1 Killed in Shootings at Virginia Tech

[MSKKG]

I wasn't around a TV or radio much today. The 1st I heard was the 1 person was dead and a bunch injured. The next report I heard was that 31 plus the murderer were dead. I couldn't believe it!

I don't want to hear about his tortured childhood or anything else that puts any blame on anyone other than him. No one has a perfect life or childhood/adult experiences. For crying out loud, people, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!! If what another poster said was correct, he did this because his grades suffered after his girlfriend broke up with him?!? There are just no words for my outrage!

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

I wasn't around a TV or radio much today. The 1st I heard was the 1 person was dead and a bunch injured. The next report I heard was that 31 plus the murderer were dead. I couldn't believe it!

Same here. I checked CNN before lunch and it said 1 person dead. I checked the news again before I left work and it said over 30 dead. I can't believe it! How horrible. Why kill a bunch of innocent people? It makes absolutely no sense.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

I don't want to hear about his tortured childhood or anything else that puts any blame on anyone other than him. No one has a perfect life or childhood/adult experiences.

This sounds harsh, but it's true. It's like people taking up for the Columbine killers because they were bullied. I'm sorry, but if everyone who was EVER picked on by anyone went on a shooting spree, there'd be a school shooting every single day.

Same thing with this incident. If everyone who had ever been dumped went on a killing spree, there'd be one every day.

If you've been dumped and can't handle it, talk to someone. Have yourself committed. Do something. But there is no excuse for murdering innocent people.

I just can't believe this. These people were INNOCENT. They had no idea. They were just going to class like normal college students. Some of them were probably going to go have lunch with friends later or thinking of what they were going to do tonight. It's just so sad.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This sounds harsh, but it's true. It's like people taking up for the Columbine killers because they were bullied. I'm sorry, but if everyone who was EVER picked on by anyone went on a shooting spree, there'd be a school shooting every single day.

Same thing with this incident. If everyone who had ever been dumped went on a killing spree, there'd be one every day.

If you've been dumped and can't handle it, talk to someone. Have yourself committed. Do something. But there is no excuse for murdering innocent people.

Jack Thompson, hater of all things video games, has already been on TV decrying games and gamers and clearly this guy (who hasn't even been officially ID'd yet - they're not even saying the same guy is responsible for both shootings) played games and killed people.

And personal responsibility takes a dive.

[Alpha Sig Scott]

How long before one of this sick twisted man's "plays" is produced by other sick twisted parties.

Sadly, I'll willing to bet it won't be long.

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally Posted by Alpha Sig Scott

How long before one of this sick twisted man's "plays" is produced by other sick twisted parties.

Sadly, I'll willing to bet it won't be long.

Try 3 days. Here is why the media needs to police themselves in terms of what they are doing. If you read further into the article, there have been other threats where VT is mentioned. Why is this the route that people will take for attention? But I guess if we keep giving it to them......

36 California schools under lockdown - Suspect threatened to ‘make Virginia Tech look mild,’ police say

[Jill1228]

I was about to post this.

I live about an hour or so away from this mess and our local channels (we get the sacto affilliates) are doing live updates.

Sick mofos I tell ya

Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

Try 3 days. Here is why the media needs to police themselves in terms of what they are doing. If you read further into the article, there have been other threats where VT is mentioned. Why is this the route that people will take for attention? But I guess if we keep giving it to them......

36 California schools under lockdown - Suspect threatened to ‘make Virginia Tech look mild,’ police say

[CougADPi]

This is from our school paper. I thought it was very well written and wanted to share it with all of you:

Virginia Tech, our thoughts and suppport are with you
Pullman's condulences go out to the victims and their families.

