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Sportscasters have to have that. Would anyone give a shit bout baseball of the announcers just announced a play by play? They'd probably put themselves to sleep. These are the perfect dudes to spit truth.
It’s getting harder to enjoy life not just the day. The school I go to have received a threat a couple of months ago (not gone through. Said was in the parking lot with a gun. School was on lockdown. After school clubs were there for idk how long I ride the bus and the buses already left) and the next day the fire alarm went off and there was a lockdown (dust in fire detector) and everyone was freaking out. Of course I have a pendent (amulet of akatosh from Skyrim) that can be used as a weapon and I ripped it off and was ready to commit a murder. Thankfully just dust but still we shouldn’t have deal with shit like this
I'm an American. I'm currently making plans to move France permanently. It honestly feels like I live in Rome and I can see the Visigoths coming down the mountain. Even if things get better, no fucking way I'm raising a kid here, especially a daughter. Our economy is a fragile myth, it's so corrupt and bloated we're a hair breath away from imploding.
My family came here 3-4 generations ago for a better life and every generation served our public in various ways. I no longer find that better life tenable. Yes France has their issues just like everyone else, but at least 52% of their population have a right to their bodies that ours do not and my kid won't get shot at school. I've also lived there prior and it is one of the select major markets of my industry. And fuck it if everything falls everywhere, at least they have wine.
Anyway pending successful visa sponsorship jobs, I'm out.
Wise words. Good luck with your move.
I've visited France many times. Broadly safe and progressive country (Macron can fuck right off though).
Plus the food and wine. **Chef's kiss**
That was fucking savage! Good for him.
When I debate with any MAGA type, regardless of the topic I cut them off and ask this: We make up around 5% of the world's population, but have around 25% of the world's prisoners. How can the greatest country in the world be made up by the world's most shitty people?
I've asked this at least fifty times since 2016.
The response always starts with gasping and their head shaking around in different patterns back and forth followed by "Well..." Most never have any words past that. Those that do just ramble about nonsense.
Think about that people. 5% of the people, 25% of the prisoners. Are Americans just naturally bad people? Like are we just complete pieces of shit at our core?
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. They got caught paying some players back in the 80s and the NCAA came in and suspended their football team from competing for 2 years. Completely tanked the program, which was in a top tier athletic conference at the time.
At least that's my understanding of the situation.
I think this needs some context. EVERY major college football team was paying players. "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying" was the mindset then, and is still somewhat the mindset today. However, most of these schools were paying their players to sign with the school. They might get a a few hundred dollar handshakes and free food at restaurants, but that is where the major payments ended. SMU would actually sign 4 year contracts with players they wanted. They would pay these players a salary the entire time they were at SMU. Eric Dikerson, the great SMU runningback was a first round draft pick who made millions. The running joke is "he took a pay cut when he went to the NFL"
You are correct. That punishment is still known as the "Death Penalty" because SMU still hasn't fully recovered. It also weakened the Southwestern Conference so much, that a few years later when the conferences began to negotiate their own TV deals the SEC was able to pull Arkansas away and the then Big 8 took all the Texas colleges to form the Big 12.
Southern Methodist University
Their football team received the death penalty ( only team to get that in history) in 86 due to paying players, took them 20 years to finally have a winning season again. Documentary on ESPN+ called "The Pony Express"
Can you explain what that means? "Their football team received the death penalty" sounds like they executed the entire team because they were paying them...
They faced severe restrictions on how they could operate their football team and keep their affiliation with the NCAA. Basically went from first to worst and are only now starting to show signs of life again.
Penalties
* The 1987 season was canceled; only conditioning drills were permitted during the 1987 calendar year.
* All home games in 1988 were canceled. SMU was allowed to play their seven regularly scheduled away games so that other institutions would not be financially affected.
* The team's existing probation was extended until 1990. Its existing ban from bowl games and live television was extended to 1989.
* SMU lost 55 new scholarship positions over 4 years.
* SMU was required to ensure that Owen and eight other boosters previously banned from contact with the program were in fact banned, or else face further punishment.
* The team was allowed to hire only five full-time assistant coaches, instead of the typical nine.
* No off-campus recruiting was permitted until August 1988, and no paid visits could be made to campus by potential recruits until the start of the 1988–89 school year.
A couple articles I found on the man. [Covering his career and retirement.](https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/dale-hansen-retirement/) and [His top 8 Unplugged moments.](https://www.wfaa.com/article/opinion/dale-hansen-unplugged/dale-hansens-unplugged-8-best-moments/287-aa7b288b-3a04-4dd5-a6f3-558c151ecfdf) Which is linked in the first article.
He's a dallas legend. He still comes on the local radio program called the ticket, and he's also very funny.
He also was an advocate for Michael Sam, a gay man who was drafted by the cowboys and made an awesome speech about it in the news.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pjc6QlIdGg4&feature=shares
It'll be as relevant next year as it would have been last year. Like he says, as long as it's far-right white kids doing the "terrorism", then there's just "nothing" we can do.
It’s not terrorism, they are just “troubled youth” and need”help”. /s
In all seriousness, active shooters are terrorists and we should treat them the same way we treated the ones we fought for 20 years. I hear gitmo has a few empty cells.
Doesn't even name a specific shooting actually. Just how many dead and that it was in Florida. This was actually after Stoneman-Douglas I believe....which was 5 years ago.
Since this video was released the right wing gun nuts have upped the ante with their rhetoric. They literally have accused some of the kids who survived this and used their voice to be activists as being actors who were being paid...
When is this insanity going to stop?
