Mass Shootings

MGM Resorts International recently filed federal lawsuits against more than 1,000 individuals directly or indirectly injured in the mass shooting in Las Vegas last October in an effort to avoid future liability civil lawsuits.

18.07.2018 - MGM Files Lawsuits Against Las Vegas Shooting Victims to Avoid Liability Claims
MGM Files Lawsuits Against Las Vegas Shooting Victims to Avoid Liability Claims

In the complaints filed Friday in Nevada and California, the company, which owns both the Mandalay Bay hotel and the Route 91 Harvest Festival venue, says that it has faced a barrage of lawsuits over the shooting and claims that it cannot be liable for the mass shooting deaths. October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock allegedly opened fire from his room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel toward a crowd attending a country music concert at Route 91, killing 58 people and wounding more than 500.

According to the complaints, "plaintiffs have no liability of any kind to defendants," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday.

The company is not seeking money from victims, but is instead citing a federal law in hopes that the courts will protect it from any civil lawsuits filed by victims over what was the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

According to MGM, the US Safety Act — a 2002 federal act that offers liability protection to any company that employs "anti-terrorism" technology or services to "help prevent and respond to mass violence" — applies in this case, because the company contracted security firm CSC for the concert.

The US Safety Act was passed after the September 11, 2001, attacks and defines terrorism as any unlawful act that occurs inside the US and causes "mass destruction, injury or other loss." However, the FBI has yet to declare the Las Vegas mass shooting an act of terror, because the gunman's motive is still unclear.

Nonetheless, because CSC was approved by the US Department of Homeland Security, MGM is thus released from liability, the company argues, USA Today reported Monday.

The unforeseeable events of October 1 affected thousands of people in Las Vegas and throughout North America," MGM spokesperson Debra DeShong said in a Monday statement.

From the day of this tragedy, we have focused on the recovery of those impacted by the despicable act of one evil individual," the statement continues.

"The Federal Court is an appropriate venue for these cases and provides those affected with the opportunity for a timely resolution. Years of drawn out litigation and hearings are not in the best interests of victims, the community and those still healing," the statement added.

According to Las Vegas attorney Robert Eglet, who has represented multiple victims of the shooting, MGM's litigation is "outrageous."

Eglet noted that MGM is a Nevada company, so any lawsuits involving it should occur in a state court. He called the entertainment giant's decision to instead file complaints in federal court a "blatant display of judge shopping" that "quite frankly verges on unethical," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday.

"I've never seen a more outrageous thing, where they sue the victims in an effort to find a judge they like," he said. "It's just really sad that they would stoop to this level."
 
In northern Germany one man attacked in a bus several passengers and injuring several of them. The number of injured people is not really determined yet, it is reported that 6, 9 people to 14 people got injured. The passengers could overcome the attacker.

Following the incident in the German city of Lubeck, the scene around the bus stop has been cordoned off. Trains to the city district of Kucknitz have been disrupted due to the police operation currently underway.

According to the Bild newspaper, 12 people have been slightly injured and two other passengers seriously wounds as a result of an attack on a public bus.

The police have confirmed that there were no fatalities and that the attacker was detained and is currently in custody.
The interior minister of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein stated that the police did not assume that there was a terrorist motive behind the attack. The Lubecker Nachrichten portal reported that the assailant is a 34-year-old man who came from Iran but now is a German national who has lived in Lubeck for years.

The scene around the bus stop has been cordoned off, with a police operation underway.

Lubecker Nachrichten, citing eyewitness reports, said that the fully packed bus was moving in the direction of Travemunde when one of the passengers suddenly took a knife out of his backpack and started to attack people. The driver stopped the bus immediately and opened the doors so that people could flee. At the time, a police vehicle was passing nearby and the incident caught the officers' attention.

"The passengers were jumping out of the bus shouting, it was awful, and then the injured were taken away, the attacker had a kitchen knife," an eyewitness said, as quoted by Lubecker Nachrichten.

Man Attacks Bus Passengers in Germany Leaving at Least 14 Injured – Reports
 
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No, looks like mossad agent.

