Washington Shootings

[Eve]

http://news.sky.com/story/1142428/washington-navy-yard-shooting-several-dead

Awful and still ongoing. These shootings just seem to becoming more and more common, thought one shooter dead and possibly two others still at large.

Where does it end?

[baza]

not seen it yet, off to watch the news.

[tonyav]

http://news.uk.msn.com/washington-navy-yard-shootings-1

[tonyav]

Sorry Eve, I must be going blind I didn't notice your link.

[Gromit]

Judging by the target this looks more like a terrorist attack like Boston rather than the frequent school shootings. Or it might be a disgruntled worker.

Will have to wait and see.

[Bazile]

// "We are confronting yet another mass shooting and today it happened on a military institution in our nation's capital. //

We'll have to wait and see who the shooters are - but you can nevertheless feel the frustration in BO's voice , cant you ?

[Eve]

No worries Tony :)

It looks like things are less than clear yet, whether there were/are multiple gunmen and who they were.

Given the location it could have terrorist links though terrorism doesn't seem to be being mentioned (on Sky News anyway). A disgruntled former-employee possibility has been mentioned though I imagine the possible additional gunmen makes it all unclear. Sounds like one or more (if more) were wearing military type clothing though I guess there may be some confusion with emergency responders, a fair amount of whom I guess would be armed in the circumstances.

I hope it was only one and the danger is at least over.

[DJHawkes]

I have been watching it unfold since the first breaking news on the BBC at lunchtime, what a drama and so confusing, when they grounded all aircraft about 2pm it got very worrying. they locked it all down so fast.

[Eve]

Hadn't seen about grounding aircraft, I just messaged a friend who is meant to be flying out of there today.

There seems to be a bit less coverage which I'm hoping is a good sign that the danger is over. Awful enough as it is.

[keyplus90]

Have they found a copy of the Quran near by or not yet?

[humbersloop]

news agencies are identifying the gunman as a military contractor from Texas

and that, khandro, was unhelpful and cheap imo

[humbersloop]

apologies, I meant keyplus

[tonyav]

khandro ?.

[humbersloop]

my bads tony

[tonyav]

LOL.

[Twilz]

Terrible beyond words ....... AGAIN
But why do the Yanks turn these tragedies into a media circus, with loads of people crowding the microphone?

[Peter Pedant]

The briefings are crazy

why do Anglo-Saxons behave so stupidly ? no not shooting people, but saying "Oh we cant tell you anything - coz it is so secret that no one can know..."

erm excuse me.... the dead arent going to leap into life.....


WHy do the armed forces treat the public as tho they are morons ?
Reminds me of my employer....

[Twilz]

The death penalty in the States does not seem to deter these shooters.
Maybe they should do away with the gentle lethal injection and introduce death by meat mincer, steamroller or a thousand cuts. Something so horrible that even the nutters might think twice?

[Peter Pedant]

Jesus thank God we have arms control.


I have a schizophrenic neighbour and when he forgets his meds - all he does is kick a few cars.

and I come from the gun capital of the UK - that would be Madchester by the way

[Peter Pedant]

Twilz - capital punishment is not a deterrent as people usually only do it once.

Yes I realise that that is rather a circular argument
but when we stopped hanging in 1967

sudduv the shooting didnt break out...


So putting their (dirty little hands) down a mincer - but surely that shold be the punishment for a groper ? - is unlikely to deter / cure

[douglas9401]

"Where does it end?"

It doesn't, Eve.