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04-19-2007, 10:40 PM
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I agree with macallan about the police actions. Remembering, too, that the first responding officers were members of a university department who are not likely (no matter how well trained) to have been subjected to this kind of situation.
As for the use of the video tapes, pictures, etc., I'm sure glad I didn't have to make the decision. A real no-win situation.
Finally, once again, I was at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas when a huge story broke.
I say "again" because both Columbine and Waco/Branch Dividian final standoff happened during NAB.
A very strange coincidence.
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04-19-2007, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
Finally, once again, I was at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas when a huge story broke.
I say "again" because both Columbine and Waco/Branch Dividian final standoff happened during NAB.
A very strange coincidence.
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I'm curious, did the convention empty out when the story broke? And, was it a different week the year of the OKC bombing?
I agree with macallan about all the finger pointing. There is one person at fault. There are things we can learn by analyzing what occurred and how, and there should always be a retrospective analysis of what needs to be done differently in the future, so that something is learned from it, but finger pointing does no good.
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04-20-2007, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
I agree with macallan about the police actions. Remembering, too, that the first responding officers were members of a university department who are not likely (no matter how well trained) to have been subjected to this kind of situation.
As for the use of the video tapes, pictures, etc., I'm sure glad I didn't have to make the decision. A real no-win situation.
Finally, once again, I was at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas when a huge story broke.
I say "again" because both Columbine and Waco/Branch Dividian final standoff happened during NAB.
A very strange coincidence.
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Or because they always hold the conventions in mid-April?
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04-20-2007, 08:03 AM
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My parents' anniversary is April 19th - I asked my mom what was the deal with all the tragedies around that date - she said she'd wondered about it, too! 
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04-20-2007, 09:09 AM
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04-20-2007, 10:44 AM
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One of the quotes in that story had me going: 
At both schools I went to, guns or anything that could be considered a weapon was absolutely forbidden on campus grounds and in the dormitories.
I don't really like that this quote makes it sound like any student can bring a gun to campus and it's OK, because it's not. (At least at the schools I went to... although I doubt that is much different at other schools??) |
By us as well. With bi-weekly room checks and random bag searches...getting stuff in would be possible but not that easy.
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04-20-2007, 05:36 PM
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can't blame them at all
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04-20-2007, 06:04 PM
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At some point the media needed to leave and I am glad that various students and alumni are letting them know this.
Anyways, I know someone made a remark earlier about me being a student, but I am actually a pretty recent alum who feels like it was just yesterday that I was in those classrooms. Not too mention I am up there at least 10 times a year. More when my boyfriend was still there finishing up his degree.
Anyways I also saw that that crazy WBC (?) group isn't planning on picketting now if they get airtime on some show to speak about the event and their religion. Not sure if it will happen though, the airtime I mean.
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04-20-2007, 08:36 PM
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At some point the media needed to leave and I am glad that various students and alumni are letting them know this.
Anyways, I know someone made a remark earlier about me being a student, but I am actually a pretty recent alum who feels like it was just yesterday that I was in those classrooms. Not too mention I am up there at least 10 times a year. More when my boyfriend was still there finishing up his degree.
Anyways I also saw that that crazy WBC (?) group isn't planning on picketting now if they get airtime on some show to speak about the event and their religion. Not sure if it will happen though, the airtime I mean.
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The airtime thing has been done before for them. I'm willing to bet any media outlet will gladly give them some time to spew their shit. There's actually a great video on youtube where the interview starts out civilly between the anchor and Shirley Phelps? and by the end, the anchor is just screaming at Shirley. Pretty much what we all want to do. I'll see if I can dig up some photoshops for you, we had a thread on another forum where they photoshopped over the signs and made it completely hilarious. I'll post them in another thread of course.
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04-20-2007, 12:01 PM
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My parents' anniversary is April 19th - I asked my mom what was the deal with all the tragedies around that date - she said she'd wondered about it, too! |
Interesting. I know of four couples who were married on April 18th, and they're all divorced!
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04-20-2007, 01:03 PM
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Interesting. I know of four couples who were married on April 18th, and they're all divorced!
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Oh yikes. I almost chose that day as my wedding day! Kinda glad I didn't now...
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04-20-2007, 01:15 PM
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Well, my parents have been married for 44 years, so it's not all bad! 
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04-20-2007, 09:11 PM
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Or because they always hold the conventions in mid-April?
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Something about April I don't know?
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04-20-2007, 09:25 PM
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Something about April I don't know?
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I was just saying that it isn't a coincidence, as many of those events were planned to happen (columbine at least) because of the historical significance of the dates. It also isn't a coincidence that they place the convention in mid-April, as it is a great time for travel (spring breaks over, but nice weather) and cheaper than summer rates at hotels.
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04-20-2007, 09:45 PM
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I was just saying that it isn't a coincidence, as many of those events were planned to happen (columbine at least) because of the historical significance of the dates. It also isn't a coincidence that they place the convention in mid-April, as it is a great time for travel (spring breaks over, but nice weather) and cheaper than summer rates at hotels.
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Just had this thought, while reading this, that Hitler's birthday is also around this time?
Just checked: it is. April 20th
IIRC, there was some talk about this during the other events.
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