NZ shootings

[Notty]

Our thoughts and prayers for the families and the people of New Zealand at this tragic event.

[grog]

I was just about to start sim thread Notty. Not an Aussie im proud of.

[ARH]

49 dead... and probably in the last place on earth you would imagine this happening. It really makes me wonder what the hell this world is coming to..... 

[VladTepes]

Yeah it's fucked up alright.

Standby for GCA (Gun Control Australia) to start exploiting this before the bodies are even cold. It's their usual pattern.

They'll probably wheel John Howard out again to say how everyone should have listened to him. 

This attack was FAR more than just a Port Arthur type event. It was a highly organised attack, with guns and bombs. If the latter had gone off we'd probably be looking at a much higher count....

Thoughts are with out Kiwi Cousins.

[VladTepes]

For those not sure what happened:

https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/police-respond-to-shooting-inside-christchurch-mosque/news-story/db75a7aa031b8db068ca7c7e44c4728e

https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/gunman-who-opened-fire-on-christchurch-mosque-addresses-attack-in-manifesto/news-story/70372a39f720697813607a9ec426a734

[lil4399]

So, so sad.

Where has humanity gone?

[Blubber]

I just got the footage forwarded without knowing the context ,  it was already unreal watching this the first time....

Its even weirder after realising / reading it is real 

Sad 

[KiwiCol]

Yesterday afternoon was a bit surreal really.  Even later at night watching the coverage on TV, didn't really sink in that this is us, here, even though I was embroiled in the final arrest / stopping of the gunmans car.  The enormity of what's happened (here) is going to change everything.

My being caught up in things was this -
Friday afternoon, I'm driving from 1 side of the city to the other to do an urgent pick up for work. Friday traffic is busy.  I'm travelling along Brougham st, (it's an expressway / corridor skirting the city centre) & just coming to a set of lights that are red going quite slow, next thing there's a gold Subaru waggon come flying from the left lane & cuts in front of me, bloody hell I thought, never seen anyone drive like that, just eased back a tad, next thing he's up on the median strip with 2 wheels & overtaking cars that were slowing for the lights. I recall thinking, his back window is smashed & there appears to be a bullet hole in the front windscreen too - sort of centre to passengers side. I'm thinking to myself, with driving like that the cops won't be too far behind & I look in my left mirror & sure enough here they come. He then veers across 2 lanes & up onto the footpath & passes cars on the left. The half dozen or so cars are spreading for the police car, the Subaru tries to come back on the road, but the cops have caught up & T-Bone him right between the right doors. They've hit it hard enough to lift it onto 2 wheels & the 2 vehicles stay like that - wedged. The Subaru's front & back wheels keep spinning in mid air.  Passenger cop leaps out with a rifle & is onto the passenger side. She was all on!!   The lights had turned green & I thought, bugger this, I'm outa here. I can't assist when they've got guns.


Writing this out has taken longer than the actual event. Would have been over in about 60 - 90 seconds.  The ole heart was racing for quite some time after it I can tell ya. 

Then, on the way back to work, traffic chaos everywhere as major roads closed. I finally wheedle my way through town side only to drive straight into the other shooting area in Linwood!


My thoughts & best wishes go out to all the families that have been ripped apart because of this.  They were just going about their business & got murdered!   I honestly don't see why the perp has the right to be still breathing.

[gsxbarmy]

Thoughts and prayers with our Kiwi friends. Having just recently visited Christchurch, one has to say it is a lovely community, so tragic that this has happened.

I really just do not understand what these maniacs think or hope to achieve. And to live stream it - unbelievable.

[Kiwifruit]

This is our haven where these things don't happen. My wife now sits in tears distraught that this has happened in our little country. I have no words.
Pleased you're safe Col.

[shanered6]

This is just bloody horrific and all my thoughts are with the families .... just awfull !!!!

[Sweaty]

My thoughts are with all our Kiwi cousins & so glad to hear you are ok Col, after being caught up in that.
To think these types of bloody maniacs are living amongst us and are capable of this, is sickening.

[seth]

Very sad news and my thoughts are with our upside down friends ,family and the wider community over there.

It makes me wonder how this world  could make someone so disillusioned to do such a thing .
The people he attach had done him no harm and he didn't know them .
He just attacked them for the religion they followed.
A crazy mad world we live in

[Kiwifruit]

The pile of shit that did this had the correct gun licenses or so we are told.
Didnt even have the balls to top himself.
We need the death penalty returned.

[Mrg]

A very shameful and sad story to see .we are all human after all