Virginia Tech Shootings

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01bluecls

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I am student at George Mason University in Northern VA. I graduated High School in 02 and had a few friends that were close at the time that went to VA Tech. While many of my friends have just graduated from VA, this historic nightmare hits close to home.



I do have a friend I havent talked to in a while and dont have his number that is a engineer major at VA Tech. If you havent heard the 30 students that were killed was in the engineering building. I havent heard anything about my friend that I know still goes there. I will be trying to contact people I know that may have his info.



My best wishes and condolences go out to everyone affected. Such a grave incident in life.
 
I don't know. The article I read didn't say a reason for the gunman to rampage through the school like he did. But 33 dead, including the gunman...kind of sickens you.
 
There is obviously a lot of speculation of who he was and why...Im sure it will take a great deal of time to find out everything. One of the worst killings in US history.
 
Chris,



I'm not sure if you are a member on Facebook but there is a group dealing with today's shooting and alot of students are posting names of the victims. There are also some phone numbers you can call as well.



My thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims and families...I hope your former classmate made it out safely Chris!
 
Yeah, a few of my friends have joined the group. I was going to join later on tonight (been busy with calc homework). I saw where they were listing the students that were victims.
 
Being a Montrealer, I can relate to this sad and hideous act as we experienced this kind of madness 3 times in less than 16 years with the most recent just less than 6 months ago at Dawson College. Our city has sent condolences to Blacksburg.
 
It's made front page on the newspapers over here. It really sickens me to read these stories, and I feel soooo bad for the families who have now been affected by this absolute moron !



How the F'k can someone get so disturbed about a relationship is far beyond my imagination. You simply just walk away, stick two fingers up, and get on with your life.



Why / How do they manage to have guns at a Campus FFS ? :confused:
 
I really wish the best for the families involved, I cannot imagine their overwhelming sense of loss and anger. My heart goes out to all of them and they will be in my prayers.



It's a shame the shooter killed himself, and although he will certainly burn in hell forever, taking his own life was too easy. He deserved to see the pain he has caused each and every family member. Every loved one deserves the right to look into his worthless eyes and just ask why.
 
sentra_99 said:
Yeah, a few of my friends have joined the group. I was going to join later on tonight (been busy with calc homework). I saw where they were listing the students that were victims.
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Sentra,

Just wanted to warn you before hand that group on Facebook is getting out of line in some places...Pointing to the "shooters" myspace and other Asian students. It is becoming very racist and a lot of innocent people are being targeted. To tell you the truth, it is only going to take one outraged student who is angry and dumb enough to think this person may be another possible shooter...and we could have another tragedy on our hands. It disgusts me how that group has taken such a bad turn the past few hours placing blame and hate on innocent students.
 
Unreal :( Sad. Heart goes out to the victims and their families :(



What really fooled the police was that it is almost unheard off for a gunman to kill at one site and then proceed to another site hours later to kill again. It just makes no sense. Usually the rampage starts immediately after the initial shots. Weird and bizzare.



As for the racial insults. Pretty normal reaction in our country unfortunately :(
 
Very sad. With all the school shootings, I can see why people home school their kids. Our oldest daughter started K this year. Very scary times.
 
Joshua312 said:
Sentra,

Just wanted to warn you before hand that group on Facebook is getting out of line in some places...Pointing to the "shooters" myspace and other Asian students. It is becoming very racist and a lot of innocent people are being targeted. To tell you the truth, it is only going to take one outraged student who is angry and dumb enough to think this person may be another possible shooter...and we could have another tragedy on our hands. It disgusts me how that group has taken such a bad turn the past few hours placing blame and hate on innocent students.
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Joshua, this just sickens me to think that the whole point of this issue is that INNOCENT people have already been the victims off this mindless violence, so why target other INNOCENT people ?!? It's just small-minded hypocrits who have nobody else to blame I suppose. But will their actions make things right ?........definitely not - like you said it's just gonna end up to be another tragedy.



Message to all the morons out there who think violence solves all : Grow up Society, and take a leaf out of this Chapter in Life's Story - guns are NOT the solution ! :mad:
 
I was able to contact my friend that currently is there at VT's engineering program and he is fine and was in his apartment.



Its really hard to put blame on matter like this to a particular situation or problem. I think people who commit murders like this are simple INSANE. Something is psychologically messed up with them. I cant imagine what 10 years or 20 years from now what will bring with the rise of violence on the rate it is going.
 
01bluecls said:
Its really hard to put blame on matter like this to a particular situation or problem. I think people who commit murders like this are simple INSANE. Something is psychologically messed up with them. I cant imagine what 10 years or 20 years from now what will bring with the rise of violence on the rate it is going.
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I totally agree with you on this. I dunno if your system operates the same as ours over this side of the pond, but the a$$hole would be let out after 5 years on good behaviour anyway - just to do it alllll over again.......the law's an a$$ at times like this. Either that, or he'd have just pleaded insanity, got away with the sentence, and spent the next few years in an institution where he gets all his luxuries, and then let out after a couple of years when they "believe" he's okay to go back into society.......where he does it again !



BTW, how is your friend ? Is he really fine, or still in shock. I hope everything is okay with him (and all the others who are left to cope with this situation) ;)
 
This is horrible. I can only imagine a student like myself being in a similiar situation (God forbid). My heart and sympathy goes out to the parents...what a tragedy, they are in good hands now.



I can't imagine what the scene was like there. It must of been like hell-on-earth.



I believe they found the shooter. I can't recall his name but they are almost certain they got him. I think he also killed himself after the shooting.
 
For those who arent fully updated : CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News Its pretty much front page news around the world.



Cliff Notes: A 23 yr old foreign student on a Student Visa shot and killed 32 students and staff at Virginia Tech University of 25,000 student in Blacksburg, VA. He immediately shot himself in the head after killing all the people. This is the largest and most notorious mass killing (other then terrorists acts like 911) in United States History.



A lot of info is still being seeked about the whole event. I believe rumors was that is was over a girl or something to that matter. Again, anyone that does this doesnt have to have a reason, they just have to be completely mad.



My friend is ok and everyone that I know personally goes there is ok. I cant say the same for the 32 lives lost though. A few at least came from my area of Northern VA. The shooter is actually from Centreville, VA which I pass through everyday going to my school George Mason.



Just last summer a sniper went on a shooting rampage in Fairfax county (Northern VA)(about 25 miles away from my home) killing two police officers. He was shot and killed by officers. The guy was shooting at police from the bushes AT THE POLICE STATION.



Years ago in this area there was a sniper taking I believe to be about 5-6 lives in the Northern VA and Maryland areas. Taking random lives. Father and son killing spree that spanned over weeks, sniping from the trunk of their vehicle killing innocent people at gas stations, parking lots and one incidence at a school. Not all victims died from the shootings but one is more then enough.



One of the suspected terrorists involved in 911 attacks was a resident and flight trained in Northern VA.



It just seems that the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Why the area I live in (Northern VA, Maryland, DC) seems to be the threshold of these insane people and acts, I have no idea.



Love those close to you and enjoy your life seems the best to thing to do. Never know what tomorrow brings.
 
Kriminal, I absolutely agree - There are just some very hateful and sick people out there. All over the news you see Facebook and the victims profiles being shown.



If you do a search for Cho Sueng-Hui on facebook right now, your stomache would turn in disgust with what people are posting. The sad thing is they think they are doing the right thing and people will stand behind their cause. Sure this guy did an absolutely disgusting thing, but creating hate groups towards him and Koreans in general is unnecessary.



01bluecls - Im glad to hear your friend is safe and sound!
 
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