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Active shooter incident reported in Austin, TX
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:26 pm
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Three people have been pronounced dead on the scene of an active shooting incident in Austin, Texas
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The shooting happened at an apartment complex in the northwest part of Texas' capital city in an area known as the Arboretum.
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Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:28 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Either reporting on these events were down during the last few years, or these things have absolutely skyrocketed in number this year
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:30 pm to Ross
quote:Gotta report on them while the Dems have power to push through gun “control” measures
Either reporting on these events were down during the last few years
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:31 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
suspect is black male wearing hoodie and ball cap who fled on foot
ETA: police now say it looks like a domestic situation so not a random shooting
ETA: police now say it looks like a domestic situation so not a random shooting
This post was edited on 4/18/21 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:31 pm to Eighteen
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suspect is black male who fled on foot
This thing is gonna get buried faster than a cat turd
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:31 pm to Ross
Media expanded their definition of “mass shooting” so they can push the gun violence epidemic narrative.
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:32 pm to Eighteen
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suspect is black male who fled on foot
Media interest ON [OFF]
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:32 pm to Eighteen
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suspect is black male who fled on foot
And...that’s the last we’ll hear about this “mass shooting event”.
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:33 pm to Ross
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Either reporting on these events were down during the last few years, or these things have absolutely skyrocketed in number this year
Little bit of both maybe but most “mass shootings” as they’re defined don’t garner big headlines. Maybe this year, they are
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:33 pm to Ross
quote:It's all about reporting. Basically every moron who fires a gun makes the news these days and then someone rushes to the OT to post about it
Either reporting on these events were down during the last few years, or these things have absolutely skyrocketed in number this year
Nothing has actually changed
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:33 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
There does seem to be an uptick this year. There were 45 mass shootings in March of this year. No final count for April.
But these aren’t exactly rare. There were 29 mass shootings in April 2017, 26 in April 2018, and 25 in April 2020. (Couldn’t find a total for April 2019.)
But these aren’t exactly rare. There were 29 mass shootings in April 2017, 26 in April 2018, and 25 in April 2020. (Couldn’t find a total for April 2019.)
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:35 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Active shooter and mass shooting are the new tag line to get hits.
Plain jane "shooting" just doesn't garner enough social media attention.
Plain jane "shooting" just doesn't garner enough social media attention.
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:37 pm to reveille
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Active shooter and mass shooting are the new tag line to get hits.
Plain jane "shooting" just doesn't garner enough social media attention.
Exactly. I mean all shootings are sad, but until facts come out that this was a random shooting vs a disagreement/drug deal/planned murder its all just sensationalized.
this same shooting wouldn’t be reported this way if this same story happened in south Chicago or east St. Louis
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:37 pm to UndercoverBryologist
Democrats missed their chance at gun control with Obama. They’re making sure they don’t miss this time around. Gotta use media to incite panic for publicly supported gun control.
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:37 pm to Ross
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these things have absolutely skyrocketed in number this year
this is mass shooting #46 of this year.
traditionally chicago and oakland are the leaders.
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:40 pm to Ross
They stopped reporting. In 2018 there were 323 mass shootings. They are now reporting on shootings that involve people who get into arguments, etc.
This post was edited on 4/18/21 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:40 pm to Ross
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Either reporting on these events were down during the last few years, or these things have absolutely skyrocketed in number this year
Guess it depends on what the media is defining as "mass shooting" or what have you. Seems like they use the same buzzwords in every news reporting and they all get binned together as a result.
Looks like the number of mass shootings has gone up since 1982 (presumably when they started recording them or came up with the term/criteria), but how much of that is just more reporting compared to in the past, you know?
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:41 pm to Jake88
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In 2018 there were 323 mass shootings.
Damn. That much? Are you sure that's all based on the same criteria for what a mass shooting is?
Posted on 4/18/21 at 1:42 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Now that they can’t scare people with covid, they’re back to the gun control agenda. Predictable.
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