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He didn't do this over a woman.
College campuses are the weakest security installation in America. Hundreds and thousands of un-trained, untrained, immature, somewhat illucid, incoherent, co-eds gathered under the ruse of protection. Campus security is difficult for a freshman transfering booze, but lame for anyone who wants to pull off criminal acts. Even if something goes down, the PS at most colleges is LAX at best. They're rungs below true cops. I know, I went to 3 campuses. They cover up more crime than imaginable so people continue to flood their numbers and boosters keep dropping dollars for them. There's no TRUE security fence surrounding the premises. If anyone wants to get into a part of the building, it doesn't take much effort. Cameras, if functionable, only call up the PS goon squad anyways.
I personally believe there's "more" to this event than the unfortunate and sad events of 33 dead and 20 more wounded. But that's just me. It smells. There's ALOT the mainstream media doesn't say, or won't say, or is misinformed, so we're all just SPECULATING based on that information and then filtering that through our realities and beliefs. In a way, that's good, since the diversity of opinions will result in eye opening, and perhaps shocking results. I'm also one who doesn't believe 9-11 happened the way the mainstream media portrayed. There's too much of an element of "chaos" here. Unless we say God is working in mystery ways to realign our perspective on him and belief of him at this time.
-You're telling me this 23 year old kid, here since 8 years old, knew NO one? Even dorks know someone. Did he live on campus? Did he live in an apartment? What do his professors say? Classmates?
-Vulpine: Could you target, with experience, as well as he did? Maybe not humans, but as a person trained and still practicing? 33 people, most of them tapped head and chest. Handguns no less? Why in Colombine did the teachers bum rush the *2* students brandishing automatics and bombs, but the ONE student (allegedly) was scott free to light the place up? I don't get it. Out of the 150, heroes admitted they barred the doors, but proclaimed he looked "like a professional."
- Was the first killing a diversion for the major plan? How do you finger a forelorn lover in this way? No person who's doing this out of rage over an XGF can methodically plan so well. I've read reports from X cops who suggest the response time was appropriate given the size of the campus. I have a "different" take on it. If an incident that is "dangerous" in nature occurs on campus, the first line of Communication is Public Safety/Security and the Resident Assistants. From there, RA's communicate with their respective residents. The time line was what...1.5-2 hours from first incident to second? Even if students didn't spread word, the campus has a DUTY to state emphatically, a killer is on the LOOSE, find him, identify him, or LOCK yourself up. Without fail. That is or should be protocol. There's immense liability if someone found 2 people shot and the campus wasn't taken care of properly.
- Ballistics experts/reports are discovering bullets are NOT matching. More to come on this front.
- Does anyone believe that videos game or some unplanned, unrehersed event could be executed so ruthlessly and in such a devastating manner? I don't.
Gun protection laws and gun laws that would train citizens FAILED this day. If anything, it was an event that will be used to BEEF up security on campuses ACROSS the nation, and used as an example for ALL parents at interviews to ask the big important questions as their 18 year old virgin daughter attends campus.
I really would "buy" it that it was this kid, acting alone, as some loner who writes creepy stories, if there weren't 33 dead and 20 more wounded with near perfect shooting. I would. But I can't. It avoids logic to think some kid, even if it was planned months in advance could STILL act upon such a plan and get that many people. That's way too big for a 23 year old student from VA tech. However, there's lot of people with creepy stories, books, movies, porn, and pictures who DO NOT do this. 140 bullets, 2 hands, and the unfortunate killing of many people does not add up. I don't know what it is, all I know is...this fuxup ruin lives. For what?
The convocation was a nice touch to a terrible event. Hopefully va tech recovers soon. The attitude and spirit to keep the colors was positive.
A-Unit
