Recent comments in /f/newjersey

vague_diss t1_jdcgos4 wrote

Asking the wrong question- why do we live in a country so heavily armed, with so few mental health resources, that we have to worry about anything gun shaped? Why do we have to have lock down drills and shelter in place plans to begin with?

How do you mistake a curling iron for a gun? Could it be we’ve already had over 100 mass shootings this year? Could it be a generation of kids trained monthly to “run, hide, fight” are rightfully suspicious and scared for their lives?

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whskid2005 t1_jdcfg77 wrote

I worked at a mall in NJ. We had quite a few “active shooter” situations. The trouble is most people are not entirely sure of what a gun sounds like so that motorcycle backfire or tire pop that then echoes around the mall corridors COULD be a gun so they freak out. Then people see them freaking out and it spirals out of control because everyone would rather be safe than sorry because WHAT IF. The one real situation involved someone who wanted some attention before killing themself so they popped off a few rounds sending the mall into a complete lockdown. The cops finally found the person in a construction area in the mall. Sad situation.

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Banana_bride t1_jdc84hz wrote

I know lots of guys who did a house in the Poconos and had fun, it’s a more chill time. You can also hit up a downtown area in NJ like Red Bank or Morristown, do a nice dinner, go out get drinks, rent an air BNB or do a hotel room

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