Reporters Killed on Live TV by Shooter in Virginia

A still of the shooter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAH6SACn9lE

Video of the shooting as well. Its not graphic but still horrifying

Awful.

Fuck me.

Guy tweeting videos of the fucking shooting

edit: wrong thread

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6677803/09dd870f/2.mp4.html


The video he tweeted.

In the area where I grew up.

Saw the Twitter video. I'm completely numb.

Vester Lee Flanagan II

Damn, he worked in Tallahassee before. Here's a news article about when he had originally joined WDBJ.. insane to think what he'd go on to do:

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wdbj-adds-two-veteran-reporters/46832

yeesh

Killed himself according to CNN's Twitter.

what a whirlwind of events.

By Meier Go To PostKilled himself according to CNN's Twitter.

just shot himself... not confirmed dead yet

By blackace Go To Postjust shot himself… not confirmed dead yet

Yeah, looks like they've confirmed that he still has a pulse.

That's crazy. Alison was only 24, and Adam was 27. They were so young.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=176612182&postcount=1727

hm

Wrong thread.

People already putting the wrong person's image out there as the shooter. Why get facts right when we can put out lies first!

And another American celebrity is born. His fifteen minutes will likely be up before the next hopeful social media influenced superstar can execute his plot for public retribution.

ugh, this is horrific.

By GQman2121 Go To PostAnd another American celebrity is born. His fifteen minutes will likely be up before the next hopeful social media influenced superstar can execute his plot for public retribution.

Yeah we have a culture that basically glorifies the entire incident and puts so much focus on the shooter it's rather disturbing. Also the local news here played the footage a couple times before I guess someone was just like "why is that even necessary?" Gonna start calling this stuff Tragedy Porn.

By Woodenlung Go To Posthttp://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6677803/09dd870f/2.mp4.html


The video he tweeted.

Jesus.

By Woodenlung Go To Posthttp://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6677803/09dd870f/2.mp4.html


The video he tweeted.

man......

By Woodenlung Go To PostThe video he tweeted.

jesus fuck, i closed it as soon as i saw the gun and the video quality.

I watched it. I think I can offer some insight into the feeling. It is thrilling and I fear that this is the primary motivator for the rubbernecking. I mostly felt disgusted and enraged and could have easily been in tears minutes later had I let myself. Whether or not it's ethical for the video to be circulated or watched I can't say. It's something that will always be with me.

What can we do? This kind of horror is a logical extension of our violent illness combined with the vain access of social media and cameras. We have to accept that a culture that celebrates firearms, hatred and conflict, celebrates a lack of education and social infrastructure, and has an obsession with broadcasting itself online would lead us to such shocking footage. Something tells me we will be okay with it too.

A selfie video of the shooting is ....well, I've said it before, but I'm gonna be disappointed with myself if I don't leave the country. There's just too many glaring issues on display in this one incident that I don't think will ever be fixed in my lifetime.

How long until this video is standard for wshh vine comps?

Relevant:

RT @DPJHodges: In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

Why someone would do this. My mind can't comprehend.

And he films and posts it too. Absolutely ridiculous.

Rip to the victims.

Got dam...

Just heard theres been another shooting aside from this. I'm out for the day , I don't need this.

I'm not watching the video. He apparently sent a suicide note to ABC news as well. Feel its a mental health and gun control problem, but that's not to excuse the individual's act at all.

By reilo Go To PostRelevant:

RT @DPJHodges: In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

Yeah I don't want to live somewhere where the majority of population says "aww gee whiz, it's a real shame that people keep dying from gun violence but there's just nothing we can do!"

I can carry two other passports, somewhere in the EU or Australia/NZ has to be better than this.

just gotta ask do people think violent crimes are up or down in the us over the past 40 years?

I believe they are down. *checks*

edit: yup

By blackace Go To Postjust gotta ask do people think violent crimes are up or down in the us over the past 40 years?

they're way down actually

By ATF487 Go To PostYeah I don't want to live somewhere where the majority of population says "aww gee whiz, it's a real shame that people keep dying from gun violence but there's just nothing we can do!"

I can carry two other passports, somewhere in the EU or Australia/NZ has to be better than this.

Yeah, I plan to move too.

By blackace Go To Postjust gotta ask do people think violent crimes are up or down in the us over the past 40 years?

They're way down but I think there's a special level of disgust revolving around spree shooters and the social media era.

Damn man...the video he posted of the shooting turns your stomach.

Sickening.

I don't know if there should be a "shooting" thread and didn't want to flood the forum with them, so I'll post this here. A guy filmed police shooting a guy who had his hands up. The cops say he beat a woman and a child and other stuff, but, honestly, I have no faith in police anymore. My job has me in contact with lots or organizations that work with battered women/children, but those people need to be tried and locked up, not executed by cops on the streets.

You can literally see him with his hands up for like 2 seconds or so before he gets shot

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Man-shot-killed-by-sheriff-deputies-in-San-6476050.php