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Re: Virginia Tech shooting
[Re: goombah]
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04/16/07 01:12 PM
04/16/07 01:12 PM
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i just read it. omg that is so terrible...
I don't know nothin'. I don't see nothin'. I don't hear nothin'. When I do I don't tell the cops. Understand?
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Re: Virginia Tech shooting
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04/16/07 03:30 PM
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Thanks for everyone's concern. I heard from my friend - she is okay physically, but quite shaken obviously. Thank God. She didn't get home until early afternoon, even though the shooting allegedly started before 8:00 a.m. She sent a quick e-mail letting me know that she was safe, but she also mentioned that she thinks one of her students was among the murdered.  I work at a University and the access in and out of these buildings is very easy. We have a campus police department, but they are not equipped to handle something like this or the Case Western Reserve University shooting of 2003. The only way to improve the safety is to have the ID cards of employees and students be used as swiper access cards for doors. Otherwise, it impossible to police every door of every building. My thoughts and prayers to the deceased, injured, and those scared out of their minds from this cowardly and senseless act.
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Re: Virginia Tech shooting
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04/16/07 03:52 PM
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Well Goombah, I am really glad to hear that your friend is physically ok right now, I cannot imagine what she must be going through mentally after experiencing this horrible tragedy first hand. And it must be horrific for her knowing that one of her students was murdered.
You would think with all the money that these colleges charge that they could afford an electronic security system that requires the swiping of an ID card in order to gain access.
I can't speak for other states, but Ohio tuition has increased exponentially over the past 8 years. Now is not the time to drag politics into this discussion, but many schools simply do not possess the money for anything beyond basic operational costs, let alone a security system. Sure, big schools like Ohio State can survive on revenue generated by their football team. But for every Ohio State, there are 10-15 other colleges/universities in Ohio whose budget is largely dependent upon state subsidy dollars. That money keeps decreasing each year and the cost is absorbed by cutbacks and increased tuition. There are layoffs of employees at many schools to meet the declining financial assistance by the state of Ohio. The operations are beyond "lean," so safety is definitely one of the things sacrificed - sadly.
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Re: Virginia Tech shooting
[Re: goombah]
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04/16/07 04:03 PM
04/16/07 04:03 PM
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I work at a University and the access in and out of these buildings is very easy.
The University that my wife attends is extremely accessible. Its ridiculous how easy one can wonder in and out of the buildings. I suspetc many other big instituitions are like this. Something needs to be done.
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Re: Virginia Tech shooting
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04/16/07 04:16 PM
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Heard something about the guys girl breaking it off with him, and thats what set him off. Supposedly the girl was killed first. Anyone else heard this?
"There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them. You don`t try to justify them, they can`t be justified. You just do them. Then you forget it."
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Re: Virginia Tech shooting
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04/16/07 04:31 PM
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They mentioned the gunman was an Asian (however relevant that is)who had been "looking for his girlfriend," so that sounds about right (the breaking up thing). It sickens me that right away the media has to insert race into a horrible situation like this one. One station even had to report that they believe that every shooting that occured in a college in this nation has been carried out by a foreigner! Now whether that is the case or not, right now it doesn't really matter. People have been murdered by some depraved manaic. That's the bottom line. I just can't help but get the feeling, from listening to some of these reporters, that because of what's taken place with the Imus situation, the media is just dying to try and put a racial spin on everything right now. Earlier today I heard a report that last week a bomb threat was phoned into the college.
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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