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Anonymous wrote:Liberals value equity above safety and lives .

Why do you assume every Democrat doesn't care about safety lol what is wrong with you

bc Dc just lowered the penalty for violent crimes

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Anonymous wrote:The Charles Allen clip. I hear it not as concern for the shooter, but the the shorter was agitated and I’m a crisis. That’s just facts but sympathy. We do need to address the root cause - person I’m a mental health crises with acres to guns.

Never heard of Charles Allen before today but he’s not a person to blame here. Blame lax gun laws (a uniquely American issue) and lack of mental health services.

I’d never heard of him either. I’m a lifelong dem and long term dc resident. I find his language in the clip troubling. Why does he refer to the murdered WMATA employee as “loss of life” as if it’s a passive thing, like a misplaced wallet? It would make more sense to put equal attention on the systemic mental health failure and the systemic security failure (and the person) who shot and injured people and shot and killed the wmata employee. Why is it not ok to say this?

I didn’t find his language to be passive, uncaring or disrespectful. Just my opinion. I’m the poster you responded to.

Agree. The reality here is the shooter was mentally ill, and we have a nation where guns are easy to access. Those are real problems that the whole nation needs to address. Even if we had police presence out the wazoo, there would have been victims in this case.

False. If the shooter did not have easy access to guns there would have been zero victims.

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Anonymous wrote:Liberals value equity above safety and lives .

Why do you assume every Democrat doesn't care about safety lol what is wrong with you

I guess the same way people assume all Republicans are racist a$$holes.

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Anonymous wrote:The Charles Allen clip. I hear it not as concern for the shooter, but the the shorter was agitated and I’m a crisis. That’s just facts but sympathy. We do need to address the root cause - person I’m a mental health crises with acres to guns.

Never heard of Charles Allen before today but he’s not a person to blame here. Blame lax gun laws (a uniquely American issue) and lack of mental health services.

I’d never heard of him either. I’m a lifelong dem and long term dc resident. I find his language in the clip troubling. Why does he refer to the murdered WMATA employee as “loss of life” as if it’s a passive thing, like a misplaced wallet? It would make more sense to put equal attention on the systemic mental health failure and the systemic security failure (and the person) who shot and injured people and shot and killed the wmata employee. Why is it not ok to say this?

I didn’t find his language to be passive, uncaring or disrespectful. Just my opinion. I’m the poster you responded to.

Agree. The reality here is the shooter was mentally ill, and we have a nation where guns are easy to access. Those are real problems that the whole nation needs to address. Even if we had police presence out the wazoo, there would have been victims in this case.

Anonymous wrote:Liberals value equity above safety and lives .

Why do you assume every Democrat doesn't care about safety lol what is wrong with you

Anonymous wrote:The Charles Allen clip. I hear it not as concern for the shooter, but the the shorter was agitated and I’m a crisis. That’s just facts but sympathy. We do need to address the root cause - person I’m a mental health crises with acres to guns.

Never heard of Charles Allen before today but he’s not a person to blame here. Blame lax gun laws (a uniquely American issue) and lack of mental health services.

Violent person with access to guns. If you take mental health out of the equation you will still have violent people with access to guns and the crime rate won't change. Innocent people going about their lives are still at risk.

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Anonymous wrote:This story was buried at the bottom of the home page most of the day. And they won't identify the shooter. What is up with that?

Agree. Why hasn’t shooter been identified? I’m guessing either homeless or a catch-and-release.

He has been. Don’t remember his name but heard it on the news this morning.

Anonymous wrote:This story was buried at the bottom of the home page most of the day. And they won't identify the shooter. What is up with that?

Agree. Why hasn’t shooter been identified? I’m guessing either homeless or a catch-and-release.

Anonymous wrote:Liberals value equity above safety and lives .

yes, I would say this is why our city is getting more dangerous everywhere, rather than focus on making dangerous parts safer. first, let's make it equitable...then solutions?

Liberals value equity above safety and lives .

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Anonymous wrote:Ward six please recall Charles Allen and elect literally anyone.

It is just today that I fully understood how awful he is, expressing more concern for the welfare of the shooter than the victims.

I had NO idea he was White.

Funny, but yes of course he is. White liberals are a huge part.of the DC political scene, telling everyone what's best for them.

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Anonymous wrote:The Charles Allen clip. I hear it not as concern for the shooter, but the the shorter was agitated and I’m a crisis. That’s just facts but sympathy. We do need to address the root cause - person I’m a mental health crises with acres to guns.

