Stuff That Really 'Grinds My Gears...'

[nimelennar]

@LearnedCoward

Do we have one or need one?

I think these are the closest we have at the moment:

Why I Don't Want To Talk About That Mass Shooting

I’m usually the one initiating topics dealing with current news, but I find myself completely unmotivated to talk about the latest mass shooting. I guess I’m just done with the cycle; some person with mental problems and access to a gun (or bunch of guns) goes off and shoots 10,20, 50 or more people. Both sides come out with their predicable “thoughts and prayers” then retreat to their corners to argue whether gun control would change things for better or worse, or whether it would be legal at a…

Are Mass Shooters Sane?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/health/mass-murderers-mental-illness.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Personally I don’t want to live anyplace that mass shootings are considered “sane” behavior, though I understand there’s an inherent conflict with the idea of being found non-guilty because of insanity. Is there a middle ground? Can we call people who commit mass shootings insane without relieving them o…