Grief Athletes and Racists and Unfocused Rage17 Apr 2007 11:53 am
By Nelson

Had to edit these ones down. Seems that killing Americans causes everyone to add an extra paragraph or two of misty-eyed cliche in an attempt to out-grieve each other.

This sort of thing really annoys me!

A minority of mentally ill retarded people go on a rampage & it ruins it for everyone else!
[...]
Mike, UK

You’re right Mike, it is annoying.

[...] Compounding the situation is the fact that the shooter was from china, another culture where violence is rampant to both humans and animals. [...]
Ruth Eisenbud, Cambridge, United States

Damn immigrants.

8 Responses to “Massacres Are Bad, Apparently”

  1. on 18 Apr 2007 at 10:25 am Misha

    He was from South Korea. SOUTH KOREA. It’s a completely different country to China. Aaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhh.

  2. on 18 Apr 2007 at 2:23 pm Rich

    yeah, but they do all look so terribly similar, don’t they?

  3. on 20 Apr 2007 at 7:15 am ThatRuthIsIgnorant

    What if a white guy did it, will you say it’s a caucasian crime? No, you would just link the crime with that single person. Now if it is another other race, you would cap it with the whole race. How typical! If you are blaming the immigrant, you are children of immigrant too, just like that killer. Do I need to remind you how many of the real americans perished when your grand father ‘immigrated’ to this land. Don’t you have no soul and shame?

    And to that ignorant ruth einsth, you are a China basher and make me sick! You don’t have the moral high ground unfortunately. You are a sadistic racist!

  4. on 20 Apr 2007 at 11:50 am Lord Nelson

    This comment really made me think.

  5. on 20 Apr 2007 at 3:50 pm Carsmile

    so if i post a link to this on my website and ppl start commenting on the comments here about comments, how long ’til the internets melt?

  6. on 04 Oct 2007 at 2:47 pm Althena

    OK, I’m a touch confused: what does the first “pundit” mean by “ruining it for the rest of us?” No one else will be able to go on a killing spree because it’s been done and now it’s passe? Or does he mean ruining mental illness for the rest of us? Because that would be a shame: it’s such a great lifestyle, and the mentally ill are generally so well regarded.

  7. on 08 Jan 2008 at 5:24 pm Persiflage

    [...] china, another culture where violence is rampant to both humans and animals. […]

    What I want to know is, which two humans are bearing the brunt of all this rampant violence?

    As for the “mentally ill retarded people” who are spoiling things for the rest of us, I believe this comment was intended to establish a distinction between them and the “mentally healthy retarded people”, who are - as well all know - good folk, one and all.

  8. on 08 Mar 2008 at 6:17 pm Simon

    Althena, Mike’s comment is perplexing me too. Obviously I agree that it is irritating and irksome when someone massacres innocent people.

    But who are these mentally ill retarded (what an unfortunate combination) people ruining it for?