Journalists shot, killed in Virginia during live shot

There's a big difference between hatred and dislike.

 

I don't disagree. But for today I'm not going to bother with the semantics. Right now I absolutely HATE that motherfucker.

 

Doesn't shock me. These loons in the business love hyping what we do (or did , for many of us) like it's the priesthood. "This is a calling..."

 

A man believed to be the suspect later crashed a vehicle, and pursuing troopers found him suffering from a gunshot wound. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, state police said.

Lexington, KY local and state news by the Lexington Herald-Leader | Kentucky.com

 

This rumor turned out to be false, right?

 

Arizona Daily Star sports writer Jon Gold:

Unlike many of my journalism colleagues, I say run the video. Show the people of this country exactly what they are allowing, every single day, in every state in the union. Do not run from it. Do not hide from it. Own up to it. Own it.

A man shot three people today in Virginia in cold blood, on live television, and then posted about it on Twitter. Their names are Alison Parker, Adam Ward and Vicki Gardner. Alison and Adam were television reporters, and Vicki was the head of t...he local chamber of commerce. I have known so many Alisons and Adams and Vickis in my line of work. Generally, they are wonderful people. You don't work in this business, where they start you in Podunk and you scratch and claw your way to get out, if you're not. The pay ain't good enough. Especially at that age. Alison was 24 and Adam was 27. They wanted it, bad, I'm sure.

His name is Vester Flanagan.

And this is what he wanted. Attention, and he got it. And he deserves it. And we deserve it, too, this onslaught of grief, this brutal confrontation with reality. We are allowing this to happen, every single day.

Guns are killing machines. They are designed to kill. Living things, once they come in contact with one of these machines, typically don't come out for the better. Knives can open cans. Screwdrivers can steady a wobbly table. Fists, when opened, can hold hands.

Guns only kill. They only exist to kill. When this country was founded, it took minutes to get off three shots. Today, a person could have walked into a Walmart in the time it took you to read this and killed every single person in your Friends list. Think about that for a second. Don't read on. Don't ignore it. Read that again.

When this country was founded, it took minutes to get off three shots. Today, a person could have walked into a Walmart in the time it took you to read this and killed every single person in your Friends list.

Let that soak in.

We are allowing it.

Please realize that I'm not coming for your guns. No one is. There is not a boogie man. I am coming for your culture. It is poisonous. It is toxic.

Show the video. Let the world see what we are allowing. Let us see it. Maybe we'll open our eyes for the first time.

 

I put the odds that Jon Gold has watched the ISIS beheading/burning alive or Planned Parenthood videos at < 10%.

 

Which was apparently "running for her life as she was gunned down."

Classmate is an idiot.

 

But guns in Chicago are bad. BAD!!!

 

It doesn't matter if Jon Gold watched it. What matters is if Jon Gold thinks that they should be publicly available for viewing. I would guess he would.

 

In Jon Gold's world, the gun did the shooting and Vester Lee Flanagan/Bryce Williams was an innocent bystander.

 

I'll set the over/under at 27.5 pages.