I am gonna be the one who has post anything about the godamned massacre at virginia tech. It has to be me?

Anyways

Blacksburg Virginia Technical school

32 people died

28 injured

AZN responsible.

biggest massacre in the ?

vtech just kicked in yo

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I really don't know what to say. It's fucked up on so many levels. I wish there was something I could say.

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People die every day.

The shooter will be punished if they catch him.

Virginia is nowhere near me.

In summary:  who cares?

PS  What's an AZN?

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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002

One: you're a moron

Two: The guy offed himself

Three: Asian is AZN dumbass

Four: ?????

Four: Profit!

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possible savior probable SEX MACHINE

I'm curious to know if these people, when going on a shooting rampage, strive to break the 'number of people killed' record. It's horrible to think that this is yet another trophy for people to aim for.

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

There have already been at least two "copycats" today alone. Threats, anyway, I don't think they found anyone with a weapon. This actually scares the beejeezus out of me. It's really sad. There's nothing more any of us can say than it's really sad.

There is, however, a fund set up if anyone feels like they might want to donate. You can find that here: http://www.vt.edu/tragedy/memorial_fund.php

I know I'll be evaluating my next paycheck.

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Mediocrity at its most average.

DARKWING DUCK COULD HAVE SAVED THOSE PEOPLE, BUT WAS TOO BUSY MAKING COMICS ON THE INTERNET!

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Let's get dangerous!

some superhero you are

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xxausrottenxx

I can't be EVERYWHERE!

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Let's get dangerous!

gabe_billings

That's exactly the point that one psychologist made on one of the news programs last night.  The media needs to stop making such a point of proclaiming these shootings as some sort of 'record' because someone else who's just as wacked-out as this Virginia guy will make it a point to break that record.

Oh, and who wants to make bets as to how long will it take before someone blames this whole thing on video games?

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If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no luck at all. D'OH!

TheBlairZip

Jack Thompson's already done it.

God that guy is scum.

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Say, what game were they playing that gave them the crazy idea to launch the Crusades?

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100 pounds of shit in a 25 pound sack.

gabe_billings

Dynamite Headdy.

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TheBlairZip

If you can blame the media for reporting stuff like this in a certain way, then you can blame video games.  The argument is the same:  making it seem like you're getting points for killing people.  Personally, I don't think you can blame either one; people have to be not-stupid enough to know the difference between reality and play. Also between records worth breaking and records not worth breaking.

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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002

I agree that the argument is the same.  And I don't think any one is blaming the media for what happened Monday.  Just pointing out that you don't want to make the idea of 'going for kill points' any more inticing to some other sicko than it may already be.  Yes, it is a horrible tragedy, but don't overshadow the tragegy itself by making the point of it "Worst Killing Spree Ever!" or "Highest Body Count Ever!"

My point being, if some fucked-up lunatic pulls a copycat, ends up killing 34 people, and does it purely for bragging rights, then the media could partially be blamed.  This still does not excuse the fact that said individual is a fucked-up lunatic.

However, as of now, there's no indication that video games had anything to do with the motivations, strategery or implemenation of this heinous crime.  Therefore, Jack Thompson should immediately go stuff himself into a barrell full of diseased scorpions and take a plunge down Niagra Falls.

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TheBlairZip
We should have known to throw him in a room somewhere back when he was obsessed with destroying the 2 Live Crew.

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I think all those people jumping in front of bullets to beat 50 cent's hight score of nine shots survived is outragious! I believe much of the blame can be laid at the feet of the video game Bulletproof.

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The_young_scot

Jack Thompson's already done it.

God that guy is scum.

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Chu Chu Rocket is corrupting the youth of America!

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TheBlairZip

No.  People are constantly bombarded with information of all sorts.  It's their responsibility to sort it out and not be idiots.  It's media's reponsibility is to sell copy / time / ads; thus the extreme headlines.

Everyone wants to blame everyone else these days.  South Korea fucking apologized for this kid.  How the hell was it Korea's fault?  But still, they felt compelled to say something.  There probably would've been some sort of uproar if they didn't.  This is the world we live in.

TheBlairZip

Well the kid was South Korean, right?  That's pretty much the highest per capita video game fanaticism per capita in the world.  Still no excuse, though.

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peddling the funny around since 09/24/2002

I've read everything that's out there on this case, and it seems to me: 1. that a person's first impulse is usually to say that so-and-so should have done such-and-such to stop the guy before he popped off, and 2. in this case, many people did everything they were supposed to do when encountering a wackjob, and it didn't stop this guy. I think the dude was broken, and nothing but a bullet would stop him.

Given the circumstances, I can think of only two conditions that would have prevented the rampage or mitigated the death toll, and neither of them is nice. One is if someone had crippled or killed him in the course of his woman-stalking career. The other is if more good people at VT were carrying handguns, and one of them had been in a position to put a bullet in this creep's brain before he used up all his ammo on innocent people. Again, living in an armed vigilante camp is not at the top of most people's wish list, but I can't think of anything else that would have stopped him.

The good news is that your chances of encountering a calculating sociopath on a killing spree are vanishingly remote. The bad news is, if you're a nice, law-abiding citizen, and it does happen, you're almost certainly toast.

I think almost everyone, myself included, is in profound denial of this fact. That's why we like to say someone should have done something. More gun control, less gun control, more therapy, less coddling, blah blah blah. To keep my sanity during the ensuing months, I'm concentrating on remembering that it's all bullshit, all of it, sheer vanity. We just like to think we're in control of our lives, but this is like having a truck crash into your living room while you're watching TV: In the unlikely event that it happens, you are fucked. Nobody likes it, but that's how it is.

Which is a good reason to be nice to people and say your prayers every day, or whatever it is you'd do if there were your last moments on Earth, because they just might be.

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