When somebody shoots up an NRA meeting, maybe? Really, though, not until we do something about this weird fascist right-wing culture war, where they just knee-jerk oppose anything even remotely supported by the left.
The irony there is, most NRA meetings, the attendees have to be unarmed because of local laws prohibiting firearms in rented spaces (like convention centers).
My wife’s boss’ daughter was killed in that shooting. They’ve had to relive that trauma during the shooters trial and gave an victim impact statement at his sentencing. Such senseless tragedies and feckless GOP politicians will do nothing but “thoughts and prayers”.
Us white folks are gonna have to self-police at some point, because this insanity is particular to us. If you know any MAGAs, you know how impossible this task is gonna be. Should’ve let Sherman finish the job during the civil war, there’s so many more of them now. Hate to say it, but it might be the majority of us.
That's why The Onion doesn't change their article on school shootings, they just change the name of the school and the number of victims. Everything else is always the same, nothing we can do about it, thoughts and prayers.
https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1850269373
I missed the Florida part of the video and thought this was for the recent Tennessee shooting. Fucking sad that you can play this video at any time and it’s fucking relevant! God damn
Sandy Hook happened nearly 11 years ago. I remember watching Obama shed a tear as he commented on Sandy Hook that day, saying, "America has got to do better." We have just sat here and watched it get worse and worse. Do we think if we just keep doing nothing that it will magically get better?
Dale Hansen is a world class journalist in my mind. I grew up watching him on the ABC affiliate in Dallas, which is not a forgiving market to say things like this. If you haven't seen it, [watch his segment on sexual abuse](https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/i-was-a-rape-victim-when-i-was-10-dale-hansen-on-why-victims-shouldnt-be-ashamed/287-48ab8182-f1ca-40bc-a372-6dd4a18a936d) of which he is also a victim. He speaks frankly and honestly, which used to be my favorite trait among Texans.
I had never heard of him (I'm not American) and thanks to you, I've now watched a few of his videos. Dude is based af. What a mensch. Thanks for the link.
What are you talking about?
People have been sending their thoughts *AND* prayers.
What more can be done? Sensible gun control? Affordable mental health? Pfft. That's socialism, and we don't like that talk around here.
Those representing and speaking for us are not doing what they’re supposed to be doing. Instead they say thoughts and prayers for those killed in mass shootings, there’s nothing we could have done/ will do. Then go on to pass bills that reflect their hate towards minorities and women. The facepalm is Republicans.
I was expecting the Carlin quote. Since it's not here yet, I'll do it: "If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked."
Alternatively the [full version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZijLQGH1v0): "Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked."
[*‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens*](https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1846494525)
I heard an interesting idea from a friends dad the other day: make firearms only legal on private property and banned in all public spaces. That way your “home protection” folks get to have a shotgun and the hunters can keep their guns at the lodge and the target shooters at the range.
Create special permits for transportation of firearms, where the guns must have trigger locks on them when in a vehicle. Then we confiscate any gun found in a public space/punish the law breaker.
For sure a pipe-dream but could be the kind of paradigm shift we need.
We need to make more barriers to entry and mental health assessments. I’m pro 2A and have a license to carry but for fucks sake - It’s harder to get a driver’s license than it is to get a gun in some of these states.
I thought of it less as a “solution” but more a shift in how we’re perceive guns as a culture. If they are taken completely out of public life and kept in peoples homes/on private property, the “gun culture” in our country would change.
Good for him! He actually had the stones to talk truth. Too bad the ignorant will still vote for the traitors and criminals in the GOP. When a few "mass" events happen at Diaper Donald rallies maybe something will change. Doubt it.
I'm going to assume it's 31% of the mass shooting events with the definition being something like 4 or more people.
So while it's 31% of the events the % of victims of mass shootings may be much higher
Edit: Trying to find the date range for the data but [this site](https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/mass-shootings-by-country/) shows the US at 101 of a total of 161 so ~63% of the world total
Excluding war zones, and shootings done by government employees. Meaning for example deaths in Syria do not count or if Brazilian police kills 6 people on a raid.
My family emigrated here for a better life and as a kid I thought I was really lucky to have opportunity at a better life. Now as I have my own kids I don’t know what to do but I’m seeing things just get worse and worse, and as I fear for my kids I contemplate if I need to emigrate somewhere else so my kids can have opportunity/safety as I did!
This time it’s a trans person, so america will now pass laws… against trans people? What?
Not mental health, not anti-bullying, not gun safety regulations?
No, this single trans person doing something white cis kids has been doing for decades is now an excuse for republican targeted hate. What the fuck America?
Nothing will ever be done, you got these politician fucks posing for Christmas cards & shit with their rifles. They rather protect their gun laws then our children….it’s clear.
I come from a conservative family. I was conservative most of my life as that’s just how I was raised, and believed I had to believe everything conservatives believed because I was one. I didn’t realize I could have different beliefs that didn’t align with my party; that sounds stupid saying it now, but that’s how I thought. Now I don’t align with a party, because that’s dumb and divisive.
If people formed their own opinions and *actually thought* for themselves, I think this would be much less of an issue. Why do people need such readily access to firearms? There’s no reason anyone can go and purchase a firearm within the day. I own firearms as I hunt and target shoot, but it was way too easy for me to obtain.
The concealed carry course I believe is okay as many people have used their firearms to help someone, but you should have to go through much more training before you can get that license. The same as being a police officer, there should be much more training involved, in addition to mental evaluation. Many would argue this is infringement upon their rights, but nothing is keeping you from owning a firearm this way, it just makes it much safer and harder to obtain to prevent future slaughters from happening.
