News conference right now

12/14/2012 3:36:04 PM

Did he act alone or did he have help? Sounds like was only one shooter, but was anyone else involved?

12/14/2012 3:37:32 PM

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"You are rehashing Michael Moore's film, and exchanging Switzerland with Canada. ^"

How am I rehashing Bowling For Columbine? I'm pro-gun rights...

12/14/2012 3:37:32 PM

obama looks haggard as shit

12/14/2012 3:38:04 PM

Also can someone make sense of all this shit?

http://gawker.com/5968551/this-ryan-lanza-facebook-profile-is-the-connecticut-shooter-stuff-is-fucking-up-everything

12/14/2012 3:39:22 PM

you misrepresented it by saying

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"every adult male in switzerland is requied to own an assault rifle"

no they are not. every adult male at the age of 18 is required to conscript but only about 2/3rds are accepted. so no, not every adult male in switzerland is required to own an assault rifle.

12/14/2012 3:40:51 PM

18 children reported dead at school

2 dead at the hospital

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM. Reason : 6 adults]

12/14/2012 3:41:08 PM

^^^ that dude is going to have lawyers beating down his door for a libel/defamation suit

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 3:42 PM. Reason : .]

12/14/2012 3:41:12 PM

Yeah, if he's smart, he can make a LOT of money from the terrible journalism occurring right now.

12/14/2012 3:41:50 PM

^^^^my mistake. TWO THIRDS of all adult males in switzerland required to own an assault rifle

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 3:42 PM. Reason : a]

12/14/2012 3:41:57 PM

1 section of the school, 2 classrooms

12/14/2012 3:43:12 PM

AND required to train for at LEAST 2 months and up to a year depending on position desired

so don't even try and compare that to the "training" required to purchase a handgun in the us

12/14/2012 3:44:25 PM

http://cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2012/12/14/obama-weeps-over-massacre.cnn

12/14/2012 3:44:29 PM

Only one injury

12/14/2012 3:44:38 PM

Next news brief in an hour:

20 children

6 adults

1 shooter

1 adult in a Newtown residence

12/14/2012 3:47:54 PM

ugh my cousin and her husband have found a way to turn this tragedy into a reason to speak out against abortions. insufferable.

12/14/2012 3:54:18 PM

saw this on facebook ---

12/14/2012 3:54:53 PM

BBC is reporting on two similar stories today, this one, as well as a similar one in China.
Apparently some guy just attacked a primary school with a knife and injured 22 children. WTF?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20723910

Quote :

"Security at China's schools has been increased in recent years following a spate of similar knife attacks in which nearly 20 children have been killed."

12/14/2012 3:58:46 PM

So since you are more likely to die from things that are either acts of nature, accidents, the consequences of your own bad decisions or the result of other systematic problems, we shouldn't worry about trying to stop mass murders. Good point!

12/14/2012 3:58:58 PM

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"@kktv11news: Child victims were just 5-10 years old. CBS says they were killed execution-style. 2nd suspect in custody, not clear yet if he was involved."

Quote :

"there are reports he killed his dad prior to traveling to the school"

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:01 PM. Reason : asdf]

12/14/2012 4:00:02 PM

I'm not a fan of Obama, but today was the most human I've ever seen him.

12/14/2012 4:04:03 PM

^^^well i think the point is that we can expend a large amount of effort to stop something that is statistically insignificant

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"AND required to train for at LEAST 2 months and up to a year depending on position desired so don't even try and compare that to the "training" required to purchase a handgun in the us "

dude, i presented an example of a country similar to the us that has a lot of firearms with far less violence than the us. i didn't list any reasons WHY it was different in that regard. i simply listed it as an example. moron.

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:05 PM. Reason : jank]

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:05 PM. Reason : asdf]

12/14/2012 4:04:35 PM

Yeah, I have heard about him killing his father in NJ.

Can we do anything? I just want to do something. These families. I just can't stop crying for them. I definitely have hugged my kids so much they don't want to be hugged anymore.
Just watching the President cry made the water works start again.

12/14/2012 4:05:02 PM

Sad.

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:17 PM. Reason : asdf]

12/14/2012 4:05:04 PM

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"I'm not a fan of Obama, but today was the most human I've ever seen him."

wtf kind of statement is that? most human you've seen him?

