My god, that's terrible.
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
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Jessica - Nov 05, 2009 11:25:50 am PST #17408 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
JZ - Nov 05, 2009 11:27:27 am PST #17409 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, no. How awful.
CNN has a bit more detail, but no information on who did it or why, just that it was two people (eta: they just updated from "two people" to "two people in military uniforms"--shit and damn) and one is still at large.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2009 11:28:54 am PST #17410 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, man, the questions. That's horrific.
Jessica - Nov 05, 2009 11:55:24 am PST #17411 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For Billytea (and anyone else who needs to stop hitting refresh on the Ft Hood story) - baby echidnas.
Tom Scola - Nov 05, 2009 11:56:22 am PST #17412 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
So many contradictory reports. Some sources are saying that one of the gunmen is dead. Others say that one is in custody, the other is at large.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2009 12:06:04 pm PST #17413 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh man.
Tom Scola - Nov 05, 2009 12:07:55 pm PST #17414 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Twitter feed of a local Texas newspaper seems to be the best source of information right now.
sarameg - Nov 05, 2009 12:09:29 pm PST #17415 of 30001
Today has kicked my ass, and it isn't done yet. I have not managed to call back the plumber to schedule a visit. I ate lunch in a meeting where I was speaking at 3 because it was the first chance I had. I have a dentist appt at 6. God only knows when I'll get home & get to the pool, but goddamned I need it tonight.
Stephanie - Nov 05, 2009 12:14:15 pm PST #17416 of 30001
Trust my rage
When there was the bank robbery on Ft. Buchanan, they didn't let us go pick up our kids. So I'm sure the parents who live/work off-post at Ft. Hood aren't able to get their children. Which is sort of freaking me out and making me want to go get mine.
The SRP site is where you go to get checked to see if you are deployable or not. Here at Ft. Carson, one of the better SRP sites, it's extremely high stress. Lots of people unhappy about lots of things. That, and a unit headquarters, are the two places I can imagine someone upset about deploying, deciding to get violent.
The Army is so stressed these days. Those in charge *know* it, but also aren't willing to say they can't do the job, and there just aren't enough people to go around. Joe deals every day with people who feel overwhelmed by the system.
I don't know what my point it, exactly, except that this sort of thing is not surprising when you push a bunch of people to the brink.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2009 12:16:14 pm PST #17417 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
One of the many articles I read quickly said that Ft. Hood had one of the lowest suicide rates because the guy in charge was pushing for quality of life improvements. But it's a stressful endeavour at the core.