Orlando / Pulse Mass Shooting Thread

[MacCruiskeen]

I was going to say "Can we get back on-topic, please?", but in fact this thread has always been about trash porn fiction knocked off for a quick profit.

[Wombaticus Rex]

Have you published any books? You're a good writer.

Appreciate it, but that's a hard no to both. Ghostwritten a few, though: all crap, none fiction, at least not in any strict sense.

[The Consul]

Tran-substantial terrorist reports denied.

He was between the bathrooms taking fire from several officers. He moved through the hail of bullets reloading his SS as he hop scotched over the fallen bodies. As survivors poured through the SWAT blast hole he followed them, taking more fire and continuing to shoot at police, all with one hand as he spoke to a local television station and watched re-runs of 24 on his HTC (place ad here). Outside he collapsed from the sheer weight of the 1,800 bullets that had lodged throughout most of his body. There are conflicting reports that his last words were either Ahula Ackbar or Go Dolphins.

Believe what you want.

[MacCruiskeen]

Outside he collapsed from the sheer weight of the 1,800 bullets that had lodged throughout most of his body.

Thank you, Consul. I lol'd. And god knows there aren't many laughs to be found in this trashporn soap opera.

There are conflicting reports that his last words were either Ahula Ackbar or Go Dolphins.

Shurely shome mishtake?



("Airs 9/11". Really.)

[SonicG]

Music will heal us all...again
"Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and more join Hands in tribute to Orlando shooting victims"

[Wombaticus Rex]

Yeezus, that roundup of headlines was fucking agonizing. No wonder the well is so poisoned.

Appreciate the perspective, I just live in the woods and read old books.

[82_28]

"We Are The World" fixed everything and now we've lived in a utopia since the mid 80s. So music clearly does work.

EDIT: Maybe actually it does work for some people. I listened to that song nonstop on my record player in like 2nd grade.

[Harvey]

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.”

One of those quotes which work, whatever your state of finish.

[Nordic]

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.”

One of those quotes which work, whatever your state of finish.

Where is that from? Great quote

[Harvey]

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.”

One of those quotes which work, whatever your state of finish.

Where is that from? Great quote

Eric Hoffer. I admit, I don't know the man, but I've heard the quote.

[MacCruiskeen]

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.”

[Nordic]

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.”

[0_0]

^plottwist: that's actually omar manteen in disguise

[Iamwhomiam]

“What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.”

[Grizzly]

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160 ... ting.shtml

FBI Vacuums Up Local Law Enforcement Documents To Block Open Records Requests About Orlando Shooting
from the PROPERTY-OF-THE-FBI-stamp-ink-running-dangerously-low dept

The FBI has decided to insert itself into another public records battle. The agency has long been known to cc: itself to public records requests for Stingray documents, but this time it's claiming any requests for local law enforcement documents related to the Orlando nightclub shooting need to be routed through it.

A June 20 letter from the FBI, attached to the City or Orlando's lawsuit over withholding 911 calls and other records from 25 media outlets including the Orlando Sentinel, was also sent to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office with instructions pertaining to how they should respond to records requests.

The letter requests that agencies deny inquiries and directs departments to "immediately notify the FBI of any requests your agency received" so "the FBI can seek to prevent disclosure through appropriate channels, as necessary."

Notice the FBI says "prevent disclosure," rather than, say, "assist in determining which documents can be released." The letter [PDF] claims that all records generated by local law enforcement agencies are now the FBI's by proxy and that the "investigative documents" exemption [Exemption 7(A)] prevents the release of all documents related to the shooting.

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