It's sick to think that mass shootings aren't even breaking the news anymore. I mean, Twitter is going crazy right now, but I haven't seen anything about it on my local news or radio stations. And nobody has posted a topic about on the Café. Mass shootings have become so routine that nobody even bothers to look at them anymore.

Sickening.

If you haven't heard about the Navy Yard shooting yet, Google it. Although you probably won't find any news articles about it.

EDIT: And yet we're still here, obsessing over trivial stuff like Miss America and Miley Cyrus, instead of focusing on the real issues. Why are people so violent now? Why is there so much hate? Why does racism exist, or war, or anything else along those lines? Is it just a coincidence, or does society have an impact on our subconcious thoughts that silently force us to commit and forgive such terrible acts?

Really? Are you serious or trolling?

Turn on the tv, go to any news site. I see nothing BUT Navy Yard shooting stories in the headlines?

I swear I'm telling the truth. I have not seen ANYTHING about it on TV today, although I haven't watched too much of it today. Compared to say...the Colorado theater shootings (which was being broadcast basically 24/7)...the press for this seems like nothing. I may be wrong, but that's what I've seen so far. I haven't had anybody at school mention it today, either. I didn't know about it until I got home and checked my Twitter.

"And nobody has posted a topic about on the Café."

I thought about doing so this morning, but figured that if I did a certain person would right away try and spin my post as some sort of "liberal" thing. Didn't have the energy or desire to face that this morning.

After a while, I came to think that mods were perhaps deleting topics being started on the subject out of sensitivity or something, and so figured it was better to leave it be until things settled down a bit. Don't know if they were or not. Guess I will have my answer if this thread vanishes.

Check that: Fox News just turned on in my living room. Talking about the shooting.

Society does indeed impact our subconscious thoughts. We are the enemy.

Lot of bad stuff in the news today for sure.

Tom

And now on Tiwtter, Drake's new album is trending more (in USA) than the Navy Yard.

On the way to work today, every news station on satellite radio, CNN, fox, etc., was covering it live. While typing this I see that it's being covered on the news station that's on tv

I don't think it is fair to blame us because the media did not cover it to your satisfaction.

So what amount of outrage would you find appropriate and not sickening?

I don't think people here not posting about it is sickening. That is not fair. I don't think it is appropriate for you to judge others by the inaction or not enough action for you.

Be sickened by the event. I am. All mass shootings or for that matter any shooting or act of violence against another human being sickens me. I do not think it is fair to imply the rest of us have done anything wrong.

To answer your question it all starts with judgement of others. Racism is a judgement hate is a judgement. So when we take a position like that guess what It can lead to? Maybe not being so judgemental of others is a good start. If people want to believe in God or be free not to believe no judgement. Just take and accept people as equal people because we are. Sime but NOT easy as a friend of mine is fond of saying.

It's been on all afternoon here in my part of the east coast. Radio and TV both. And now all evening as well.

I've seen nothing BUT news about the shootings since I woke up this morning.

Wherever did you get the idea that no one was reporting on it?

Yes, the news here in the UK has had regular live updates from DC since the start.

The only thread that would have been sensitive in my case would be something asinine, like "Thinking of the US Navy at this tragic time". I'm sure everybody doesn't need to know I wish them well.

RIP to all the victims.

If all this violence keeps up there may be a new Network on television "The Mass Killing Network" runs 24/7. Unfortunately, due to time restraints not all killings and massacres will be shown.
Iven

As sad as it sounds, there are enough wars going on in the world to do that.

Those are mass killings. Times hundreds.

I'm wondering if the increase in violence we've been seeing isn't a by-product of exponential population growth?

Criminals have been around since the beginning of time. So, it seems to make sense that with growing world populations, there will be more criminals in society. Of course the degree of criminality is important too. Murderers are the most dangerous on a criminal list, generally speaking. It would make for an interesting study. I tried Googling a few things before posting this and didn't come up with much, but admittedly, I didn't spend a lot of time on it. I'm wondering if there's any studies out there considering the percentage of criminals existing in society and the percentage of those who are murderers, serial killers and other violent criminals which would provide some correaltion to population growth and increase in violent crime.

I can only say that I have no idea what local news or radio stations the OP watches or listens to.

I'm willing to bet that there was a lot of violence going on when they were feed the Christians to the lions, but I'm only guessing that the days of gladiators, and slaves were rougher times for a guy to get by. At least back then they didn't have 30 bullet magazine fastened to semi automatic rifles.

If you want to be disgusted by shootings that have become so commonplace that they are rarely reported on, just check out Chicago.

Hey balducci watch this.

Rockwall this is sort of not the place to put forth an agenda. It is not the time or place for partisan bickering and everyone was pretty well avoiding it.