@mtracey Like thinking about smoke alarms after the 10th time the house burns down. Wait between fires, people.
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@stevesilberman Something like that! Disastrous post-9/11 decision-making is of course the paradigmatic example here. - 1 more reply
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@mtracey Some of the best legislation has come through national tragedy. Guess you haven't studied civil rights era or Abe Lincoln -
@dteg32 how'd that post-9/11 decision-making work out? - 1 more reply
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@mtracey: the aftermath of a traumatic national tragedy is probably THE WORST time to formulate policyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey It's like going shopping when you're hungry.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey Dozens of school shootings since Columbine. Traumatic tragedies are our way of life.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey I've heard exactly 36 days later is just perfect! We should have tried that after Pearl HarborThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey didn't do Australia or the UK any harm when they legislated after mass shootingsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey there's no consistent historical record that you can use as evidence to back up that statementThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey the historical record is far more complex than that statement showsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey you seem to think we should simply do nothing at allThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey we've had several mass shootings in the last several yrs and we've done NOTHING-that hasn't stopped themThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey so I'm not sure what your remedy is-we've done both-we've done nothing after these incidents & are now doing somethingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey you criticize any attempt to respond to yet another mass shooting after yrs of doing nothing yet you offer no ideas as to responseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey except "debate mental health" policy-even tho a v. tiny percentage of ppl who commit mass shootings are mentally disturbedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey a v. tiny percentage of ppl with mental health problems are violent-Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey so let's continue to do nothing at all legislatively & just talk more about mental healthThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey strange notion that after yrs of not doing anything at all after these mass shootings, finally we respond to one...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey and somehow that's the wrong thing to doThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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