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Orlando Nightclub shooting - Megathread (self.news)

submitted by RNews_Modto /news

This megathread is for discussion of the recent Orlando Nightclub shooting. This post will be kept up to date with the latest links from reputable news media organisations.

Link to current reddit live thread: https://www.reddit.com/live/x2tjnk7gg9wa

Latest Links:

Please note while this thread is for discussion of the event we reserve the right to remove any comments that violate our rules

Duplicate threads have been removed due to having been already submitted.

Brigaded threads have been locked.

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Only comments breaking our rules are being deleted. If you think its more productive to cry about censorship then it is to discuss this horrifying event, we suggest you try another subreddit.

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Megathread? for what? where's the information in this thread? Why is everything getting deleted???

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There were some very good high-info threads this morning, with eye-witness accounts in them. They were deleted, apparently. I really wish I had saved them, there was a post from a person living next to/near the night club.

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I'm so confused. I thought this was a place to discuss the shooting but all it is is a bunch of comments discussing how we can't discuss the shooting.

[–]swimmerv990 points445 points  1 children

The mods are on a powertrip. After it was confirmed the shooter was muslim they deleted pretty much every comment.

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These mods are an embarrassment after looking at all the deleted comments at https://r.go1dfish.me/r/news/comments/4nql8f/_

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[–]KingMayne0 points1375 points  3 children

Why has everything been deleted here???? Wtf

*Edit - Thanks for all the comments and explanations. It is mind boggling that these liberal entities want to cover up the fact that this person and all of these other criminal incidents are Muslims. Facts are facts. It is as if they want a take over.

[–]Throwawayjust_incase0 points1217 points  4 children

They haven't been clear as to why everything is being deleted, just "rule breaking". One person tried to ask and was silenced.

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Edit: Thank you very much for the gold, friend!

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http://www.nytimes.com/live/orlando-nightclub-shooting-live-updates/

Police have officially classified the attack as terrorism.

Shooter Identified. : http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/omar-mateen-orlando-gay-club-shooter-identified-by-police-us-media-a7077936.html

Here is a link from ABC news that describes the shooter, Omar Mateen, as a U.S. citizen whose parents were born in Afghanistan. The article mentions that he has been on the radar of U.S. law enforcement for some time and there were some real red flags that led law enforcement to believe that he was leaning towards Islamic Extremism.

Police have identified the gunman in the mass shooting at a gay club in Florida as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American citizen whose parents are from Afghanistan.

You know whats crazy? I live in Orlando and I had no idea this was going on. I depend on reddit for my news 100% since it can rapidly deliver news from many sources that I can validate or discard. I have literally been up all night on Reddit and due to the apparent thread lockings and deletions, this story took 9 hours to make it to me -- I probably live within thirty minutes of this place.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pulse-nightclub-shooting-orlando/ It looka like the FBI believes the attacker may be tied to islamic terrorist groups

Here is a mainstream British media news item about the incident. The gunman is a 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American citizen whose parents are from Afghanistan.

Those are among the comments deleted. Wow. This isn't just some typical drummed up hysteria by users of this website, they are actually censoring details about who did it. They might as well be defending the man.

Disgusting.

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Don't forget these two:

MODS: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE UPDATE THE THREAD TO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE STORY ABOUT HOW BLOOD DONATIONS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-orlando-nightclub-shooting-blood-donations-20160612-story.html

... and ...

If you are in the area, please consider going to OneBlood to donate blood for the surviving victims who need it. This is terrible and heartbreaking. And disgusting, too, that people can hate so freely and justify their selfish actions.

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Screw r/News

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[–]minito160 points237 points  1 children

Fuck this sub, I just unsubscribed. I can't take this damn censorship of news anymore. This sub needs new mods who aren't going to silence facts that disagree with their agenda.

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For the love of God, someone posted legitimate information about blood banks in the area earlier and THAT got removed.

Archive image from Breitbart

[–]krisp97510 points663 points  2 children

They deleted a comment which on said "The shooter was Muslim". That is what is apparently being censored. That simple fact is not allowed to be posted or discussed.

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Plus they marked the posts that say the shooter is a Muslim 'off topic'.

[–]X-D0 points1906 points  3 children

Very shameful. I come to Reddit for News, and it's the political subreddits that actually contain the information... You are supposed to be neutral r/news.

[–]Stopman0 points325 points  1 children

Now that I think about it, this might be the biggest purging I've ever seen on Reddit. The number of plus signs on this thread alone is preposterous. And its on /r/news. Fucking absurd.

