Or if you’re black and member of the Big 8 or the Divine 9. I’m white, college educated and a alumni member of one of the top national fraternities. At my job, the Big 8 and Divine 9 alums take very good care of each other.

This isn’t a defense of Greek life, but hazing and initiation “rituals” are a defining trait of selective groups, particularly among males, across time and the world. Making new members work hard to be accepted makes initiates value the group more, and in turn strengthens group identity. We see this in the military, …

as a person who was in a fraternity at one of the schools mentioned in the article, i can say 100% that the one i was in was not like that. one of my pledge brothers actually didn’t drink. the worst thing we ever had to do was clean the house (which the active brothers were responsible for also).

As an arab male who was in a fraternity at FSU, I have to say that the privilege isn’t exclusive to white people. I reap all the benefits of being a brother.

I mean, I think you’re kind of blowing off the existence of nonwhite Greek organizations; they’re a thing and I’ve always heard that they’re quite helpful to their members.

Okay, now part of this just seems disingenuous.

Heretic! Guns serve no purpose but murder! No enjoyment with the guns! None! It’s forbidden! Stop saying your murder toy is fun!

I find shooting fun and relaxing. That’s why I own firearms.

When I was in my twenties and in pretty good physical shape, I fell and broke three ribs. I wasn’t especially fragile — I just fell onto a cross-wise landscaping timber (bigger than a 2x4, smaller than a 4x4).

There’s no practical reason for these items also.

They used to, then they decided they wanted a bigger round and went to a .45. Then they decided more bullets was better and went to 9mm, which functionally is the same diameter round as the .38, just a longer case. So what I’m trying to say is, ballistics is more complicated than the size of the round, and your…

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The shooter dropped his weapon after he received fire. For all anyone knows, he planned to shoot everyone in town and would not have stopped shooting upon leaving the church.

I am arguing that Devin Kelley should be the only one people are spewing their hatred at in this situation. Not the guy who tried to help.

It’s a cheap, customizable, semi-automatic rifle. Easy to add attachments, change out the stock, larger capacity magazines, etc. And most manufacturers have a AR-15 style model in their lineup.

This is a stupid comment. An AR-15 is in no way more dangerous than any other type of firearms. Lots of them are chambered for small caliber bullets, which have less penetrating power than most hunting rifles. The only real difference is it’s made of metal and black, which scares people.

Generally these shooters off themselves when they are threatened with being apprehended. There were no cops anywhere near the scene. You could at least credit this guy with providing the pressure that forced him to commit suicide. He also shot him, causing him to drop his gun and flee.

You did. This article was written to assure liberals that even though a good guy with a gun came into play with this situation, they dont need to think about it in a positive light.

She has it. She’s not going to jail, she just got fired. Freedom to speak does not mean freedom from the consequences of your speech.

This report seems a little alarmist. I would take this as meaning it’s not that the parts were “forgotten” so much as not installable at the time of assembly for whatever reason (supply constraint? line issues?) and the parts were dispatched for the retailer to install during pre-delivery prep.