2012 is off to a brutal, bloody, and violent start

[Renew Deal]

Last edited Thu Jan 5, 2012, 01:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Murders, suicides, attackers, bombings, arsons, on and on and on. Check out some of the stories from this short year:

West Florida boy critically wounded by celebratory gunfire

Authorities probe fire attacks on 4 NYC sites

Navy Pilot Killed Self in San Diego Triple Murder-Suicide

Maniac shoots park ranger at Mt. Rainier

Gun weilding 8th-Grader Killed By Texas Police Had Pellet Gun

LA cars homes ablaze in massive arson spree

18 Year-Old Widowed Mother of a 3 Month Old Shoots Burgler Who Charges at Her with a Knife

Intervening After Robbery an Off-Duty A.T.F. Agent Is Killed

31 dead in Mexico prison knife brawl

OK, these are from 2011, but that's close.

Turkey says deadly air strike was an 'unfortunate accident'

Texas police find 7 dead in Dallas-area apartment

Muslim sect claims Nigeria church attacks during Christmas service; 25 dead

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. People committing crimes don't care about the date...

[NYC_SKP]

2. Recommended.

[apocalypsehow]

3. More firearms in more hands coast-to-coast is obviously the answer.

[Fla_Democrat]

5. It certainly was for

The woman protecting her 3 month old son...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002118160

Hell, she had two. Doc Holiday would have been proud.

[rocktivity]

4. This ISN'T another Iowa GOP caucus thread?

rocktivity

[Renew Deal]

6. Freedom!

[frazzled]

7. You could probably just as well made a list of heartwarming stories

But that wouldn't cast the appropriate apocalyptic shadow of doom you are seeking out and attempting to spread.

Every day for every year of the 61 years I've been alive, I could find stories of this nature to cull from papers around the nation and world. (Worse, actually.) What makes you think 2012 is so bleakly special?

I must say, I think you're going to have a very Unhappy New Year™ if you keep this up.

[Renew Deal]

8. lol

"apocalyptic shadow of doom you are seeking out and attempting to spread."

That's pretty funny. I'm not trying to spread anything. I'm posting what's on my mind. I've noticed the extreme violence we've seen lately and I am posting about it. You don't have to care.

I'll try not to keep it up though. I usually don't do the gloom and doom thing.

[bhikkhu]

9. Yet violent crime is "down sharply" across the country

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/19/us-usa-crime-fbi-idUSTRE7BI0ZR20111219

...which is good news. Nothing against the OP, but there is a strong trend among fox news viewers to fear crime, and associate crime with poverty and minorities. The network reinforces its political agenda by focusing on crime and promoting fear and conservatism as rational responses.

On the other hand, in the real world people by and large get along very well and peacefully with one another. And things are getting better.

[Kennah]

10. Mayan researchers doing a DFFP

[Dewey Finn]

11. In shocking and unprecedented contrast to every other year

of recorded history, and beyond!!!

[Renew Deal]

12. Add another to the list

31 dead in Mexico prison knife brawl

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101418216