Top 10 Most Shocking Moments of 2018

My heart goes out to all of those in Florida right now. 17 people were shot dead in this attack, making it just barely worse than Columbine. What makes this worse was that the perpetrator was a rabid white supremacist and extremist who was suspended from roughly seven schools previously, but no one cared about his behaviour despite the tip-offs until he actually performed the act. While gun-control does come into play here, it's more of the fact that no one payed attention to this guy's behaviour before-hand despite the fact that this was a disaster waiting to happen.

I have two questions towards American users, that I as someone from another culture don't understand:

1. As horrible as such events are - and they are. They truly are. - this is not the first school shooting in the US, there were several Why does this one in particular get that much media attention?
2. I expected arguments that are pro-gunnor contra-gun. But most people I follow on Twitter have the view "guns should be allowed, but people should be checked stricter, and assault rifles should be banned". Over here, we don't have guns. Most people won't have even seen one in real life, except maybe on cops, and they have them in their holster. It works as well without guns. I don't see what banning a certain type of gun would change. They can still use others as well.

This was absolutely terrible. It was just barely worse than Columbine. Praying for everyone affected. While gun control is partly to blame I think this comes down to nobody caring about the shooter's behavior despite several warnings that this was going to happen. I'm for the second amendment and all but I think it's time to change the second amendment,regulations,etc. Too many lives have been lost in recent shootings to ignore the gun rights controversy

I'm honestly at a loss of words right now for this event. Not to mention that this is only one of many tragic events to take place in Florida in recent years of this late decade. I give my condolences to all affected by this high school shooting and I wish the best of peace to those whose lives were taken in this massacre.

This awful idiot is a horrible man who only gained power because it's shocking how saying you're the best will get you in president. You can only support him if you're very misguided or if you simply have something deep down in you that's quite racist, that's all there is to it. This awful man is racist, sexist, homophobic, and really discriminatory in absolutely every way, thank god his years of terrorizing the world are for the most part over

And people say Trump isn't racist. Don't go using the "mainstream media" excuse here now. The fact that Donald Trump let this slip out of his mouth only finally proves how racist and horrible of a person he is. And I thought him cutting funding for historically black colleges and attempting to ban transgenders from the army already made him as prejudiced and discriminatory as he already was.

This was a very offensive thing for him to say. Does he think that they want to be from war-torn countries? As Americans, I believe we should shelter the immigrants and refugees in their time of need. No hate to anyone, but I think he at least should have been nicer, even if he was turning people away.

Why doesn't Donald Trump go to those countries he calls "(blank) countries" and live there for the rest of his life? Then he will see why there are immigrants that come to the U.S. There are countries that don't have as much freedom, are full of poverty, and have dictators, which is why they come to a safer place for a better life. Stop being selfish Trump.

Flu shots don't work so don't say that we should get them, my grandpa got his flu shots and two weeks later got the flu. I didn't get my flu shots after that because my dad says they don't work and they don't.

I got sick with something in January during the flu outbreak. I was tested for the flu, but it came back negative. Whatever it was, it caused three days of misery for me

I actually caught the flu and we didn't realise until it had almost healed but I remember it and it was really scary after I found out.

I got the flu and a cough that lasted a whole month. But it is gone now. Everywhere, there is people with the flu.

It's not just that he showed a dead body on video for the public to see, it's much more than that. Him and his friends were told not to take any film or photo of dead bodies they came across, but they did and disrespected that poor victim and his family. They mocked the suicide victim, and made him some kind of side show for them to use for views, which is inhumane.

Imagine being one of the families of the victim. You came across the video that you see of your spouse, sibling, parent, or friend who hanged himself and is in a video of punks laughing their ass off about him.It would crush you to see that someone you were once close to ended up killing himself, and was just treated as a joke.

Also Logan's followers are young kids who watch his videos. They either become terrified from what they've been exposed to, or think that it's okay to do what Logan did. Having a irresponsible role model who doesn't have compassion for the victim is not someone that we want to have ...more

It's unbelievable, showing a dead body on camera, making fun of it, and posting it on YouTube!
Yet it was trending since the upload, and it caused an outrage from the whole internet, he terrorized YouTube with a sickening disgusting, and offensive video.
While he made an apology video later, it was monetized, and people are having trouble trusting him.
He shouldn't have made the dead body video anyway, and now YouTube is rethought.