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I hear the ban hammer coming...

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http://www.nytimes.com/live/orlando-nightclub-shooting-live-updates/

Police have officially classified the attack as terrorism.

[–]666xx0 points2791 points  2 children

/r/news is a fucking disgrace, stop promoting your bullshit agenda and let people talk about what happened

[–]ikkeutelukkes0 points646 points  1 children

Look through the mod's history. A huge majority is him/her locking threads due to what they percieve as racism or 'excessive intolerance'. I get that shooing out Stormfront types is necessary, but they have clearly stepped over the line here to the point that their moderation has resulted in the curtailing of the spread of information.

A possible key fact in this case is that the shooter has apparently claimed allegiance to ISIS. To actively supress this (be it correct or otherwise) does no favours to anyone.

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[–]Bounds0 points577 points  2 children

Thanks for this. A quick scan indicates that any post which includes the shooter's name have been deleted. They also deleted a post about Orlando blood banks which need donations.

Shame on you, /r/news moderators.

[–]H_L_Mencken0 points84 points  1 children

They've been deleting comments about blood donations needed.

http://imgur.com/a/l3EZj

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[–]RomanTheOmen0 points241 points  1 children

It's way passed "taking a step back"

These people need to step away. This is disgraceful.

Edit: This guy pledged allegiance to ISIS during a 911 called, that has been confirmed. It's no longer speculation. This isn't about Islamophobia and politics. Everyone needs to hear facts to make decisions for themselves. If the admins don't step in and get rid of this mod team, it will be just another step reddit takes to its own demise.

The mods are too busy deleting comments instead of updating this pathetic mega thread to the biggest shooting in U.S history. There hasn't been an update in hours.

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Can you take a step back, look at what is happening here in this post and tell me you believe you are doing a good job here? Can you tell me that this is the correct use of this resource? Can you tell me that this isn't just a huge fuck-up from start to finish on YOUR part? Because nobody else can. Not a single person can come to /r/news and not see that you have messed up big time. You have huge responsibility on a large subreddit on a major news breaking source of information. And you just destroyed all credibility for yourself. You broke what reddit is about. You broke the ability to break news before anyone else. You broke the ability for people near and far to talk about a major event. Just, take a step back. Look at it with new eyes and just... stop.

Posting again for /u/Serrated_Banana

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Unsubscribed. Fuck r/news

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[–]PM_ME_UR_GENlTALS0 points218 points  1 children

Hijacking this comment cause it isn't deleted

MODS, ADD LINKS ABOUT DONATING BLOOD TO THE OP

here's a link to blood donation centers in Florida

Call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

or 1-888-9DONATE (1-888-936-6283) for more information.

Mods, could this please be part of the sticky? Orlando Hospitals are asking that people donate blood and plasma as they are in dire need!

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This subreddit is a disease and should not be a default sub. Pathetic.

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Hey guys, remember when reddit was one of the major websites that was pushing for open discussion and free speech on the Internet?

Yeah....

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You can check https://r.go1dfish.me/r/news/comments/4nql8f/_ to see the comments the r/news have deleted.

It's sickening. Here are examples of what got deleted:

Article from the Independent: DELETED

Shooter Identified. : http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/omar-mateen-orlando-gay-club-shooter-identified-by-police-us-media-a7077936.html

Article from ABC news: DELETED

Here is a link from ABC news that describes the shooter, Omar Mateen, as a U.S. citizen whose parents were born in Afghanistan. The article mentions that he has been on the radar of U.S. law enforcement for some time and there were some real red flags that led law enforcement to believe that he was leaning towards Islamic Extremism.

Discussing what we know: DELETED

Police have identified the gunman in the mass shooting at a gay club in Florida as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American citizen whose parents are from Afghanistan.

Authorities in Orlando said they were investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism, as the death toll rose to 50 with a further 50 wounded.

Wow, it's just insane that now the death toll has jumped from 20 to 50!

Request of blood donations: DELETED

KEEP POSTING THE MODS ARE DELETING VITAL INFO!!

