Afterglow Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 Disgusting. Civilians need no access to firearms. We have clearly shown we cannot handle it.
shookspeare Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 Literally just left Prague this morning and walked past this place last night It's terrible to see this happening in Prague, I have never felt unsafe there. RIP to the victims
spiritboy Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 Just heard about this, awful. I also heard death toll is up to 11 now.
Denyy Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, spiritboy said: Just heard about this, awful. I also heard death toll is up to 11 now. Latest news say more than 15. Absolutely heartbroken to see this happening in my country. RIP to all the victims.
Velvet Night Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 Horrific. Just heartbreaking, especially during this time of the year. My heart goes out to the Czech people. May the victims and families find peace.
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted December 21, 2023 ATRL Moderator Posted December 21, 2023 Hopefully they do what the US never could and pass actual laws to prevent this from happening again. RIP to the victims and thoughts for their friends and family.
chessguy99 Posted December 21, 2023 Posted December 21, 2023 31 minutes ago, Bloo said: Hopefully they do what the US never could and pass actual laws to prevent this from happening again. RIP to the victims and thoughts for their friends and family. Czechia has gun ownership rights in their constitution. They also have very sensible gun control laws to make it work. They require a firearms license; which has a required medical examination, criminal background check and a firearms proficiency examination(written and actual usage). Even with some of the most liberal gun ownership laws in Europe, Czechia doesn't have a huge gun ownership number; half that of Germany and Austria, a tenth of America's(highest in the world).
KOMH Posted December 22, 2023 Posted December 22, 2023 Deadliest attack in the history of the Czech Republic and the deadliest shooting in Europe since the November 2015 Paris attacks
Psyduck Posted December 22, 2023 Posted December 22, 2023 Seems like once in a blue moon this happens because of some random lunatic in Europe. Like it's such an isolated incident it's hard to blame it on anything systemic. 1
Luckitty Posted December 24, 2023 Posted December 24, 2023 I haven't heard about this but I quickly realized why when I found out the shooter's race/religion no one is calling it "christian terrorism", i wonder why if he was from another race/religion this would've been on the news 24/7 1
Pendulum Posted December 24, 2023 Posted December 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Luckitty said: I haven't heard about this but I quickly realized why when I found out the shooter's race/religion no one is calling it "christian terrorism", i wonder why if he was from another race/religion this would've been on the news 24/7 Christian terrorism? No religious motifs have been identified, plus the Czech Republic is the least religious country in Europe with majority of the population being atheists. So the chance of him being a Christian is low. Earlier this year a school shooting happened in Belgrade, Serbia. Have you heard of it? Probably not, because nobody really cares about that part of Europe.
loliza Posted December 24, 2023 Posted December 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Pendulum said: Christian terrorism? No religious motifs have been identified, plus the Czech Republic is the least religious country in Europe with majority of the population being atheists. So the chance of him being a Christian is low. Earlier this year a school shooting happened in Belgrade, Serbia. Have you heard of it? Probably not, because nobody really cares about that part of Europe. No people don't care because they were white killers, had they been brown/black you would have had every news chanel talking about them non stop. It's always the same 2
Luckitty Posted December 24, 2023 Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Pendulum said: Christian terrorism? No religious motifs have been identified, plus the Czech Republic is the least religious country in Europe with majority of the population being atheists. So the chance of him being a Christian is low. Earlier this year a school shooting happened in Belgrade, Serbia. Have you heard of it? Probably not, because nobody really cares about that part of Europe. When a muslim commits a crime the news will always mention his religion even if the crime is not religiously motivated the same thing happens with people of color and mentioning their race/ethnicity but news channels don't point out white people's ethnicity/race when they commit crimes which then gives the impression that people from certain race/ethnic/religious groups commit more crimes than the others which fuels more racism etc 1
Pendulum Posted December 24, 2023 Posted December 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Luckitty said: When a muslim commits a crime the news will always mention his religion even if the crime is not religiously motivated the same thing happens with people of color and mentioning their race/ethnicity but news channels don't point out white people's ethnicity/race when they commit crimes which then gives the impression that people from certain race/ethnic/religious groups commit more crimes than the others which fuels more racism etc In countries like UK, France, or Germany, yeah, you have a point. But Czechia is predominately white and the Muslim or POC population is very low, even in Prague. I don't understand how the perpetrator's race or ethnicity (a Czech) has anything to do with this. Don't impose the social dynamics of one society on another.
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Kitty Kat Posted December 30, 2023 Author Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 12:53 PM, Pendulum said: In countries like UK, France, or Germany, yeah, you have a point. But Czechia is predominately white and the Muslim or POC population is very low, even in Prague. I don't understand how the perpetrator's race or ethnicity (a Czech) has anything to do with this. Don't impose the social dynamics of one society on another. I think that user's point is more so relating to the international media's response versus domestic Czech media. That if this shooting was committed by a non-white person, the reporting on the shooting would have been much larger internationally than it was.
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