It’s not hard to imagine how Monday started out for Virginia Tech students. It wasn’t much different from any of ours. In a description strikingly similar to the community of Pullman, one VT student described the campus as being located in the “little town of Blacksburg.” The shock that reverberated throughout the country from the horrific scene did not take long to reach WSU, jarring professors and administrators who have spent time at VT. The connections between the schools made the news all the more unbearable. Maybe that is why, as we watched the terrifying news of the campus shootings unfold there, we felt extreme sadness and a strong kinship with the victims, and everyone left behind to deal with the tragedy. Things like this should not happen in towns like Blacksburg and Pullman. But this did not stop a sense of insecurity and uneasiness from creeping into our minds as the details of the attacks emerged. Even worse, the students, faculty and staff of VT will have to live with the terror for the rest of their lives. The Evergreen Editorial Board has written several times about the value of the time we feel the college experience embodies. Now, for the entire Virginia Tech student body, much of that precious time and fond memories are lost, marred by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Looking ahead, Hokies, take solace in healing power of the wonderful bond being a part of a proud university can create. Amid the unfair realities and grief, remember the countless times you came together to chant the fight song in celebration of another victory. Don’t forget the brilliant feeling that comes with wearing orange and red, the Hokiebird across your chest. Know that today, every Cougar wishes he or she could in some way erase the geographical distance that separates the schools and shoulder some of your sorrow. It is our hope that Pullman’s sincerest thoughts of condolence and sympathy will hurry back to the community mourning in Blacksburg, giving them strength and support to help them make it through this ordeal.

[JonoBN41]

I keep seeing a video clip on TV showing a cop cowering behind a tree, holding what looks like a .38 special. Who is this guy? A million times we've heard it said that the police "put their lives on the line every day". Perhaps this just means writing parking tickets, because when someone has a gun and is shooting college kids like fish in a barrel, they hide behind a godamned tree.

Supposedly lessons were learned from Columbine that you don't crouch behind police cars calling, "Come out, come out, wherever you are, you go in and GET HIM. FAST!

The police never did kill the gunman; he killed himself. If he hadn't, how many more people would have died? From what I've heard, the police did nothing to stop the rampage.This coward, whoever he is, should be identified and fired - if not brought up on charges.

[Alpha Sig Scott]

Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

Try 3 days. Here is why the media needs to police themselves in terms of what they are doing. If you read further into the article, there have been other threats where VT is mentioned. Why is this the route that people will take for attention? But I guess if we keep giving it to them......

36 California schools under lockdown - Suspect threatened to ‘make Virginia Tech look mild,’ police say

Honeykiss1974 I was referring to the violent disgusting plays he had written while at VT. One such play is entitled "Richard McBeef". No doubt someone will call them "art" and produce them. There are people who beleive John Wayne Gacys disturbing and ugly clown paintings are art . So I'm sure there are people somewhere who will claim this Cho's writing is worth producing.

It does seem the copycats are crawling out from their dark places to further hasten Americas decent

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

I don't want to hear about his tortured childhood or anything else that puts any blame on anyone other than him. No one has a perfect life or childhood/adult experiences. For crying out loud, people, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!! If what another poster said was correct, he did this because his grades suffered after his girlfriend broke up with him?!? There are just no words for my outrage!

I completely understand what you're saying and I am in no way trying to make light of his actions-but, and this is a very big but, what if there was mental illness involved? It doesn't pardon him, it will never make up for the losses, the tragedy and the lives he took, and it doesn't excuse him, but someone who doesn't have complete control of their mental faculties is slightly different from bad grades from a breakup.
Again, it may not be mental illness at all, but I suppose nobody will know for quite sometime. This whole situation has me on the brink of tears and my heart broken. Nothing will ever excuse this, but the reason why may at least fill a void and provide an answer.

[Goldenphoenix]

I would first like to offer my support to the VT community, especially to the friends and family of victims of the shootings. I would also like to suggest that if the shooter had been in a GLO - I've heard nothing to suggest he was - he would more than likely have received support and help through whatever difficult times he was going through, and - I'm just being truthful here - we may well have not seen the awful tragedy that unfolded today. That doesn't assuage grief, but it does give pause to know that the deep relationships that are made through families and social organizations can help us through our darkest moments. Thanks to all who have contributed so caringly here. That your hearts share in the grief of the VT community helps in the bearing of a sorrowful burden.
-Goldenphoenix