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posted by martyb on Monday October 02 2017, @04:18PM   Printer-friendly

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/02/554976369/section-of-las-vegas-strip-is-closed-after-music-festival-shooting

A gunman fired upon thousands of people attending a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night, in a brutal attack that is blamed for at least 58 deaths, police say. In the mass shooting and panic that ensued, 515 people were injured. At least one of the dead is an off-duty police officer who was attending the concert.

Editorializing: Interesting how media always emphasize ISLAMIC terrorists, but downplay domestic terrorism as psychologically disturbed individual lone-wolfs.


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday October 02 2017, @06:40PM (6 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday October 02 2017, @06:40PM (#576066) Homepage Journal

    Actually, I think the modern usage is based on whether civilian or military targets are your target of choice. If that's the standard then they're not remotely similar.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Monday October 02 2017, @06:44PM (5 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday October 02 2017, @06:44PM (#576070) Journal

    In a war of ideas, everyone is a military target! :^) 🔫🔫🔫

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    • (Score: 0, Offtopic) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday October 02 2017, @06:51PM (4 children)

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday October 02 2017, @06:51PM (#576075) Homepage Journal

      You're saying I should shoot Deucalion for being a dirty socialist? Well okay but I'm not taking on the IRCOP/CEO jobs if I do. Bytram can do em.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 02 2017, @07:18PM (3 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 02 2017, @07:18PM (#576108)

        -1 for bad taste (can we haz this mod plz?)

        • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday October 02 2017, @07:21PM (2 children)

          by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday October 02 2017, @07:21PM (#576112) Journal

          -1 Off Topic is probably the one you want.

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          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 02 2017, @07:35PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 02 2017, @07:35PM (#576126)

            We need a -2 Meta Off Topic :P

          • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 02 2017, @08:51PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 02 2017, @08:51PM (#576184)

            -1 TMBulls#!t would be nice.