4 ms·

I'm not in the USA, but I think the issue is not so much the joke getting tiresome, but the repeat school shootings. Maybe if there was work done to stop the sh

I'm not in the USA, but I think the issue is not so much the joke getting tiresome, but the repeat school shootings. Maybe if there was work done to stop the shootings, then the joke wouldn't keep getting repeated.

bko 7mo ago
First and foremost you should attempt to be funny or original. This is neither. It's political. I would love headlines like: > Illegal Immigrant Finally Caught After 20 Years of Successfully Contributing to Society but instead you get non joke headlines like: > ICE Agents Hurl Pregnant Immigrant Over Mexican Border To Prevent Birth On U.S. Soil It's just cringe.
- youarecringe 7mo ago
  First and foremost you should endeavor to be a human, and The Onion does not owe you a thing. It's not a joke anymore, its a class ware and genocide that they are reporting on with headlines that make you cringe.
  - akramachamarei 7mo ago
    This is a repulsive, fallacious, and unproductive comment. Hackernews is not the place for emotional venting.
- malfist 7mo ago
  > First and foremost you should attempt to be funny or original. Who are you to declare what satire and and cannot criticize?
ern_ave 7mo ago
> Maybe if there was work done to stop the shootings It's odd that you seem to believe no work has been done. Lots of work has been done. Lots more work is blocked by people who steadfastly refuse to punish criminals - claiming instead that it's not their fault that they're violent. I'd love to hear any additional ideas you have other than violating the rights of citizens.
- bko 7mo ago
  I agree, most of the arguments have been basically "do anything" hysterics that are divorced from reality. For instance, much focus is given on rifles, specifically big black scary looking rifles. In reality if you look at murder rates by weapon type Handguns: ~45–50% Firearm (type unknown): ~20–25% Rifles: ~2–3% Shotguns: ~1–2% Knives / cutting instruments: ~10–12% Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.): ~3–5% Hands, fists, feet (“personal weapons”): ~3–5% Other (poison, fire, etc.): low single digits https://www.criminalattorneycolumbus.com/which-weapons-are-most-commonly-used-for-homicides/ https://www.criminalattorneycolumbus.com/which-weapons-are-m...
  - JKCalhoun 7mo ago
    "…much focus is given on rifles, specifically big black scary looking rifles" Military-style rifles designed primarily for killing humans? That's called a low hanging fruit. If the U.S. can't even restrict those I expect everything else to be a wasted effort.
    - zetanor 7mo ago
      Military-style ARPANET designed primarily for nuclear warfare?
  - throw0101d 7mo ago
    > In reality if you look at murder rates by weapon type What is the school shooting by weapon type? The 'general' mass shooting by weapon type?
    - bko 7mo ago
      > Many school shootings in the United States result in one non-fatal injury.[63] The type of firearm most commonly used in school shootings in the United States is the handgun. Three school shootings (the Columbine massacre, the Sandy Hook massacre, and the 2018 Parkland High School shooting in Florida), accounted for 43% of the fatalities; the type of firearm used in the most lethal school shootings was the rifle.[62] Note that this is shootings, so excludes murders by non guns. Rifles are not any more effective at murder than handguns. It's much easier to control, conceal, reload and attain a handgun. They're the preferred weapon of choice for practical reasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting
deleted 7mo ago
[deleted]

bko 7mo ago

First and foremost you should attempt to be funny or original. This is neither. It's political. I would love headlines like: > Illegal Immigrant Finally Caught After 20 Years of Successfully Contributing to Society but instead you get non joke headlines like: > ICE Agents Hurl Pregnant Immigrant Over Mexican Border To Prevent Birth On U.S. Soil It's just cringe.

youarecringe 7mo ago
First and foremost you should endeavor to be a human, and The Onion does not owe you a thing. It's not a joke anymore, its a class ware and genocide that they are reporting on with headlines that make you cringe.
- akramachamarei 7mo ago
  This is a repulsive, fallacious, and unproductive comment. Hackernews is not the place for emotional venting.
malfist 7mo ago
> First and foremost you should attempt to be funny or original. Who are you to declare what satire and and cannot criticize?

ern_ave 7mo ago

> Maybe if there was work done to stop the shootings It's odd that you seem to believe no work has been done. Lots of work has been done. Lots more work is blocked by people who steadfastly refuse to punish criminals - claiming instead that it's not their fault that they're violent. I'd love to hear any additional ideas you have other than violating the rights of citizens.

bko 7mo ago
I agree, most of the arguments have been basically "do anything" hysterics that are divorced from reality. For instance, much focus is given on rifles, specifically big black scary looking rifles. In reality if you look at murder rates by weapon type Handguns: ~45–50% Firearm (type unknown): ~20–25% Rifles: ~2–3% Shotguns: ~1–2% Knives / cutting instruments: ~10–12% Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.): ~3–5% Hands, fists, feet (“personal weapons”): ~3–5% Other (poison, fire, etc.): low single digits https://www.criminalattorneycolumbus.com/which-weapons-are-most-commonly-used-for-homicides/ https://www.criminalattorneycolumbus.com/which-weapons-are-m...
- JKCalhoun 7mo ago
  "…much focus is given on rifles, specifically big black scary looking rifles" Military-style rifles designed primarily for killing humans? That's called a low hanging fruit. If the U.S. can't even restrict those I expect everything else to be a wasted effort.
  - zetanor 7mo ago
    Military-style ARPANET designed primarily for nuclear warfare?
- throw0101d 7mo ago
  > In reality if you look at murder rates by weapon type What is the school shooting by weapon type? The 'general' mass shooting by weapon type?
  - bko 7mo ago
    > Many school shootings in the United States result in one non-fatal injury.[63] The type of firearm most commonly used in school shootings in the United States is the handgun. Three school shootings (the Columbine massacre, the Sandy Hook massacre, and the 2018 Parkland High School shooting in Florida), accounted for 43% of the fatalities; the type of firearm used in the most lethal school shootings was the rifle.[62] Note that this is shootings, so excludes murders by non guns. Rifles are not any more effective at murder than handguns. It's much easier to control, conceal, reload and attain a handgun. They're the preferred weapon of choice for practical reasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting

deleted 7mo ago

[deleted]