Tech president says student was shooter, defends warnings

Hysterics. That's all I'M seeing.

thanks for the novel Spud

Love could have prevented this, someone caring could have prevented this. Only God could judge, only God knows what he went through.

It sounds to me from the latest reportings that he was a whiny brat because a few girls he was into didn't reciprocate his feelings. There is nothing noble or just about what he did. Get a grip. Everybody has problems; everyone feels unwanted or unloved once in awhile. I hope he enjoys burning in hell, because that is exactly where he is.

Does anyone besides me see a pattern here? And I'm not speaking of the murderer Cho.

Everytime some deranged individual like this, does something like this; it grabs media attention for days, sometimes weeks on end. It certainly deserves it for a few days to let people see that the wheels of justice are in motion. But to have it on every single news channel, all day, everyday with just a nod at regular news, SOME of which can have far more important consequences than this; is simply hysteria.

Two things are happening here. One: regular news that impacts many more people than the VT massacre, is being ignored. That means people are not informed as to what is going on around them. SOME of that info can impact their lives for years to come.

Two, since we as human beings have NOT learned YET to punish the offender and not the victims; we have, taking advantage of the situation like fresh meat, the socialist, liberal gun control advocates and their stringers of p.c. speech that advocate more and more restricting or eliminating our personal freedoms--JUST because someone else abused the privledge.

Go figure. You have those who thoughtlessly advocate gun control as only certain people may have guns. It is one thing not to give one to someone with a history of mental illness or lawlessness and quite another to deprive the entire population of a right.

People it has gone so far as to jail LAW ENFORCEMENT officers who accidentally forget to disarm before entering the D.C. area (except obviously the D.C. police force!) Has anyone bothered to consider the possibility of a government gone completely corrupt, as some south of our own border have done? Has anyone bothered to think what would happen if some enemy from abroad finally realized that we as a nation 'have our pants down' and feel that the time is ripe for an invasion of our country? Something has gone terribly wrong when we will not even defend ourselves. We have been BRAINWASHED; and THAT from elementary school till college.

Also, look at the increased restriction on free speech. It's not getting better, but MORE restricting. You can't say this or people will totally ignore you; you may get sued because someone is offended.

What ever happened to being able to think for oneself and being able to distinguish between good reason and poor judgement? To keep the good and disregard the bad.

This is not even ADDRESSING profiling. Many in their concern for another incident like this never to happen again advocate profiling. Having a RECORD of mental health problems is one thing; profiling a person because they do not match what you call normal is another.
I think the staff is wise in considering this.

After Columbine there was in some public schools in our area a hysteria surrounding anyone who was quiet, shy, a loner, maybe not the friendliest individual in the world and liking to dress in a trenchcoat because it was neat and practical under the circumstances. Yeah, maybe poor judgement on the part of the individual; but if you don't think people care about you to begin with, why should that cross your mind? Innocent people were shunned and feared simply because they LOOKED like the individuals that perpetrated that vile act at Columbine.

If we are truly the adults we claim to be, we need to think about these things; not jump on the bandwagon and allow others to do that thinking for us.

(con't) People if you don't inform yourself of the RIGHTS of the constitution that men and women fought to preserve in this country, and if you don't THINK on how to apply proposed new laws without restriction of your rights, you will find yourself without those freedoms.

If you even want a prosperous way of life that your forefathers had; you'd better care. Freedom comes with a price and that premium must be paid by every generation in vigilance. If you don't, you may very well find yourselves in the unfortunate positions of past nations that you study about.

Well, the p.c. police have struck again.
the post that I put there and showed up as here is gone. Your world and welcome to it.

Patience is a virtue. I must remember that. Strike that last post.

Dinah wrote:

Does anyone besides me see a pattern here? And I'm not speaking of the murderer Cho.
Everytime some deranged individual like this, does something like this; it grabs media attention for days, sometimes weeks on end. It certainly deserves it for a few days to let people see that the wheels of justice are in motion. But to have it on every single news channel, all day, everyday with just a nod at regular news, SOME of which can have far more important consequences than this; is simply hysteria.
Two things are happening here. One: regular news that impacts many more people than the VT massacre, is being ignored. That means people are not informed as to what is going on around them. SOME of that info can impact their lives for years to come.
Two, since we as human beings have NOT learned YET to punish the offender and not the victims; we have, taking advantage of the situation like fresh meat, the socialist, liberal gun control advocates and their stringers of p.c. speech that advocate more and more restricting or eliminating our personal freedoms--JUST because someone else abused the privledge.
Go figure. You have those who thoughtlessly advocate gun control as only certain people may have guns. It is one thing not to give one to someone with a history of mental illness or lawlessness and quite another to deprive the entire population of a right.
People it has gone so far as to jail LAW ENFORCEMENT officers who accidentally forget to disarm before entering the D.C. area (except obviously the D.C. police force!) Has anyone bothered to consider the possibility of a government gone completely corrupt, as some south of our own border have done? Has anyone bothered to think what would happen if some enemy from abroad finally realized that we as a nation 'have our pants down' and feel that the time is ripe for an invasion of our country? Something has gone terribly wrong when we will not even defend ourselves. We have been BRAINWASHED; and THAT from elementary school till college.
Also, look at the increased restriction on free speech. It's not getting better, but MORE restricting. You can't say this or people will totally ignore you; you may get sued because someone is offended.
What ever happened to being able to think for oneself and being able to distinguish between good reason and poor judgement? To keep the good and disregard the bad.
This is not even ADDRESSING profiling. Many in their concern for another incident like this never to happen again advocate profiling. Having a RECORD of mental health problems is one thing; profiling a person because they do not match what you call normal is another.
I think the staff is wise in considering this.
After Columbine there was in some public schools in our area a hysteria surrounding anyone who was quiet, shy, a loner, maybe not the friendliest individual in the world and liking to dress in a trenchcoat because it was neat and practical under the circumstances. Yeah, maybe poor judgement on the part of the individual; but if you don't think people care about you to begin with, why should that cross your mind? Innocent people were shunned and feared simply because they LOOKED like the individuals that perpetrated that vile act at Columbine.
If we are truly the adults we claim to be, we need to think about these things; not jump on the bandwagon and allow others to do that thinking for us.

Dinah, thx for Novel, or Harry Potter series..whatever!