Virginia Tech mourns

coconut4paws · Post by **coconut4paws** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:19 pm

The Gunslinger wrote:
jnd94 wrote:dam, thats terrible. why did that crazy lunatic do that? probably some stupid reason like he got dumped. god, sometimes i just dont get it....

no one know for sure but the biggest rumor is that he was going to kill his girlfriends because he thought she was cheating on him. rumor is thats who he shot in the dorms. its unknown why he came back and started shooting in the school.

No, he shoot a female resident advisor [RA] who was trying to break up a fight.

coconut4paws · Post by **coconut4paws** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:20 pm

wicked wrote:where are you located? Are there any student blogs or other such sites? I'd like to read what they're posting.

try looking up the VT website. they have a podcast and everyhing. try students myspaces, and things like facebook if you have them.

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:20 pm

what has this world come to?

coconut4paws · Post by **coconut4paws** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:21 pm

jnd94 wrote:what has this world come to?

It has come to sex, money, and lies.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:22 pm

and suicide

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:23 pm

coconut4paws wrote:
jnd94 wrote:what has this world come to?
It has come to sex, money, and lies.

very true. seems like everwhere something terrible can happen. I remeber in chicago one day, an guy came inot a downtown office with a gun and killed 3 people. his excuse was that he invented the toilet seat, but thet company stole the idea. so ya, that statement is very true.

coconut4paws · Post by **coconut4paws** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:24 pm

jnd94 wrote:
coconut4paws wrote:
jnd94 wrote:what has this world come to?
It has come to sex, money, and lies.

very true. seems like everwhere something terrible can happen. I remeber in chicago one day, an guy came inot a downtown office with a gun and killed 3 people. his excuse was that he invented the toilet seat, but thet company stole the idea. so ya, that statement is very true.

Any excuse for violence is no excuse, except for self defence.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:25 pm

jnd94 wrote:
coconut4paws wrote:
jnd94 wrote:what has this world come to?
It has come to sex, money, and lies.

very true. seems like everwhere something terrible can happen. I remeber in chicago one day, an guy came inot a downtown office with a gun and killed 3 people. his excuse was that he invented the toilet seat, but thet company stole the idea. so ya, that statement is very true.

yea i heard about that

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:26 pm

and the sadder part is that usually the shooter dies also. its like suicde...

wrightfan123 · Post by **wrightfan123** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:29 pm

My girlfriend's sistre is an RA. If she hadn't been, she would've been killed, too.

Titanic · Post by **Titanic** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:30 pm

19 gun incidents at places of learning in the USA in the past decade. Terrible and shocking figure. A gun law has to come into place.

I hate these cowardly b*stards who do this site. Gl to the people in hospital. RIP to the victims.

coconut4paws · Post by **coconut4paws** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:30 pm

wrightfan123 wrote:My girlfriend's sistre is an RA. If she hadn't been, she would've been killed, too.

No, ur wrong. My sister was late. thats why she was saved. not an RA. thats why she cant come home, and is in meetings. She would have been in that building too.

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:34 pm

well, some of these incidents in high school and sometimes elementary(very rarely)are caused because the shooter has a parent who has a gun, and doesnt choose to hide it,or conceal it. policemen and women for example, if they have a depressed child, that child, could just pick up their parents gun , if the parents arent responsible.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:36 pm

jnd94 wrote:well, some of these incidents in high school and sometimes elementary(very rarely)are caused because the shooter has a parent who has a gun, and doesnt choose to hide it,or conceal it. policemen and women for example, if they have a depressed child, that child, could just pick up their parents gun , if the parents arent responsible.

yea i heard a story lik that in a high schoool, where there was a bad killing.

Genghis Khant · Post by **Genghis Khant** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:29 pm

How many more of these tragedies will it take for the US government to do something about their incredibly lax gun laws?

pancakemix · Post by **pancakemix** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:32 pm

Freedom to bear arms was one of the reasons that the US broke away from Great Britain in the first place. So there's no convincing us.

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:35 pm

Genghis Khant wrote:How many more of these tragedies will it take for the US government to do something about their incredibly lax gun laws?

Agreed. Such a tragedy.

Genghis Khant · Post by **Genghis Khant** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:58 pm

pancakemix wrote:Freedom to bear arms was one of the reasons that the US broke away from Great Britain in the first place. So there's no convincing us.

Yes, but the world was a very different place 230 years ago. I'd like to think that the states are a bit more civilised these days, and its citizens a little more enlightened.

red bull · Post by **red bull** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:14 pm

Genghis Khant wrote:
pancakemix wrote:Freedom to bear arms was one of the reasons that the US broke away from Great Britain in the first place. So there's no convincing us.

Yes, but the world was a very different place 230 years ago. I'd like to think that the states are a bit more civilised these days, and its citizens a little more enlightened.

even if you did put up a law for it the people who want to kill will still find a way ..... im sorry wicked :cry:

and i hope that there was no one close to you there a death is a death yes but its even harder when you knew them

Genghis Khant · Post by **Genghis Khant** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:44 pm

True. There's been a recent spate of teenagers being stabbed, and some even shot, here in the UK. My point is, is that it is all too easy to get hold of ridiculously dangerous weapons over there.

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:45 pm

ya, and it always seems that the kids that do these things all have irresponsible parents who dont really care.

Numia Kereru · Post by **Numia Kereru** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:18 pm

Maybe that's why Dr. Phil is on CNN at the moment. Maybe he can use his position as a broadcaster to help initiate changes in the way parents raise their children.

What a tragedy.

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:22 pm

I think it's awful, and it makes me want to throw up.

cowshrptrn · Post by **cowshrptrn** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:41 pm

pancakemix wrote:Freedom to bear arms was one of the reasons that the US broke away from Great Britain in the first place. So there's no convincing us.

no, there's no convincing the gun lobby who's making a TON of money off of people buying guns.

There is no reason to allow people to own assault rifles NONE! I'm no expert on guns, but i'm pretty sure the most you'd need to defend your house is a small handgun, or to go hunting you get a small shotgun for birds, thats it! we're not going to be invaded by zombie hordes so you don't need an Uzi and we should practice strict regulations.

I think its time to say we made a mistake in allowing people to own guns beyond hunting and made it harder to get guns. Will it stop all gun violence? no, but it will stop a lot of it and save thousands of lives.

luns101 · Post by **luns101** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:17 pm

This is a terrible day. It's hard to make sense of everything right now. My condolences to anyone who may have friends or family that was a part of this tragedy.

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