Children! During Catholic mass! Sounds as though the shooter killed a lot of them. This sort of thing the bullet-addled American press will notice.
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Addition to the engraving on the building:
THIS IS THE HOUSE OF GOD AND THE GATE OF HEAVEN AND THE HELLSCAPE OF GUNS
[photo tim evans reuters]
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“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying.”
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“We are dealing with gunshot wound injuries from a high-velocity weapon.” Good to know that people are working hard as we speak to make and sell much higher velocity weapons. They’re particularly explosive on the bodies of young children. At Uvalde, there was very little left of some of the children. Pulverized.
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“The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children, it’s absolutely incomprehensible.” Oh fuck you police chief. You’re the police chief. This is the sort of thing that happens in this country, so comprehend. Grasp mentally. Understand. Minneapolis doesn’t pay you to flutter your little handkerchief and say you don’t get it. If you don’t get it, get another job. Stop using words every bit as empty as thoughts and prayers. State that you are angry that violent psychopaths have access to military grade weapons in America, and that everyone should be angry. Say something that means something.
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Minneapolis has seen a string of violence in the past 24 hours. The shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church was the fourth in the city since Tuesday, and the second near a school. In total, the attacks have left at least five people dead and 25 injured, according to the police.