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Woman says God talked to her via solar eclipse and asked her to shoot at drivers (www.wionews.com)
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US woman goes on highway shooting spree: There were many things American officials were gearing up to face amid the solar eclipse - traffic jams, accidents, eye injuries and more. But this one definitely wasn't on their list.

In a bizarre incident, a woman suddenly shot at two drivers on a Florida interstate and claimed that she was asked by "God" to do so via the solar eclipse, as per the police.

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Strangely, the Sunshine State was not even close to the path of totality and hence, was supposed to be the least affected by the astronomical phenomenon.

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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If they were not expecting a shooting they have not been paying attention.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Paying attention to what exactly? Was eclipse shootings a trending hashtag or something im confused

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The number of shootings that happen every day in the US.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh, then every shooting should be expected in the US by that metric

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago

I mean....yes? Until the systemic issues are fixed, it's not going to stop.

[–] Tiltinyall@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

https://youtu.be/79yzYh54gnA?si=TXZc2GY0Kkr5ttZ5 there were signs that the crazies were out for the eclipse.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 3 points 7 months ago

It’s america, asking if there will be a shooting is like asking a german if they’ll serve beer at an event.