Rockpile233

Man I focus back on work for a few hours and it’s completely off the rails. Example of why nothing gets done.

I see enough common ground supporting stricter enforcement of red flag laws. I don’t understand how this kid, who was already identified to the point of having mental health professionals opening a case, passed an instant check to purchase a rifle two months ago. That’s a flawed system. He was explicitly threatening this.

You keep slamming the door. I promise I agree there are bad actors leading people astray, but cut them out. We’re on a football message board none of this is binding. At work when I have an issue with something I go to the person who lives it everyday to get data and advice. In business we accept that the environment around us is dynamic and ever changing and we need to make adjustments to address those changes. It’s typically done in a collaborative way. We confuse this with politically charged issues. Cut out all the intellectually dishonest people…what would you do with someone who owns rifles and body armor and is making explicit threats of a mass shooting incident. We can’t do anything? I don’t need a recap on the 2A, I understand it’s purpose and I’m a supporter. I’m interested in real conversation, but once again we always drift to the same place… Thoughts…I struggle advocating criminalizing someone who leading indicators suggest is heading towards a criminal act. If they have not done anything yet it’s all hypothetical. My suggestion would be to re-examine what sort of explicit threats rise to the level of criminal. To me someone threatening a mass shooting who also has the means to do it, should absolutely be fair game for state intervention.

I don’t for a second consider you a problem. That’s why I want to engage you in conversation because you have a better perspective in which to frame solutions. The issue is this individual was making explicit threats and still there was nothing that could be done. Most of these incidents involve a severe mental illness. I wish people could find common ground on limiting access with better red flags considering todays social landscape and the damage social media has done to at risk youths.

Part of the problem is this particular dig in referring to “they” taking a mile. That’s fear mongering to me. I would focus on the mental health too. I don’t have all the answers, but it saddens me that we still refuse to limit access for someone making EXPLICIT threats. Not worth it we’ll just go around. Even mentioning the conversation gets someone labeled as an individual giving up all to the government or wanting to seize peoples guns. I’m not thinking in these absolutes as much as people want to paint everyone in a box these days.

The sick *****’s school reported him for threatening a mass shooting and other obvious cry for help behaviors. Yet he could still purchase rifles and body armor? He can’t even own a handgun legally in this state. Lot of inconsistencies. I wish firearms advocates would step up and help craft legislation that actually makes sense. Instead we get a lot of digging in and slippery slope fear mongering. There were plenty of red flags.

These conversations always start and end the same. Sucks no one can have a reasonable discussion.

The news conference already mentioned it was being investigated as a hate crime and racially motivated extremism, which is categorized as domestic terrorism.

I’m sickened by this. This is horrifying, there aren’t words.

I would love to open against the Jets. Pour some cold water over their newly found fan hype after the draft.

Exactly why I’m trying to get out of the city.

I’m having trouble getting excited for this. I blame the awful final season of GOT.

Exactly why this is a stupid can of worms to open. There isn’t support. I also hate that we’ll energize the voting public on the state and federal level to campaign on, once again, a subject people don’t care about. The highest court is just an extension of left right bull#### at this point. I only see political motivations for this. I also find it funny that for years we had to hear about Donald Trump the expert negotiator, who literally promised to nominate judges who would overturn Roe, and act like he didn’t use his leverage. He held the key to the pinnacle of these judges careers and you think he didn’t have a little quid pro quo? Not worth the turmoil and distraction from real issues. Abortions will continue at the same clip.

I saw this live and had a really tough time. We lost our first dog Sasha about a year and a half ago and I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.

My gripe is that we will have an election cycle dominated over something that a small minority care about, which will be blown out of proportion by the media further dividing. But you obviously are one of those minority opinions that care deeply about abortion from a moral high ground perspective. In my circles if you are a minority opinion you follow and accept it, but we’ve had people crying about this for 50 years. Arrogance at it’s finest.

Geez your reading comprehension is suspect. If the trigger bills are already in place, which they are, everyone is aware of the stakes.

It’s this viewpoint that is out of touch with ordinary Americans. 60%+ do not support abortion bans. Most normal people accept it with restrictions. We can go down rabbit hole all day on a number of issues relative to states rights, but this would in fact effectively ban abortion in a number of states. Something only a small minority cares about. Instead we could talk more about (and actually campaign on) how life is completely unaffordable for most normal people. But no, we’ll now have to have an election cycle dominated by this conversation, something few care about. Furthermore even if this is truly the decision and abortions get banned in several states….people will still get abortions and the impact will be next to nothing. So yes, I reiterate I don’t see how anyone but an ideologue could see this as a valuable use of SCOTUS time. A pragmatic court, I believe, would see that. A political shill court would obviously pay their toll. If you are truly pro life in an intense way I respect and even agree with your opinion. I viewed my son as a little guy the minute we found out, but people have different experiences all over, respect that as well and we’d be a better country.

Pretty surprising the guy even got on stage considering how big of an act Chappelle is. Has to be scary today for comics playing smaller intimate venues.

Friend sent me this. Seems he took some punishment.

There is low relative support for abortion bans in the country period. Within younger generational demographics even less. The fact this is a priority, a 50 year old ruling, is something anyone should be frustrated about. Now we’ll banter about this and distract from real issues. Every time this comes up it’s typically being used politically. That’s what saddens me about SCOTUS picking this back up. I don’t see the net benefit. My mind wanders to cynical places trying to figure out the motivations.

My opinions evolve on basically everything. To me it’s the people still fighting a 50 year old ruling that needs to examine their deeply seated belief system.

Is an abortion not medical care? My body my choice with vaccines but god forbid I want to choose to not move forward with a pregnancy.

I have a problem with that too. All symptoms of a larger problem. If this ultimately is the decision will just deepen the divide.

So easy for a pregnant teenager to move states for medical care. Very realistic.

Yes of course, but Roberts confirmed the authenticity so it would certainly be the betting favorite at the moment.