The man is a legitimate psychopath. There is no empathy in him. As he and his waste-of-oxygen friends laugh over the body of a man who took his own life, his raving fanbase ignores common decency.

I didn't even see the video, but laughing at a dead body? Wow. Messed up. And the apology video too? I heard it was pretty much just bragging about himself. I can't believe somebody would laugh at a dead body...

At 76.
One of the greatest scientists who ever lived.
He made us understand more about the known universe.
It seems the best people these days always die too soon.
R.I.P.

Doctors said he was going to die fast because he couldn't talk, walk, and do anything. But he died in 76 years old.

I laughed when I saw this. It wasn't surprising. We're all gonna die. He had it coming.

This should be number 1! It was so sad, he had so many good books and was so smart! RIP Stephen Hawking

Incompetent & negligent government employee makes worst possible mistake; won't be punished. Tell me again why we want more government employees in charge of more facets of our lives.

I went to Hawaii not long after this happened and I was scared as hell that they were going to set off the alert so again but only this time, for real.

Imagine how terrified people were.

I wonder what these idiot will think of next? The eating horse carp challenge? The sucking elephant wang challenge? The masturbating in public challenge?

There's seriously no reason to get with the times if these kids actually enjoy acting like idiots or outing their lives in danger. Did these kids seriously fall on their heads as babies after they were just born?

First, the cinnamon challenge. And then, the burning and/or eraser challenge. And now, the Tide Pod challenge? What's next? The Stick a Pencil Down Your Throat as Far as You Can Challenge? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if that challenge did exist.

People are getting so dumb now to literally eat Toxic Detergent for Laundry just for views, if someone does this challenge and dies well that's what I call "Natural Selection" because only a moron would do this challenge.

It probably became popular because every trend has articles about how it is "the most dangerous trend ever". Schools banned fidget spinners even though some students need them to concentrate.

Their parents deserved to die a slow, and painful death by cannibals (okay maybe I went too extreme, but don't care they still deserve a harsh punishment).

We're now up to 3 news stories in the last 6 months that have messed me up (the others being Steve Paddock and the 3 80-year-old pedo-brothers from Seattle). This is absolutely horrible.

That's must be terrifying! They probably had no food and could have died of starvation or dehydration!

That's horrible. The worst part is innocent children were involved.

It's 1/3 due to Amazon because everyone buys online now. 1/3 due to Epic Games because lots of money was spent on skins, gliders, pickaxes, and emotes in Fortnite. And 1/3 due to Apple because spoiled toddlers are getting iPads and iPhone Xs.

That's where I got all my birthday presents and stuff like that when I was 8,7,6, 5 etc.

And now they're all closed thanks to Trump and Teen Titans Go!

I really wanted to go to that store, but I never did.

Three people have already been killed from these fires. What people need to know is that they should evacuate. Don't stay, you're putting your life at risk, and then people will eventually have to save you, while risking their lives. Please evacuate if you are told to do so.

I know many people who have been affected by these fores, including some people who lived in Paradise. My family lives all over California, so I check the news every day to make sure that the fires aren't too close to them.

The creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg, has died on November 27th at 57 from ALS.

We knew since his diagnosis he wouldn't live much longer, but he died so suddenly.
He will never be forgotten.

SpongeBob was getting better after the 2nd movie since his return, but now that he's dead, it's going back downhill and is expected to end, making Nickelodeon lose all its viewers and putting them out of business.

The end of an era.
R.I.P.

It was a national holiday. There was no school.
I was watching videos till I stumbled upon a video saying that Mr. Hillenburg is dead.
At first I didn't believe it but a few days later, I found out that it was true.
Rest in peace, the second founding father of my childhood!

This made me CRY. the man who made my childhood real.

rest in peace, Stephen hillenburg.

Why does everyone I like dies?

Considering this shooting took place so close to a week or two before high school graduation, as a high school senior awaiting graduation, I have to say absolutely no senior, let alone any school student from any grade level, should have to experience a tragedy like this near the end of the school year. As always, I can only say I give my condolences to those who were affected by yet another school shooting this year.

That must have been terrifying for the students. I was watching videos on how to survive an active shooter situation after I found out about this because I was scared it was goona happen to my school!

