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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 03:38 PM Oct 2015

Pretty chilling if confirmed.

Last edited Thu Oct 1, 2015, 05:11 PM - Edit history (2)

Evidently this was posted on 4chan yesterday:


https://imgur.com/F90JrJW
I repeat, if confirmed
I am trying to find out more
kp





UPDATE:
Best Source Of Info I Can Find:
The identities of the shooter and the victims were unavailable at press time. At least 11 had been transported to Mercy Medial Center, according to Mercy spokeswoman Kathleen Nickel, and two of those died. One victim was life-flighted north. As many as 13 victims were dead and the alleged shooter was reportedly killed.

Kortney Moore, 18, from Rogue River, was in her Writing 115 class in Snyder Hall when one shot came through a window. She saw her teacher get shot in the head. The shooter was inside at that point, and he told people to get on the ground. The shooter was asking people to stand up and state their religion and then started firing away, Moore said. Moore was lying there with people who had been shot.


There are unconfirmed reports that the shooter had either been shot or had shot himself. An official confirmed that the shooter had been “neutralized.”

Brady Winder, 23, of Portland, said he was in the room next door when he heard a loud thud that didn’t sound like a gunshot. He then heard a percussion of gunshots and the students all fled out the front door.

HERE:
http://www.nrtoday.com/news/18445375-113/ucc-shooting-rampage-at-least-13-reported-dead
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Pretty chilling if confirmed. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2015 OP
... Cleita Oct 2015 #1
Between that and George Zimmerman's Twitter page, I'm almost physically ill from the internet Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #2
The image embed doesn't work jberryhill Oct 2015 #3
Heres the image. bunnies Oct 2015 #4
that was 9/30/15 squirrelly talk! Sunlei Oct 2015 #5
Its so nonchalant. bunnies Oct 2015 #6
There's so much trolling on the internet Ex Lurker Oct 2015 #7
I still find it pretty disturbing that someone can talk about killing a bunch of people... bunnies Oct 2015 #11
We have dehumanized ourselves pretty well as a species in the 20th and 21st century. Rex Oct 2015 #13
You said it. bunnies Oct 2015 #19
More than "meh" Some people are giving him instructions !!! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #15
Yeah. What the hell kind of person does that? bunnies Oct 2015 #21
Thousands of times per day. Shandris Oct 2015 #14
I wonder how the people who replied to him are feeling today. bunnies Oct 2015 #22
Horrifying rbrnmw Oct 2015 #18
you spotted it. 24hours before, they 'warn and brag' a little on their favorite message spot. Sunlei Oct 2015 #25
4chan is a horrible site, why am I not surprised by this? Rex Oct 2015 #8
4chan is a fucking cesspool. Jesus. octoberlib Oct 2015 #9
The fact that it's been scrubbed would seem to be a confirmation Warpy Oct 2015 #10
This might be the confirmation: dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #17
The link that works is frightening as that nut job planned what he was going to do. Even mfcorey1 Oct 2015 #12
what is a "beta"? n/t yodermon Oct 2015 #16
I bet that the motive was that he hated women and wouldn't be surprised if the victims are all women maryellen99 Oct 2015 #20
Motive kpete Oct 2015 #23
Oh wow... Rex Oct 2015 #24
Conservative and Republican Johnny2X2X Oct 2015 #28
On the shooters question of which religion the victims belonged to. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #26
I asked this yesterday...crickets... Also other sites say he was looking to kill Muslims by Person 2713 Oct 2015 #27
I just saw on a news site. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #29
Reports from at least 2 survivors B2G Oct 2015 #30
Okay thank you. I was wondering where this meme was coming from. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #31
This stroy is coming from multiple survivors. cwydro Oct 2015 #32
Thank you for the link with witnesses Person 2713 Oct 2015 #33

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts)
2. Between that and George Zimmerman's Twitter page, I'm almost physically ill from the internet
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 03:41 PM
Oct 2015

Even if that's a fake or a hoax, it's still incredibly disgusting

Makes me want to move to a deserted tropical island.

 

bunnies

(15,859 posts)
6. Its so nonchalant.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:06 PM
Oct 2015

Makes me wonder how many times the conversations happen on that site. I keep reading it over and over and I just cant wrap my head around it!!

Ex Lurker

(3,813 posts)
7. There's so much trolling on the internet
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:09 PM
Oct 2015

especially on a site like that. The default assumption is not to take it seriously. Because most of the time it is trolling.

 

bunnies

(15,859 posts)
11. I still find it pretty disturbing that someone can talk about killing a bunch of people...
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:12 PM
Oct 2015

and the reaction is "meh". I guess these are the times we live in though.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
13. We have dehumanized ourselves pretty well as a species in the 20th and 21st century.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:24 PM
Oct 2015

We value cruelty and inhumanity as positive traits! Something is very wrong here.

