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Where Are All The Men?
fox news | Freeplancer

Posted on 04/17/2007 7:39:36 AM PDT by freeplancer

First there was Salt Lake City, and now Virgian Tech. Trey Perkins, a 19 year old student who is now on fox News spewed his story about being in the same room as the gunman while he reloaded his weapons at least once. Did he get up and charge the gunman with reckless abandon to save his fellow students? NO

When the SLC shooting took place, the local news broadcast a cell video of the shooter discharging his weapons. While the owner of the cell phone stood there and filmed the shooter, who coincidently had his back to the camera, he did nothing. Cowards, bystanders, and wimps. I am ashamed and disgusted. Maybe it is my military training or having being in a war zone that makes me know I would take action or die trying.

I would not be jumping out of windows or filming a murderer in action, and I hope to God that whoever reads this would not either. Where are all the men?


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1 posted on 04/17/2007 7:39:40 AM PDT by freeplancer
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To: freeplancer

Where are all the men?

They’re wringing their hands and waiting to see what Oprah has to say about this.


2 posted on 04/17/2007 7:42:05 AM PDT by RexBeach ("Broad-minded is just another way of saying a fellow is too lazy to form an opinion." Will Rogers)
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To: freeplancer

“Trey Perkins, a 19 year old”

Leave the kid alone. American society does not allow men any longer - it is against the rules to be a man.

That said, single out this young man is wrong.


3 posted on 04/17/2007 7:43:00 AM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: freeplancer

Depens what they mean by reloaded. If he ejected the magazine and was stuffing new rounds into it then you have a point. If he ejected the magazine and inserted a new one then you have no point.

I can shoot a round from a gun and reload a new magazine and fire another round in about 1.2 seconds. Some people can do it under 1 second.


4 posted on 04/17/2007 7:43:18 AM PDT by BRITinUSA
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To: freeplancer

Where are all the men?.....going to Private Schools...........


5 posted on 04/17/2007 7:43:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (If it's consensus, it's not science. If it's science, there's no need for consensus......)
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To: freeplancer

assault the ambush or die......simple as that, and it will never change.....


6 posted on 04/17/2007 7:44:11 AM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: freeplancer

Stand by for some Freeper to come along and tell you how insensitive you are—but that was the question my husband and I pondered this morning. Apparently there was one hero, a professor who was a Holocaust survivor, who blocked a door to help his students get away. Young strapping lads, however, didn’t have that “Lets roll” quality.


7 posted on 04/17/2007 7:44:31 AM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: freeplancer

The libs have fought hard to sissify American males. In some cases, it seems they have succeeded.

But let us not forget the brave men and women in Iraq. There are plenty of real men out there.


8 posted on 04/17/2007 7:44:34 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: freeplancer
The Police Chiefs' Association recommends that citizens not take justice into their own hands.

They recommend that people always cooperate with criminals so they won't hurt you.

The Police Chiefs Association knows best.

</sarcasm>

9 posted on 04/17/2007 7:44:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: freeplancer
You have your answer: "Cowards, bystanders, and wimps."

I too, am ashamed and disgusted. That doesn't require a military background.

Why have the sheep shunned the sheepdogs while the wolves threaten them??

10 posted on 04/17/2007 7:45:18 AM PDT by paulcissa (Only YOU can prevent liberalism.)
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To: BRITinUSA

As my husband said, since you know his intent is to kill everyone, including you, you might as well try to hurt him in the process. You’re going to die anyway, so why not get your licks in.


11 posted on 04/17/2007 7:45:57 AM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Red Badger
Where are all the men?.....going to Private Schools...........

I wonder? All the real men are at Harvard?

12 posted on 04/17/2007 7:46:17 AM PDT by outofstyle
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Easy to say, but how many of us know what we’d really do in such a situation? I’d like to think that I would be willing to take the chance of getting killed myself to put a stop to a madman like this, but I don’t really know. I’ve never seen people shot around me and faced being shot myself. And it’s not like this was a war - most people were probably in shock, not having expected their class on rigid body dynamics to suddenly be interrupted by bullets flying, blood spilling, people crying, etc.

I admit though, you’d think maybe a few guys would get together, and with the increased courage that goes along with acting as a group, have jumped this guy and taken him down. But again, that’s easy to say from a thousand miles away sitting in front of a keyboard.


13 posted on 04/17/2007 7:46:33 AM PDT by -YYZ-
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To: Red Badger

“Where are all the men?.....going to Private Schools...........”

A little snobbery to go with your morning coffee?


14 posted on 04/17/2007 7:46:39 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: freeplancer

Hey!

What happened to “Womens Lib”?

Why didn’t a 5’ 1” 101 pound blond school gurl tackle this guy?

Equal opportunity....right?

LOL


15 posted on 04/17/2007 7:47:14 AM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: edcoil

You might be right. He probably expected someone to take care of him. But then again, a hell of a lot of 17-19 year olds have fought many a brave fight over the years. You coddle him all you want.


16 posted on 04/17/2007 7:47:19 AM PDT by freeplancer
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All the media
had "experts" on yesterday
saying young folks' minds

have been made violent
by endless video games.
If that were true then

you'd think LOTS of kids
would have fought back. I don't think
any kids fought back . . .
17 posted on 04/17/2007 7:47:23 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: freeplancer

All the Republican Men are fighting in Iraq....all the liberals are sitting in classrooms turning tail....


18 posted on 04/17/2007 7:47:53 AM PDT by auto power
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To: MizSterious; All

—yes—this is reminiscent of the Canadian “masssacre” of some years ago were all the “boys” were herded out of the room so the woman-hating Muslim shooter could kill women-—


19 posted on 04/17/2007 7:48:11 AM PDT by rellimpank (-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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To: edcoil

I’m not singling out ONE young man, but questioning why NO young men stepped up to the bat. Most of the ones I’ve seen interviewed were young and healthy, but only an elderly man did the heroic thing. Are all the brave men and women currently in Iraq?


20 posted on 04/17/2007 7:48:14 AM PDT by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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