To all our friends in Paris. We love you and pray for you during this terrible time.

From the Washington Post

"It was a bloodbath," said Julian Pierce, a radio reporter in France, in an interview with CNN. He said he was at the concert and saw three or four young men dressed in black open fire on the crowd with assault rifles, firing at random as people screamed.

"They didn't shout anything; they didn't say anything," he said of the assailants. "They were just shooting [at] people." He said he saw at least 20 bodies. "Some were dead. Others were very badly wounded," he said. Roughly 1,000 people were attending the concert in the relatively small venue, he said.

Police said at least 15 people were killed in the Bataclan theater, where a hostage-taking was underway, and 11 were slain at a Paris restaurant in the 10th Arrondissement, the Associated Press reported. An American metal rock bank was performing at the time of the attack, media reports said.

The deputy mayor of Paris, interviewed on CNN, said the apparent hostage situation was "going on as we speak." He said there were unconfirmed reports that the attacks near the Stade de France stadium north of Paris were committed by suicide bombers.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which were nevertheless celebrated on social media linked to the Islamic State extremist group.

It is so hard for me to imagine being part of anything or any religion that would celebrate killing people like this. I even have trouble paying any positive attention to war or military subjects in general, even when there is a success of the supposed "good side".

I try to take spiders outside before i would kill them. How would you have to feel and what would your self-talk even be like to justify this in the mind, i truly do not get it.

Situations like this make me think about what those innocent people attending, what they thought was going to be a nice day for them? Like how scary is that, what goes through the minds of those who commit such terrible actions?

Now nobody knows what they would do in a situation like this, but i would hope to God that i would have enough strength to take it in my self to cover someone with my body, or even distract the shooters in a way to let everyone have a chance to run.

This just proves to everyone that make sure even if you're having a bad day, treat everyone with respect, say i love you to your loved ones, or even start a conversation with someone you thinks having a bad day, because at the end of the day no one knows whats going to happen.

I love you all, hope you're all having a fantastic Night!!!
Emily

A dear friend lives about 3 blocks from the site of one of the attacks. I'm waiting to hear from her.

Quote from: Tysilio on November 13, 2015, 08:52:12 PM
A dear friend lives about 3 blocks from the site of one of the attacks. I'm waiting to hear from her.

I hope she's ok, when you do talk to her let her know I'm praying for Paris and those who were affected by this terrible attack.

Thanks, Em.

Quote from: RobynD on November 13, 2015, 06:09:23 PM
It is so hard for me to imagine being part of anything or any religion that would celebrate killing people like this.

This isn't the religion.  Get to know some muslims, and ask them about their religion.  These people claim to be the "islamic state" because they see Islam as a way to seize power.  This is just awful, horrific, and heartbreaking.  All of my muslim friends agree.

Quote from: sparrow on November 13, 2015, 11:38:28 PM
This isn't the religion.  Get to know some muslims, and ask them about their religion.  These people claim to be the "islamic state" because they see Islam as a way to seize power.  This is just awful, horrific, and heartbreaking.  All of my muslim friends agree.

Yeah exactly, that is why I said "or anything". I'm no big fan of religion although i claim one myself and on days like this, my support for my own waivers, other people's are their own business. I can't imagine  feeling so powerless that you would walk into a public venue and kill people. I believe i would off myself long before i would another.