22+ dead, suspect on the run

Oh, no. I'm still applying the same logic they used. As they say, if the shoe fits...

Look at my first post in this thread. Those were assumptions, before any details about the shooter were released.

Was I right?

Very direct question.

Yet your prior statement was clearly advising it was targeted trolling, and had an intended effect? How so?

Besides, if you were merely only "using the logic of others" -- why bother with the long winded sidestep? Why bother at all beating around the bush and just be outright? Is that difficult for you?

The prediction regarding the firearm used? Yes, but interesting, do you consider it being appropriate to make assumptions about race if you can equally make assumptions regarding objects?

The sidestep was a full-blown explanation to the answer: does race matter? I used that dialog to make three points:

1. Race matters, but for social reasons, not reason intrinsic to the race

2. Mental Health Care is a pharmaceutical industry

3. These things are bad, mmmkay?

Yeah I'm trolling a bit. This is GS. It's in the game.

And you cannot deny there has been more life in this thread than there has been on the entire OT forum for years.

You're welcome.

I am kinda divided on it if it was up to me.

There were a lot of warnings about this guy's mental health. He even checked off "have you ever been admitted to a mental institution" trying to pick up a suppressor. He didn't even try to hide it! And his folks warned the sheriff about his declining mental health. That's just wild. Authorities aren't allowed to take guns away in cases like this?

That wasn't the question though, remember, I asked if race mattered to you and specifically in relation towards a violent crime. Is that because it's difficult to address for you?

I'll reiterate the second question though, do you feel it's appropriate--or reasonable--to make assumptions on immutable characteristics based on a criminal act if you can equally make assumptions on the type of construct used to commit the act?

I'm not sure if this thread has had more life than other threads, as it's not something I gauge since time is always a limited factor of mine sadly.

Tragic event. The country needs vastly better mental health care and maybe more research on it.

The United States has one of the highest mental health burdens among high-income countries studied. Structural capacity to meet mental health needs, in terms of workforce numbers and preparedness, is also relatively lower in the U.S. than in other high-income countries.

For gun violence we need significantly more research, especially after it was hampered for years by greedy politicians. The little we do have does somewhat suggest gun regulation should be increased in some ways, but again we still need more data.

What Science Tells Us About the Effects of Gun Policies | RAND

Keep cracking and shootin' up mallls, you know, a Saturday.