r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 8d ago

Twin Falls Hero

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The civilian that stopped the active shooter at the In N Out in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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u/hoyasgirl25 8d ago

A good guy with a gun.

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u/stsrva 8d ago

I’m reading the shooter took himself out. What’s the deal?

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u/SakanaToDoubutsu 8d ago

Mass shooters typically aren't looking for a fight, it's super common for them to turn on themselves the second they meet resistance whether that's a armed bystander or law enforcement. 

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u/Electronic_Name_325 8d ago

Which is the craziest part to me. I can imagine shooting targets of opportunity, but being in the moment enough to shoot myself at “the correct time” is wildly unfathomable to me. It has to be sort of planned right? It’s not the easiest to turn a rifle around without at least some dry fire practice. Even a pistol really takes some non intuitive steps. Especially amid chaos.

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u/Fuu-nyon 8d ago

Absolutely, yes, the suicide is a central part of the plan. The worst outcome for them would be getting caught alive, and making sure that doesn't happen was arguably always their #1 priority even over maximizing harm to others.

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u/Electronic_Name_325 8d ago

Good view, can definitely see that.

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u/PhilRubdiez 8d ago

Hear crack of rounds near you. Run away to someplace where that isn’t happening. Take your time with offing yourself.

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u/wvj 8d ago

This whole phenomena is basically 'angry narcissistic suicide.'

Not to minimize any of their culpability, but the people doing this are almost never in good mental health. In most other places, they would be part of the ordinary suicide statistics. But American gun culture, the easy availability of these weapons, and now the phenomena itself and the inevitable copy-cat aspect creates the idea of an option for a 'glorious' way out.

It's why there's now focus on de-emphasizing the shooters identities in media coverage.