Thread: 12 dead, 31 injured at Fort Hood Tx

Quote: Originally Posted by DTX Oh Stewie, you are clearly a much better man than I. If someone wanted to put a target on my head, I'd have no problem placing a target on theirs. I feel like my "duty" to be the bigger man ends when they may be putting me or my own family in jeopardy. While I'm usually pretty easy-going, I tend to develop an overly vicious streak if I feel someone has wronged me in some way. But if...

Quote: Originally Posted by grimreap i heard an interview with some people on base that were outside the building and thats what they said (that at first the shots sounded like they were coming from the range)... besides i dont think its unreasonable to assume that shots inside a building might sound quite a but away from where they are actually taking place... most of those buildings are concrete i assume?? The only shots I ever heard were...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stewie_G They do that in all states. The new cry they use is people's "right to know". So when the LEGAL contents of your home become unpopular, it will happen to you to. I'll give them an entire list of my porn and sex toy collection right now if they want!

Quote: Originally Posted by Burn_Power In the sense and regard that a soldier of any rank could go ballistic and do this, yes they do need to fix their security. I'm not saying I could do any better just hoping they can stop a Colombine-type shooter from shooting almost fifty people next time. It is just not possible to protect from everything. A military base has armed guards at every gate. They check IDs, they make sure everyone coming...

Quote: Originally Posted by D_Dan I just get tired of you and most others here diagnosing problems from what you read in one news article. "He can't have PTSD because we don't know of any stressful situation he went through." Not your exact quote but close enough. I really don't care if he had PTSD, or how else the psychiatrists may label him. Except where knowing the cause may help prevent tragedies in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Loki That's because it's classic misdirection. It's a technique often used to derail a valid argument by shifting the focus away from valid points and into an unrelated non sequitur. It's an easy way to divert attention when you have no valid arguments for your point or your arguments have been refuted. Example: In this case, why not just ban breathing instead of guns. It's obviously...

Quote: Originally Posted by tenmm Ft.Hood covers about 340 sq. miles,how many armed MP's you figure it would take to patrol it 24/7?? When you consider that most of the base is natural terrain for training purposes, the logistics are better but the principle applies. If anything, a military base should require less internal security supervision than your local mall. This situation is impossible to anticipate and providing sufficient...

Quote: Originally Posted by Loki When you consider that most of the base is natural terrain for training purposes, the logistics are better but the principle applies. If anything, a military base should require less internal security supervision than your local mall. This situation is impossible to anticipate and providing sufficient security personnel to cover it would present a whole new set of problems. Quote: Originally Posted by...

Quote: Originally Posted by primey Notice how alot of those car accidents/deaths are related to the driver being intoxicated. No need to ban cars. Ban drunk drivers. Enforce the drunk driving/driving under the influence laws. I fail to see your point. Same thing goes for people on cell phones. They talk and dont fully pay attention to the road, and the next thing you know............... you get my point. They need to enforce this as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Axxman300 Here is the order of people who NEEDED to know what was going on at Fort Hood yesterday: 1.The people at Fort Hood. 2. The Pentagon. 3. The White House 4. The families of the dead and wounded. 5. Surrounding local law enforcement agencies (City, County, and State) 6. The FBI and DHS. 7. You and the general public. They can take as long as they want to get around to #7. Why? There was one shooter. He was...