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AverageOldGuy

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5. When you work as a first responder, you learn very quickly:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 07:14 PM

Apr 27

Nothing good happens after midnight.

I've been an EMT on a volunteer rescue squad in rural Virginia for 15 years. One of the first lessons you learn -- Nothing good happens after midnight. After midnight -- or close to midnight -- it's booze, drugs, guns, knives, boyfriend-girlfriend, husband-girlfriend-wife, motorcycle-tree . . . .

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Mass shooting in Myrtle Beach tourist hotspot leaves 11 injured, suspect killed by police [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 27 OP

900 block of N Ocean Blvd Mountainguy Apr 27 #1

"11 people injured" qualifies it as a mass shooting mercuryblues Apr 27 #2

Injured by what? Mountainguy Apr 27 #3

Lead. mercuryblues Apr 27 #4

Can you support that? Mountainguy Apr 27 #6

Here - from a local NC outlet that describes more clearly what happened BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #7

Ok and... Mountainguy Apr 27 #9

This was reported by the local POLICE BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #13

Also any other injury as well Mountainguy Apr 27 #14

Well that is something that they would obviously have to investigate BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #15

Here goes. mercuryblues Apr 27 #8

We're stretching mass shooting Mountainguy Apr 27 #10

The exert I post clearly states people were shot. mercuryblues Apr 27 #11

It doesn't Mountainguy Apr 27 #12

When you work as a first responder, you learn very quickly: AverageOldGuy Apr 27 #5

The other saying I always heard from my family and friends who are also first responders... OldBaldy1701E Apr 28 #16

Unfortunately, Mr. Mayor... OldBaldy1701E Apr 28 #17

So, how many people did the police shoot Miguelito Loveless Apr 28 #18