10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by chummer

It was a XXX.

Either post a source or get this hateful #### out of here.

[Zevo]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Schools are ####ed these days in BC. My kid goes to school in Coquitlam and had to have shelter in place orders last week. At an elementary school.

She goes to middle school next year and one her friend's is going to a private school because her mom works at the middle school she is supposed to go to and said that kids in grade 6 are using cocaine and MDMA at school. Sending your kid to school these days is terrifying.

LOL, c'mon...painting 11/12 year olds as MDMA addicted cocaine freaks because your kids friends mom said so is a bit fear mongering/sensationalist, no?

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by Zevo

LOL, c'mon...painting 11/12 year olds as MDMA addicted cocaine freaks because your kids friends mom said so is a bit fear mongering/sensationalist, no?

Early drug use in low socio economic areas is not really a huge surprise. Grade 6 is young though.

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by Titan2

Either post a source or get this hateful #### out of here.

nm

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Relax, it's a bit of levity.

You go on other social media sites and the people saying it don’t seem to be trying to keep things light.

Lots of talk about rounding up all the trans people and locking them away.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by chummer

It was a trans.

Originally Posted by Titan2

Either post a source or get this hateful #### out of here.

I'm not opining either way, but obviously both of you are going off of speculation at this point given nothing has been confirmed by officials beyond the generic "female in a dress" statement by an unattributed official.

US shooting statistics would point to a male shooter (females being infinitely more rare in these situations), but at the same time, this is an extremely working class small town generally isolated from cultural contagions that large cities experience, so either could be just as likely.

In any event, this is heartbreaking for such a small community - an unimaginable % of residents lost their lives, and like a lot of articles state, basically everyone would have known everyone who lost their lives.

Tragedy for Canada and BC

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

You go on other social media sites and the people saying it don’t seem to be trying to keep things light.

Lots of talk about rounding up all the trans people and locking them away.

In relation to this shooting or in general? If the latter that's probably a leap to link chummer's post.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

In relation to this shooting or in general? If the latter that's probably a leap to link chummer's post.

In relation to this shooting

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

In relation to this shooting

Fair enough, I was completely unaware. I will edit my post.

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by Titan2

Either post a source or get this hateful #### out of here.

I actually really hope this a rare case of a woman mass shooter. If it was perpetrated by a trans person the discourse around this is going to be a nightmare.

[RogerWilco]

John Bolton, of the Alberta Separation Movement, is already using this as a reason for Alberta separation. Pretty much saying that in an Independent Alberta they will treat the mental illness of trans people until they "grow out of it" so that things like this wont happen.

[5abi]

Jesus what a ####ing nightmare I can’t say more, I know I shouldn’t be but I’m nervous sending kids to school wife won’t let them stay back

[White Out 403]

Times of India and juno news reporting the alleged shooter is Jesse Strang, a Trans woman (yes, 18 years old not a CHILD). Some photos of their social media with a rifle of some sort posted. I have no idea how reputable these sources are.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by RogerWilco

John Bolton, of the Alberta Separation Movement, is already using this as a reason for Alberta separation. Pretty much saying that in an Independent Alberta they will treat the mental illness of trans people until they "grow out of it" so that things like this wont happen.

So these clowns want to separate from Canada and join America’s gun culture, which has the highest rate of mass shootings in the world? Pure genius.

[Displaced Flames fan]

No one in Grade 9 is a woman, Trans or otherwise. The suspect was a CHILD.

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

No one in Grade 9 is a woman, Trans or otherwise. The suspect was a CHILD.

Thanks for the suggestion, I've updated my post/note

edit 2
I should clarify that the alleged shooter, Strang, who hasn't yet been confirmed as the shooter, is 18. So we will have to wait for the RCMP.

The story appears to be broken by a conservative news outlet called Juno News, https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/juno-...d-credibility/

They're biased and have mixed credibility. So huge grain of salt required.

[5abi]

Times of India is also probably trying to stir #### in Canada, can’t trust such sources

[Fuzz]

The misguided internet ####storm this is going to devolve into is going to be ####ing ugly.

[5abi]

Wife’s a teacher and kids just headed to school.

I really thought we were safe. Sorry jus venting here

[The Fonz]

Sick and devastating.