12/14/2012 4:06:40 PM

Quote :

"Quote : "@kktv11news: Child victims were just 5-10 years old. CBS says they were killed execution-style. 2nd suspect in custody, not clear yet if he was involved." Quote : "there are reports he killed his dad prior to traveling to the school" [Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:01 PM. Reason : asdf] "

I'd say this would have to be true with the amount of deaths vs the amount of injuries.

12/14/2012 4:07:14 PM

execution style. jesus christ.

12/14/2012 4:07:33 PM

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"wtf kind of statement is that? most human you've seen him?"

as in the most genuine emotion i've seen from him. It's a compliment. get over yourself.

12/14/2012 4:08:53 PM

I don't think you'll find many people who believe 10,000 gun murders a year is insignificant.

12/14/2012 4:10:02 PM

well there's a difference between what people believe and what is a mathematical fact.

just sayin

^^just making sure. sounded like a jaded republican quote

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:11 PM. Reason : a]

12/14/2012 4:10:34 PM

So, he killed his dad is dead in NJ
and this guy killed him mom and his mom's class in CT?


[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:12 PM. Reason : oh dag, his brother is dead too? WTF is going on?!?! ]

12/14/2012 4:11:18 PM

yeah...execution style. Shit.

12/14/2012 4:11:54 PM

^^


[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:12 PM. Reason : a]

12/14/2012 4:12:04 PM

that's what it sounds like.

do we have any other shooter on the actual shooter...since it appears all these FB/Twitter accounts being posted don't belong to him?

12/14/2012 4:13:52 PM

Quote :

""I'm not a fan of Obama, but today was the most human I've ever seen him.""

huh? so when he's happy you want him want to break out in song like the rest of us?

Quote :

"So since you are more likely to die from things that are either acts of nature, accidents, the consequences of your own bad decisions or the result of other systematic problems, we shouldn't worry about trying to stop mass murders. Good point! "

agreed. facebook picture doesn't tell me shit

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:14 PM. Reason : kk]

12/14/2012 4:13:54 PM

Quote :

"well there's a difference between what people believe and what is a mathematical fact. "

What is the "mathematical fact" you are referring to exactly?

12/14/2012 4:14:15 PM

He's talking about a p value of .05 or less, which is what defines statistical significance. He's just being a troll.

12/14/2012 4:15:11 PM

12/14/2012 4:15:16 PM

Fox News can't figure out why someone would target kindergartners. Missing the obvious fact his mom was their teacher.

12/14/2012 4:15:28 PM

jesus christ people

12/14/2012 4:15:36 PM

Quote :

"What is the "mathematical fact" you are referring to exactly?"

that 10k murders out of how many people in the us is statistically insignificant

10,000/350,000,000 (estimate of us pop off top of head, probably higher than this) = 0.00285714%

now from a human standpoint, i see no reason we shouldn't try and stop them. of course it's a problem that is far more complex than on the surface and again, goes back to my point about human nature

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:17 PM. Reason : jank]

12/14/2012 4:16:21 PM

I don't think statistical significance means what you think it means

12/14/2012 4:17:16 PM

From twitter:

Quote :

"One guy tries to use a shoe bomb = Everyone at the airport takes their shoes off. 31 school shootings since Columbine = no changes."

12/14/2012 4:18:32 PM

well i don't feel like breaking down math but that picture above did it already.

150 times more likely to be shot by a cop. that's kind of telling in terms of significance, is it not?

in terms of statistical significance, the pattern is there are a number of humans who will do fucked up shit. that's not something you're going to eliminate

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:22 PM. Reason : a]

12/14/2012 4:19:01 PM

why do they keep talking to the kids? leave them alone.

12/14/2012 4:20:17 PM

^yep

12/14/2012 4:21:03 PM

12/14/2012 4:21:15 PM

Statistical significance is a measure of whether the results of a statistical study demonstrate a real pattern or are just random chance. It has no meaning in the context you are using it.

12/14/2012 4:22:15 PM

in terms of statistical significance, the pattern is there are a number of humans who will do fucked up shit. that's not something you're going to eliminate

(edited it at the same time you posted)

12/14/2012 4:22:53 PM

can we all drop the gun laws stuff at least for today? let's just talk about the details of the shooting


also, police say it was Adam Lanza...20 years old...not Ryan, his older brother

[Edited on December 14, 2012 at 4:24 PM. Reason : asdf]

12/14/2012 4:23:19 PM