So frequent are mass shootings in this country that we’re beginning to see a trend of police/government spokespeople trying to worm their way out of admitting that it has happened in their locality.
While the [most recent] shooting meets the definition of a mass shooting, [Springfield Ohio] Police Chief Allison Elliott emphasized that it was not like what people typically think. She said this was “an isolated incident.”
“Not that that makes it any less tragic or concerning for our entire community and those involved, but this appears to be, at this time, an isolated incident that stemmed from some sort of argument or disagreement at the party,” Elliott said.
I mean, this is a twofer. Cops love to do the “isolated” thing, even though it’s meaningless. What would non-isolated be? Part of a pattern? There’s no particular pattern, but places like Springfield certainly have multiple mass shootings. And the other thing is the “not like what people typically think” thing. Huh? Exchanges of fire at big house parties where idiots get in fights and lose their lives over women or some such pathetic bullshit, are the very definition, the very archetype, of the mass shootout. What happened in Springfield is exactly what we typically think.