8 to 10 people have been killed. This is the second major school shooting we've had this year, after Parkland. As if that wasn't enough, someone went to the school with a gun, MAGA hat, and an American flag. Just imagine how traumatized students would feel about that. The only reason this isn't on here is because it just happened.

Trump will just pray and do absolutely nothing about it but run his mouth.

I'm just so sick of these shootings!

Who cares for shootings

First the possibility that Obama might have said it was dismissed, but how inconvenient that it turns out that he did. Now its OK that Obama said it because he "meant" something else. Numerous other incidences of every. single. president. using similar language, especially during heated debate behind closed doors.

And this isn't considered as bad as a YouTuber making insensitive jokes. At least Logan Paul isn't the face of a country.

What good is that going to do? If he does, you'll all write it off as insincere and you won't even forgive him anyways.

This isn't shocking. When was the last time Donald Trump apologized for something?

Sick freak. Anyone who repeatedly violates the sexual boundaries of others deserves everything they will eventually get

That's a thing! Lord help our poor, rule-breaking planet?

Though he was 95.
He created the Marvel franchise, including Spider-Man, Superman, and the Avengers.
And it all started with comic books.
He worked hard on everything, and that's how he became who he became.
Though he got accused for sexual misconduct allegations, he will never be forgotten.
R.I.P.

RIP. He was 96 and had a good life. He was probably ready for it, he was so old.

He never got to see Endgame!

I am devastated. Shattered to pieces inside. His music has brought millions of people together, lifted spirits around the world and been a huge inspiration for electronic genres as we know them today. To pass away at just 28, when he should have had so much more to live for, is utterly heartbreaking. May he rest in peace, and my biggest condolences go out to his family, friends and fans in this extremely difficult time for them.

He was my favourite I didn't hear about his death until two months after it! I saw it...

And I was like 'Wikipedia is trolling me right' and starting crying in my bed! I posted loads of videos on YouTube and Tik Tok about his death.

I was so depressed

Mainly shocking because he was only 28 years old.

The worst part is that no one expected this at ALL!

(Bear in mind I'm A dumb high school kid and have no clue what a doomsday clock is) uh...what's doomsday clock?

I just looked that up and I noticed it had an Iron Maiden song title in it (the song itself is awesome).

Hopefully all goes well at the meeting.

Welp. I hope ww3 doesn't breakout before gen 8 of pokemon. This is a little too close.

Boy, is the IOC going to have a lot to say about this! Seriously, they better take all precautions with security if all the athletes and people at the Winter Olympics are going to be safe from the threat of North Korea. Something tells me North Korea participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics won't be much good news to the Winter Olympics and the safety of everyone participating at the games.

No matter how shocking this was. At least North and South Korean athletes marched together. But the one thing that really caused a huge controversy in Korea before the PyeongChang olympics was the Joint Women's hockey team

North Korea doing anything fun is indeed quite shocking.

Ever since Logan Paul's corpse video, the YouTube Community is starting major drama over Logan Paul's video.
The drama also revolves around Shane Dawson's video about pedophilia.

My goodness, is there anything right about our society?!

It shocked me to hear the rumors about Shane. I really like the guy, so it sucks that all of this is going around. I'm not sure how this started or who started it, but whoever did is most likely a scumbag.

Guys...it's Shane Dawson. The guy makes a bunch of weird sexual jokes. Doubt this was done genuinely.

YouTuber Shane Dawson made comments about sexual events associated with children, such as "googling babies", and it started a lot of drama among the community.

I don't know who this is, but I'm sure he's a sicko.

I'm just glad this horrific incident has at least gained some awareness in the form of a Wikipedia page and some news outlets. But like CrimsonShark said, it's a shame this poor victim doesn't get as much awareness of her terrifying encounter with her killer as other victims do. I really hope the Pakistani government will bring this horrid excuse of a human to justice and make him pay dearly for his crime.

UPDATE: The murderer has been caught. He has been identified as Imran Ali, a serial killer who also killed around 5 other girls in a time span of 2 years.

That must have been a terrifying way to die.

The murder was caught (thank god) But I hope he is brought to justice, no sucide or death to him, but in jail for 20 years or more! #prayforZainab