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Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:38 am
by philip964
https://www.apnews.com/b10907eaf37945889d9ee4339df92aaa
Man shouting “you die” doused a building housing an Anime Studio with gasoline and set it ablaze, 36 wounded some critically.
RIP
Re: Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:13 pm
by ELB
No guns, so no further mention in US press.
Re: Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:53 pm
by narcissist
ELB wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:13 pm
No guns, so no further mention in US press.
Great point, of course we are all not supose to notice that. Glad you brought to light!
Re: Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:28 pm
by philip964
Just imagine if the person used a gun.
It would be page 1 for weeks.
Re: Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:43 pm
by Grayling813
Japan needs common sense “unidentified liquid accelerant” laws. No one needs that much “unidentified liquid accelerant.”
Re: Mass murder in gun free Japan - 33 die
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:11 pm
by KLB
narcissist wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:53 pm
ELB wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:13 pm
No guns, so no further mention in US press.
Great point, of course we are all not supose to notice that. Glad you brought to light!
Indeed. This is exactly the point of a recent article.
Whatever the reason, the lesser attention given to mass killings that do not invoke guns is disrespectful to the victims whose lives are tragically cut short. Is the crime any less serious if there were no gunshots? Are the victims any less dead? In fact, victims of burns, suffocation, or stabbing often suffer a much slower and painful death than gunshot victims.
It is surely fruitless to assess the relative severity of mass killings on the basis of weaponry. Our sense of outrage and concern for the victims should be the same whether they died from a firearm or fire.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ ... 795785001/