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Old 10-02-2006, 02:56 PM
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I guess now's not an appropriate time for a Rumspringa reference, huh?

Seriously...Amish shooting??
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:46 AM
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I guess now's not an appropriate time for a Rumspringa reference, huh?

Seriously...Amish shooting??
Just to clarify something: Shooter was NOT Amish. Seems as if the school was "just convenent" for him.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...LS.xml&src=rss

Sick and so much more......

And this story was the first news I heard after services yesterday..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15113706/

10 myths about school shootings
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15111438/

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Old 10-03-2006, 12:36 PM
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Something is wrong with our society period. Human life means nothing...
The actions of one sick individual don't say anything about society not valuing human life. If anything, the majority's outcry of disbelief proves the contrary.

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Oh good lord...

As much as I'm a conservative, I DON'T get why the Bush admin has the cut the funding while shootings seem to get worse...
Maybe b/c only a very, very small number of shootings occur each year and it has been determined that event SWAT teams and metal detectors would not have made a difference? Or that school shootings have become significantly less prevalent?

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10 myths about school shootings
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15111438/
Thanks for the link.
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