International manhunt launched for Brit who shot fellow national in the head in Amsterdam
Edited time: 21 Jul, 2018 08:48
An international manhunt for a suspected British hitman believed to have shot a fellow Briton in the head outside a café in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has kicked off.

The alleged hitman is suspected of shooting a 55-year-old man, from Sale, Greater Manchester, before fleeing on a bike taxi in the Dutch capital on May 19. The victim remains in hospital in a stable condition. Dutch Police believe he was targeted due to a gang feud.
The witness was seen heading towards the crime scene in Amsterdam’s Stromarkt before pulling out a gun and firing. He then took the bike taxi towards Dam, the city’s main square.

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The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) is now collaborating with Dutch authorities after they launched a large search for the suspect but failed to trace him down.

Jayne Lloyd, NCA North West branch commander, said: "The attack took place in a public area. This man is clearly very dangerous which is why we need to identify him quickly and make sure he cannot harm anyone else.

"Someone knows who this is and anyone with information about this man or his whereabouts should contact the NCA on 0370 496 7622 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Please do not approach this man as he is dangerous and call 999 in an emergency."

 
There was a mass shooting in Toronto last night that saw two people dead and around 15 people in total shot. From the article:

A 10-year-old girl from the GTA and an 18-year-old Toronto woman are the two people killed in the shooting rampage Sunday night on the Danforth, police say.

During a brief update Monday, police said of the 15 victims shot, eight were women. They range in age from 10 to 59 years old.

The 29-year-old gunman was also killed.

Police would not speculate on a motive for the shooting, including whether the gunman was deliberately targeting women.

"I can't speak to what was in the individual's mind," said lead investigator Det.-Sgt. Terry Browne.

He said police are in the process of getting a search warrant in relation to the deceased suspect.

Police would say nothing more about the shooter, as his death is now under the mandate of the police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit.

"He received a gunshot wound, but I'm not going to expand on that," Chief Mark Saunders said at the news conference.

The gunman has not been identified, nor have any of the victims.

Shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, the gunman was walking along Danforth Ave. and fired shots at groups of people as they were enjoying a night out in the Greektown neighbourhood.

Police found the shooter on Bowden St., between Logan and Broadview Aves., and an exchange of gunfire took place, the SIU said.

The gunman fled the area and was found dead on Danforth Ave. It's not immediately clear if the man died from self-inflicted gunshots or from gunfire with police.

The gunman was randomly shooting like someone "in a video game," a witness told the Star.

"He was very relaxed, it was pretty disturbing," said Lenny Graf, who was with his wife and his son, 9, and daughter, 8.

And what I find strange about it is
  • From the brief video and descriptions from people that witnessed him going on a shooting spree, all described him as relatively calm or relaxed, so nothing that would indicate mental illness in that he seemed to be in full faculties about it. One person even remarked that the shooter told him to get out of the way so he wouldn't shoot him, then turned to two people and shot them as they walked out of a store.
  • In the immediate aftermath, because the shooter was light-skinned, covered his face for the most part and his name hadn't been released yet, the presumption was that he was white, so even in the original article posted, they allude to him targeting women in specific as if that might be the reason
  • It took SIU almost an entire day to finally release the name of the shooter, Faisal Hussain, even though the media knew how old he was last night, which means he must have had ID on him, and immediately after that, Hussain's family made a statement saying he suffered from psychosis and depression, so basically mental health is to blame, and local media seems to be repeating that as an ongoing narrative
  • Is that normal for SIU or the Police to contact the family of the shooter and have them prepare a statement right after releasing his name? That seemed unusual as if they were trying to figure out which an angle to go with this
  • He was definitely shot and killed, but no word on who shot and killed him. This article claims police sources say he shot himself, but the Chief of police won't say if the police were responsible for taking him down or not.
Several dozen ISIS fighters were reintegrated back into Canada last year and there's been no word or updates about that for 7 months. Now this happens? It's more than a coincidence.
 
And it comes just as Israel escorts White Helmets out of Syria to send to Canada (UK, and France).

