Thread: Shootings at Fort Hood

Quote: Originally Posted by Biofungus Thousands of Muslims serve in the US military, but how many have opened fire on 50 of their compatriots? I actually wrote more to this response, but really didn't want to get into this publicly (but I did save the rest of it, if you absolutely want to read it, PM me.) Just two. However, that doesn't negate the contributions that Muslim American soldiers have made in the wars we are fighting. In...

Quote: Originally Posted by Biofungus You're just as much a spectator in this report as anybody else. Maybe that's the problem, you seem to think you're more involved somehow (in this specific story) based upon your industry involvement, but you're really not. You know just as much as we do (you're merely choosing to interpret it different because of your own industry-specific bias), you read the same articles we are....

Quote: Originally Posted by Allegory Comics One of the first things they teach you in J-school is to ask the question, "does it matter to the story?" If it doesn't, then you should leave it out. Clearly Ryan, you have way more experience out there in the real world. So I respect your opinion and yours probably is the right one...if that's possible. But IMO, with a national story like this, it's almost the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Allegory Comics The only thing that I think sets me apart here is that I've had 10 years of brainwashing from school and employers telling me what is ethical and what is not, and what the proper steps are to confirming a story. I know those behind-the-scenes steps and I can look at this story and tell they did not follow them. But I've said all I can about this and won't say anything else to avoid...

He's a shrink. All shrinks are nuts on some level.

Quote: Originally Posted by Buckyrig Then how come the one time I was ever interviewed by a reporter, the first thing he asked me was how big my penis is? when you interview for hustler, yeah that's valid.

Quote: Originally Posted by Allegory Comics It's true that our nation's enemies are mostly Islamic, but Islam is not our enemy. I realize that. It's only the fanatics that are the enemy. I have nothing against Islam; it's a peaceful way of life. The problem lies in the way some people twist the practice of it, as with every other major world religion. I'm an equal opportunity religious zealot hater. The fanatic...

I just read an article on MSN about this and then saw the thread--The shooter is not dead, as was previously reported, and is now in official custody. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3367880...urts/?GT1=43001

Quote: Originally Posted by Allegory Comics Why the emphasis on his conversion to Islam? I'm seeing it as Phatman saying "look what they were sure to include in the article." But I dunno.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jon Dahl http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/06...ings/index.html Now there's a gunman killing people in Orlando. did they make a specific note as to his religion?