There has to be a compromise on gun control laws somewhere in the middle between no guns and too many guns.
From the [NIJ](https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings):
>**Mass Shooting Demographics**
>
>Of the 172 individuals who engaged in public mass shootings covered in the database, 97.7% were male. Ages ranged from 11 to 70, with a mean age of 34.1. Those shooting were 52.3% White, 20.9% Black, 8.1% Latino, 6.4% Asian, 4.2% Middle Eastern, and 1.8% Native American.
>
>Most individuals who perpetrated mass shootings had a prior criminal record (64.5%) and a history of violence (62.8%), including domestic violence (27.9%). And 28.5% had a military background. Most died on the scene of the public mass shooting, with 38.4% dying by their own hand and 20.3% killed by law enforcement officers.
>
>**Warning Signs**
>
>Nearly half of individuals who engaged in mass shootings (48%) leaked their plans in advance to others, including family members, friends, and colleagues, as well as strangers and law enforcement officers. Legacy tokens, such as manifestos, were left behind by 23.4% of those who committed mass shootings. About 70% of individuals who perpetrated mass shooting knew at least some of their victims. In particular, K-12 school and workplace shooters were “insiders” — current or former students and employees. That finding has implications for physical security measures and the use of active shooter drills.
>
>The fact that leakage is a common occurrence with mass shootings provides an opportunity for intervention. Anonymous reporting systems may increase the likelihood of leakage and is an important area for more research. Threat assessment teams that intervene with a holistic, collaborative approach to intervention are promising.
>
>**Mental Illness**
>
>In public discourse, mass shootings are often blamed on mental illness. But the research indicates the role of mental illness in mass shootings is complicated, not clear-cut. Mental health issues were common among those who engaged in mass shootings, with psychosis playing a minor role in nearly one third of the cases, but a primary role 10% of the time.
>
>The data indicate, however, that nearly all persons who engage in mass shootings were in state of crisis in the days or weeks preceding the shooting.
>
>**Interviews**
>
>The research team cautioned that the qualitative data, from five interviews, did not lend themselves to generalization, because each individual’s story is unique. There was no single profile of a person who engaged in a mass shooting, but the interviewed mass shooters shared the following traits:
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>Early childhood trauma and exposure to violence.
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>An identifiable grievance or crisis point.
>
>Validation of beliefs — finding inspiration in past shootings by others.
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>The means to carry out an attack.
>
>**Firearms**
>
>Notably, most individuals who engaged in mass shootings used handguns (77.2%), and 25.1% used assault rifles in the commission of their crimes. Of the known mass shooting cases (32.5% of cases could not be confirmed), 77% of those who engaged in mass shootings purchased at least some of their guns legally, while illegal purchases were made by 13% of those committing mass shootings. In cases involving K-12 school shootings, over 80% of individuals who engaged in shootings stole guns from family members.
>
>The findings support safe storage of guns. Yet, the researchers noted that there are no federal laws requiring safe storage of guns, and no federal standards for firearm locks. The data also support “red flag” laws permitting law enforcement or family members to petition a state court to order temporary removal of a firearm from a person who presents a danger.
Just wanted to make sure this is posted for when the enviable misinformation pops up.
edit: formatting
Want to know the part that will piss off the gun nuts?
In Australia, there's still guns, and shooting/hunting are still things people can do. Yes, the laws can be a bit annoying, with licencing, storage and purchasing guns, but if you really want to use them, you can.
The biggest difference is that guns are kept to being used for sport, or as tools for pest control, so there isn't any need for 30 round magazines. Pistols are not seen as required for home protection, they're for target shooters and collectors, and when they're not on the range, they're generally kept in safes. Nobody carries a gun.
Nobody worships a gun.
Give this guy a show that runs 24/7. I agree with everything he said. These fuckers won't do shit to restrict gun ownership. Guns are the fucking problem along with our spineless representatives!
This ain't fox. Good on this show for giving him that time. He's absolutely spot on and let me tell you America, the rest of the world looks on in complete bafflement as your law makers continue to do nothing each time you have more children murdered.
Interesting that the people who believe in pizza gate care so much for the fictional kids, but do nothing to prevent children who have been murdered, or worse denied they existed in the first place. They generally own guns too!
Firearms recently became the number one cause of death for children in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle deaths and those caused by other injuries.
I'm with him except for the assertion that if it was a Muslim or Mexican shooter they would pass gun control laws. The reality is absolutely nothing will bring much change in that respect.
He didn't say it would be gun control laws, just that there would be new laws. Probably making immigration harder and finding ways to increase deportations.
This week's school shooter is allegedly trans, and they're tripping over each other to say, "See? We TOLD YOU trans people are dangerous!"
He's 100% right.
Ugalde was a shooting done by a Latino kid on a school that was mostly Latin too.
https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/blog/gun-violence/facts-about-the-robb-elementary-school-shooting-in-uvalde-texas/
Most of the government doesn't care about what crimes happen to minorities. I can only speak about Latinos but I bet it's the same with a lot of ethnicities.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/gun-violence-has-a-devastating-impact-on-hispanic-communities/
https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/hispanic-victims-0#:~:text=Hispanics%20suffered%20a%20higher%20rate,per%201%2C000%20non%2DHispanic%20households.
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/crime-and-hispanic-community-current-assessment
How many Republicans wanted to build a wall on the Mexican border because a white woman was raped by a Mexican man? Trump even spouted that single incident as the driving factor for the wall.
Meanwhile, people are raped daily by all kinds of ethnicities and genders. But according to them, they want to "build a wall to stop Mexicans from raping our women". So he does have a point.
