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Subject: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:34 pm
The start of the Columbine attack was mistaken as a prank.
People though the Colorado movie rampage was just special effects.
Somebody thought Derrick Bird's .22 rifle was a comedy prop.
People though the sound of gunfire at Port Arthur was an historic re-enactment.
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:25 pm
The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was initially dismissed as a prank since James Huberty's shotgun failed to fire at the first person he aimed at.
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:19 pm
At Red Lake a witness said they thought someone was letting off fireworks and that they'd get in a lot of trouble.
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Sat Dec 24, 2022 8:44 pm
Ben wrote:
At Red Lake a witness said they thought someone was letting off fireworks and that they'd get in a lot of trouble.
I think I remember reading somewhere that someone also saw Jeff with the shotgun and mistook it for a BB gun before he shot someone else.
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Sun Dec 25, 2022 3:02 am
If you look at any shooting you'll find a witness who thought the gunshots were fireworks and that someone was playing a prank. It's probably because the human brain has trouble accepting that the person is in a dangerous situation given the unlikeliness of an actual shooting happening. Fail thread.
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Sun Dec 25, 2022 4:26 am
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Sun Dec 25, 2022 4:29 am
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:17 pm
Ben wrote:
Actually this thread is a little gay
Why???
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Subject: Re: Shootings that were wrongly mistaken as pranks Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:23 am
Although not a prank, somebody thought the gunfire in Broad Arrow Café in Port Arthur was an electrical fault.
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