Another shooting... :(

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Saying things like "there wasn't enough security" are fairly idiotic.

Sure, metal detectors to classrooms yet the huge inconvenience that everyone will bitch about and slow down the efficiency of the school. The added costs of beefed up security, the time and effort put into it, and what will it stop? Possibly a kid from walking into the building.

Its like terroristic attacks, they're unpredictable and something that can't just be stopped at the drop of a hat.

You'll be a millionaire if you can devise a way to see inside people's heads, see that writing on the wall, and predict and stop attacks. Until you can do that, saying this happened because of negligence on the school's part is fairly out there. No one could have predicted or protected, unless there was a prior threat issued.
 
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Yeah unless the bomb threats that are being reported that happend a couple of weeks ago are related there is really not a whole lot that could have been done. I guess we will see when the actually the timeline comes out.
 
This is horrible.

Makes me feel uneasy about going to school and I always felt safe before.


I'll have to say a few prayers for the families, cuz there will be a lot of grieving. This is just horrible.
 
GSXR goes there as well.

me? i go to WVU, we are a big rival for VT though.

but this is insane, ive been watching since i got off class at 1.

B, where did you hear they were all minorities/exchange students?
 
Interesting. Maybe that's why the body count was so low. He may have been gunning for specific races.

Editted for the harshness of the idea. Imagine that, Celerity backed off of a topic :)
 
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the way I'm reading the article.. the shooter is (may be... reported to be whatever) Pakistani.

BBC is describing him as "Asian". Not sure, but I don't imagine a chinese kid running around killing people.

Time will tell.
 
me? i go to WVU, we are a big rival for VT though.

but this is insane, ive been watching since i got off class at 1.

B, where did you hear they were all minorities/exchange students?


Whoops. I guess I just threw you into the mix because I have friends that go to WVU.
 
read this on another board..

Originally Posted by SleeperVolvo
Hey everyone, yeah i was walking to class that was in the building right next to the one that got shot up. They made us go into a building and wait. About 3 hours later we where escorted back to the dorms by SWAT. Im just praying for the familys of the victims and i really hope my friends are all safe. The news is lieing to you, my friends and i were listening to a police scanner. They Killed two gun men, one is still on the lose, and they have one in custody. There are actualy 26 deaths (friends mom is apart of the emergency team). Its been crazy. They went and killed a girl at the dorm thats about 100 feet from mine. They then waited for two hours and proceeded across campus and shot up the engingering building. all the police where across campus. Im hoping i personaly dont know any of the victims.. guys say prayers for the familys, they are going to be getting calls that will forever change their lives.


Originally Posted by SleeperVolvo
guys what the news will not tell you, there where 4 gun men, the police killed 2 of them, one has been caught, and the other is on the lose. What you will also not get on the news, is that there was a bomb found in Burrus hall, the main academic building. I am starting to feel.. god **** i dont know, this has been my home away from home for 9 months now and ijust cant put into words, **** ****. :'(
 
"asian america" is the latest profile i heard of the "single" shooter... no news of multiple shooters
 
I am willing to bet that there are alot of rumors flying around campus right now. I don't know if I believe that there were multiple shooters or a bomb. I guess we will have to wait and see.
 
read this on another board..

Thank you !

Now this sounds more like it. I remember when this started this morning, the BBC was called first. They were told there was (phrased from BBC) "An Asian student". (Forums)

Then the Police declared that the east and west sides both had shootings reported (2 gunmen)(CNN)

Then someone leaked something about Pakistani exchange students, but it was understood to be the victims (Fox news)

The body count has GOT to be higher than reported. It's gone up 10 kills since I wrote that little blurb (I would be able to get that many in a few hours)

The SWAT teams were posted behind cars, not trying to actively get to the students and protect them (Common tactics for bomb threats and hostage situations) for 2 hours.

2 reports have been cut off while a student witness tried to describe the shooter.

I fully believe this is a Muslim attack. We'll play the name game when the news is released.
 
interesting to note i drove by WVU yesterday afternoon.
 
Damn, a bomb . . crazy.

Gotta be some sort of terror related deal.

You dont have to be muslim to be a terrorist.
 
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