Never heard of Charles Allen before today but he’s not a person to blame here. Blame lax gun laws (a uniquely American issue) and lack of mental health services.

I’d never heard of him either. I’m a lifelong dem and long term dc resident. I find his language in the clip troubling. Why does he refer to the murdered WMATA employee as “loss of life” as if it’s a passive thing, like a misplaced wallet? It would make more sense to put equal attention on the systemic mental health failure and the systemic security failure (and the person) who shot and injured people and shot and killed the wmata employee. Why is it not ok to say this?

He’s trash and cares more about the shooter than the victims.

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Anonymous wrote:Ward six please recall Charles Allen and elect literally anyone.

It is just today that I fully understood how awful he is, expressing more concern for the welfare of the shooter than the victims.

He’s the absolute worst Councilmember and needs to go. Also, where the hell is the new Attorney General?

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Anonymous wrote:This country has a disgusting gun problem that needs to be solved. I wish I knew how, but we have to do something! This man should have never had access to any sort of weapon.

ANY sort of weapon. You mean like his hands, head, feet, teeth, stray sticks, bricks, pieces of pipe, broken glass, steak knives, pocket knives, kitchen knives, screwdrivers, pipe wrenches, flammables, chains, and pretty much any other object of daily use? All of which can be used as weapons, frequently to deadly effect.

Be logical. What was going on here? A floridly insane individual somehow or another got ahold of a gun. Given his mental condition and likely prior record it was probably unlawful for him to possess in the first place. It was unlawful for him to carry it without a permit. It was unlawful for him to have it on Metro but was unlawful for him to use it as he did.

Now, suppose for a moment that there was a way to remove floridly insane people from circulation until they are no longer floridly insane. No better way to prevent floridly insane people from accessing weapons of any kind.

Or he could just push you off the platform. We should ban that too.

https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/man-shoved-metro-tracks-dc-video

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Anonymous wrote:This country has a disgusting gun problem that needs to be solved. I wish I knew how, but we have to do something! This man should have never had access to any sort of weapon.

ANY sort of weapon. You mean like his hands, head, feet, teeth, stray sticks, bricks, pieces of pipe, broken glass, steak knives, pocket knives, kitchen knives, screwdrivers, pipe wrenches, flammables, chains, and pretty much any other object of daily use? All of which can be used as weapons, frequently to deadly effect.

Be logical. What was going on here? A floridly insane individual somehow or another got ahold of a gun. Given his mental condition and likely prior record it was probably unlawful for him to possess in the first place. It was unlawful for him to carry it without a permit. It was unlawful for him to have it on Metro but was unlawful for him to use it as he did.

Now, suppose for a moment that there was a way to remove floridly insane people from circulation until they are no longer floridly insane. No better way to prevent floridly insane people from accessing weapons of any kind.

I can’t believe people write things like this. Just… please read your disgusting drivel to yourself before you hit submit. You want HUMAN BEINGS “out of circulation” because your precious guns need to be everywhere all the time. What made you like this?

This man killed someone within seconds and injured others- he couldn’t have done that with “broken glass.” Let’s get the GUNS out of circulation, AND let’s help mentally ill people.

By all means yes, let’s help the floridly mentally I’ll who are a danger to themselves and other HUMAN BEINGS. By getting them into decent institutions where they can be monitored, protected, properly and effectively cared for and taught the necessary skills for later self care and self management. As bad as things were before deinstitutionalization, they have been far worse since. People with mental illness are tossed on the street with a bottle of pills and maybe a handout listing community clinics where they might seek a refill. There is no meaningful social, medical or psychiatric follow through. It is tragic, cruel and a disgrace.

As for all the evil, terrible, malicious, sentient and self locomoting GUNS “in circulation,” are you going to take them from the police, special agents, private detectives, security guards and other law enforcement personnel? Because it’s as least as likely that this guy stole his gun from one of them (or from a criminal already prohibited from possessing it in the first place) as that he bought it somewhere. Guns are expensive and even more expensive in the underworld. Floridly mentally ill people who have been suffering for any length of time rarely have any valuables because they’ve sold, lost or had them stolen and have no way to afford replacements.

And if DC didn’t prohibit the carry of Metro of licensed firearms carried by background checked, trained permit holders with a crime rate lower than law enforcement, maybe this guy would’ve been taken down before he did as much time as he did.