Oh, god.

[agilebrit]

Twelve dead, thirty-one wounded, in Ft. Hood shooting.

My dad was stationed there. I went to high school in Lampasas, just up the road. I doubt I still know anyone there, because it's a mobile community, but it's still just a little too close to home.

I just... yeah.

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[expectare.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we got the news while we were at training... :(

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

I am sitting on my hands and trying desperately to not jump to a conclusion.

That being said, I don't know if it's worse or better if the conclusion I'm trying not to jump to turns out to be true.

[expectare.livejournal.com]

Oh, I jumped the moment I heard the shooter's name. I'm hoping that it's not a terrorist attack, though God knows what else it could be at this point.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

*nods* I know, I know. I saw the name and went "YUP." And was immediately ashamed of myself. Although, considering history, I guess I really shouldn't be.

I mean, no one is ashamed of themselves when they immediately jump to a conclusion that an abortionist has been murdered by someone who's anti, whether the theory pans out or not.

[expectare.livejournal.com]

TBH, my first thought was that some crazy civilian militia had gone nuts. I was actually relieved when I heard the stereotypically Muslim name. No blaming "disgruntled veterans" or Gadsden flag owners this time!

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

He was a muslim and was educated at Damascus University. I think that this was an act of war committed on our soil.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Consider the conclusion jumped, then.

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

yes. but I think that I will be proved correct. We are never as safe as we think we are.

{{{{Julie}}}

[cathyteach2.livejournal.com]

Well, as Buffy would say, "I did not jump to conclusions. I took a tiny step and there conclusions were."

And I took the same tiny step. It wasn't too difficult. :(

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

He's also an American-born military officer.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Which makes it an act of domestic terrorism. And I hope it gets treated as such.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Unless it's one crazy guy, which is also possible. Not much is known yet.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I'm sick at heart over the devastation involved.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Well. "Soldiers reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — an Arabic phrase for "God is great!" — before opening fire, said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the base commander. He said officials had not yet confirmed that Hasan made the comment."

Yeah. Not even that tiny of a step. More like the conclusion jumped out from behind a door and mugged us.

[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I had my own spaz attack about that too. I'm sorry it hit so close to home for you.