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12 dead, as many as 31 injured in Fort Hood shootings

They just reported that the shooter was a base mental health specialist...Crazy.
 
FNC's Bret Baer reports Maj. Hasan was a mental health professional.
 
I wonder if Obama will continue to kiss ass in the Middle East after this?

Dear leader is a professional and will continue to play to his strengths.
 
You wouldn't want everyone armed in this case, because it would make it difficult to tell who the perp is.
 
I like him. What did he say?

He had some comments on the vetting process and urged everyone to not jump to conclusions.....yet.

I dont see much difference in being a nutbag and a religious nutbag.

The results can be horrific in either case.
 
CBS has learned Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Hasan was licensed psychiatrist from Maryland

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It gets most of the stuff while weeding out the thousands of retweets about praying for the victims, donating blood, etc.
 
GySgt, or anyone else with military experience... can someone tell me how these men could be at large on a military base for so long, and killing so many people?

I'm not military, but I have been to Fort Hood. It is HUGE, with varying terrain and good cover in some areas.
 
Who uses Twitter?
 
Wow. Just found out that a long time childhood friend is actually stationed at Fort Hood but happens to be deployed to Iraq currently. What a odd blessing in disguise.
 
CNN live press conference from Fort Hood any time now.
 
Who uses Twitter?

Tens of millions of people, including every news organization on the planet.

The fact that twitter is primarily used by angsty hipsters who like to complain doesn't change the fact that in breaking news situations, its absolutely unmatched for its ability to provide you with links to what's going on. I don't plan on signing up anytime soon, but whenever anything happens that I want information about immediately (whether its news like this or an injury to someone on my fantasy team), it's always on twitter faster than anyplace else.
 
statesman.com

The two suspects arrested shortly after the shooting have been released, according to the office of U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, whose district includes Fort Hood.

If they're being released, I think it's safe to say they weren't involved. At this point, it looks like it may have just been the one guy.

edit: From Sen Cornyn:

It is imperative that we take the time to gather all the facts, as it would be irresponsible to be the source of rumors or inaccurate information regarding such a horrific event. Once we have ascertained all the facts, working with our military leaders and law enforcement officials on the ground, we can determine what exactly happened at Fort Hood today and how to prevent something like this from ever happening again. We do not yet have these details. My prayers are with the individuals who were killed today, the wounded and their loved ones.
 
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They just reported that the guy was a graduate of Virgina Tech.
 
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If they're being released, I think it's safe to say they weren't involved. At this point, it looks like it may have just been the one guy.

edit: From Sen Cornyn:


Not that it's any less horrific, but having it be one person and not three, or nine, is something of a relief...
 
Damn .... physician, heal thyself ... :(

They are saying he as recently transferred from Walter Reed and recently promoted in May...You don't get promoted with a bad record.
 
You wouldn't want everyone armed in this case, because it would make it difficult to tell who the perp is.

*bookmarked for discussion at another time.


Thoughts and well wishes for the families and the wounded.

Let's hope a full and complete investigation is done and leaves no doubt as to exactly what occurred.
 
I've received a lot of PMs today, and I thank you all for caring so much.
My son is not at Fort Hood.
He's at a base halfway across the country, thank God.
Nevertheless, this terrible tragedy strikes very close to home for me, both literally and figuratively.
It's terrible. Just terrible.
There's really nothing else to say.
 
GySgt, or anyone else with military experience... can someone tell me how these men could be at large on a military base for so long, and killing so many people?

Heeeeeel no.

These matters would be a military police thing. The last thing a military base should and would do is empty the armories and send troops on a hunting party. This is a recipe for disaster.

In this case, it would be the same as a few shooters at large in a large town. The shooters can maneuver, escape, evade, and re-attack. The police have to coordinate, cordone, and plan capture or kill.
 
FNC's Bret Baer reports Maj. Hasan was a mental health professional.

Many mental health professionals get interested in this field of work because of their own mental health issues.
 
Damn .... physician, heal thyself ... :(

From what I have observed (certainly not an expert opinion here;)), a good number of mental health professionals actually enter the profession as part of a wish to fix their own problems, but that is an endeavor which is highly difficult to pursue successfully.
 
They are showing a picture of him on msnbc right now. I don't know, he doesn't really look especially Arabic? What do you guys think, did anyone else see his pic?
 
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