I'd just say that just because a person seems cool and collected, doesn't mean they're not psychotic. And, just because their relatives (or even their psychiatrist!) say they're 'psychotic and depressed', that doesn't mean they don't just have a personality disorder.
 
Appearing "calm" and collected in this type of a situation may also be a manifestation of a trance state or being a situation where a programmed individual has been triggered prematurely.
 
From RT's article:
Canada shooter identified as Faisal Hussain, 29, of Toronto
Reacting to the attack, Toronto Mayor John Tory argued that the city has a gun problem.
“Why does anyone in this city need to have a gun at all?” he asked city councilors on Monday morning.
Despite relatively restrictive firearms ownership laws, Canadian authorities do not require a medical opinion before someone that is diagnosed with a mental illness is issued a license. Toronto has seen 23 gun-related homicides so far this year, compared to 16 in the first half of 2017.
 
I am very saddened by all of the loss of life and injuries sustained by anyone at this event but it does not surprise me that MGM filed these law suits. I worked in the casino industry for 10 years and you would be amazed at how many law suits casino's receive due to circumstances out side of their control on normal days ending in "Y". Unfortunately our society has plenty of sue happy people which makes it bad for victims with the real issues that deserve to be reimbursed. Maybe they could have done something better with security but in my opinion no company, corporation or individual has any control over a person that goes on a mental breakdown rampage like this. I will hold my judgement on MGM because I can only imagine how many law suits have been filed against them and I try to see both sides of the coin. Also if the casino were to loose this judgement and be required to pay as if they were liable or have their assets froze then they will downsize and possibly close properties where possibly thousands of people would become unemployed further hurting more people with the loss of income. My hope is that they find a happy balance that works for both sides.
 
Several dozen ISIS fighters were reintegrated back into Canada last year and there's been no word or updates about that for 7 months. Now this happens? It's more than a coincidence.


It seems that it's certainly more than a coincidence. ISIS has finally claimed the attack:

ISIS claims responsibility for Toronto attack after police say shooting not linked to terrorism
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Almost three days after two people were shot and killed in Toronto, and after local authorities said their killings had nothing to do with terrorism, ISIS has claimed credit for the attack.

A statement from the group's Amaq agency, translated from Arabic, reads in part:

"The person who carried out the attack on the city of Toronto in south-east Canada on Sunday evening is one of the soldiers of the Islamic State and he carried out the attack in response to calls for targeting citizens of the coalition countries."

The 29-year-old suspect, Faisal Hussain, who killed an 18-year-old and a 10-year-old and injured 13 others, also died on Sunday.

Hussain's family released a statement saying that he suffered from mental-health issues that read, in part:

"We are utterly devastated by the incomprehensible news that our son was responsible for the senseless violence and loss of life that took place. ... Our son had severe mental health challenges, struggling with psychosis and depression his entire life. The interventions of professionals was unsuccessful. Medications and therapy were unable to treat him. While we did our best to seek help for him throughout his life of struggle and pain, we could never imagine that this would be his devastating and destructive end."


We know that that doesn't necessarily mean it was actually ISIS, but their claiming means that there might be an intention to relate it to terrorism.
 
There's nothing about that, that isn't straightforward.

It was clearly a singular individual.
 
It seems that it's certainly more than a coincidence. ISIS has finally claimed the attack:

We know that that doesn't necessarily mean it was actually ISIS, but their claiming means that there might be an intention to relate it to terrorism.

His own family claimed he was "severely troubled" before the fake ISIS channel did.
 
There's nothing about that, that isn't straightforward.

It was clearly a singular individual.

Well a single individual in the sense that nobody reported other shooters, yeah. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t more to the story, like if they’ve been deliberately manipulated by state actors either through direct or indirect, “radicalizing” programming.

It seems that it's certainly more than a coincidence. ISIS has finally claimed the attack:

That’s certainly true, but it’s worth keeping in mind that every time some politicially motivates violence goes down different extremist groups love claiming credit for it, whether or not they’re actually involved.

