Ever make up a tragedy in a familiar place?

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04 Oct 2010, 1:08 pm

Do you ever imagine a tragedy happening in a familiar place?

Like earlier today, I thought about what it would be like if a gunman went on a shooting rampage in a building at my university. I imagined where people would duck for cover and where the gunmen would start. Please don't take this seriously, I'm just simply imagining here. I do not have any anger against people I need to let out.

So, anyone ever imagine a shooting rampage or any tragedy in a familiar place?



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04 Oct 2010, 2:22 pm

I don't really need to: we already had terrorists actions here in Paris - France.
No need to imagine what happened or what could happen, just have to remember.



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04 Oct 2010, 2:56 pm

zena4 wrote:
I don't really need to: we already had terrorists actions here in Paris - France.
No need to imagine what happened or what could happen, just have to remember.

Wasn't it just a plot?



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04 Oct 2010, 3:01 pm

I'm not talking on what's going on now.
I'm talking of what happened many times and many years ago.

In very popular - and not specially touristic - places.
Many many people were killed and many more were marked for the rest of their lifetime.



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04 Oct 2010, 3:19 pm

Yes. When I go outside to run in the park, I imagine getting kidnapped or raped there. It's probably because my parents watch a lot of shows where that kind of thing happens, and they always warn me that it could happen to me.

Sometimes I imagine getting beaten up by a group of teenage girls who would video tape it and post it on Youtube. That kind of thing really does happen, by the way - I've heard numerous stories about teenage girls beating up other girls for absolutely no reason other than to video tape it. I actually was harassed by teenage girls a few weeks ago, but thankfully I got home before they could start something.

Other times I imagine getting in a car accident on the way to the grocery store or on the way home from going with my mom to take my brother to school.



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04 Oct 2010, 4:32 pm

IdahoRose wrote:
Yes. When I go outside to run in the park, I imagine getting kidnapped or raped there. It's probably because my parents watch a lot of shows where that kind of thing happens, and they always warn me that it could happen to me.

lol



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04 Oct 2010, 5:20 pm

jc6chan wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
Yes. When I go outside to run in the park, I imagine getting kidnapped or raped there. It's probably because my parents watch a lot of shows where that kind of thing happens, and they always warn me that it could happen to me.

lol

How is kidnapping/rape funny?



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04 Oct 2010, 6:47 pm

IdahoRose wrote:
jc6chan wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
Yes. When I go outside to run in the park, I imagine getting kidnapped or raped there. It's probably because my parents watch a lot of shows where that kind of thing happens, and they always warn me that it could happen to me.

lol

How is kidnapping/rape funny?

Sorry :oops: , I thought you do it for fun like making up what would happen in a movie.



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04 Oct 2010, 7:05 pm

All the time. I've imagined very elaborate scenarios where something very bad happened and what the aftermath would be. I don't find it the least bit fun, but I can't help it.


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04 Oct 2010, 7:07 pm

jc6chan wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
jc6chan wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
Yes. When I go outside to run in the park, I imagine getting kidnapped or raped there. It's probably because my parents watch a lot of shows where that kind of thing happens, and they always warn me that it could happen to me.

lol

How is kidnapping/rape funny?

Sorry :oops: , I thought you do it for fun like making up what would happen in a movie.

Oh, I do think of it as a movie - but it's a bad kind of daydream. It's upsetting to me, so I'm not sure why I like to daydream about it. Maybe it's because I want to prepare myself in case something like that ever does happen to me.



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04 Oct 2010, 7:13 pm

Well, I do think of Zombie invasions.

But then, zombies don't scare me half as much as a legion of robots trying to exterminate the human race.

And then, alien invasions would be even worse.