Terrible Shooting at Virginia Tech

[Godboo]

There was a terrible shooting today at the Viginia Tech campus today. So far there are 22 people reported dead, including the shooter.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070416/D8OHQA5O0.html

Pray for the victims and their families.

[STEED]

Just saw it on the news, another sad incident.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by STEED

Just saw it on the news, another sad incident.

Very sad.

[ASWnut101]

Watching it now, 32-35 dead. Apparently, the man only had a 9mm pistol with alot of ammo. He lined them up and gunned them down. Terrible.


And for christ's sake! Can we keep the pro/anti-gun crap out of this? Make your own thread!

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

And for christ's sake! Can we keep the pro/anti-gun crap out of this? Make your own thread!

Gizzmoe closed it.

[ASWnut101]

Make another? Besides, that went a little off-topic, if I remember correctly.

[CCIP]

Yes, please. No more gun debates here, this is inappropriate.

I should say I'm disturbed. Good thing BBC mentioned "Virginia Tech" right away; if the news said "university in Virginia", I'd have really freaked out. A really close friend of mine whose birthday happens to be today is a student at UVA.

[UglyMowgli]

A report from the Univerity staff:

http://www.vt.edu/campus_alert.php

[JetSnake]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

Watching it now, 32-35 dead. Apparently, the man only had a 9mm pistol with alot of ammo. He lined them up and gunned them down. Terrible.

Probably catch flack for this but oh well. How did these people learn the behavior that in a situation like this you line up and take it? Can it be that ever since a majority of the victims probably grew up during the 90's that all that was ever drummed into their heads from the liberal educational system, is to not resist.

My flight instincts would have kicked in since the laws at the current time do not allow guns on campus, even though the perp had them. So whatever happend to people manning up and overwhelming this gunman, sure a few might have been sacrificed for the good of the rest, but what has happened to this society that resistance has become futile? Quite frankly that is more disturbing than some nut who was able to get a gun either legally, or illegaly.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by JetSnake

Probably catch flack for this but oh well. How did these people learn the behavior that in a situation like this you line up and take it? Can it be that ever since a majority of the victims probably grew up during the 90's that all that was ever drummed into their heads from the liberal educational system, is to not resist.

My flight instincts would have kicked in since the laws at the current time do not allow guns on campus, even though the perp had them. So whatever happend to people manning up and overwhelming this gunman, sure a few might have been sacrificed for the good of the rest, but what has happened to this society that resistance has become futile? Quite frankly that is more disturbing than some nut who was able to get a gun either legally, or illegaly.

You sum it up correctly. The guy only had a pistol, so make a break for it! I would. Be scary to do, but better trying and dying, than just dying. Besides, it is impossible to hit things accurately that are over 20 feet with a pistol unless its motionless. This is why hunters and the military go at it with rifles.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by JetSnake

Probably catch flack for this but oh well. How did these people learn the behavior that in a situation like this you line up and take it? Can it be that ever since a majority of the victims probably grew up during the 90's that all that was ever drummed into their heads from the liberal educational system, is to not resist.

My flight instincts would have kicked in since the laws at the current time do not allow guns on campus, even though the perp had them. So whatever happend to people manning up and overwhelming this gunman, sure a few might have been sacrificed for the good of the rest, but what has happened to this society that resistance has become futile? Quite frankly that is more disturbing than some nut who was able to get a gun either legally, or illegaly.

Well having had guns pointed at me in anger, things change. It is damn scary to have someone point a gun at you. It is easy to say now what we would or would not do, but the shock and disbelief that overcomes you in that situtation changes your prespective.

I would not be too hard on the victims. This is a situtation that 18-24 year old college students are not usually prepared for (nor should they be)

[UglyMowgli]

Sad news, the most terrible is that we never know exactly why he do this? (some witness says he was looking for his girlfriend).

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...260892,00.html

[HunterICX]

Damn, 22 deads.

what a sad day, I dont get those shootings on schools or other places with student involved, what have they done wrong?

HunterICX

[Heibges]

Almost unbelievabe.

[CCIP]

Bah, I feel all the more awful since this is a supposedly happy day for me (I got good news and it's a good freind's birthday) - but this, as always, dampens and puts things in perspective.



Four days short of a Columbine anniversary, too.