I got to the part about "only expecting this kind of killing in a major American city" and quit reading.
These people have been watching way too much T V. They need to be reminded that the shoot-em-up shows that populate our networks are not real.
Idiots....
i don't expect much indepth knowledge of the US from people in the West of Ireland or any other place. But I know exactly what you mean - it gets old - tired, pointless cliches about the US.