bonny, that is utterly lovely. I teared up reading that.
Yes. This.
I countered with "pity the poor people in the crossfire"
Yeah, dark theater filled with smoke... it would take a Jason Bourne type for that to end well.
Xander: I do have Spaghetti-os. Set 'em on top of the dryer and you're a fluff cycle away from lukewarm goodness. Riley: I, uh, had dryer-food for lunch.
'Same Time, Same Place'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Jul 20, 2012 1:58:53 pm PDT #14871 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2012 2:21:52 pm PDT #14872 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Some people are really great. Edit: The bikers I mean, of course, not any shooters.
Ginger - Jul 20, 2012 2:22:09 pm PDT #14873 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Hubby just suggested that if there had been someone with a concealed weapon in the audience, then it wouldn't have been so bad.
He was in head-to-toe Kevlar, so someone shooting from the audience would have had to make a perfect head shot in a dark, smoke-filled theater.
meara - Jul 20, 2012 2:22:51 pm PDT #14874 of 30001
I usually end up seeing things here first! Usually look to Wash Post and NyTimes for articles once I hear something happened. I have the local free paper's blog (Slog) and a local neughborhood blog that get me pretty much all the local news I need. I never read the Seattle Times.
Zenkitty - Jul 20, 2012 2:27:42 pm PDT #14875 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
He was in head-to-toe Kevlar, so someone shooting from the audience would have had to make a perfect head shot in a dark, smoke-filled theater.
Yeah. Without shooting any of the terrified people trying to get away.
It baffles me that I, a person who has never even fired a gun, can comprehend the logistics of this, yet someone who is so in love with guns cannot see how another gun in the hands of some random would-be self-styled hero in that situation would make things even worse.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2012 2:31:08 pm PDT #14876 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
A nice piece about Batman and what happened: [link]
Connie Neil - Jul 20, 2012 2:34:48 pm PDT #14877 of 30001
brillig
There are some arguments I know not to pursue. After 26+ years, some things aren't going to change and some things should be left to wither on the vine.
Zenkitty - Jul 20, 2012 2:35:17 pm PDT #14878 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I guess I am seriously overwhelmed. I'm just sitting here, randomly breaking into tears, and I can't do anything.
My sister just called me -- I'm her local news source. Whenever she hears about anything happening, she calls me to find out what's going on. So I just related the whole story to her. Now I just want to go back to bed.
Amy - Jul 20, 2012 2:41:31 pm PDT #14879 of 30001
Because books.
It baffles me that I, a person who has never even fired a gun, can comprehend the logistics of this, yet someone who is so in love with guns cannot see how another gun in the hands of some random would-be self-styled hero in that situation would make things even worse.
Even without the smoke, how many civilians who are relaxed and anticipating a movie are going to have the wherewithal to react effectively enough to make that kind of shot? Not many is what I'm thinking. Not without getting hit him/herself or accidentally shooting someone else.
le nubian - Jul 20, 2012 2:43:35 pm PDT #14880 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
even most well-trained professionals are not going to expect a shooting in a movie theater of all places. when you are caught off-guard, it makes accurate assessment of the circumstances and how to deal with the perp more difficult.