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CNN
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- The Clark County School District increased
security Wednesday after six young people were shot at a school bus
stop following a fight over a girl, authorities said.
Police work the scene of shootings at a school bus stop in North Las
Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday.
The six were shot Tuesday shortly after a group of Mohave High School
students got off a school bus in a working-class neighborhood in
northeastern Las Vegas. Police were searching for at least two
suspects late Tuesday.
An 18-year-old man was in critical condition and a 17-year-old boy was
upgraded from critical to serious condition, both with gunshot wounds
to the torso, said Cheryl Persinger, a University Medical Center
spokeswoman.
Four people, including at least two boys and a girl who are under 18,
were treated for gunshot wounds to their arms and legs and were
released, she said. All four are students at Mojave High School who
had just stepped off the bus, which was coming from the school, police
said.
Authorities would not release any other information about the two
victims who were still hospitalized, including whether they were
students or had been on the bus.
Police said they believed the shooting was linked to a fight at Mohave
earlier in the day. The brawl had been contained by school police, who
arrested three male students, officials said.
Sheriff Doug Gillespie did not describe how he believed the incidents
were connected. The fight at the school did not appear to be gang or
race-related, he said.
"At this point, the indicators that we have found ... it's a dispute
over a girlfriend," Gillespie said.
Police believe the suspects were waiting at the bus stop for the bus
to arrive. Gillespie said the shooting did not appear to be random.
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OK ... what the hell is going on here ??? Seems like
every time there's a well-publicized massacre, a bunch
of other nutters get inspired to raise some hell
themselves. It's sort of like the bar has been raised
and to do anything that "counts" you've gotta out-do
the killers on the 6-O'Clock news.
I blame the news. By hyping the hell out of these things,
dwelling on them for days or weeks, launching 'gun hunts'
and 'who-knew-what-and-when-did-they-know-it' witch hunts
they wind up glorifying the perpetrators and setting a new
standard for mayhem. Increases revenues for the news orgs
and their advertisers of course ...
There are laws against "inciting a riot" ... I wonder if
those can be applied to the 'media' ? Can the media be
required to present a "just the facts" style show when
it comes to mass killings and skip the "inspirational"
hype ?
Does "freedom of the press" mean TOTAL freedom, even if
it gets people killed, or can the style in which news is
presented be moderated by law in certain cases ? I'm not
talking fact-suppression, that's a vital function, but
self-serving "showmanship" issues instead where the
public safety is a legitimate concern.
Hey, if it's OK to screw down the 2nd amendment with
background checks, carry restrictions, licences and
such, screw down 1st-amendment free speech/expression
with laws restricting porno and prayer, then it ought
to be OK to screw down the 'freedom of the press' part
of the 1st as well.
Keep the facts, lose the hype. There's "reporting" and
then there's a camera shoved in the face of the most
hysterical blood-soaked victims they can find and
calling it "news". It's not, it's voyeurism. It's what
inspires the next nutter and the next and the next -
their route to "eternal fame".
Hmmm ?
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- The Clark County School District increased
security Wednesday after six young people were shot at a school bus
stop following a fight over a girl, authorities said.
Police work the scene of shootings at a school bus stop in North Las
Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday.
The six were shot Tuesday shortly after a group of Mohave High School
students got off a school bus in a working-class neighborhood in
northeastern Las Vegas. Police were searching for at least two
suspects late Tuesday.
An 18-year-old man was in critical condition and a 17-year-old boy was
upgraded from critical to serious condition, both with gunshot wounds
to the torso, said Cheryl Persinger, a University Medical Center
spokeswoman.
Four people, including at least two boys and a girl who are under 18,
were treated for gunshot wounds to their arms and legs and were
released, she said. All four are students at Mojave High School who
had just stepped off the bus, which was coming from the school, police
said.
Authorities would not release any other information about the two
victims who were still hospitalized, including whether they were
students or had been on the bus.
Police said they believed the shooting was linked to a fight at Mohave
earlier in the day. The brawl had been contained by school police, who
arrested three male students, officials said.
Sheriff Doug Gillespie did not describe how he believed the incidents
were connected. The fight at the school did not appear to be gang or
race-related, he said.
"At this point, the indicators that we have found ... it's a dispute
over a girlfriend," Gillespie said.
Police believe the suspects were waiting at the bus stop for the bus
to arrive. Gillespie said the shooting did not appear to be random.
- - - - -
OK ... what the hell is going on here ??? Seems like
every time there's a well-publicized massacre, a bunch
of other nutters get inspired to raise some hell
themselves. It's sort of like the bar has been raised
and to do anything that "counts" you've gotta out-do
the killers on the 6-O'Clock news.
I blame the news. By hyping the hell out of these things,
dwelling on them for days or weeks, launching 'gun hunts'
and 'who-knew-what-and-when-did-they-know-it' witch hunts
they wind up glorifying the perpetrators and setting a new
standard for mayhem. Increases revenues for the news orgs
and their advertisers of course ...
There are laws against "inciting a riot" ... I wonder if
those can be applied to the 'media' ? Can the media be
required to present a "just the facts" style show when
it comes to mass killings and skip the "inspirational"
hype ?
Does "freedom of the press" mean TOTAL freedom, even if
it gets people killed, or can the style in which news is
presented be moderated by law in certain cases ? I'm not
talking fact-suppression, that's a vital function, but
self-serving "showmanship" issues instead where the
public safety is a legitimate concern.
Hey, if it's OK to screw down the 2nd amendment with
background checks, carry restrictions, licences and
such, screw down 1st-amendment free speech/expression
with laws restricting porno and prayer, then it ought
to be OK to screw down the 'freedom of the press' part
of the 1st as well.
Keep the facts, lose the hype. There's "reporting" and
then there's a camera shoved in the face of the most
hysterical blood-soaked victims they can find and
calling it "news". It's not, it's voyeurism. It's what
inspires the next nutter and the next and the next -
their route to "eternal fame".
Hmmm ?
