But, I thought that edamame was the outrage du jour.

So when someone shoots up his workplace, it's not workplace violence?

Or is it only when a non-muslim does it?

No YOU'RE a Towel: So when someone shoots up his workplace, it's not workplace violence?

Or is it only when a non-muslim does it?

Communists too, then it's soviet incursion.

I see an intelligent debate coming up in this thread any minute now.

When someone shouts "Allah Ackbar" before shooting up his workplace, it may, in fact, be slightly more than "workplace violence".

TheDumbBlonde: When someone shouts "Allah Ackbar" before shooting up his workplace, it may, in fact, be slightly more than "workplace violence".

Seems to me the results are the same.

No YOU'RE a Towel: TheDumbBlonde: When someone shouts "Allah Ackbar" before shooting up his workplace, it may, in fact, be slightly more than "workplace violence".

Seems to me the results are the same.

Much like arson is the same as a grease fire?

antidisestablishmentarianism: I see an intelligent debate coming up in this thread any minute now.

Only if we discuss something besides the article.

TheDumbBlonde: Much like arson is the same as a grease fire?


Yes, a deliberate fire compared to an accidental fire is just like a deliberate shooting compared to a deliberate shooting.

TheDumbBlonde: No YOU'RE a Towel: TheDumbBlonde: When someone shouts "Allah Ackbar" before shooting up his workplace, it may, in fact, be slightly more than "workplace violence".

Seems to me the results are the same.

Much like arson is the same as a grease fire?

... No, not much like that at all.

TheDumbBlonde: When someone shouts "Allah Ackbar" before shooting up his workplace, it may, in fact, be slightly more than "workplace violence".

But assuming you are there working while it happens, it is still violence in the workplace.

Those people are so much more dead now! Its the enchanted muslim bullets that do it, you see.

During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, the Maine Republican referenced a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence. She criticized the Obama administration for failing to identify the threat as radical Islam.

And the letter is where...?

Lemme guess, the actual contents of the letter is much less outrageous than FOX would like us to believe.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: St_Francis_P: antidisestablishmentarianism: I see an intelligent debate coming up in this thread any minute now.

Only if we discuss something besides the article.

I don't understand the problem here. They make beautiful music. You can have a symphony or a ho-down. It's soothing and pleasant. What's wrong with workplace violins?

Violins are a wonderful thing when handled by a person who has spent countless hours training and honing their skill. When any old nutball picks one up thinking they know what they are doing, that's when peoples ears are hurt.

I think it is more than workplace violence when the attack was inspired by an American terrorist cleric that we are willing to kill with a drone.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: antidisestablishmentarianism: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: St_Francis_P: antidisestablishmentarianism: I see an intelligent debate coming up in this thread any minute now.

Only if we discuss something besides the article.

I don't understand the problem here. They make beautiful music. You can have a symphony or a ho-down. It's soothing and pleasant. What's wrong with workplace violins?

Violins are a wonderful thing when handled by a person who has spent countless hours training and honing their skill. When any old nutball picks one up thinking they know what they are doing, that's when peoples ears are hurt.

Next you'll be telling me that you're opposed to sax in the workplace too.

You get caught blowing a trumpet in the men's room ONE TIME and suddenly its a big issue.

This stupid country.

Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood massacre as workplace violence

You know you've farked up when you piss off one of the normal Republicans.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: antidisestablishmentarianism: Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: St_Francis_P: antidisestablishmentarianism: I see an intelligent debate coming up in this thread any minute now.

Only if we discuss something besides the article.

I don't understand the problem here. They make beautiful music. You can have a symphony or a ho-down. It's soothing and pleasant. What's wrong with workplace violins?

Violins are a wonderful thing when handled by a person who has spent countless hours training and honing their skill. When any old nutball picks one up thinking they know what they are doing, that's when peoples ears are hurt.

Next you'll be telling me that you're opposed to sax in the workplace too.

The workplace is where I expect to find Brass and people pulling Strings. Wood_winds are inappropriate to be handling all day around the office.

This is what political correctness does to a culture. When it is important to speak honestly on a topic, people are fearful to do so. This has long term and damaging effects going forward.

A muslim was encouraged and inspired to commit mass murder due to a muslim cleric that he was in contact with and the teachings in the Koran. He is an islamic terrorist. He committed an act of islamic terror. His motivations were 100% islamic in nature, just like we have seen many times before from many other muslims. It's stupid to be afraid to discuss what actually happened and why it happened. We don't have any problems saying when someone "goes postal", so why get all touchy when someone "goes muslim"?

a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence

One letter from the Defense Department does not a PC Newspeak conspiracy make.

smooshie: During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, the Maine Republican referenced a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence. She criticized the Obama administration for failing to identify the threat as radical Islam.