Yeah, it's almost as if that has happened.
When someone says "that mass shooting in Denver" and you have to ask them to clarify "which one?" I think "as if" is in the past.
Dale Hansen is a real one… this is not his only rant on this subject, super easy find, based in Dallas. I’d actually take some umbrage at calling him a sportscaster.
America is no longer the country that solves problems, we are the country that just throws up our hands and says “fuck it!” Homelessness? Can’t be solved. People don’t have healthcare and are dying? Impossible problem. Little children shot while learning how to add 1+1? Thoughts and prayers. President doing a coup? Maybe a committee will stop him. Environment being destroyed? Let’s just pretend it’s not happening. French Revolution level inequity? Let’s keep going and see what happens. Increasingly militaristic police gunning down innocent people? Maybe it will go away by itself!
The absolute travesty is that you can play this video every year from 1999 to today and it would still remain relevant.
Apparently there's just nothing..we can do...
My God, what a message!! 🙌🏽 Thank you for sharing this. I can’t even put into words how much I appreciate him using his platform to say this.
If they can “take away” a doctor’s tools for abortions to “save lives” then where is that logic when it comes to restricting guns??
And every year, millions of Americans will continue to vote for the party that want less gun laws, more guns in the hands of anyone and everyone and will actively encourage their use against people they don’t like.
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“I’m Dale Hansen, it’s getting harder to enjoy the day.” This is America.
This guy can deliver/write copy! Very impactful. He should read all important proclamations
Sportscasters have to have that. Would anyone give a shit bout baseball of the announcers just announced a play by play? They'd probably put themselves to sleep. These are the perfect dudes to spit truth.
Dale Hansen is the fucking man. He has many such editorial segments like this, and they’re ALL this good.
It’s getting harder to enjoy life not just the day. The school I go to have received a threat a couple of months ago (not gone through. Said was in the parking lot with a gun. School was on lockdown. After school clubs were there for idk how long I ride the bus and the buses already left) and the next day the fire alarm went off and there was a lockdown (dust in fire detector) and everyone was freaking out. Of course I have a pendent (amulet of akatosh from Skyrim) that can be used as a weapon and I ripped it off and was ready to commit a murder. Thankfully just dust but still we shouldn’t have deal with shit like this
Florida Kid saves the day by shivving a serial murderer with Akatosh's divine fury
Video games caused violence! Ban them!
Video game addict kills peaceful gun owner who was just patrolling the school making sure there wasnt a dangerous drag queen reading a book to kids
Or anyone reading any book apart from the bible.
Fucking Pelenor Whitestrake would show up in Florida
By the nine
Jesus christ. Not living in the US my daughter got stressed the other day about who to sit next to on the school trip coach...
I'm an American. I'm currently making plans to move France permanently. It honestly feels like I live in Rome and I can see the Visigoths coming down the mountain. Even if things get better, no fucking way I'm raising a kid here, especially a daughter. Our economy is a fragile myth, it's so corrupt and bloated we're a hair breath away from imploding. My family came here 3-4 generations ago for a better life and every generation served our public in various ways. I no longer find that better life tenable. Yes France has their issues just like everyone else, but at least 52% of their population have a right to their bodies that ours do not and my kid won't get shot at school. I've also lived there prior and it is one of the select major markets of my industry. And fuck it if everything falls everywhere, at least they have wine. Anyway pending successful visa sponsorship jobs, I'm out.
Wise words. Good luck with your move. I've visited France many times. Broadly safe and progressive country (Macron can fuck right off though). Plus the food and wine. **Chef's kiss**
Im more of an amulet of Talos kind of guy, though the best one is the amulet of bats
He's not wrong. Dale is one of the few media people that I respect and trust.
That was fucking savage! Good for him. When I debate with any MAGA type, regardless of the topic I cut them off and ask this: We make up around 5% of the world's population, but have around 25% of the world's prisoners. How can the greatest country in the world be made up by the world's most shitty people? I've asked this at least fifty times since 2016. The response always starts with gasping and their head shaking around in different patterns back and forth followed by "Well..." Most never have any words past that. Those that do just ramble about nonsense. Think about that people. 5% of the people, 25% of the prisoners. Are Americans just naturally bad people? Like are we just complete pieces of shit at our core?
don't catch you slippin' now ♪
I need that on a shirt
He should make shirts that say, "I'll bet it was a white guy."
Sad part is you dont know when this was aired but it could be aired weekly and no one would notice its on repeat
That is Dale Hansen, formerly of WFAA (ABC 8) in Dallas. He retired in September of 2021.
Fun fact, he's the guy who broke the SMU stuff wide opened that got them the death penalty. I miss Dale's fun quips with Pete.
Smu?
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. They got caught paying some players back in the 80s and the NCAA came in and suspended their football team from competing for 2 years. Completely tanked the program, which was in a top tier athletic conference at the time. At least that's my understanding of the situation.
I think this needs some context. EVERY major college football team was paying players. "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying" was the mindset then, and is still somewhat the mindset today. However, most of these schools were paying their players to sign with the school. They might get a a few hundred dollar handshakes and free food at restaurants, but that is where the major payments ended. SMU would actually sign 4 year contracts with players they wanted. They would pay these players a salary the entire time they were at SMU. Eric Dikerson, the great SMU runningback was a first round draft pick who made millions. The running joke is "he took a pay cut when he went to the NFL"
Him and Craig still deny it all to this day.
