How does the World view America these days?

[Rubin Farr]

Saw on the news that NYPD officers were checking people's bags before boarding the subway. Da fuc.

 

Must be a knee-jerk reaction to that recent thwarted gunman attack on that train in France. Haven't been to NYC since March 2003, but this oh-no-terrorist-attack-everybody-act-scared-and-accept-increased-security bullshit is getting old.

Regal Cinemas in the US are now checking bags before you can enter a movie theater.

[delet...]

They finally have an excuse to stop people bringing their own snacks, yay fascism, hrmm i mean yay anti-terror measures keeping us safe from ourselves.

[doublename]

Saw on the news that NYPD officers were checking people's bags before boarding the subway. Da fuc.

 

Must be a knee-jerk reaction to that recent thwarted gunman attack on that train in France. Haven't been to NYC since March 2003, but this oh-no-terrorist-attack-everybody-act-scared-and-accept-increased-security bullshit is getting old.

I'm actually shocked I've never gone through bag check boarding Amtrak.

 

Subway bag checks are a joke though. I've only had it happen once since 2001 and I didn't even open the bag.

 

Policing mass transit in major cities is a lost cause, so they just take half measures to instill a false sense of security.

Edited August 25, 2015 by doublename

[olo]

Keepn it real merica. Reporter & camerman killed while live on air.

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wdbj7-reporter-alison-parker-photographer-adam-ward-killed-live-tv-n416221

 

Edited August 26, 2015 by olo

[LimpyLoo]

holy shit that was horrific

[usagi]

more guns. if the reporter and cameraman had been carrying their own personal sidearms, this would not have happened.

[doublename]

Saw that earlier, horrific stuff. This country is fucking up my mind.

[triachus]

more guns. if the reporter and cameraman had been carrying their own personal sidearms, this would not have happened.

Hey screw you man

 

 

A true patriot would have suggested there should have been a gun in the camera

 

Barrel right under the lens so this country can pruhtekt are freedom have a good show at the same time, YEEHAW

[Adieu]

Very sad. We live in an awfully sick society. We need healers.

[DerWaschbar]

even more disturbing

[doublename]

Heugh

[Rubin Farr]

so sick, I hate waking up to read this kind of shit. I'm so glad no one's taken a shot at Obama yet, but another loony tried to get into the White House this week.

http://news.sky.com/story/1541676/white-house-intruder-dies-after-court-shooting

[Rubin Farr]

also, laughing while black seems to be a crime now:

http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/08/black-women-escorted-off-wine-train-for-laughing.html?mid=rainout_cut_feed_NY

[Nebraska]

[doublename]

Change it to 'the great old ones' and shop in some Lovecraftian beasties.

[autopilot]

https://twitter.com/Trump4Prezident

[Soloman Tump]

I'm sick of hearing about Americans shooting eachother.

Can it just not make the news anymore please, because it happens so often its not exactly news anymore.

it seems more regular than getting a full moon at night, or me receiving a new gas bill, or the new issue of Total Film coming out. And those don't make the headlines.

[Nebraska]

I'm sick of hearing about Americans shooting eachother.

 

well, we've started doing it on live tv, so you might not have a choice

[Rubin Farr]

 

I'm sick of hearing about Americans shooting eachother.

 

well, we've started doing it on live tv, so you might not have a choice

 

the shooter killed himself.

[Soloman Tump]

Well I guess that saves a cop getting dragged into it

[Audioblysk]

There's a pretty horrifying first person video of the event.

 

Not cool man

[Soloman Tump]

There's a pretty horrifying first person video of the event.

 

Not cool man

Theres no way I want to watch that shit

[chenGOD]

Yes, when we're linking to that video let's just remind potential viewers that there is some graphic footage there.

[juiceciuj]

yeah but these really tasteful news sites are using a frame from it that shows the handgun pointed at the reporters right before he shoots so then you just get to imagine the rest. really fucking classy, news. thanks a lot

[Audioblysk]

I'm not linking anything. It was shown to me by a coworker. No worries Mr. God.

Edited August 26, 2015 by Audioblysk