Kansas Crimson

TDub wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:06 am Gang related retaliation. Apparently gang activity is on the rise again and gang numbers exploded during the pandemic due to schools closed and people home with nothing to do and no money

sdoyel wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:28 pm How sad has society become that this type of incident sparks such a reaction?

Mass shootings are a problem. A big problem that we need to address.

MJ23 wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 5:33 pm

sdoyel wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 3:28 pm How sad has society become that this type of incident sparks such a reaction?

Mass shootings are a problem. A big problem that we need to address.

How sad has society become when not only the media feels the need to say there is/was a shooting at a mall but the _________ police tweeted it too - without it being verified?

MJ23 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:40 am I agree in regards that we as a society have chosen fast over confirmed.
As I try to explain to young people, when I was a child there was no internet and no cable TV. No cell phones and of course no "social media".
We got our news either on the radio, on the local TV news at 5:00pm, the national news at 5:30pm, or the next morning/day in the newspaper. Very little was reported instantly unless it was a full blown tragedy/disaster.
As far as the Dallas Police tweeting yesterday they were "heading to a shooting incident" - I might be "anal" in saying this but I feel they should have used the words POSSIBLE and/or UNCONFIRMED.
I don't/wouldn't doubt that people called the police to say there was a shooting at the mall so I do cut them SOME slack but imagine being someone who had a loved one at the mall and freaking out wondering if they had been shot.

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:05 am

MJ23 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:40 am I agree in regards that we as a society have chosen fast over confirmed.
As I try to explain to young people, when I was a child there was no internet and no cable TV. No cell phones and of course no "social media".
We got our news either on the radio, on the local TV news at 5:00pm, the national news at 5:30pm, or the next morning/day in the newspaper. Very little was reported instantly unless it was a full blown tragedy/disaster.
As far as the Dallas Police tweeting yesterday they were "heading to a shooting incident" - I might be "anal" in saying this but I feel they should have used the words POSSIBLE and/or UNCONFIRMED.
I don't/wouldn't doubt that people called the police to say there was a shooting at the mall so I do cut them SOME slack but imagine being someone who had a loved one at the mall and freaking out wondering if they had been shot.

I'd rather be freaking out because of something that didn't end up being the case than being headed for the location and not notified that there was a possible active shooter situation. A person would have to be actively following the Dallas Police department to be aware of what they posted for it to cause them concern. Frankly, if you're following your local police department on social media then odds are you're always worrying over something.

MJ23 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:44 am Let me guess, I'm the only one on here who knows about it.

Overlander wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:53 am

MJ23 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:44 am Let me guess, I'm the only one on here who knows about it.

I can't speak for everyone here, but I did not know about it.

But then again, I don't scour the local news looking for crimes committed over night.

I couldn't tell you if anyone has been murdered in Dallas this year. I assume so.