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16 Apr 2007, 6:10 pm / Angry
By now, I am sure most of you have heard the news of the Killings in Blacksburg, VA. At the Virginia Tech Campus. I have just watched the latest news briefing and not a lot of details are being released as of tonight. Except that 33 people have been shot, mostly students. And the guy doing the shooting killed himself. There are a lot of stories and theories going around, but I won't get into those. It just blows my mind that ONE person could destroy so many lifes. It makes me angry and it makes me sad. I am sad for the victims and their families. I can only imagine what the Mothers, Fathers, and other loved ones are going through right now. When I first heard of it today, it was said to be only one female student and RA at one of the dorms. Then it went up to 20, now the death toll is 33 (including the gunman). And it makes me angry that some asshole with a gun would think he could justify (in his own mind) the taking of all these young lifes. I work in Blacksburg. I see and am in contact with these young people most every day. They are at the beginning of their lifes adventures. I see them laughing and carrying on with their friends. Yes, sometimes they may party too hard and some get into trouble for doing stupid things. But I was young once. I remember how that was. They certainly did not deserve this. I am not ashamed to say I shed a tear today. Longrider
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