6 Killed at Seattle Rave

[Alicia]

Guns are not dangerous, Only the people that use them. Evan people with mental issues tend to be more dangers to themselves then to others but then it does happen. This was a tragic event , love to all those lost and there families.

[radiometer]

One especially sad note is that one of the victims was a member of the local harm-reduction group, stay safe seattle.

[napoleon in rags]

My ex-gf was at Better off Undead, and got invited to that very same fucking after party. Wierd shit.

Thank god she didn't go

[kemistudent]

I wonder if the rave culture is different out west than it is in the east coast. The whole after hours thing goes on here, but it much more concentrated. An after hours party usually consists of a fully stocked bar, live dj, and a massive amount of people.

I don't think this guy would have gotten so many shots off at an after hours here. There would have been some dude, just like him waiting for someone to get stupid like this dude did, and in his glory taken the dude down.

(there always seems to be 1 or 2 of those guys standing around at the after hours parties. I always made it a point to say whats up to em and feel em out a little, instinctively I guess.. I always tried to get a feel for the room before throwing down, see what type of vibe was flowin.

[jduba]

WTF when i saw this story I bout shit myself...I know in my rave days P.L.U.R. was written from top to floor. And the olny thing blowing up was the vicks inhailer in your face, eyes rolling in the back of your head, mashed up in a cuddle puddle next to the b-boyz breakn? has all this changed? can i be old school at 21? Ill take the old school raves anyday

[Pinkavvy]

jduba, yes that's what a rave is. the guy doing the shooting was NOT a raver nor involved in the scene at all.

[jduba]

Oh I agree! just kinda remembering the days where your buds put on the parties where the djs the dealers the water supplier electricity stealer and b boy. all that, just wish mainstream didnt ruin such a wonderful concept encourage with such a great drug (which has also now lost its beauty not to mention purity).

[IHrtHalucingens]

Although i am a non-violent person i am also a gun lover. I like to go shooting and hunting in designated state regulated areas with legal registered guns. Guns are not evil things, just very powerful and to weak minded that power can be overwhelming. A gun gives the carrier the power to take lives, and some people just cant handle that kind of power. Guns and drugs are very similar, when properly educated, people can use these tools constructively and safely.

[Richard_smoker]

au contraire alicia.

What are YOU talking about!? guns ARE dangerous! you ever play with one!? it's worse than fireworks! you can make mincemeat out of ANYTHING... including another person--so please don't tell me they're not DANGEROUS!j

Shit, they're one of the most dangerous things in my house!

[armatitumor]

Guns are without a doubt dangerous, I think IHrt was just arguing that they could be used safely. What I am wondering is, how can guns be used constructively? It seems to me that guns are destructive by definition.

Edit: Oh, you were talking about Alicia.

[Nagognog2]

I carry a pistol. Legal where i live. I found a constructive, or artistic, purpose: I shot my TV set during a Bush speech (as I had before during Reagan winning in 1980).

But i was VERY careful. I choose the ammunition that would explode inside the target (TV) and not continue further through the wall and into someone else's place.

The Corpus Delecti now dwells, deceased, on my deck serving duty as my outdoor coffee-table. Along with the remote.

[FrankenChrist]

Whoa, easy there, Elvis.

[MegaLab420]

hehehe! Nice find Alfa!

I think this whole incident is sickening and makes for a good argument for installing metal detectors on the doors of everyones homes. You never know who is a whack job and who isn't these days.

Very sad, my condolences to those effected by this tragic loss of life.