 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
14. Thousands of times per day.
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:24 PM
Oct 2015

It is incredibly common to see. It often gets reported (or someone will say they report it, you know how the internet is), but there's a ton of it. You have to understand, one of the long-time sayings of the site is "If you take anything posted here as serious, you're a fool". That some people do post some serious things doesn't change the fact that 99.999999% of it is BS.

It's kind of like conspiracy theories. You know 99.99999% of them are totally bogus, but every now and then one will be true enough to keep the crazies involved in the really outlandish ones.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
8. 4chan is a horrible site, why am I not surprised by this?
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:09 PM
Oct 2015

It was either going to be 4chan or Stormfront. Sick, sick people with not a care in the world.

Warpy

(111,252 posts)
10. The fact that it's been scrubbed would seem to be a confirmation
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:10 PM
Oct 2015

but all the callow jackasses egging him on? "I didn't think he was really gonna do it!" will be their defense and in 90% of cases, they'd have been right.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
17. This might be the confirmation:
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:32 PM
Oct 2015

13 Killed in Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College:

At least 13 people were dead and more than 20 others were injured after a gunman opened fire Thursday morning on the campus of Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon, authorities told NBC News.

It wasn't immediately known whether the gunman was among the dead after the shooting near Roseburg, which was called in at 10:38 a.m. (1:38 p.m. ET), officials said. State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum told NBC News simply that he had been "neutralized."
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officers-respond-report-shooting-umpqua-community-college-n437051

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
12. The link that works is frightening as that nut job planned what he was going to do. Even
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:20 PM
Oct 2015

worse, there are people encouraging him to do it. Somebody save the world, please!

maryellen99

(3,788 posts)
20. I bet that the motive was that he hated women and wouldn't be surprised if the victims are all women
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:39 PM
Oct 2015

I fully expect the media to sweep it under the rug if this is the case.

kpete

(71,986 posts)
23. Motive
Thu Oct 1, 2015, 04:56 PM
Oct 2015


Kortney Moore, 18, from Rogue River, was in her Writing 115 class in Snyder Hall when one shot came through a window. She saw her teacher get shot in the head. The shooter was inside at that point, and he told people to get on the ground. The shooter was asking people to stand up and state their religion and then started firing away, Moore said. Moore was lying there with people who had been shot.


http://www.nrtoday.com/news/18445375-113/ucc-shooting-rampage-at-least-13-reported-dead

Johnny2X2X

(19,059 posts)
28. Conservative and Republican
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:50 AM
Oct 2015

The shooter's dating site profile says "Spiritual, but not practicing any denomination, Conservative, Republican."

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
26. On the shooters question of which religion the victims belonged to.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:17 AM
Oct 2015

From all the different reports I have seen; only the statement of Ms. Moore says the the shooter had a passing interest in the religion of people he had decided to shoot.
I have not seen any screen shots of the shooter's postings expressing religious leaning.
I have not seen screen shots expressing why he respected the IRA. (religious, ethnic, notoriety, the length of time the IRA has been in existence, or simply the word republican).

How was that evolved into the shooter was deliberately hunting Christians?
Anyone have links to something confirming this?
Were their potential victims spared by their answer to the religious question?

Or is this fear mongering based on a random question posed by someone who had crossed a number of mental lines?

I am not being snarky, I will face relatives who soak Faux News up like vomit filled sponges. They truly believe Christians are being hunted like English foxes in some vaguely described location.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
27. I asked this yesterday...crickets... Also other sites say he was looking to kill Muslims by
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:43 AM
Oct 2015

asking to name your religion . On another said he was turning To IRA tactics using religion ...people want him to fit an archetype
one that may fit their purposes too

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
29. I just saw on a news site.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:53 AM
Oct 2015

On a profile page, he posted "organized religion" under the dislikes category.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/01/umpqua-gunman-id-d-as-chris-harper-mercer.html



I'm not sure how "dislike" is equated to "opened fire upon".
Just seems contrived to me, with the level of exposure currently available.




 

B2G

(9,766 posts)
30. Reports from at least 2 survivors
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 10:58 AM
Oct 2015

Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians for killing in ‘horrific act of cowardice’

"In one classroom, he appeared to single out Christian students for killing, according to witness Anastasia Boylan.

“He said, ‘Good, because you’re a Christian, you’re going to see God in just about one second,'” Boylan’s father, Stacy, told CNN, relaying his daughter’s account while she underwent surgery to treat a gunshot to her spine.

“And then he shot and killed them.”

Another account came from Autumn Vicari, who described to NBC News what her brother J.J. witnessed in the room where the shootings occurred. According to NBC: “Vicari said at one point the shooter told people to stand up before asking whether they were Christian or not. Vicari’s brother told her that anyone who responded ‘yes’ was shot in the head. If they said ‘other’ or didn’t answer, they were shot elsewhere in the body, usually the leg.”



http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/10/02/oregon-shooter-said-to-have-singled-out-christians-for-killing-in-horrific-act-of-cowardice/

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
32. This stroy is coming from multiple survivors.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 11:29 AM
Oct 2015

That he shot Christians in the head, and those who answered with a different religion - he shot in the leg.

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