22 dead kids

[mosholu]

TDF that just par for the course these days. If she slugged a guy she'd be sued and he would probably file charges. There were three things about this coverage that have set me off (thanks for asking). The first is the rush to judgement on the first day where within hours of the event, prior to any statement by officials, the media are trying to assign blame etc.; the second was the constant identification of the shooter as Asian or Korean. Somewhat correct you could argue. But if it was me and I came over to the US at age 8 would they be saying an Irishman every 5 seconds. The guy lived here for 15 years. To me it is almost like they are pushing the foreign angle to push people's buttons even more. Lastly as we discussed above the release of the videos and pictures. I see mostly Fox and CNN so maybe the coverage was more balanced on the majors but somehow looking at what NBC has done I doubt it.

[fishpoopoo]

mosholu they were pushing the foreign angle to put a spotlight on federal gun laws.

non-u.s. citizens can possess firearms under certain circumstances. we have these excpetions because it wouldn't be possible for olympic shooting and similar events to be held here, etc.

the law is complicated, but it reads ... if you are a lawful resident alien with a clean background, you have the same gun rights as a law-abiding citizen.

note that a lawful resident is not the same as a person coming in with a student visa.

anyways, i'm sure there will be calls for closing this "loophole."

[Raven]

haven't watched any of it...

Just movies ...

CNN via PC was more than enough

no slugging... no throwing ice from a drink... but
i betcha she could have whip creamed him....tho
that and his camera lens...

there should be patriotic whip cream in tri-color
(red,white,and blue tipped cans ) that would
be perfect for the job....

[fishpoopoo]

funny that the MSM isn't reporting how disgusted folks are with the news outlets for putting that crap on the air.

all my co-workers want to throw a brick at the tv or computer screen. hard for them to agree on any one thing at any given time but they are unanimous on this one.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Bassturbed

non-u.s. citizens can possess firearms under certain circumstances. we have these excpetions because it wouldn't be possible for olympic shooting and similar events to be held here, etc.

He wasn't a foreigner though....

Xenophobia go!

[fishpoopoo]

not sure i understand your point, likwid.

the shooter wasn't a u.s. citizen but at the same time we haven't really seen any palpable backlash against foreigners or foreign looking folks.

correct me if i'm wrong ?

[likwid]

Seung Hui Cho, a permanent resident of the United States, a Korean national and a Virginia Tech student has been identified as the gunman in the shootings that left 33 people dead on the Virginia Tech campus Monday, ABC News has learned.

[fishpoopoo]

yeah, so , i made that distinction already.

permanent residents can buy guns here.

visa holders can't.

a lot of permanent residents serve in the armed forces and pay taxes even though they can't vote.

so?

[likwid]

Just making sure the bandwagon rolls into the river here.

Also NBC made copies of everything before giving it to the FBI.
Thanks NBC, I'm glad you care more about money and ratings than real life people.

I'm sure some kid somewhere out there saw that and said "yeah, I can relate, I can do that too."

[Diamond Tackle]

Originally Posted by likwid

Seung Hui Cho, a permanent resident of the United States, a Korean national and a Virginia Tech student has been identified as the gunman in the shootings that left 33 people dead on the Virginia Tech campus Monday, ABC News has learned.

The correct term is "PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN", not permanent resident. I know, I WAS one, until I was naturalized , thereby becoming a US Citizen. Either the source you copied that from got it wrong or it was deleted along the way, unless they did away with the dirty "alien" word already(enter sarchastic smilie here), which Im not aware of.

And I agree, the blood of every person that is killed by every copycat in the next couple months, will be on NBC's FILTHY hands. IF it happens I hope the execs at NBC go straight to hell.

[likwid]

Aren't these the same idiots who fired Imus?