Las Vegas Shooting

[NYCgrrl]

I’ve not seen that. It sounds like I don’t want to.

Watch any episode of Luther you can get your hands on! It's more or less how Idris Elba came to many Americans' attention although he was excellent in The Wire too. That man can act.

 

[sunshinehighway]

Still an episode of Luther with the twin brothers playing dice opened my eyes to possibilities of helmets in office settings. Shudder.

That's what I thought of when someone posted about bike helmet guy.

 

[Magpie]

Watch any episode of Luther you can get your hands on! It's more or less how Idris Elba came to many Americans' attention although he was excellent in The Wire too. That man can act.

I'm not a huge fan of the murder-of-the-week genre, and even less of a fan of serial killers as heroes (even if they only ever kill people who "deserve" to die), so count me as another one who definitely won't be watching it. No judgement on those with different tastes, though!

I've enjoyed Idris Elba in many movies (the Avengers Age of Ultron, Zootopia, the Jungle Book (he was Shere Khan), Finding Dory, Star Trek Beyond) and I really want to see him in the Dark Tower (even if it's supposedly a very bad movie).

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Ah! Already an update on what I just posted. Apparently he was looking at concert venues in Boston. (Fenway Park does host concerts once a year or so.) So there was a music connection.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-n...uted-boston-locations-online-including-fenway

 

[Gumbo4x4]

From what I understand, rapid & continues machine gun firing does overheat the gun barrel. It would render the gun useless. That’s why he had multiple firearms laying around; most likely he was switching them frequently.

While true, 20 is a LOT of spares. And again, it's not a situation we've faced before.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

A veteran is potentially a unique witness with some solid experience to back up their opinion about where gunfire originated.

Particularly when dealing with ammo common to the US military.

 

[cabanafrau]

Particularly when dealing with ammo common to the US military.

I had no clue he used ammo common to US military and really hadn't thought of someone being able to identify it that way, but that seems likely.

 

[robinb]

Most people who ride bikes leave the helmet with the bike. Even if you don’t you’d take it off right before walking into a dim casino. That really should have been a huge, red flag. As a clerk in just a regular store anyone walking in wearing a helmet or a jacket when it’s not remotely cold outside made me extremely nervous.

Motorcycle jackets are protective gear and are important in case of an accident.

 

[NYCgrrl]

I'm not a huge fan of the murder-of-the-week genre, and even less of a fan of serial killers as heroes (even if they only ever kill people who "deserve" to die), so count me as another one who definitely won't be watching it. No judgement on those with different tastes, though!

I've enjoyed Idris Elba in many movies (the Avengers Age of Ultron, Zootopia, the Jungle Book (he was Shere Khan), Finding Dory, Star Trek Beyond) and I really want to see him in the Dark Tower (even if it's supposedly a very bad movie).

Luther, is not a serial killer (that would be Dexter? ) but a troubled and yet brilliant detective of the London Metropolitan Police. I understand how you feel about murder of the week genre but IMO this production transcends ..NCIS, L&O, et al. .

 

[Magpie]

Luther, is not a serial killer (that would be Dexter? ) but a troubled and yet brilliant detective of the London Metropolitan Police. I understand how you feel about murder of the week genre but IMO this production transcends ..NCIS, L&O, et al. .

Ooooh! I mixed them up!

Thanks for the clarification!

So, would you say it's more like Sherlock, then? I do very much enjoy that series.

 

[msjprincess]

Motorcycle jackets are protective gear and are important in case of an accident.

That's the one thing I hate about riding the bike in warm weather, jackets, pants and closed toed shoes when it's 80 something degrees out.

 

[bcla]

That's the one thing I hate about riding the bike in warm weather, jackets, pants and closed toed shoes when it's 80 something degrees out.

I see riders in T-shirts and shorts. And of course outlaw riders in vests and jeans. Always seemed like it could be scary if the rider falls off.

I asked a teacher who rode why he wore leather, and he said it still got really cold and it was useful if he fell off.

 

[lifesavacation]

Ah! Already an update on what I just posted. Apparently he was looking at concert venues in Boston. (Fenway Park does host concerts once a year or so.) So there was a music connection.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-n...uted-boston-locations-online-including-fenway

Not sure what to make of that, but I guess it's another puzzle piece.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Not sure what to make of that, but I guess it's another puzzle piece.

Yeah. It's headline news here in Boston.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Ooooh! I mixed them up!

Thanks for the clarification!

So, would you say it's more like Sherlock, then? I do very much enjoy that series.

I'm going to assume you are talking about Sherlock with Cumberbatch (Hehehe...you just "age outed" me in a rueful manner) so I'll respond with that series in mind. Yes, I can see a correlation between the 2 main characters of these 2 series' behaviors.

John Luther is somewhat anti-social based on what he sees of the darker side of criminal life. Sherlock, is just social inept (but on the bright side so is his brother and I absolutely love the normalcy of their parents as a counterpoint). Both main characters are driven by a Jesuit type sense of justice that can blind them to the effects it can have on their own personalities.
I haven't missed a season of the "new Sherlock since it came out.

 

[wenrob]

Motorcycle jackets are protective gear and are important in case of an accident.

I knew I should have thrown a comma in there somewhere. I meant a heavy winter like coat when it’s not even remotely cold outside not motorcycle jackets.

 

[Magpie]

I'm going to assume you are talking about Sherlock with Cumberbatch (Hehehe...you just "age outed" me in a rueful manner) so I'll respond with that series in mind. Yes, I can see a correlation between the 2 main characters of these 2 series' behaviors.

John Luther is somewhat anti-social based on what he sees of the darker side of criminal life. Sherlock, is just social inept (but on the bright side so is his brother and I absolutely love the normalcy of their parents as a counterpoint). Both main characters are driven by a Jesuit type sense of justice that can blind them to the effects it can have on their own personalities.
I haven't missed a season of the "new Sherlock since it came out.

Yes, absolutely! Although I did watch many of the old Sherlock Holmes movies on Masterpiece Theater when I was a kid.

Thank you for the review. I'll check it out!

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Someone posted a video on his FB wall supposedly showing a man going around checking people to see if they were alive. I don’t know if it was real, but it is absolutely despicable either way. I get that there can be a morbid curiousity about tragedies, but come on. There is a big difference between seeing a photo of a gun laying on carpet and a video of someone who either just passed or is in the last seconds of life. The victims were someone’s friend or family, and they all deserve more than this tragedy being used as gruesome clickbait.

ETA: I didn’t watch the video and I reported it so hopefully it gets taken down.

 

[Pacolovestacos]

So apparently the shooter had a couple of hotel rooms reserved in Chicago overlooking Lollapalooza. He had a confirmed reservation and guaranteed view but never showed up. Scary thing I would have been there.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...vegas-gunman-lollapalooza-20171005-story.html

 

[AdamEfimoff]

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