And the letter is where...?

Lemme guess, the actual contents of the letter is much less outrageous than FOX would like us to believe.

Chances are, this is the letter being referred to. It's a memo from the SecDef smooshie: During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, the Maine Republican referenced a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence. She criticized the Obama administration for failing to identify the threat as radical Islam.

And the letter is where...?

Lemme guess, the actual contents of the letter is much less outrageous than FOX would like us to believe.

This is probably the letter in question. It's the SecDef's memo regarding the final approval and implementations of recommended procedures in light of the investigation of the Ft. Hood shootings. The references to "workplace violence" refer to new policies to help recognize signs of self-radicalization in DoD employees or the addition of new modules to in Anti-terrorism training to handle active-shooter situations.

RexTalionis: smooshie: During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, the Maine Republican referenced a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence. She criticized the Obama administration for failing to identify the threat as radical Islam.

And the letter is where...?

Lemme guess, the actual contents of the letter is much less outrageous than FOX would like us to believe.

Chances are, this is the letter being referred to. It's a memo from the SecDef smooshie: During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, the Maine Republican referenced a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence. She criticized the Obama administration for failing to identify the threat as radical Islam.

And the letter is where...?

Lemme guess, the actual contents of the letter is much less outrageous than FOX would like us to believe.

This is probably the letter in question. It's the SecDef's memo regarding the final approval and implementations of recommended procedures in light of the investigation of the Ft. Hood shootings. The references to "workplace violence" refer to new policies to help recognize signs of self-radicalization in DoD employees or the addition of new modules to in Anti-terrorism training to handle active-shooter situations.

Wow, that came out mangled. Browser crashed and didn't realize the box still had text. Refer to the bottom portion of the comment only.

I think if a person is cray-cray, whether Muslim or Christian or whatever, it changes the equation somewhat. I don't know much about this case. Was the guy mentally ill?

smooshie: And the letter is where...?

An excellent question.

RexTalionis: Chances are, this is the letter being referred to. It's a memo from the SecDef

Looks very likely, yes.

RexTalionis: The references to "workplace violence" refer to new policies to help recognize signs of self-radicalization in DoD employees or the addition of new modules to in Anti-terrorism training to handle active-shooter situations.

A bit of a euphemism, if they're that specific; however, they're likely rather more general, looking to preventing other sorts of "going postal" beforehand as well as "going jihad".

That said, the military isn't above the occasional euphemism, like "retrograde maneuvers".

lordaction: Meanwhile, Rome burns.

It got started by a grease fire.

ultraholland: coco ebert: Was the guy mentally ill?

yes, he was religious

Hahaha, Seriously, though, I've always said that the mentally ill are attracted to religion. Not all religious people are mentally ill, but a good percentage of the mentally ill are religious.

/this can be verified at: www.factsipulloutofmybutt.com

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: What's wrong with workplace violins?

Never mind.

So wait, the same people that are normally against the idea of there being "hate crimes" want a separate label for a form of workplace violence they feel needs a more sensitive and to-the-point connotation?

I am shocked. Shocked, I say.

Hmmmm:

Disgruntled Employee goes to place of Work
Disgruntled Employee takes weaponry
Disgruntled Employee Uses weaponry to commit violence in place of Work

Yet we don't call it "WORK place Violence?" Now who is being P.C.?

Guess that TEabagger in Seal Beach who blew his wife and her coworkers away committed CHRISTIAN TERRORISM!

Fact is that it was work place violence and when addressing methods to combat it no matter the reason for it, it makes sense to call it what it is, Work place Violence.

Does that mean that it cannot be Terrorism? NO,
But if you have the DERP Patrol as candidates for your parties Presidential nomination and you realize that they stand a snowballs chance against a weak sitting President you must bunch thy panties to draw attention away from their DERPiness!


Republicans Validating Idiocracy one Statement at a time!

ultraholland: TheDumbBlonde: Much like arson is the same as a grease fire?

thank you for having an appropriate Fark handle

How does that low-hanging fruit taste, Oscar Willde?

TheDumbBlonde: ultraholland: TheDumbBlonde: Much like arson is the same as a grease fire?

thank you for having an appropriate Fark handle

How does that low-hanging fruit taste, Oscar Willde?

Exactly the same as regular fruit, but with the added benefit of being wheelchair accessible.