At least 17 dead in Florida School Shooting

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This article is worth reading, no matter where you are on the political spectrum. Ignore the title if possible, and focus on the content.

https://www.alternet.org/personal-healt ... depression

Here's the money quote (emphasis mine):

Edit in: Holy $h!+.

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Records Show Far More Calls For Sheriff's Deputies To Visit Suspected Florida Shooter's Home

Broward County sheriff's officials have publicly insisted they responded to just 23 calls regarding the suspected Florida school shooter and his family over the years, but records obtained BuzzFeed News show at least 22 more.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/salvad ... -cruz-home

23 is still quite a bit of calls.

Barack Obama's response to questions about gun control:

https://www.facebook.com/TheGuardiansOf ... 318719292/

Even (some) army veterans are supporting gun control now.

I just find that fascinating. Republicans will hold up veterans as though they are the ultimate heroes ... until they disagree with the hard right.

As a matter of fact, that happens more often than you'd think.

Student, Anthony Borges, took 5 bullets to save 20 other people. I was just thinking he deserves a college fund. Did a quick search and found that over $589,000.00USD has been donated to help his family out during his recovery. I truly hope the money goes further than that and he doesn't have to worry about how he's going to pay for college.

https://www.gofundme.com/anthonyborges

unfortunately, that amount of money may not even fully cover his total medical costs going forward, here.

better hope he and his family have damn good insurance.

The shooter has an a $800,000 trust fund.

Also heard the shooter is claiming that demons are responsible for his murder spree. The ol "the devil made me do it" defence.

Maybe/maybe not.. depends on his insurance, I suppose. Their goal was to raise $500K & they did it and then some. Hopefully it's more than they need for medical bills. I know he was shot 5 times & is expected to make a full physical recovery, so it doesn't sound like he's in need of obscenely expensive surgeries to try to put internal organs back together or anything. Not to downplay his injuries, but many people recover well from bullet wounds.

What's likely to cost more than half a million dollars in medical costs?

anything spinal-related, or brain-related, or requiring multiple surgeries over time to fix. a broken neck bankrupted the late Christopher Reeve.

Fortunately for him, from my quick read earlier I think his bullet wounds are pretty standard and are expected to heal up well vs. super serious spinal damage.