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jballs@sh.itjust.works to The OnionEnglish · 2 years ago

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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jballs@sh.itjust.works to The OnionEnglish · 2 years ago
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LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from …
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    Wait, did it happen again?

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      Last night, Lewiston ME.

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        old news, there’s been another in Samson County, NC today.

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          The US media should save time and report on days when mass shootings don’t happen.

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            Ad revenue would bottom-out from a dearth of clicks.

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            If they did they’d have nothing to report at all. I love that screenname, by the way - i think i’ll name my dog that.

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            They need to report on stuff that actually happens.

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      Yeah, yesterday unfortunately.

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        Shit… Sorry guys, don’t know what to say…

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      A new day has come in the US, hasn’t it?

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