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Old 04-16-2007, 12:46 PM   #1
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Unhappy VT gets hit by a loon

some of you if you are close to a TV in the States may have heard that a gunman -dead- shot at least 25 students dead-29 ?, at least 25 in the hospital and at least 4 in critical. Virginia Techs largest dorm was hit first then the gunman proceeded to the science/lab building and started shooting and then moved on the lat I heard .......

someone I know will of course add with something more current, but even with the media giving glimpses of strange things in the mid-east you know there is going to be much coverage some warped even in covering this tragedy today.

another evil eyeful
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Old 04-16-2007, 12:49 PM   #2
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BBC NEWS | Americas | Deadly shooting at US university

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Old 04-16-2007, 12:51 PM   #3
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Yeap been following it now for the last few hours.

Right now one channel is saying 22 killed and 29 wounded and another is saying 29 dead and 32 wounded.

Not sure which is accurate.
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I've heard 32 dead now the lat 10 minutes, it's all confusing as the media coverage is trying to phone interview students who of course only can give their own personal bio of the situ as they saw it......sound like real life don't it ?

it will be a day or 2 before what is know that is gonna be given to the public. also heard the asian that was popped/gunman may not have been alone
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I dont think he was alone either. The shootings took place in 2 different locations. Granted they were a few hours apart but still, seems a bit fishy to me.
I pray for the families.
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There will be a lot of families getting very sad phone calls today.
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without a doubt. Remember Columbine ? 3 loose cannons of little boys trying to big thugs and were allowed to work on their techniques for too long. that insanity also came this month on the 19th along with the Waco Texas craziness

back to Columbine, my wife and I had quite an interesting weekend 5 months after that tragedy with dad and speaker Darryl Scott who lost a daughter. There is still so much about that Columbine affair that is still hush hush and the families have never been allowed all the true story.

now this thing the same month and 8 years later some clown comes in on a huge campass and the VT author. alert the kids through e-mail that there has been a shooting and another possibilty of one, and instead of immediately closing up class and telling kids to stay put the poor students sit in class while this moron comes room to room and sprays people............... then and only then does VT authorities tell kids to stay in their rooms and away from their windows as there is a shooter about.

Granted there is so much and it is too early too tell all of the events but I wonder again about people in charge if they have a sense of brain power
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From what I've heard, the first shooting was at 7:15 am in the dorms. Then there was another blizzard of shootings across campus two hours later. All pretty confused but evidently it was some dude with a 9mm and .22. Seems like he did an enormous amount of damage with two pistols. 32 dead?

This thing is really odd. Early reports just don't add up. Bu then again, they never do.

Also very sad.
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Remember Columbine ?
I live about 15 minutes from where it happened, my sister in laws are about 5 minutes from the school. I get a cold chill every time I even drive close to the place...
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Too many people dead for one shooter.... Gotta be an accomplice somewhere...

Either that or the bastard was walkin around with a sh!tload of ammo..
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there is cell phone video footage posted on the BBC site. Several shots in rapid succession were heard.

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Anyone hear that he was looking for his girlfriend (or at least a girl) prior to shooting? Sick MFer. But keep in perspective that you are more likely to be struck my lightening than killed in a school shooting.

Want to do some good in this post tragedy environment? Send some money to the NRA/ILA. The Chucky Schumers and Nancy Pelosis are going to come out of the woodwork demanding your guns. Wait for it.

I will pray for those innocent people and their families. May some good come from this evil.
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Old 04-16-2007, 07:59 PM   #14
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Matt I hear ya about Hillary/Pelosi and their pussie ideas about grabbing "our" guns. C'mon and get it cause I'll cut your guts out ..........

ok that was fun, now to some other stuff. Virgina police have another suspect in custody possibly the 1st shooter, evidently knew one of the two young folk murdered.

man I hate to say this but no school anywhere for students is safe, I keep waiting to hear about something here, and no I am not demented. There are still many unknowns on this thing ...........
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But keep remembering. This is not the norm. What is interesting is the number of recent shootings where the location was a "gun free zone". Gun laws. They work perfectly for those who are law abiding citizens. Wonder how this might have turned out if others on campus were allowed to carry concealed?
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