1. Have you ever thought of hurting in any way somebody? ”

Most anyone human has felt this way at one time or another.
The difference is most are balanced enough to know it is wrong to
act on such feelings, and continue on their day.

Policing thought is never good, no matter the intentions.

” 29. Are you planning killing one of your college mates? ”

So how do you decide who merits getting questioned in this manner ?
Their clothes ?
The fact that they are a little ‘different’ from others ?

” 57. Do you have the weapons to carry out your plan? ”

Many people have weapons, of MANY kinds, not just guns.
Knives, bats, bombs ..etc .. do we round up everything that could be a weapon ?
We still can’t confiscate fists though, can we ?

” You get the picture. ”

I do.
It’s like what we have a nation have endured for a very long time.
Control through fear.
Give up liberty and rights so we can feel ’safer’.
I understand fascism.
I understand what a police state is.

That will only make things worse.

1. Have you ever thought of hurting in any way somebody?

29. Are you planning killing one of your college mates?

57. Do you have the weapons to carry out your plan?

You get the picture.

The part that mystifies me is how these idiots actually think this makes anyone safer, when school shootings such as this clearly demonstrate that the people you have to worry aren’t going to obey the rules anyway!

Here’s a great video from Dr. Susanna Hupp, who lost her parents in a 1991 shooting at Texas Luby’s cafeteria, which was “gun-free zone”. She had a carry permit at the time, but was forced to leave her gun in the car, rendering her and everyone else unarmed when a maniac drove through the window and started shooting people. In this one, she is interviewed about Virginia Tech. Check the sidebar for what she had to say in front of congress on the issue of gun control. Personally, I wish there were more people like her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggg0LwhrH0

To previous posters: it’s not the shooter who will get any fame from the media coverage, it is the NEXT shooter who thinks they also want the media coverage and fame and THEREFORE plans and executes (no pun intended) his dastardly and nefarious deed because of this current news coverage. THAT is the reason why the media should just report it once, low-key, and that’s it.

Second point: I hope, although I know I’m spitting in the wind, that our dumb U.S. Congress doesn’t knee-jerk react and try to implement some crazy and ill-thought gun-control legislation….it is a proven fact that lawbreakers do not follow the law! Duh. So making a law that says guns aren’t allowed on college campuses will ONLY prevent the law-abiding from protecting themselves. This is a no-brainer, and I see no logic in the anti-gun agendas being pushed by these groups who obviously can’t think clearly.

This was a tragedy to be sure, but all the laws in the world would not have prevented it. So, we do the best we can, and move on.

All news should focus on the victims, and never refer to the killer
as anything other than ‘The Coward’ ..