Pete Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I went to the ESPN web sight to get a break from this story and its on the front page. ESPNnews is reporting it. Channels like ESPN and The Weather Channel should be a diversion IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Boy what a horror. The morning after the first class I taught at Appalachian School of Law a disgruntled student came in and killed the Dean, the Associate Dean and then went to the cafeteria and shot and killed a student (single mother of one.) He was overcome by a number of students or the casualties could have been much worse. What a thing for the parents and loved ones, the school, the community. My heart really does go out to them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Amongst the multitudes of lousy and horrific things concerning this massacre, I am truly hating the news reports on all networks that cannot help themselves from saying over and over that this is the worst shooting at a school in history. And now it has been reported that since there are (allegedly) 31 dead, it is the worst single shooting incident in US history. I can just imagine there are 1000 psychos around this country in a dark room thinking how cool it would be to beat that record. Sadly, you are absolutely right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Amongst the multitudes of lousy and horrific things concerning this massacre, I am truly hating the news reports on all networks that cannot help themselves from saying over and over that this is the worst shooting at a school in history. And now it has been reported that since there are (allegedly) 31 dead, it is the worst single shooting incident in US history. I can just imagine there are 1000 psychos around this country in a dark room thinking how cool it would be to beat that record. I think that is as true as it is prescient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I hate to say this but you know some sick people at these news stations want the numbers to be high... Higher number = Ratings. Don't believe me? My friend said when he worked at a major news network..when Pricess Di was killed...people in the newsroom were celebrating and giving high fives. Hence the old saying, "if it bleeds, it leads". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Jesus that student video taken with the cell phone is spooky. The one dude Jamal Albarghouti got right up on Norris Hall. You can hear shots fired and people screaming. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I think the school officals at Virginia Tech are going to take some serious heat over the next couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I think the school officals at Virginia Tech are going to take some serious heat or the next couple of days. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerville Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Why? Reasoning behind what he said, I would believe, is centered around the bomb scares at the school...but Im guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Why? I assume he means because there were two hours between the first shooting and the second, and that they didn't do more to alert the students and protect them because they knew the guy was still on the loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Why? The first incident took place at around 7am in a dorm. At 9:30am, when the 2nd half of the shooting apparently took place, they still had all the kids in their classes and didn't alert any of them of the first incident or of a potenial threat. Maybe they took the appropriate actions, we certainly don't have all the details, but I just have a feeling the media will jump on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I assume he means because there was two hours between the first shooting and the second, and that they didn't do more to alert the students and protect them because they knew the guy was still on the loose. If found negligent, the university could be sued out of existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I assume he means because there was two hours between the first shooting and the second, and that they didn't do more to alert the students and protect them because they knew the guy was still on the loose. bingo. lock down the students who are in the dorms and don't allow off campus students to come in until you are sure you have a handle on things after the first shooting...but like I said earlier, we don't have the full details yet, maybe the school did take appropriate action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 If found negligent, the university could be sued out of existence. And that would be a great benefit to our society. Of course you're right, there are going to be loads of lawsuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 And that would be a great benefit to our society. Of course you're right, there are going to be loads of lawsuits. Well its a land grant - so it is an open question - can the state of Virginia be sued out of existence. It really opens up some constitutional questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 The first incident took place at around 7am in a dorm. At 9:30am, when the 2nd half of the shooting apparently took place, they still had all the kids in their classes and didn't alert any of them of the first incident or of a potenial threat. Maybe they took the appropriate actions, we certainly don't have all the details, but I just have a feeling the media will jump on this... Which is nonsense: at 8am, they were investigating a single shooting incident, with one dead and one injured, in a single dorm room. It is NOT standard procedure to assume that an act of violence on a college campus predicates an even greater act of violence two hours later in a location NOT in close proximity to the original crime (VA Tech being a rather large campus). But like you say, the media will jump on it, senseless know-nothings that they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Which is nonsense: at 8am, they were investigating a single shooting incident, with one dead and one injured, in a single dorm room. It is NOT standard procedure to assume that an act of violence on a college campus predicates an even greater act of violence two hours later in a location NOT in close proximity to the original crime (VA Tech being a rather large campus). But like you say, the media will jump on it, senseless know-nothings that they are. I wonder what the SOP is for locking down 20,000 students across 2600 acres - when the shooter could very well be one of the students they are "locking down"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffan00 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I wonder what the SOP is for locking down 20,000 students across 2600 acres - when the shooter could very well be one of the students they are "locking down"? So True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I wonder what the SOP is for locking down 20,000 students across 2600 acres - when the shooter could very well be one of the students they are "locking down"? I think it goes: Step one: Wait for the government to arrive. Step two: Start dropping pallets of bottled water. Step three: Get the opinion of Al Sharpton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I wonder what the SOP is for locking down 20,000 students across 2600 acres - when the shooter could very well be one of the students they are "locking down"? When the unidentified shooter could very well be one of the students. I don't even know how you assess negligence on the school in this case...but I'm sure some shyster ambulance-chaser knows. And I'm sure it has something to do with some "These completely unrelated bomb threats that turned out to be nothing are, in retrospect, indicative of something about to happen even though they're completely unrelated to what happened" lahjik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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