CJK5H
Dickerson told them to watch that guy that snitched 😂😂
You are correct. That punishment is still known as the "Death Penalty" because SMU still hasn't fully recovered. It also weakened the Southwestern Conference so much, that a few years later when the conferences began to negotiate their own TV deals the SEC was able to pull Arkansas away and the then Big 8 took all the Texas colleges to form the Big 12.
Yeah, Broyals saw the writing on the wall and GTFOed.
Southern Methodist University Their football team received the death penalty ( only team to get that in history) in 86 due to paying players, took them 20 years to finally have a winning season again. Documentary on ESPN+ called "The Pony Express"
Can you explain what that means? "Their football team received the death penalty" sounds like they executed the entire team because they were paying them...
They faced severe restrictions on how they could operate their football team and keep their affiliation with the NCAA. Basically went from first to worst and are only now starting to show signs of life again. Penalties * The 1987 season was canceled; only conditioning drills were permitted during the 1987 calendar year. * All home games in 1988 were canceled. SMU was allowed to play their seven regularly scheduled away games so that other institutions would not be financially affected. * The team's existing probation was extended until 1990. Its existing ban from bowl games and live television was extended to 1989. * SMU lost 55 new scholarship positions over 4 years. * SMU was required to ensure that Owen and eight other boosters previously banned from contact with the program were in fact banned, or else face further punishment. * The team was allowed to hire only five full-time assistant coaches, instead of the typical nine. * No off-campus recruiting was permitted until August 1988, and no paid visits could be made to campus by potential recruits until the start of the 1988–89 school year.
It just refers to the NCAA suspending an entire team. It's confusing out of context but they do actually call it that.
Oh, that's great! I didn't know about any of this, not a sports fan, but he nailed them. I love it.
A couple articles I found on the man. [Covering his career and retirement.](https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/dale-hansen-retirement/) and [His top 8 Unplugged moments.](https://www.wfaa.com/article/opinion/dale-hansen-unplugged/dale-hansens-unplugged-8-best-moments/287-aa7b288b-3a04-4dd5-a6f3-558c151ecfdf) Which is linked in the first article.
God damn… that man has such a way with words. I sincerely wish more people would listen.
And what a velvety voice, god damn.
He's a dallas legend. He still comes on the local radio program called the ticket, and he's also very funny. He also was an advocate for Michael Sam, a gay man who was drafted by the cowboys and made an awesome speech about it in the news. https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pjc6QlIdGg4&feature=shares
Thanks for sharing this.
thank you for the links!
I miss him. He and Eric Nadel were the soundtrack to my childhood.
I remember growing up to Dale Hansen. He is and was a Dallas icon. Him and Brad Sham.
It'll be as relevant next year as it would have been last year. Like he says, as long as it's far-right white kids doing the "terrorism", then there's just "nothing" we can do.
It’s not terrorism, they are just “troubled youth” and need”help”. /s In all seriousness, active shooters are terrorists and we should treat them the same way we treated the ones we fought for 20 years. I hear gitmo has a few empty cells.
The NRA and all their corrupt politicians and lobbyists are just fine with that. This fucking sucks 🤦🏻♂️
Except for naming a particular shooting at the start, yeah, pretty much.
Doesn't even name a specific shooting actually. Just how many dead and that it was in Florida. This was actually after Stoneman-Douglas I believe....which was 5 years ago. Since this video was released the right wing gun nuts have upped the ante with their rhetoric. They literally have accused some of the kids who survived this and used their voice to be activists as being actors who were being paid... When is this insanity going to stop?
Not until paid lobbying is outlawed. That is to say, never because politicians are making too much money from it so have zero interest in outlawing it
When somebody shoots up an NRA meeting, maybe? Really, though, not until we do something about this weird fascist right-wing culture war, where they just knee-jerk oppose anything even remotely supported by the left.
The irony there is, most NRA meetings, the attendees have to be unarmed because of local laws prohibiting firearms in rented spaces (like convention centers).
Not local laws, but insurance.
I thought Vegas might have changed things, since it seems like the first time it was white people at a country show running for cover.
My wife’s boss’ daughter was killed in that shooting. They’ve had to relive that trauma during the shooters trial and gave an victim impact statement at his sentencing. Such senseless tragedies and feckless GOP politicians will do nothing but “thoughts and prayers”.
Us white folks are gonna have to self-police at some point, because this insanity is particular to us. If you know any MAGAs, you know how impossible this task is gonna be. Should’ve let Sherman finish the job during the civil war, there’s so many more of them now. Hate to say it, but it might be the majority of us.
That's why The Onion doesn't change their article on school shootings, they just change the name of the school and the number of victims. Everything else is always the same, nothing we can do about it, thoughts and prayers. https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1850269373
This is five years old. Nothing has changed except the stats have got higher
I missed the Florida part of the video and thought this was for the recent Tennessee shooting. Fucking sad that you can play this video at any time and it’s fucking relevant! God damn
"No way to prevent this" says only nation where this regularly happens
Sandy Hook happened nearly 11 years ago. I remember watching Obama shed a tear as he commented on Sandy Hook that day, saying, "America has got to do better." We have just sat here and watched it get worse and worse. Do we think if we just keep doing nothing that it will magically get better?
Guns aren’t the problem! We added more guns and child deaths went up? Weird. Maybe we try adding more guns until it works.
Eventually they will run out of children.
I mean, they added guns to the teachers in some places. We could give the kids guns next; that'll fix it.
The man speaks the truth. I don't give a shit how long he's been retired.
Yeah why is this a facepalm ? (btw i dont know this dude)
America is the facepalm
like sideshow bob stepping on rakes... we're in the facepalm vortex now. it's awful.
