Gunman kills at least 20 at Virginia Tech

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:47 am

http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6374823Quote Â»Virginia Tech Authorities Confirm 20 FatalitiesAt a news conference going on right now, Virginia Tech officials have confirmed 20 people are dead as a result of a shooting this morning at Virginia Tech. One gunman has reportedly been apprehended on the Virginia Tech campus. The Virginia Tech campus is closed and classes cancelled while police continue to search the campus.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:33 am

Damn! Not again! So sad. Now it's at 22 dead & 21 injured. Sounds like Columbine all over again, but twice as bad. My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their families. EDIT: Now ABCnews.com is saying at least 25 are dead and it will probably go higher. Some students jump out their dorm windows to escape the shooter and sustained injuries from jumping. EDIT II: Now it's 29 dead. Un freakin' real! EDIT III: 32 dead. Speechless

feelin'thevibe · Post by **feelin'thevibe** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:01 am

This is very sad.. as a college student it really hits home. My thoughts and prayers are also with the people involved.

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:02 am

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18134671/?GT1=9246

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:06 am

http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=27988

Mrizzle05 · Post by **Mrizzle05** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:55 am

oops i looked first too... not enough i suppose.thanks.But still sooo sad

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:01 am

i think the thread should be here so more people will see it.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:07 am

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=27988I merged the threads together....really sad news my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families....this HAS TO STOP!

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:33 am

being a college student, in engineering its really weird. i attend Widener University which is a lil out of Philly, we get reports of shootings in the city/town around us (Chester).one of my roommates has a friend attending VA tech (and ok as of like 12:30)dont really know what to say

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:27 am

the largest shooting since the texas one in 66...this is sad. what the hell is the world coming to?

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:30 am

it's actually the largest shooting ever!

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:37 am

My theory... people like that, when they want to kill things, and don't care if they come out alive, should step forward, we could send them to Iraq, or Afgan or something.... drop them in a hostle area with a vest of clips and a rifle. they can take out 30 or so hostles and we get rid of them at the same time......It is really sad how life now a days revolves around killing. What ever happened to the world peace idea?

02csnow · Post by **02csnow** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:14 am

I didn't know if you all want to read some local info. But if you do here is the website to a local paper.http://www.pilotonline.com

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:57 am

33 dead (including the trigger man), and 29 injured. this is insane. i agree w/ vibr8r's theory too.this is the link i had from aolhttp://news.aol.com/topnews/ar...90001

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:29 am

(removed) is wrong with people now adays??? god help the families of the victims. i third vibr8tr's philosophy because that'd be what i'd prefer myself. just crazy that we can't even feel safe in our homes, schools, churches or just about anywhere anymore!

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:52 pm

My prayers for the victims, the students and all the families...Without escalating this to a Political Asylum-type discussion on the right to bear (and effectively use) arms, WHERE were the police during the two hours between the first shooting in the dorm and the mass murder in the classroom(s)???

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:26 pm

This is a day we will never for get.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:27 pm

Quote, originally posted by kostby »My prayers for the victims, the students and all the families...Without escalating this to a Political Asylum-type discussion on the right to bear (and effectively use) arms, WHERE were the police during the two hours between the first shooting in the dorm and the mass murder in the classroom(s)???exactly!

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:49 pm

Things like this always get me down. I can't imagine being one of the family members of something liek this, or columbine, or Sept. 11, or any of the trageties that have happened in american history. But when something like this happens, it just really gets me thinking of how fragile life is, and even the "toughest" of people, are helpless in situations like that. I just almost get scared thinking, how easy would it be to be at wal mart one day or something, and some guy just starts shooting, and something were to happen to me, or the wife, or my daughter.... Those families that have made it through these hard times get my respect, cause I would have a melt down if one of my loved ones was injured cause someone was having a bad day and wanted to kill others for no reason.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:22 am

Quote, originally posted by kostby »My prayers for the victims, the students and all the families...Without escalating this to a Political Asylum-type discussion on the right to bear (and effectively use) arms, WHERE were the police during the two hours between the first shooting in the dorm and the mass murder in the classroom(s)???Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »exactly! they were at the dorms investigating the shootings there, thinking it was a "simple" domestic dispute, and that the shooter got away and was off campus. they couldn't have been more wrong did you guys see the video somebody recorded on their phone?? i heard about 30 shots in about one minute... the coward: 23yo s. korean english major cho seung-hui.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:55 am

please, noone get mad at me:anyone besides me find it painfully stereotypical that his parents owned a drycleaning business?

