Why isn't New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting a 'national tragedy'? | David Dennis
m.guardiannews.com“So I shouldn’t be surprised that the Mother’s Day Parade shooting has largely been forgotten. On Sunday, shots were fired into a crowd during a parade in the New Orleans 7th ward. Police said they saw three suspects running from the scene.
This is the largest mass shooting in the United States where the shooters were still at large after the crime was committed. Think about that for a minute. From Columbine to Virginia Tech to Fort Hill to Aurora, all the shooters were either killed or apprehended on site. But the person or people responsible for shooting 19 Americans are still free.”
60 Killed, Hundreds Injured In Fertilizer Plant Explosion in Texas « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
dfw.cbslocal.comAfter the media’s complete horseshit of a performance today in peddling false information about suspects and arrests pertaining to the Boston bombings, my ability to trust these fools’ numbers and facts about any tragedy is now strained.
Yet, if this is accurate, then this is so fucked. The first question that comes to my mind is, okay, how many health and safety violations did this company have prior to their whole fucking plant exploding? Any company conducting a business in which 60 people could be instantaneously killed over an “accident” is a company that should be held liable for mass murder, in my opinion.
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A fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, north of Waco, killed as many as 60 or 70 people and injured hundreds according to KWTX, which spoke with West EMS Director Dr. George Smith.
Meanwhile, the residents of the town of 2700 are being asked to evacuate the town Wednesday evening.
Firefighters were already on scene responding to a fire at West Fertilizer, when the explosion occurred.
Emergency crews from central and north Texas have been called in to help respond to the injuries and destruction from the explosion.
As of 10 p.m. fires were still burning in the area, and strong south winds blowing at 30 miles per hour are fanning those flames.
A hotline (254-202-1100) has been set up at Hillcrest Hospital for family and friends to check on loved ones.
Anywhere between 40 and 60 patients have been admitted to the hospital ranging in age from babies to elderly.
Triage was initially set up at the local high school football field, however it was being moved to a nearby softball field because of a strong odor in the area.
"we've had 20 years of mass murders throughout which I have repeatedly told CNN and our other media, if you don't want to propagate more mass murders don't start the story with sirens blaring. Don't have photographs of the killer. Don't make this 24/7 coverage. Do everything you can not to make the body count the lead story. Not to make the killer some kind of anti-hero, do localize this story to the affected community and make it as boring as possible in every other market. Because every time we have intense saturation of coverage of a mass murder we expect to see one or two more within a week." -- Dr. Park Dietz, Forensic Psychiatrist.
— Dr. Park Dietz, Forensic Psychiatrist.
- April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing
- April 20, 1999: Columbine High School Massacre
- September 11, 2001: Terrorist Attacks
- April 16, 2007: Virginia Tech Massacre
- July 20, 2012: Aurora Movie Theatre Massacre
- December 14, 2012: Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre
- April 15, 2013: Boston Marathon Bombing
- What's next America?