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Monday, April 16. 2007

Prayers for these people and their families

The terrible story at Virginia Tech.
Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 15:24 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Poor, poor people. 50 shot. Must've been in small groups or someone would've rushed him.
#1 buddy larsen on 2007-04-16 15:48 (Reply)
Gun-free zone. In VA, of all places. 9 mm semiauto. Ten guys - and gals - could have rushed him, if they had time to make a plan.
#2 bird dog on 2007-04-16 20:03 (Reply)
Shooter has the drop in every possible way. Victims change universes in a split second --and then it's too late.
#3 buddy larsen on 2007-04-16 21:50 (Reply)
Worst shooting ever today, but worst lethality in a school attack was in the 20's, a bomb in Bath, Michigan.

The nutjob flipped out over his property taxes, blew up 45 mostly kids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster

I know --stupid to keep scores on this stuff, like it's a game or something. But, my point is, this ain't the worst of times, never is, even tho evil always fills up the view when it manifests.
#4 buddy larsen on 2007-04-16 22:23 (Reply)
No school campus allows drugs or weapons. It's 'accepted natural law for a particular environment'. The Drug Free Zone and Gun Free Zone signs are there so prosectors can prosecute someone who infringes on those 'natural' laws. 'Natural' meaning who in their right mind would allow weapons and drugs on a campus. The PC movement made the signs a necessity so that no one could claim ignorance of the law. The signs are everywhere, very obvious so there is no way defense could say his client didn't know. The rules are written, but claiming one didn't get the material is easy. Missing a sign is not.

Thank the PC movement for making the obvious a source of mockery.
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#5 Phoenix on 2007-04-17 01:46 (Reply)

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