Did they show you this video in High School?

[SonicKoala]

I saw the video in Bowling for Columbine, and it seems just as ludacris then as it does now - there is no possible way that a person could walk around normally with that many guns on their person; for fuck sake, he had a shotgun running the length of his thigh. He would have looked extremely awkward when walking, and there's no way he would have been able to sit down. Then again, I can't exactly say I'm surprised at the rather alarmist nature of the video - it is an American video, and it was made in the wake of Columbine.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

I saw the video in Bowling for Columbine, and it seems just as ludacris then as it does now - there is no possible way that a person could walk around normally with that many guns on their person; for fuck sake, he had a shotgun running the length of his thigh. He would have looked extremely awkward when walking, and there's no way he would have been able to sit down. Then again, I can't exactly say I'm surprised at the rather alarmist nature of the video - it is an American video, and it was made in the wake of Columbine.

I'm sorry, but when you said the words "bowling for Columbine", I knew it would not end well. America is not a nation of paranoid idiots, Columbine did not make us all reach for our guns (because you know, we all have militia stockpiles of guns just lying around our houses), it made us scared, but what if there was a huge shooting in your country with the exact same events? I have a feeling the exact same thing would happen. Yes, we've had a few stupid leaders and we were just terrorist when we were founded, and we do have the KKK and NRA and all those other associations of stupid, but that doesn't mean we're all just idiots with guns. There's more to the U.S then Washington D.C, New York, Alabama, and California.

Sorry if this sounds personal, I just REALLY hated "Bowling for Xenophobia Columbine".

 

[superbatranger]

So that's how in older video games you could carry like 10 guns at a time! All you had to do was shove it in your pants!

But no, I never saw that video. In fact, I can't remember any videos I saw in school. At least, none as awesome as this.

 

[rampantcreature]

I have never seen this before. The only dress code I ever had was "no spaghetti strapped tank tops" and "no obscene shirts" (i.e. stuff printed on them). And I went to school in New York City (but not an inner city part). We were lectured about gun safety since the ripe age of...probably 7 or so. Though we did have occasional gang scares and bomb threats.

 

[Verex]

They never showed us a video, but they do lockdown drills every month.

 

[ace_of_something]

No, I graduated high school before columbine and back when 'being empowered' for girls didn't mean dressing slutty. Back than it meant not shaving anything and dressing like a bean bag.

 

[Keepitclean]

We ahve to wear uniforms in Australia. But watching that video made me think that if they were serious about stopping guns in schools they need to make kids not wear clothes at all.

 

[radio1314]

My face when i saw the uzi:

[http://photobucket.com/images/reaction%20face]

That was my face when he pulled the shotgun!

 

[SonicKoala]

I saw the video in Bowling for Columbine, and it seems just as ludacris then as it does now - there is no possible way that a person could walk around normally with that many guns on their person; for fuck sake, he had a shotgun running the length of his thigh. He would have looked extremely awkward when walking, and there's no way he would have been able to sit down. Then again, I can't exactly say I'm surprised at the rather alarmist nature of the video - it is an American video, and it was made in the wake of Columbine.

I'm sorry, but when you said the words "bowling for Columbine", I knew it would not end well. America is not a nation of paranoid idiots, Columbine did not make us all reach for our guns (because you know, we all have militia stockpiles of guns just lying around our houses), it made us scared, but what if there was a huge shooting in your country with the exact same events? I have a feeling the exact same thing would happen. Yes, we've had a few stupid leaders and we were just terrorist when we were founded, and we do have the KKK and NRA and all those other associations of stupid, but that doesn't mean we're all just idiots with guns. There's more to the U.S then Washington D.C, New York, Alabama, and California.

Sorry if this sounds personal, I just REALLY hated "Bowling for Xenophobia Columbine".

I'm aware that the United States isn't composed entirely of paranoid, gun-toting rednecks, but the United States does seem to have a love affair with guns - the amount of guns sold in your country is evidence enough of that. And frankly, there's nothing wrong with that - most people use those guns in a responsible manner, anyway. Secondly, when I've been in the United States (and I go quite often), your culture does seem to be rather alarmist (in comparison to Canada, anyway), particularly with regards to the media and the fear they seem to enjoy injecting into the American populace. I'm not saying that this is a phenomenon exclusive to the United States, but it's definitely there. That was basically what I meant by "it's an American video".

Of course, I agree completely that had such an event occured in Canada, then absoloutely, people here would have reacted in a similar way. I suppose you could remove the "it is an American video" part of my original comment, and just leave the "in the wake of Columbine". There's no doubt in my mind that it was that event which had the biggest impact on those videos such as the one in the OP.

I'm sorry if I gave you the impression that I was one of the many people who sees the United States in such small-minded and ignorant ways. Every country has their share of psychos or extremists - that's just part of life. Personally, I don't let a few rotten apples colour my opinion of the 300 million plus people who live in the United States. Like I said, I go down there quite often (mostly around Washington state and Oregon), and I find that the overwhelming majority of people I meet are very friendly and welcoming.

 

[Revolutionary]

cant say I ever saw that one.
Maybe only in America?

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Nope, I live in Australia.

No school shootings here, no sir.

[sub]Also, we all wear uniforms anyway.[/sub]

I guess I'll have to fix that.

 

[The Rookie Gamer]

How the hell can you hide a SHOTGUN?

 

[Souplex]

I live in New York. Contrary to popular belief we haven't had a crime in 20 years, and as such have no need to fear one.

 

[Timeslament]

naa my school got speakers on why meth is bad, and we had to watch a movie about starving kids in Africa, oh and drunk driving

 

[Akai Shizuku]

I guess Nico CAN carry all those weapons without a bag...?

 

[gbemery]

Yeah, it is really easy to hide a full shotgun in your pants...when you're standing STILL! I would of liked them to have that kid first try to walk around with a few of those weapons.

 

[tucci]

How bad is a community when a kid has to pack that much heat?
Must be walking through a friggin warzone

 

[Akai Shizuku]

How bad is a community when a kid has to pack that much heat?
Must be walking through a friggin warzone

In which case I would support the kid in being heavily armed. Your first line of defense is yourself.