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Ollivak · 04-16-2007, 05:16 PM

All right, if you guys haven't heard (I didn't hear until I got home and saw it on CNN) the deadliest campus shooting in US History occurred today. Somewhere between twenty and thirty people died (got conflicting information from the websites I check out) from a lone gunman.

If you want to see the story you can see it at CNN or MSNBC. You may want to pick the MSNBC since it's probably more accurate because it was updated like twenty minutes ago (it says at least 31 are dead, as opposed to CNN's 21).

So anyway, just share your opinions on this. Does this say anything about current security measures? Could it have been prevented? I saw someone in some other forum say "Only in America..." which annoyed me (like insurgents aren't terrorizing the Middle East). I also heard that this is common in America . . . if this is true why did it make it to national news within a few hours?

I find it interesting that the two shootings (one in a dormitory and another in the Engineering building) were two hours apart. You'd think the school would have been locked down by that point? I mean, how did he get in there with a gun with the police that were surely IN the area at that time?

Also, I've barely looked at this, so if you know anything I haven't mentioned (I've barely mentioned anything, so I'm sure many of you do) then please share it.

Anyway, I would appreciate it if you refrained from posting things such as "Those {insert insulting word of choice} deserved it!" Just keep it civil pretty much.

Jethr0 · 04-16-2007, 05:20 PM

Completely unsurprising.
This is why I hate going to school, the constant death-threats that might be carried out. I wonder what the guy was trying to do? I'll edit my post when I find out more.
EDIT: Virginia attorney general says 32 dead, including gunman. Four hospitals report 29 wounded. Hm... he killed them, then himself. In a state of desperation, maybe due to the stress of school? That's assuming he wasn't shot by police.

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They were telling us to put our hands above our head and if we didn't cooperate and put our hands above our heads they would shoot, I guess they were afraid, like us, like the shooter was going to be among one of us.

Overkill? could have caused the following? Saying that makes people panic.

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These two kids I guess had panicked and jumped out of the top-story window and the one kid broke his ankle and the other girl was not in good shape just lying on the ground.

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The shootings came three days after a bomb threat Friday forced the cancellation of classes in three buildings, WDBJ in Roanoke reported. Also, the 100,000-square-foot Torgersen Hall was evacuated April 2 after police received a written bomb threat

Well, that confirms Smooth's "people have been going crazy these past few months"

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"Virginia Tech has canceled all classes. Those on campus are asked to remain where they are, lock their doors and stay away from windows. Persons off campus are asked not to come to campus

So they can't leave campus, eh? That would cause some distress among parents, no?

04-16-2007, 05:24 PM

I don't know why, but people have been going crazy these past one or two months. A kid I used to know in middle school was planning to kill hundreds of kids in his school and had a hit list but got caught... something similar happened in Maine... and I'm sure there are many more places that we just haven't heard about.

Found out about the Virginia one while watching MTV, lol. Thirty people isn't that much when you think about it though... I mean, the guy could've waited till some kind of big school gathering and just let a few bombs off...

Jethr0 · 04-16-2007, 05:45 PM

Well, where I live, it's not hit the news yet.

Jipped · 04-16-2007, 05:53 PM

Teenagers dont kill people hormones do!

Bilehd92 · 04-16-2007, 06:27 PM

I just heard about it. Very tradgic incident in Virginia tech. I actually saw the recording where they told you how many fires were shot and it was 28 shots heard. It's the Worst shooting ever in American history.

"Don't you find it odd that it's always in schools?" The newsman said. It's true when you think about it. Colleges and highschools are always involved in crazy things like such.

krki · 04-16-2007, 06:35 PM

i heard about virginia and its nasty

Il · 04-16-2007, 06:37 PM

And I was going to go to that college...

Jethr0 · 04-16-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilehd92

I just heard about it. Very tradgic incident in Virginia tech. I actually saw the recording where they told you how many fires were shot and it was 28 shots heard. It's the Worst shooting ever in American history.

"Don't you find it odd that it's always in schools?" The newsman said. It's true when you think about it. Colleges and highschools are always involved in crazy things like such.

Well, that's because schools are stressfull. Thus, end in shooting.

buffoldguy · 04-16-2007, 07:53 PM

Here's another link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/..._tech_shooting

This is crazy. I found out about it this morning but I guess it didn't happen until I started school.

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Originally Posted by Yahoo

"We had no reason to suspect any other incident was going to occur," he said.

Well, if 2 students were killed, and there was a bomb threat, wouldn't they lockdown the school by then?

Police only released that the shooter had 2 pistols and numerous clips.

04-16-2007, 05:16 PM	#1
Ollivak User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 386	Massacre at Virginia Tech All right, if you guys haven't heard (I didn't hear until I got home and saw it on CNN) the deadliest campus shooting in US History occurred today. Somewhere between twenty and thirty people died (got conflicting information from the websites I check out) from a lone gunman. If you want to see the story you can see it at CNN or MSNBC. You may want to pick the MSNBC since it's probably more accurate because it was updated like twenty minutes ago (it says at least 31 are dead, as opposed to CNN's 21). So anyway, just share your opinions on this. Does this say anything about current security measures? Could it have been prevented? I saw someone in some other forum say "Only in America..." which annoyed me (like insurgents aren't terrorizing the Middle East). I also heard that this is common in America . . . if this is true why did it make it to national news within a few hours? I find it interesting that the two shootings (one in a dormitory and another in the Engineering building) were two hours apart. You'd think the school would have been locked down by that point? I mean, how did he get in there with a gun with the police that were surely IN the area at that time? Also, I've barely looked at this, so if you know anything I haven't mentioned (I've barely mentioned anything, so I'm sure many of you do) then please share it. Anyway, I would appreciate it if you refrained from posting things such as "Those {insert insulting word of choice} deserved it!" Just keep it civil pretty much.

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04-16-2007, 05:24 PM	#3
SmoothCriminal Guest Posts: n/a	I don't know why, but people have been going crazy these past one or two months. A kid I used to know in middle school was planning to kill hundreds of kids in his school and had a hit list but got caught... something similar happened in Maine... and I'm sure there are many more places that we just haven't heard about. Found out about the Virginia one while watching MTV, lol. Thirty people isn't that much when you think about it though... I mean, the guy could've waited till some kind of big school gathering and just let a few bombs off...

04-16-2007, 05:45 PM	#4
Jethr0 User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Look behind you. Posts: 115	Well, where I live, it's not hit the news yet.

04-16-2007, 06:27 PM	#6
Bilehd92 User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mcdonough Georgia Posts: 1,190	I just heard about it. Very tradgic incident in Virginia tech. I actually saw the recording where they told you how many fires were shot and it was 28 shots heard. It's the Worst shooting ever in American history. "Don't you find it odd that it's always in schools?" The newsman said. It's true when you think about it. Colleges and highschools are always involved in crazy things like such.