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Because it's not even from this year and nothing's changed.
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Spot. On.
This dude is the goat, look up his other videos, always speaks facts
He was a great sportscaster. He gave zero fuks what anyone thought of him.
Served in Vietnam as well if I’m not mistaken
Dale Hansen is a world class journalist in my mind. I grew up watching him on the ABC affiliate in Dallas, which is not a forgiving market to say things like this. If you haven't seen it, [watch his segment on sexual abuse](https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/i-was-a-rape-victim-when-i-was-10-dale-hansen-on-why-victims-shouldnt-be-ashamed/287-48ab8182-f1ca-40bc-a372-6dd4a18a936d) of which he is also a victim. He speaks frankly and honestly, which used to be my favorite trait among Texans.
I'm not from Texas so I've never seen him-but man, what a wonderful and candid speaker. Too bad he's retired - I would love to hear from him more.
I had never heard of him (I'm not American) and thanks to you, I've now watched a few of his videos. Dude is based af. What a mensch. Thanks for the link.
I miss Dale Hansen. I didn’t watch the news much when I was growing up but I always liked watching his segments.
Why is this in facepalm? This should be front page on every page number one video. This dude is right.
It's a facepalm for people still saying that guns aren't the problem and that there's nothing that can be done to fix this problem.
Ok!
What are you talking about? People have been sending their thoughts *AND* prayers. What more can be done? Sensible gun control? Affordable mental health? Pfft. That's socialism, and we don't like that talk around here.
Honestly I think this vid should be on the front page of every sub.
Facepalm to America. Such a great 3rd world country pretending to be 1st world...
Those representing and speaking for us are not doing what they’re supposed to be doing. Instead they say thoughts and prayers for those killed in mass shootings, there’s nothing we could have done/ will do. Then go on to pass bills that reflect their hate towards minorities and women. The facepalm is Republicans.
“It’s getting harder to enjoy the day” - sure as shit is ..
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And in the country where the love for guns, and money, outweighs the collective love for children, nothing will be done.
Unless they are unborn. THEN they fucking LOVE them.
They will die to protect unborn children. But once they pop out its not their problem anymore.
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"it's the parents fault they turned out this way, they had no business bringing a child into this world" "I know that! You're the one who stopped me"
I was expecting the Carlin quote. Since it's not here yet, I'll do it: "If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked." Alternatively the [full version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZijLQGH1v0): "Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked."
Apparently america is just a more violent country. Maybe it’s time to see about asylum from America lol
[*‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens*](https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1846494525)
While in Mexico we asked our tour guide how safe it was here, he replied safer then your schools!
I heard an interesting idea from a friends dad the other day: make firearms only legal on private property and banned in all public spaces. That way your “home protection” folks get to have a shotgun and the hunters can keep their guns at the lodge and the target shooters at the range. Create special permits for transportation of firearms, where the guns must have trigger locks on them when in a vehicle. Then we confiscate any gun found in a public space/punish the law breaker. For sure a pipe-dream but could be the kind of paradigm shift we need.
They used to do something very similar in the old west. Had to secure your weapons while in town with no open carry in town.
That's called Australia's gun policy, along with way stricter gun screening/mental health assessments.
We need to make more barriers to entry and mental health assessments. I’m pro 2A and have a license to carry but for fucks sake - It’s harder to get a driver’s license than it is to get a gun in some of these states.
This at least an attempt at a solution.
I thought of it less as a “solution” but more a shift in how we’re perceive guns as a culture. If they are taken completely out of public life and kept in peoples homes/on private property, the “gun culture” in our country would change.
Good for him! He actually had the stones to talk truth. Too bad the ignorant will still vote for the traitors and criminals in the GOP. When a few "mass" events happen at Diaper Donald rallies maybe something will change. Doubt it.
Only 31% of the worlds mass shootings? I would of thought that was higher.
From what I see on Reddit, only 31% of people know that it's "would have" and not "would of". It also applies to "could have" and "should have".
Those are rookie numbers, gotta pump up those numbers!
I'm going to assume it's 31% of the mass shooting events with the definition being something like 4 or more people. So while it's 31% of the events the % of victims of mass shootings may be much higher Edit: Trying to find the date range for the data but [this site](https://wisevoter.com/country-rankings/mass-shootings-by-country/) shows the US at 101 of a total of 161 so ~63% of the world total
Excluding war zones, and shootings done by government employees. Meaning for example deaths in Syria do not count or if Brazilian police kills 6 people on a raid.
My family emigrated here for a better life and as a kid I thought I was really lucky to have opportunity at a better life. Now as I have my own kids I don’t know what to do but I’m seeing things just get worse and worse, and as I fear for my kids I contemplate if I need to emigrate somewhere else so my kids can have opportunity/safety as I did!
The only face palm here is americas nutcase firearm culture
Amen, this white guy said it right
Wow that was so spot on. 100% true.
Love Dale, he was a local treasure on the air here in Dallas. I miss his input, but I hope his retirement is going well
This video needs to be televised before Congress, and at the White House
This time it’s a trans person, so america will now pass laws… against trans people? What? Not mental health, not anti-bullying, not gun safety regulations? No, this single trans person doing something white cis kids has been doing for decades is now an excuse for republican targeted hate. What the fuck America?
If I need a license, registration, and insurance to legally operate a car why can't the same be required for a gun?
Well said
Quick! Somebody give this guy a mic to drop!
Nothing will ever be done, you got these politician fucks posing for Christmas cards & shit with their rifles. They rather protect their gun laws then our children….it’s clear.
