geekhack

geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: reaper on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:30:06

Title: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: reaper on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:30:06
My wife just texted me. 2 dead and campus is on lockdown.  Be safe out there guys.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/01/us/ucla-shooting-report/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/01/us/ucla-shooting-report/index.html)




I was driving south on 405 and saw a bunch of police cars speeding on the opposite direction and knew something was up. Then my wife texted me.

Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: dgneo on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:30:37
Terrible stuff to see :(

My thoughts go out to those affected <3
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: kenmai9 on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:34:08
Apparently a murder-suicide. Two males dead, in the engineering building. Weapon found. I believe the threat is over now.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: reaper on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:44:32

Yup, the lockdown is now lifted.  Westwood has always been a safe area unlike USC and its surrounding neighborhood.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: b4d_tR1p on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:51:27
too many weapons in the US
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: kenmai9 on Wed, 01 June 2016, 14:53:20
too many weapons in the US

Lets just stop this argument before it begins.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: demik on Wed, 01 June 2016, 15:38:38
I'm a minute walking distance from it. Mucho cops.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 01 June 2016, 15:41:33
I'm a minute walking distance from it. Mucho cops.

it was demik..... he just admitted it.. you all saw it... (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/lol1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862512)


Nawh..JK,, sigh... yea.. modern life, it's got many people too wound up..

Just today, I was in a heated discussion with a bunch of bad-people..  I've even had to alter my Slither.io breaks to deal with their onslaught of falsities..

Sigh....  guys.. be peaceful..
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: demik on Wed, 01 June 2016, 15:48:04
ಠ_ಠ

Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 01 June 2016, 15:48:21
in the engineering building
Makes sense.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 01 June 2016, 15:52:43
in the engineering building
Makes sense.

do explain,
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 01 June 2016, 16:24:06
do explain,
I'm studying for engineering exams as we speak, and committing a murder suicide is certainly on the list of things I'd rather be doing.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: chyros on Wed, 01 June 2016, 16:29:24
Dear lord, I'm glad I didn't decide to do my PhD in the US Oo .
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 01 June 2016, 16:42:54
do explain,
I'm studying for engineering exams as we speak, and committing a murder suicide is certainly on the list of things I'd rather be doing.

hahahahahaha... i shouldn't be laughing at your comment.. Now i'm a bad guy..  thanks photekq
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: Findecanor on Wed, 01 June 2016, 16:45:42
Westwood has always been a safe area unlike USC and its surrounding neighborhood.[/font]
How can anywhere in the USA be considered a "safe neighbourhood" as long as there is gross social inequality and it is dead easy to get a gun?
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: Melvang on Wed, 01 June 2016, 17:27:40
too many weapons in the US

Lets just stop this argument before it begins.

Yes please.  It is not a weapon problem.   If you look world wide, there is zero correlation between gun ownership and gun violence.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: demik on Wed, 01 June 2016, 17:32:46
Anti American circlejerk commence.

I'll be sitting this one out.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 01 June 2016, 17:47:11
Anti American circlejerk commence.

I'll be sitting this one out.
Yeah. When anyone mentions America, especially in regards to gun laws, Europeans just jump straight onto their high horses. There is nothing more infuriating than trying to argue with these people.

Mods please temp ban me until this thread is locked for the sake of my sanity.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: katushkin on Wed, 01 June 2016, 17:50:46
It was strange watching the development of the story on the BBC website as it started by saying that police "thought they had found the shooter" and I was just thinking; well they obviously found a gun at the scene of the two fatalities, in a way that made it look like one of the person had committed suicide.

I dunno, thought it was weird.

And FWIW, I want a gun. I want to move to the US just so I can own a Mosin Nagat.
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: chyros on Wed, 01 June 2016, 18:44:28
too many weapons in the US

Lets just stop this argument before it begins.

Yes please.  It is not a weapon problem.   If you look world wide, there is zero correlation between gun ownership and gun violence.
LOL :))
Title: Re: Shooting at UCLA
Post by: Volucris on Wed, 01 June 2016, 18:54:14
too many weapons in the US

Lets just stop this argument before it begins.

Yes please.  It is not a weapon problem.   If you look world wide, there is zero correlation between gun ownership and gun violence.
LOL :))
Seriously, stop. Nobody yet has made it public why his incident occurred.