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orleans

(34,060 posts)
Tue May 31, 2022, 01:34 AM May 2022

In case you're wondering how long until the next mass school shooting...

Last edited Tue May 31, 2022, 03:43 AM - Edit history (1)



tweet:

A 5th-grade student in Florida who threatened a mass shooting in a text message was arrested on Saturday.

Ten-Year-Old Arrested for Mass Shooting Threat After Uvalde Tragedy: Police
https://www.newsweek.com/ten-year-old-arrested-mass-shooting-threat-after-uvalde-tragedy-police-1711254


A 29-year-old Massachusetts man is in custody after he made a threat to commit a school shooting via social media.

Cape Cod man arrested for making threat to commit school shooting in Facebook post
https://www.wcvb.com/article/cape-cod-school-shooting-threat-man-arrested/40136035#


A Long Island 16-year-old has been arrested for threatening to carry out a "massive" shooting at his high school.



Detectives arrested an 18-year-old Florida man after receiving a tip that he threatened a mass shooting at a school in a social media post.

Deputies Arrest Florida Man Who Threatened a School Shooting
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-05-30/deputies-arrest-florida-man-who-threatened-a-school-shooting


Ten violent threats were reported in Maine schools over the last 30 days, with four of them occurring within the last week.

Maine schools face increase in violent threats among Texas mass shooting
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/education/maine-schools-face-violent-threats-amid-elementary-school-mass-shooting-in-texas-violence/97-8e7bc70d-a4b7-44b0-8ade-fb87581ddde6


A 16-year-old Queens student was arrested for threatening to shoot up his school.

NYC student arrested in MELS school shooting threat
https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/nyc-student-arrested-in-mels-school-shooting-threat-in-queens/


Police in Texas have arrested four teenagers for allegedly plotting to carry out another school massacre just days after the deadly mass shooting in Uvalde.

Texas police arrest 4 teens for school shooting threats after Uvalde
https://nypost.com/2022/05/27/texas-police-arrest-4-teens-for-school-shooting-threats-after-uvalde/


A 14-year-old arrested for making violent threats against Boulder schools, including a shooting at a middle school.

Teen makes violent threats against Boulder schools, including a shooting at a middle school, police say
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/25/superior-teen-boulder-school-threat/



on edit: just found this on malloy's twitter feed



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In case you're wondering how long until the next mass school shooting... (Original Post) orleans May 2022 OP
Enforcement is COMING. elleng May 2022 #1
Holy crap!!!!!! secondwind May 2022 #2
How about far-right groups publishing a map full of "Woke Hot Spot" schools in Missouri? IngridsLittleAngel May 2022 #3
We've gone insane, America. calimary May 2022 #4
And why did some morons pick Sandy Hook to deny? elias7 May 2022 #5
The way things are going, the question might as well read: DFW May 2022 #6
Not long enough. czarjak May 2022 #7
Wow, I'm at a loss of words. I'm surprised there have been that many threats, Emile May 2022 #8
 

IngridsLittleAngel

(1,962 posts)
3. How about far-right groups publishing a map full of "Woke Hot Spot" schools in Missouri?
Tue May 31, 2022, 04:14 AM
May 2022

I wish I were making shit like this up but... Here it is. And as I said in my reply to this thread, I have very real fears that this is going to get some of those schools shot up by an UltraMAGA:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216748102

elias7

(4,007 posts)
5. And why did some morons pick Sandy Hook to deny?
Tue May 31, 2022, 05:08 AM
May 2022

When month after month there have been mass shootings, progressively increasing over two decades?

DFW

(54,405 posts)
6. The way things are going, the question might as well read:
Tue May 31, 2022, 05:11 AM
May 2022

"How long until your next breakfast?"

And Republicans STILL insist we don't have a problem.

Meanwhile, the world wonders why we still have Republicans.

Emile

(22,789 posts)
8. Wow, I'm at a loss of words. I'm surprised there have been that many threats,
Tue May 31, 2022, 06:15 AM
May 2022

but then I'm not. This country is screwed up.

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