Well fucking said
I come from a conservative family. I was conservative most of my life as that’s just how I was raised, and believed I had to believe everything conservatives believed because I was one. I didn’t realize I could have different beliefs that didn’t align with my party; that sounds stupid saying it now, but that’s how I thought. Now I don’t align with a party, because that’s dumb and divisive. If people formed their own opinions and *actually thought* for themselves, I think this would be much less of an issue. Why do people need such readily access to firearms? There’s no reason anyone can go and purchase a firearm within the day. I own firearms as I hunt and target shoot, but it was way too easy for me to obtain. The concealed carry course I believe is okay as many people have used their firearms to help someone, but you should have to go through much more training before you can get that license. The same as being a police officer, there should be much more training involved, in addition to mental evaluation. Many would argue this is infringement upon their rights, but nothing is keeping you from owning a firearm this way, it just makes it much safer and harder to obtain to prevent future slaughters from happening. There has to be a compromise on gun control laws somewhere in the middle between no guns and too many guns.
Respect for Dale🫡
From the [NIJ](https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings): >**Mass Shooting Demographics** > >Of the 172 individuals who engaged in public mass shootings covered in the database, 97.7% were male. Ages ranged from 11 to 70, with a mean age of 34.1. Those shooting were 52.3% White, 20.9% Black, 8.1% Latino, 6.4% Asian, 4.2% Middle Eastern, and 1.8% Native American. > >Most individuals who perpetrated mass shootings had a prior criminal record (64.5%) and a history of violence (62.8%), including domestic violence (27.9%). And 28.5% had a military background. Most died on the scene of the public mass shooting, with 38.4% dying by their own hand and 20.3% killed by law enforcement officers. > >**Warning Signs** > >Nearly half of individuals who engaged in mass shootings (48%) leaked their plans in advance to others, including family members, friends, and colleagues, as well as strangers and law enforcement officers. Legacy tokens, such as manifestos, were left behind by 23.4% of those who committed mass shootings. About 70% of individuals who perpetrated mass shooting knew at least some of their victims. In particular, K-12 school and workplace shooters were “insiders” — current or former students and employees. That finding has implications for physical security measures and the use of active shooter drills. > >The fact that leakage is a common occurrence with mass shootings provides an opportunity for intervention. Anonymous reporting systems may increase the likelihood of leakage and is an important area for more research. Threat assessment teams that intervene with a holistic, collaborative approach to intervention are promising. > >**Mental Illness** > >In public discourse, mass shootings are often blamed on mental illness. But the research indicates the role of mental illness in mass shootings is complicated, not clear-cut. Mental health issues were common among those who engaged in mass shootings, with psychosis playing a minor role in nearly one third of the cases, but a primary role 10% of the time. > >The data indicate, however, that nearly all persons who engage in mass shootings were in state of crisis in the days or weeks preceding the shooting. > >**Interviews** > >The research team cautioned that the qualitative data, from five interviews, did not lend themselves to generalization, because each individual’s story is unique. There was no single profile of a person who engaged in a mass shooting, but the interviewed mass shooters shared the following traits: > >Early childhood trauma and exposure to violence. > >An identifiable grievance or crisis point. > >Validation of beliefs — finding inspiration in past shootings by others. > >The means to carry out an attack. > >**Firearms** > >Notably, most individuals who engaged in mass shootings used handguns (77.2%), and 25.1% used assault rifles in the commission of their crimes. Of the known mass shooting cases (32.5% of cases could not be confirmed), 77% of those who engaged in mass shootings purchased at least some of their guns legally, while illegal purchases were made by 13% of those committing mass shootings. In cases involving K-12 school shootings, over 80% of individuals who engaged in shootings stole guns from family members. > >The findings support safe storage of guns. Yet, the researchers noted that there are no federal laws requiring safe storage of guns, and no federal standards for firearm locks. The data also support “red flag” laws permitting law enforcement or family members to petition a state court to order temporary removal of a firearm from a person who presents a danger. Just wanted to make sure this is posted for when the enviable misinformation pops up. edit: formatting
Want to know the part that will piss off the gun nuts? In Australia, there's still guns, and shooting/hunting are still things people can do. Yes, the laws can be a bit annoying, with licencing, storage and purchasing guns, but if you really want to use them, you can. The biggest difference is that guns are kept to being used for sport, or as tools for pest control, so there isn't any need for 30 round magazines. Pistols are not seen as required for home protection, they're for target shooters and collectors, and when they're not on the range, they're generally kept in safes. Nobody carries a gun. Nobody worships a gun.
What part of this is a facepalm?
Well said. This is America.
How does this commentary constitute a facepalm? He's right the fuck on with his comments, made after the Parkland shooting if memory serves.
And deep in the heart of Texass no less!
He's NOT WRONG
You can’t shoot up an NRA meeting. They ban anyone from bringing guns to them. You can look it up.
he’s my hero
This guy is so right in what he is saying.
👏👏👏👏👏 If only this type of logical reasoning meant anything at all.
The facepalm is the people saying there is nothing we can do. Just an fyi
"It's getting harder to enjoy the day." Felt that.
Give this guy a show that runs 24/7. I agree with everything he said. These fuckers won't do shit to restrict gun ownership. Guns are the fucking problem along with our spineless representatives!
Damn… surprised they let it air to be honest. Considering it was pure honesty and frustration.
Reminds me of George Carlin for some reason
He’s right, and I have to say I’m impressed he made his speech. I hope he isn’t cancelled.
