Cascade Mall Shooting an ‘Active Shooter Drill’?

September 24, 2016 MHB Administrator 5 Comments

Victim Corpses Remain in Mall Overnight

Witnesses Sequestered from Press

Photograph depicts porta-potties, hugs and smiles at scene

As we have sought to document at MHB on a routine basis, ‘active shooter drills’ are now common occurrences across the US. Such “training” is a consequence of the heightened federalization of local and regional law enforcement.
The September 23 Cascade Mall shooting north of Seattle in northwest Washington State took place shortly before 7:00PM local time, and has certain suspect features evident in photos, particularly evidence of tents and porta-potties on the scene, as observed by a MHB reader.

cascade-mall-shooting53_20160924060944601_6151135_ver1-0_1280_720 — Photo: KIRO 7

ska2_20160924173236017_6153867_ver1-0_1280_720 — Photo: KIRO 7

cascade-mall-shooting54_20160924060945532_6151137_ver1-0_1280_720 — Photo: KIRO 7

There is an absence of footage of wounded or deceased victims in triage or being given ambulatory services away from the scene. Instead, news media were told victims remained in the mall awaiting the local coroner. The Washington Post reports,

As of Saturday morning, the bodies of the four female victims were still inside the mall, Skagit County coroner Hayley Thompson said at a news conference Saturday. Thompson said when she gained access to the scene, the four female victims would be taken to Skagit Valley Hospital and undergo autopsies.

Such events are reported on by major news media uncritically, thus supporting the call for strengthened gun control measures while ironically stimulating gun purchases by a public that fears such restrictions.
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