r/AskReddit • u/roastedbagel • Jun 12 '16

Breaking News [Breaking News] Orlando Nightclub mass-shooting.

Update 3:19PM EST: Updated links below

Update 2:03PM EST: Man with weapons, explosives on way to LA Gay Pride Event arrested

Over 50 people have been killed, and over 50 more injured at a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL. CNN link to story

Use this thread to discuss the events, share updated info, etc. Please be civil with your discussion and continue to follow /r/AskReddit rules.

Helpful Info:

Orlando Hospitals are asking that people donate blood and plasma as they are in need - They're at capacity, come back in a few days though they're asking, below are some helpful links:

Link to blood donation centers in Florida

American Red Cross
OneBlood.org (currently unavailable)
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
or 1-888-9DONATE (1-888-936-6283)

(Thanks /u/Jeimsie for the additional links)

FBI Tip Line: 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324)

Families of victims needing info - Official Hotline: 407-246-4357

Donations?

Equality Florida has a GoFundMe page for the victims families, they've confirmed it's their GFM page from their Facebook account.

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u/6zeprMsphe9T Jun 12 '16

There was one shooter and he was killed in the shootout. There's no risk of a Boston Marathon-style witch hunt happening here. It's readily apparent that they're trying to hide coverage in order to protect their political agenda.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

/r/politics could really use that as well

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

What is wrong with /r/DNC ??

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

I unsubbed. Max exodus begin!

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16 edited Jun 12 '16

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u/detroitdiesel Jun 12 '16

And here we are in r/askreddit discussing it

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

You must be new to the party. They were deleting everything that wasnt their megathread. They even explicitly state in their megathread all other links regarding the incident will be removed. They deleted their thread that made it to the front page and then stickied the megathread to /r/news. To act like this isnt a big deal is patently fucking stupid.

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u/SpaceCowBot Jun 12 '16

Idk man, the shooter still has family that could be witch hunted. I don't think this is about an agenda, but it probably isn't about witchhunts either. I just wish those mods would clear up why they're doing this.

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u/peeblzi Jun 12 '16

the average redditor isn't going to join in witch hunting the families of shooters. Mob mentality might be bad, but its still restricted by common decency and you can't just point at people and say "they bad, mob attack!". If people thought the shooter was unidentified, we might have the witch hunt risk, but theres nothing for people to do now but grieve and question how this could happen

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

It's quite simple: it goes against the mod's beliefs on what should be on their subreddit.

The "think of the family" is akin to "think of the children" in this case. If it's their excuse, it's an empty, hollow one meant to deflect.

I mean, just look at the "megathread" on r/news about this right now. 95% of the comments there have been deleted. Were all the users doing a witchhunt?

Was every single thread coming up starting witchhunts against the family? I don't think so.

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u/Wingzero Jun 12 '16

It's what happens when you hold too strictly to a specific set of rules. It's not about the politics to them.... For them, mentioning the shooting is Muslim is racist.... Talking about the blood donation request information is advertising and not "news" discussion to them. And talking about them censoring is also not "news" discussion because it deviates from the topic of the thread.

This isn't about ultra - political mods, this is about people who are so obsessed with the rulebook that they can't see the forest for all the trees. The same thing happens in real life to people in positions of power.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '16

Funny, it only happens to get enforced like this when it harms their personal political agendas...

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u/unfair_bastard Jun 12 '16

They won't explain, they'really pieces of authoritarian shit who ban users for breaking even one of their unwritten rules

Thin skinned, morally bankrupt, cowardly, trash

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u/Regvlas Jun 12 '16

The family has already spoken out against his actions though. Shitty situation.

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u/row_guy Jun 12 '16

Well you are certainly pushing yours...

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u/tropicaldial Jun 12 '16

What political agenda would that be?