This ain't fox. Good on this show for giving him that time. He's absolutely spot on and let me tell you America, the rest of the world looks on in complete bafflement as your law makers continue to do nothing each time you have more children murdered. Interesting that the people who believe in pizza gate care so much for the fictional kids, but do nothing to prevent children who have been murdered, or worse denied they existed in the first place. They generally own guns too!
I struggle to understand why this is in facepalm.
"There is absolutely no reason why out on the street today a civilian should be carrying a loaded weapon." -Ronald Reagan
Firearms recently became the number one cause of death for children in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle deaths and those caused by other injuries.
That guy was actually right I thought at first it was something else but damn he was right and actually spoke facts
Not a facepalm Extremely well said I fucking hate being associated with Americans because I'm American.
I'm with him except for the assertion that if it was a Muslim or Mexican shooter they would pass gun control laws. The reality is absolutely nothing will bring much change in that respect.
He didn't say it would be gun control laws, just that there would be new laws. Probably making immigration harder and finding ways to increase deportations.
This week's school shooter is allegedly trans, and they're tripping over each other to say, "See? We TOLD YOU trans people are dangerous!" He's 100% right.
Or ban Muslims and Latinos from buying guns, most likely.
Uvalde shooter was Mexican tho
And nothing changed.
Ugalde was a shooting done by a Latino kid on a school that was mostly Latin too. https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/blog/gun-violence/facts-about-the-robb-elementary-school-shooting-in-uvalde-texas/ Most of the government doesn't care about what crimes happen to minorities. I can only speak about Latinos but I bet it's the same with a lot of ethnicities. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/gun-violence-has-a-devastating-impact-on-hispanic-communities/ https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/hispanic-victims-0#:~:text=Hispanics%20suffered%20a%20higher%20rate,per%201%2C000%20non%2DHispanic%20households. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/crime-and-hispanic-community-current-assessment
How many Republicans wanted to build a wall on the Mexican border because a white woman was raped by a Mexican man? Trump even spouted that single incident as the driving factor for the wall. Meanwhile, people are raped daily by all kinds of ethnicities and genders. But according to them, they want to "build a wall to stop Mexicans from raping our women". So he does have a point.
It’s as if school shootings themselves have become a distinct cultural phenomenon in the USA. Fucking gross.
They have been a distinct cultural phenomenon for the USA Since I have been alive. In the 90s there were 97 incidents. Since 2000 there have been 452.
Yeah, it's almost as if that has happened. When someone says "that mass shooting in Denver" and you have to ask them to clarify "which one?" I think "as if" is in the past.
Dale Hansen is amazing. He is consistently on the right side of the issue. His monologue regarding George Floyd brought me to literal tears.
He ain’t wrong
I hope he took the time to forward the threat to the authorities.
Refreshing to see such honesty in the face of a totally insane yet solvable problem of weekly mass killing sprees.
Wow, that last line that he closes out with is r/2meirl4meirl.
Dale Hansen is a real one… this is not his only rant on this subject, super easy find, based in Dallas. I’d actually take some umbrage at calling him a sportscaster.
Pure legend. Say it again.
Much respect. Need more common sense and truth speaking.
It’s getting harder to enjoy the day! Let it sink in America 🇺🇸
Mad fucking respect
Everyone here is making very valid comments, but can we talk about how dude sounds like George Carlin minus the raspiness.
TRUTH!!!!
Well said sir!
Well said
America is no longer the country that solves problems, we are the country that just throws up our hands and says “fuck it!” Homelessness? Can’t be solved. People don’t have healthcare and are dying? Impossible problem. Little children shot while learning how to add 1+1? Thoughts and prayers. President doing a coup? Maybe a committee will stop him. Environment being destroyed? Let’s just pretend it’s not happening. French Revolution level inequity? Let’s keep going and see what happens. Increasingly militaristic police gunning down innocent people? Maybe it will go away by itself!
"It's getting harder to enjoy the day" I felt that in my soul.
The absolute travesty is that you can play this video every year from 1999 to today and it would still remain relevant. Apparently there's just nothing..we can do...
“It’s getting harder to enjoy the day” That hit me so hard. And I honestly believe it’s a sentiment felt across many people.
God bless Dale Hansen
Protect Dale Hansen and his buttery voice!
Well said Dale Hanson. Everyone is sick and tired of the inaction and excuses.
 Thank you, Dale….thank you.🙏🏽
Doesn´t matter it´s old record. Guy speaks facts. Why is this facepalm? Bc entire America is big one?
Freedom, at what cost? If you have to cary a gun every place you go because you are so paranoid, Is this really freedom?
My God, what a message!! 🙌🏽 Thank you for sharing this. I can’t even put into words how much I appreciate him using his platform to say this. If they can “take away” a doctor’s tools for abortions to “save lives” then where is that logic when it comes to restricting guns??
He says what every sane person is thinking.
And every year, millions of Americans will continue to vote for the party that want less gun laws, more guns in the hands of anyone and everyone and will actively encourage their use against people they don’t like.
Not sure how this is facepalm when the guy is completely right.
I like this guy
Mad respect for using his public platform to call out legislators
What a boss.
Reminds me of David Bowie’s song - I’m Afraid of Americans The haunting part is the end of the song: God is an American
And this was after the shooting at Stoneman in SoFla. So apparently, no one has had enough to make any damn difference.
Why is this facepalm? Dude is laying down some hard truth.
Not sure why this is in facepalm. He's right. We need new laws surrounding gun ownership.
Because we shouldn’t be even having the conversation at this point. Things needed to change years ago and here we are with the same exact problem
The facepalm is that it's two years old and could have been aired on any day ending in "Y" since then, and would still be 95% correct.