Thread: Gunman in nebraska mall kills eight

Originally Posted by Juturna

you guys interpreted my statement all wrong.

I'm not saying that we should stop keeping sick or injured people alive.
I'm talking specificly about murders such as the shooting. Eight people who got shot get more attention than the hundreds or thousands that die of disease and sickness? Only eight people. Sure, it's tragic. But it's also blown way out of proportion.

Also, the fact that this topic is long passed annoyed me. With shootings and other events like them, people live too much in the past. We need to move on.

You should really go through the thread, a little more, before forming such an opinion of it.

The thread only lasted for about a week (actually it was talking about two separate incidents). I dug up the thread, 2 months later, to expand on something I'd said before. I'd said that the number of mass-murder/suicides were probably going to be increasing (due to copycats and such) and, this week, we had 4 school shootings. That's the only reason the thread was dug up.

Going back to what you said, though, no one is downplaying the countless deaths that are occurring because of disease and sickness. These usually get more press because (among other reasons) they are acts of human malice. They are much more psychological and more complex than the natural causes that you're talking about. They are deaths occurring because of the whims of people just like us, they are more immediate, and they usually hit a little closer to home.

I think your misconception is that, just because people talk about the individual cases, often, as they happen, those people believe that they are more important than the issues you were talking about, which isn't necessarily the case.

Well, in that case, I am very sorry.

I should've read through the thread first. I was probably just making a biased opinion based on the same topic in other forums.

I had forgotten that people on dreamview are much more mature than those of other forums.

But please accept my apology. I appreciate when someone puts my views into perspective.

Originally Posted by Juturna

Well, in that case, I am very sorry.

I should've read through the thread first. I was probably just making a biased opinion based on the same topic in other forums.

I had forgotten that people on dreamview are much more mature than those of other forums.

But please accept my apology. I appreciate when someone puts my views into perspective.

God damn. At least have some conviction.

Originally Posted by bigfoot

God damn. At least have some conviction.

Lol.

It's cool, Juturna. Apology accepted.

Originally Posted by bigfoot

God damn. At least have some conviction.

I gave up my opinion because I noticed I was just in a horrible mood that day and it was being reflected in my posts.

Originally Posted by Juturna

I gave up my opinion because I noticed I was just in a horrible mood that day and it was being reflected in my posts.

I was just joking. I meant to type j/k but I forgot. Lulz @ this thread.

so now we're laughing at it? you hypocrite!

but I will not forget the jk.

Originally Posted by Juturna

so now we're laughing at it? you hypocrite!

but I will not forget the jk.

Yo mama.