Our National Crisis
Feb 18, 2018 09:12:51 #
OlinBost
Loc: Marietta, Ga.
It is a shame that at this point in our country’s life that there is so much turmoil. The Russian medaling in politics hit an all-time this time. Putin did not care which Republican got the White House. He feared Hillary Clinton more than anyone else. Now at this point I have lost even more faith in the FBI. If they had spent even one percent the time on investigating Nikolas Cruz there would not be 17 lost lives. Current laws require law enforcement agencies to communicate issues up the chain to top government agencies. Communication of concerns are to go from Local to County to State and then to the Federal Government. This is not happening. If it did many people who should not have access to fire arms would not be able to purchase them and again would be placed on lists again going up the chain of notification when they tried. This may help explain why the general populous has less faith in Law Enforcement. We don’t need more gun laws we need more communication.
Feb 18, 2018 09:19:09 #
Feb 18, 2018 09:19:56 #
OlinBost wrote:
It is a shame that at this point in our country’s ... (show quote)
That and a change of attitude by society in general.Feb 18, 2018 09:20:06 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
OlinBost wrote:
It is a shame that at this point in our country’s life that there is so much turmoil. The Russian medaling in politics hit an all-time this time. Putin did not care which Republican got the White House. He feared Hillary Clinton more than anyone else.
And you base this opinion upon what?
Feb 18, 2018 09:21:53 #
I really don't think the FBI could have done much even if they did get involved because of so called privacy laws currently on the books. Unless this kid had actually committed a crime they wouldn't have been able to touch him. They can't force people to go to a psychiatrist unless someone Booker Acts (or something similar) to get them into an environment where they can be evaluated. In my book local officials had every right to have him committed based on the Facebook threats but if the ACLU or a local lawyer got involved they probably wouldn't been able to even do that. The laws need to be updated to handle this kind of individual and that is going to be very difficult especially with organizations like the ACLU.
Feb 18, 2018 09:25:15 #
genocolo
Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
We have politics every where, 24-7. Can’t we just keep this forum for photography?
Feb 18, 2018 09:29:14 #
OlinBost wrote:
It is a shame that at this point in our country’s ... (show quote)
Your point on needing more communication [AND listening] is spot on.
Feb 18, 2018 09:34:14 #
Background checks stop a lot of people from legally buying firearms. However, nothing stops criminals from buying illegal firearms or anything else .
Feb 18, 2018 09:40:00 #
genocolo wrote:
We have politics every where, 24-7. Can’t we just keep this forum for photography?
Thank you. This BS belongs in the cesspool called the Attic.
Feb 18, 2018 09:40:55 #
pbearperry wrote:
Background checks stop a lot of people from legally buying firearms. However, nothing stops criminals from buying illegal firearms or anything else .
Has mental illness been considered?
Feb 18, 2018 09:51:07 #
genocolo wrote:
We have politics every where, 24-7. Can’t we just keep this forum for photography?
The post is in general chit-chat--fair game.
Feb 18, 2018 10:48:46 #
LWW wrote:
And you base this opinion upon what?
Common sense
Feb 18, 2018 11:17:35 #
wds0410
Loc: Nunya
genocolo wrote:
We have politics every where, 24-7. Can’t we just keep this forum for photography?
Feb 18, 2018 11:40:21 #
genocolo wrote:
We have politics every where, 24-7. Can’t we just keep this forum for photography?
This is a non-photography forum...
Feb 18, 2018 12:28:28 #
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