Oh my God you are friggin hilarious I thought it was pretty funny --------------------   |
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Sep 25 2008, 10:36 AM
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QUOTE (Billy @ Sep 25 2008, 07:54 AM) I think school shootings happen because we're losing our Christian values. We need more religion in school. If people would just get right with God, natural disasters, starvation, epidemics, and school shootings would stop. Please, everyone, pray. Thank Jesus. Never had school shootings in the 1800s! -------------------- |
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