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No___ImRight t1_jeag4h1 wrote

Reply to comment by Pickle_Slinger in Active shooter reported at Forsyth Tech Community College in North Carolina, authorities say by JM2845

Like 20 seconds after this article got posted they updated the first sentence on the article:

>School officials at Forsyth Tech Community College in North Carolina briefly reported an active shooter incident Thursday before police said that was not the case.

Funny how like 80 different news outlets jumped on it. Gotta get them clicks for $$$$

This "jump to report first" shit is worse than the 24 hour news cycle.

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cameronbrady t1_jeagdhp wrote

It was considered an active shooting when this article first went up though & it sounds like someone has been shot & transported to a local hospital

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elle23nc t1_jeairl9 wrote

What a shit show. The NBC article makes it sound like the school administrators are a bunch of idiots who falsely claimed an active shooter incident. Meanwhile, the school remains on lockdown while the cops are investigating the "non-threat"?!

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cameronbrady t1_jeakea5 wrote

there's rumors right now that someone shot themselves in the bathroom accidently, so that may be what you're referencing in terms of them falsely claiming an active shooter incident (since in that case it would've been an accidental shooting).

the local news is reporting that some kids who were on campus heard that someone did shoot themselves accidentally, so im curious if that ends up being true.

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Generation_ABXY t1_jeb49m9 wrote

"The shooter was, at the time if the shooting, active. Now, the shooter is largely inactive."

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Bebopdavidson t1_jedlb7v wrote

He was active from the moment he pulled the trigger then inactive after shooting himself in the fool lol

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No___ImRight t1_jeagxz5 wrote

Media just wanted to get it out ASAP for the ad revenue/clicks.

30 years ago this would have been isolated to the local newspaper.

Now we got half the country on edge thinking it's another school shooting like Covenant or Sandy Hook.

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cameronbrady t1_jeah5t8 wrote

I assume they got it out quickly as a shooting is a major event & it's important for that news to be spread around, especially in the area where it happened

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cameronbrady t1_jeai1nd wrote

there's always a chance that someone sees it on national news that has connections to the school/area, so I personally disagree.

for example, I live very close to this school & actually attend this exact campus where this happened. I've had multiple friends and family members contact me & my mom in the last two hours making sure I'm okay because they saw it on national news.

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No___ImRight t1_jeaij2j wrote

If you're from the area, is there a lot of crime? I remember Obama mentioning the college in one of his SOTU speeches.

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cameronbrady t1_jeaio5j wrote

I live downtown and don't notice much at all. it's pretty safe from my personal experiences.

& Obama mentioned Forsyth Tech Community College in a speech?

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No___ImRight t1_jeaj52x wrote

Yea..he made it seem like the area was your typical "factory closed and the area is rundown, but this community college shows how we can recover"

That's why I asked about crime...Obama made it seem a little destitute, but a lot can change in 10 years.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/remarks-president-state-union-address

>Because people need to be able to train for new jobs and careers in today’s fast-changing economy, we’re also revitalizing America’s community colleges. Last month, I saw the promise of these schools at Forsyth Tech in North Carolina. Many of the students there used to work in the surrounding factories that have since left town.

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cameronbrady t1_jeajb4y wrote

ahhh yeah things have changed a shitton here in the last 12 years. it was certainly different then, but I still don't think it was THAT bad. I didn't live here then, so I can't say from experience

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No___ImRight t1_jeak78z wrote

Glad to hear it. I'm passing through this June for a vaca.

My wife wanted to stop at Sweet Potatoes (i think that was the restaurant)

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Dreamscarred t1_jeb14zj wrote

Don't act dumb, use common sense, trust your gut. Winston has some sketchy areas, but they're not hard to avoid. Trade St. isn't a bad location and there are some really cool stores on that stretch.

I recommend visiting Reynolda House/Gardens and Old Salem during your visit here in June. :) Both are easily walkable in a couple hours - Old Salem not being far from Sweet Potatoes.

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elle23nc t1_jeajwl9 wrote

I was a student at Forsyth Tech when Obama visited. Winston-Salem was not destitute. Community colleges just provide an alternative to universities for students to learn a trade without taking on student debt. I think that was his overall message.

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No___ImRight t1_jeakk36 wrote

I think it was "Factory closed, so the workers utilized the community college to learn new skills...we should emulate this"

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ScrewAttackThis t1_jeb0xhy wrote

Are you seriously trying to criticize the news for reporting the news?

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HermanCainsPenis t1_jebnks8 wrote

Agreed, I cannot comprehend how that comment has 181 net upvotes. In the case of an active shooting, they would rather news outlets just not report on it until after the fact or something?

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king-of-boom t1_jeciwt8 wrote

> how that comment has 181 net upvotes

Is there some way to see total up and downvotes?

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moneyfish t1_jeanny3 wrote

>This "jump to report first" shit is worse than the 24 hour news cycle.

It’s not the News fault that people demand news about events in real time. Every time there’s a major event like this Reddit demands information and updates every 5 minutes. Reddit also demands that news is free with no ads. If people could chill the fuck out and wait a day, we’d probably have better news because they’d have time to sort the facts out.

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EdgeOfWetness t1_jebwqoi wrote

It's much easier to blame things on "the Media", the GOP taught us all that

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WalkerBRiley t1_jeb68ck wrote

Our country would be so well off if we put an end to the 24/7 news cycle and went back to news at 8 and 10.

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Nebuli2 t1_jeaouqe wrote

> Funny how like 80 different news outlets jumped on it. Gotta get them clicks for $$$$

Because being the first one to report something is clearly more important than getting the facts straight. :(

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thisismadeofwood t1_jebnyds wrote

Someone is paying for the news you see. It can either be you paying for quality journalism that meets your standards, or it will be someone incentivizing clickbait and whatever the advertiser wants you to see.

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ivanoski-007 t1_jec7x7e wrote

There's has been a streak of trolls making false calls lately

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neko_designer t1_jedh1cd wrote

To be fair. A day without a mass shooting would be weird in America

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banned_in_Raleigh t1_jedd0x3 wrote

Basically what you're saying is you don't want to know even hear about it unless like 5 people are shot. 1 person shot? Not news. Next!

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