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Started by Buddy, August 05, 2012, 07:33:55 PM

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Buddy

August 05, 2012, 07:33:55 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19138754

QuoteA police spokesman said an officer had been shot multiple times but was expected to survive. There are reports of other casualties but no confirmed numbers.

The spokesman said one suspect had been shot, but another gunman might still be on the loose inside the temple.

"This is an ongoing and very fluid situation," he said.

Unknown number of shooters open fired in a Sikh temple in Wisconson. Reporters saying that the members have been experiencing a lot of racial prejudice since 9/11.
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Tank

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August 05, 2012, 07:36:52 PM
OMFG! Sikhs had nothing to do with 911. That being said racists are not general know for the strong intellectual powers.
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Buddy

#2
August 05, 2012, 07:39:58 PM
One gunman has been "put down." No word on that means he was killed or put in custody. SWAT team is currently combing the building. Women and children still inside.
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Tank

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August 05, 2012, 07:40:38 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on August 05, 2012, 07:39:58 PM
One gunman has been "put down." No word on that means he was killed or put in custody. SWAT team is currently combing the building. Women and children still inside.
It's just been reported on the BBC news.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

xSilverPhinx

#4
August 05, 2012, 07:51:06 PM
Sikhs? 9/11? WTF? ???

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DeterminedJuliet

#5
August 05, 2012, 07:52:30 PM
Wow  :(
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Tank

#6
August 05, 2012, 07:53:45 PM
1 gunman dead and 6 others.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
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'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Ali

#7
August 05, 2012, 08:03:01 PM
So sad.   :'(

Sandra Craft

#8
August 05, 2012, 08:22:05 PM
Really makes Dorothy Parker's "what fresh hell is this?" spring to mind. 
Sandy

  

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OldGit

#9
August 05, 2012, 08:26:17 PM
Oh, wonderful.  :'(

McQ

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August 05, 2012, 10:00:09 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 05, 2012, 07:51:06 PM
Sikhs? 9/11? WTF? ???


Yeah, seriously. How stupid can people be?
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xSilverPhinx

#11
August 05, 2012, 10:29:11 PM
Quote from: McQ on August 05, 2012, 10:00:09 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 05, 2012, 07:51:06 PM
Sikhs? 9/11? WTF? ???


Yeah, seriously. How stupid can people be?

Sikhs are also more or less persecuted by Hindus in India, most that I've known really just keep to themselves. Has it been confirmed that the reason is hate due to 9/11? It's just too inane to me.
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Buddy

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August 05, 2012, 11:18:43 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 05, 2012, 10:29:11 PM
Quote from: McQ on August 05, 2012, 10:00:09 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 05, 2012, 07:51:06 PM
Sikhs? 9/11? WTF? ???


Yeah, seriously. How stupid can people be?

Sikhs are also more or less persecuted by Hindus in India, most that I've known really just keep to themselves. Has it been confirmed that the reason is hate due to 9/11? It's just too inane to me.

It hasn't yet been confirmed the reason for the shooting. The news broadcast had stated that the temple had been experiencing protests and vandalism due to people mistaking them for Muslims.
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Firebird

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August 05, 2012, 11:25:14 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on August 05, 2012, 11:18:43 PM
It hasn't yet been confirmed the reason for the shooting. The news broadcast had stated that the temple had been experiencing protests and vandalism due to people mistaking them for Muslims.

Yeah, let's not jump to conclusions just yet. Everyone's trying to write the story before they know what's going on and who did it and why. Until then, it's dangerous to assume anything.
Last I heard, the cop who put down the gunman is expected to survive. I hope that's true.
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markmcdaniel

#14
August 06, 2012, 10:32:18 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 05, 2012, 07:36:52 PM
OMFG! Sikhs had nothing to do with 911. That being said racists are not general know for the strong intellectual powers.
All to true. If its true that anti-muslim bigotry it will not be the first time that a Hindu or a Sikh has been attacked or killed by "mistake". Apparently anyone who wears a turban must be a Muslim. 
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