[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by ZTABullwinkle

I have been reading this thread since Monday. I am sure that I may get flamed for this but here is what I think....

-I wish the media would stop trying to lay blame on the school and administrators. It has been made very clear to me that the police thought that they had the person of interest in the first murders in West AJ. Who knew that someone as "disturbed" as the killer was going to strike again? I think in all honesty they did what was best in the situation. We need to stop doing the "Woulda, coulda, shoulda" and concentrate on the victims.

-I wish the media would leave these kids to mourn. I loved the interview yesterday with the Columbine survivor who is also a student at Tech. (It was on the Today show.) She mentioned that if a small group tried to huddle together the media pounces (my word, not hers) on them.

-I wish the media would listen to what the other questions being asked in the press conferences. It is solving nothing, let alone getting no more "tidbits" for their news. I was irked to hear the media asking the Chief of police what the "annoying" IMs the killer sent contained repeatedly when he told you that he didn't have them and would not speculate as to what they said. Along the same line, I wish the various news programs would stop trying to get the interviewrs to say something that isn't there. I feel almost as if they are "bullying" people to say what they want heard.

-I wish the idiots calling in threats to colleges around the country would get over themselves. We as a country are hurting enough, but to feel unsafe because some idiot says "Va Tech first, ODU is next." is not accomplishing anything.

-I applaud the stations that have decided that there is nothing gained by repeatedly showing the killer's videos and pictures. I understand that it was "Breaking News" and people want to get answers to "why?" but what about the people around the country who are still grieving? I feel as if the media is looking for the sensationalism, not the news.

/soapbox

Why do you think you'll get flamed? You're absolutely right. And the Columbine survivor at VTech? Holy! Either that's mental fortitude that's never been seen or she'll be in therapy for quite sometime. My goodness.