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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 28 Jun 2018
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      Journalists obviously shouldn't be maliciously threatened, but let's be clear about something. The average journalist in the United States is in no way at risk of physical harm. Pretending otherwise inflates their collective ego. Try talking to commercial fishermen or roofers

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 29 Jun 2018
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      They’re subject to constant danger and their relative death and injury rates reflect that.

      23 replies 1 retweet 40 likes
    3. Jackie D. Semmens‏ @Jdsemm 29 Jun 2018
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      TBF you can chose to become a commercial fisherman or roofer and are compensated accordingly. You are required by law to be a student. Also even if you are never shot in school, students have to live with the constant threat hanging over their heads.

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    4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 29 Jun 2018
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      99.999999999% of students never have to deal with that threat. Inflating it, and securitizing their schools, and subjecting them to endless fear-instilling "drills," is counter-productive.

      29 replies 1 retweet 35 likes
    5. Jackie D. Semmens‏ @Jdsemm 29 Jun 2018
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      No, they all have to live with the threat. The majority will never have to experience its actualization. You are conflating the two.

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    6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 29 Jun 2018
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      Not just the "majority," but virtually 100% will never have to experience its actualization. Which is why inflating the scope of the threat is counter-productive. Same exact logic applies to terrorist "threats."

      17 replies 1 retweet 24 likes
    7. Jackie D. Semmens‏ @Jdsemm 29 Jun 2018
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      Most of my friends live in the percent you just rounded down to zero, including a HS classmate of mine who was shot and killed at VT. The ripple effect of gun violence on a community cannot be overstated.

      5 replies 5 retweets 171 likes
      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 29 Jun 2018
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      The experiences of people who are harmed clearly matter and should be respected, but that has to be separate from how generalizable the threat is.

      12:18 PM - 29 Jun 2018
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        1. Chris Rywalt  💬‏ @ChrisRywalt 29 Jun 2018
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          "I am a very serious thinker. My armchair is in danger of swallowing me whole."

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        2. Jackie D. Semmens‏ @Jdsemm 29 Jun 2018
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          I don’t think anyone is arguing that journalists have the most deadly profession. That’s a straw man argument. What people are saying is that the emotional toll is significant because it’s reminds them of the potential threat, despite the unlikeliness.

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        1. andnothingbuttheruth‏ @anbtruth 29 Jun 2018
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          So, I guess that means children should stop practicing for active shooters and just wing it when the inevitable happens again because we have a feckless Congress bought and paid for by the NRA/Russia.

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        2. Hong Kong is the scariest‏ @LandArchGamer 29 Jun 2018
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          Not when kindegardeners are learning songs about how to hide from shooters.

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        3. Wet T-Shirt Casket‏ @RichardYoungSt 30 Jun 2018
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          I was going to ask if he has children, but I’m pretty sure Maxine Waters brushing him off was the closest he’s ever been to having sex.

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        1. Randy Paul‏ @Randinho 29 Jun 2018
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          Randy Paul Retweeted Committee to Protect Journalists

          I guess it depends on where you are.https://twitter.com/pressfreedom/status/1012875851640266753?s=21 …

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          Committee to Protect JournalistsVerified account @pressfreedom
          So far in 2018, at least 33 journalists have been killed in line of duty worldwide: Afghanistan 10 Syria 5 United States 4 India 3 Colombia 2 Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2 Mexico 2 Yemen 2 Brazil 1 Nicaragua 1 Slovakia 1 #PressFreedom https://cpj.org/data/killed/2018/?status=Killed&motiveConfirmed%5B%5D=Confirmed&type%5B%5D=Journalist&start_year=2018&end_year=2018&group_by=location … pic.twitter.com/80jBOYgXPl
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        1. B‏ @Ammiano13 29 Jun 2018
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          You're mistaking the outrage. We're not angry at a threat. We're upset BC of instead of all the possible things we could have done over 20 years, the OPPOSITE action has been done to make it easier. We're not mad at the shooters, we're mad at the enablers who ShooterShame us.

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        2. Pale Blue Bot  🌹‏ @apalebluebot 29 Jun 2018
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          Take the L

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