This seems to hear all the hallmarks of the intelligence apparatus working in tandem with the psychopathic salafist assets funded by SA and aided by Israel, America, and the like to continue the gaslighting of the western public into a divide and conquer strategy.
 
Came across this:

"Canadian investigators were digging Tuesday into the life of the 29-year-old man who opened fire on restaurants and cafes in a popular Toronto neighborhood, seeking to explain what prompted the rampage that killed a 10-year-old girl and a young woman and wounded 13 others. Investigators in Canada have indications that Faisal Hussain visited Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) websites and may have expressed support for the terrorist group, a law enforcement source told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton.

Investigators are looking into whether Hussain may have lived at one time in Afghanistan and possibly Pakistan, the source said. There is no indication that Hussain was directed by ISIS to carry out the attack.

Toronto Police would only say "We will not comment on information provided by unnamed sources. However, I can say we are still in the early stages of this investigation and no determination will be made on a motive until we have evidence to support that conclusion.

We have completed the search warrant but we are still interviewing witnesses, creating timelines and background information as well as conducting online and technical searches but this work takes time." says a police spokesperson.

"At this stage, based on the state of the investigation, which is led by the Toronto police service, there is no connection between that individual and national security," Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Tuesday."

And we all know how reliable unnamed sources are. :rolleyes:

his seems to hear all the hallmarks of the intelligence apparatus working in tandem with the psychopathic salafist assets funded by SA and aided by Israel, America, and the like to continue the gaslighting of the western public into a divide and conquer strategy.

At first, I thought there was some miscalculation and the shooter went off before he was 'scheduled to' and can tell there is desperation to change the narrative as quickly as possible towards this being solely a product of mental health, because with the recent push of postmodernist doctrine and ideology, the Canadian government has been pushing an open-border and immigration policy that hinges on painting any and all minorities as victims of oppression, including known terrorists! And this event may even act as a trigger to further polarize people. The Left will dig their heels in and try to justify the acts of the shooter as a product of mental illness and claim if only there were no guns and more community this never would have happened, while those on the Right will be even more angry and resentful for allowing so many refugees and immigrants into the country. It seems like the energies of chaos have been ramping up lately.
 
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At first, I thought there was some miscalculation and the shooter went off before he was 'scheduled to' and can tell there is desperation to change the narrative as quickly as possible towards this being solely a product of mental health, because with the recent push of postmodernist doctrine and ideology, the Canadian government has been pushing an open-border and immigration policy that hinges on painting any and all minorities as victims of oppression, including known terrorists! And this event may even act as a trigger to further polarize people. The Left will dig their heels in and try to justify the acts of the shooter as a product of mental illness and claim if only there were no guns and more community this never would have happened, while those on the Right will be even more angry and resentful for allowing so many refugees and immigrants into the country. It seems like the energies of chaos have been ramping up lately.

I think this is what's happening as well. Not too long ago, a man was attacking people with a knife in the Dutch city of the Hague, injuring several people. According to some witnesses, he even yelled 'Allahu Akbar'. The first news reports that came out of this event were entitled 'Confused man attacked....' or 'Man with mental issues attacked....', which is quite interesting, because in the past, the PTB would immediately use the word 'terrorist' after such an attack. If I remember correctly, they didn't even mention this person's ethnicity or religion. That was only mentioned days after the attack. Which I think is also unusual.

They seem to have changed tactics, and I think it may be due to them downplaying the actual threat that the West may face by importing terrorists. They want people to think that it's not really that big of a deal; 'the guy just has mental issues, ...anyway, let's welcome more refugees, yay!'. Meanwhile, people on the right see through this and strongly disagree with the MSM downplaying the event. So, divide and conquer again... But it could also be, as mentioned by mkrnhr, that this event in Canada (and perhaps that of the Hague) could be an example of a programmed person being triggered prematurely.

I think that now, especially with the 'White Helmets' terrorists heading their way to the West, we could possibly expect more similar attacks. I really hope though that more and more people will become aware of at least the White Helmets, so that they will let their governments know that when they enter their countries, they go straight into prison. Not holding my breath, though.
 
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