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:55 am

I feel very sorry for the familys of the victims.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:24 am

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »please, noone get mad at me:anyone besides me find it painfully stereotypical that his parents owned a drycleaning business?haha yeah it is

kaybeejay · Post by **kaybeejay** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:14 am

This is probably the sad truth about the power of suggestion out media has...but if this happened one week earlier - Imus would probably still have a job.

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:32 am

Quote, originally posted by kaybeejay »This is probably the sad truth about the power of suggestion out media has...but if this happened one week earlier - Imus would probably still have a job. Yep.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:55 pm

VA tech tribute song. it's hip hop, and i'm sure there are several of the ppl here don't listen to this genre, but PLEASE hear this one. no cussing, just good lyrics. it actually gave me chillsJin - Rain Rain Go Away (Tribute to Virginia Tech)http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/...-tech

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:33 am

THere's lots more info on the shooter lately, and that guy was a total whacko. I have seen a lot of debate on other forums about gun control related to this shootinig, but from what they know about this guy, no amount of gun control was gonna keep anybody that psycho from doing something terribly evil.

02csnow · Post by **02csnow** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:03 am

We had a bunch of candle light ceremonies today around here, and tommorrow is our VT national mourning day.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:07 am

You know I was just at Google News and noticed that the Virginia Tech shootings have been moved to the entertainment section. (removed)? Since when does this classify as entertainment? EDIT: The bottom of google news page says that the placement of stories is generated by a computer program... maybe that should be overseen by a human to make sure it makes sense and isn't offensive in such a case as this. I understand they are talking about NBC and the movie he apparently watched a lot, but to classify it under entertainment is just offensive IMO.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:26 pm

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik »You know I was just at Google News and noticed that the Virginia Tech shootings have been moved to the entertainment section. (removed)? Since when does this classify as entertainment? EDIT: The bottom of google news page says that the placement of stories is generated by a computer program... maybe that should be overseen by a human to make sure it makes sense and isn't offensive in such a case as this. I understand they are talking about NBC and the movie he apparently watched a lot, but to classify it under entertainment is just offensive IMO.are you serious?? i agree with you, that's just plain stupid. like they don't have enough money to hire some people to oversee it

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:27 pm

outta curiosity... did anyone listen to the song i posted @ the top of this page??

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:41 am

Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »are you serious?? i agree with you, that's just plain stupid. like they don't have enough money to hire some people to oversee it I sent a complaint to Google News last night

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:59 am

Here's the response I got from Google:Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We've passed thisinformation on to the appropriate team for further investigation. Weapologize for any offense this may have caused, and we appreciate yoursupport as we work to improve Google News.As you may know, Google News provides a news service compiled solely bycomputer algorithms without any intervention from human editors.Occasionally, this leads to an article appearing in the wrong section. Wework continuously to improve our technology; your feedback can help usidentify areas that need work. Thanks again for taking the time to write.Regards,The Google Team

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:10 am

now there are reports that we was apparently autistic...

02csnow · Post by **02csnow** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:24 am

Today was our Hokie color wearing day, and tonight is our candle light mournings.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:59 am

Ya'know, on the miscategorization thing with google news... I almost wonder if the "multimedia manifesto" term that was being kicked around was what threw the system for a loop and thought it belonged in a different category? Definitely sucks that happened, but computers are pretty stupid and have no emotions. Ugh. I wore orange today, not the exact orange but closest that I could get to their colors, it's the thought that counts I guess. I put everything aside at noon for a while and had my little moment of silence for all those involved in this horrible tragedy....

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:07 am

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »Ya'know, on the miscategorization thing with google news... I almost wonder if the "multimedia manifesto" term that was being kicked around was what threw the system for a loop and thought it belonged in a different category? Definitely sucks that happened, but computers are pretty stupid and have no emotions. Ugh. I wore orange today, not the exact orange but closest that I could get to their colors, it's the thought that counts I guess. I put everything aside at noon for a while and had my little moment of silence for all those involved in this horrible tragedy.... Oh for sure I know why it ended up under entertainment, but there should be a human monitoring the site, I would think.

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