If you are in Orlando, please be safe and please donate blood if you can. Here are the locations to donate blood:

O+ and O- blood donors needed. Due to the shooting overnight, the hospital and blood bank is critically low right now for donated blood. If you are able, please go this morning to donate at one of the locations below. This valuable gift you can give is a direct way to help those injured from this tragic incident. The Orange, Osceola, and Seminole locations open today are:

Orlando - West Michigan Donor Center 345 West Michigan St #106 Orlando Phone: 407-835-5500

Orlando - Main Donor Center 8669 Commodity Circle Orlando, FL 32819 Phone: (407) 248-5009

Apopka Donor Center 131 North Park Ave Apopka, FL 32703 Phone: (407) 884-7471

Kissimmee Donor Center 1029 North John Young Pkwy Kissimmee, FL 34741 Phone: (407) 847-5747

Oviedo Donor Center 1954 West 426 #1100 Oviedo, FL 32765 Phone: (407) 588-1291

Lake Mary Donor Center 105 Waymont Ct #101 Lake Mary , FL 32746 Phone: (407) 322-0822

Requesting blood donations: DELETED

If you are in the area, please consider going to OneBlood to donate blood for the surviving victims who need it.

This is terrible and heartbreaking. And disgusting, too, that people can hate so freely and justify their selfish actions.

Just stating the facts: DELETED

To those wondering:

THE SHOOTER CLAIMED TIES TO ISIS MOMENTS BEFORE THE ATTACK

THE SHOOTER WAS MUSLIM

THIS IS THE LARGEST TERRORIST ATTACK CARRIED OUT ON US SOIL SINCE 9/11/

Discussion of what happened to the survivors: DELETED

one guy live streaming on TV with the news station said that he and several others went out an exit into the alleyway and then turned around and barricaded the door so that it couldn't be opened. he then went on to say that he kept hearing banging noises on the door and he can "only hope that it wasn't people trying to get out." Uh, yeah, it was probably people running from the shooter and trying to go out the EXIT DOOR only to not be able to get out and have to turn around to meet their fate - death.

I understand that in a panic situation things like this happen, but if he ran into an alleyway, why block the door and trap the people inside? Why not just keep running ?

Asking if there is a list of the victims because a friend is missing: DELETED

My friend brian fitzgerald is currently missing atm. I know he went out last night with a friend he met on grindr and his parents dont know where he is. If anyone knows anything about the names of the people who were killed please. I just want to know if hes ok.

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A lot of people that were tagged as red at the scene probably ended up dying at hospitals. I'd guess that the initial reports of ~20 dead were just the ones who were tagged black at the scene.

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Just so everyone knows, this is by far the largest mass shooting on US soil and also the deadliest terrorist attack since 9/11

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Surprisingly, /r/Askreddit has a megathread that doesn't censor a damn thing

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AskReddit the real mvp

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pulse-nightclub-shooting-orlando/

It looks like the FBI believes the attacker may be tied to islamic terrorist groups

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This is ridiculous. First off they delete all the threads and refer to the megathread, then they delete all the replies in the megathread. Pure censorship.

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There were at least 2 threads a few hours ago on the front page, I came back and they were just completely gone, like wtf.

Edit: What a joke this is.

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If you are in Orlando, please be safe and please donate blood if you can. Here are the locations to donate blood:

O+ and O- blood donors needed. Due to the shooting overnight, the hospital and blood bank is critically low right now for donated blood. If you are able, please go this morning to donate at one of the locations below.

This valuable gift you can give is a direct way to help those injured from this tragic incident. The Orange, Osceola, and Seminole locations open today are:

Orlando - West Michigan Donor Center 345 West Michigan St #106 Orlando, FL 32806 Phone: 407-835-5500 Fax: (407) 835-5505 Sun: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Orlando - Main Donor Center 8669 Commodity Circle Orlando, FL 32819 Phone: (407) 248-5009 Fax: (407) 455-7570 Sun: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Apopka Donor Center 131 North Park Ave Apopka, FL 32703 Phone: (407) 884-7471 Fax: (407) 884-7475 Sun: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Kissimmee Donor Center 1029 North John Young Pkwy Kissimmee, FL 34741 Phone: (407) 847-5747 Fax: (407) 847-9605 Sun: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Oviedo Donor Center 1954 West 426 #1100 Oviedo, FL 32765 Phone: (407) 588-1291 Fax: (407) 365-9982 Sun: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Lake Mary Donor Center 105 Waymont Ct #101 Lake Mary , FL 32746 Phone: (407) 322-0822 Fax: (407) 328- 1119 Sun: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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We can't really "discuss this horrifying event" if everything gets deleted . . . hmmm

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/r/news needs to lose its default status after this.

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This thread is an absolute pathetic example of mods who don't know how to mod or what reddit is all about. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Unsubbed.

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Here is a mainstream British media news item about the incident. The gunman is a 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American citizen whose parents are from Afghanistan.

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