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EVERYONE IS A HOKIE ON APRIL 16TH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Qx9dIr-68&feature=fvw

I was at this game. The first played at Lane stadium after the shootings. Powerful stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQp6r0VehPM&feature=related

Originally posted by GoHooterGo


Are you SERIOUS?

Originally posted by rellascout
EVERYONE IS A HOKIE ON APRIL 16TH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Qx9dIr-68&feature=fvw

I was at this game. The first played at Lane stadium after the shootings. Powerful stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQp6r0VehPM&feature=related


yah, very touching and emotional speech....especially from a poet...

I've always pulled for the Hokies, especially against the Florida teams

Sad day in history. Go Hokies.

Originally posted by Seric
Are you SERIOUS?

Yep.

I don't care about "tragic occurrences" that happen.

It's a part of life, while tragic but still, every tragedy is blown out of proportion.

If everyone was genuinely concerned about Tragedies, we'd have a Honorary Day every Day of the Year for the Hundreds to Thousands of Kids under the Age of 5 that Die in African Countries every single day of the year.

It's a different way of life in Africa. Tragic, yes, but it's so very distant from us both in terms of miles and lifestyles.

Most of us have gone to college, are going to college, or have known people who have gone to college. We're familiar with the type of environment where this happened, it's a lot closer to home, even if you live on the opposite coast.

Originally posted by GoHooterGo
Originally posted by Seric

Are you SERIOUS?

Yep.

I don't care about "tragic occurrences" that happen.

It's a part of life, while tragic but still, every tragedy is blown out of proportion.

If everyone was genuinely concerned about Tragedies, we'd have a Honorary Day every Day of the Year for the Hundreds to Thousands of Kids under the Age of 5 that Die in African Countries every single day of the year.



I could care less if you don't care about things like this. You chose to respond with a bored face. The little bit of respect I did have for you is now gone and yes I know you don't care. Yes things like that happen but doesn't mean if you don't care for them to post "". How do you know there isn't someone who lost a loved one in that shooting in here? Your response alone is not only disrespectful but offending.

Blown out of proportion? Wow so incidents where numbers of people DIE should just be swept under the carpet as if it never happened? They make a big deal about them because IT IS A BIG DEAL! Just because YOU don't care about them, doesn't make them any smaller of a deal.

The only reason this stuff is made into a big deal is because there are people that can not accept has happened and move on.

In a few years, it becomes even less significant, and more so as time passes.

Columbine anyone? Rarely talked about.

The reason I choose to respond with a Bored Face is because someone choose to share their feelings with the Board, so I in returned choose to share my feelings with the board, which didn't agree with the OP.

That is the problem many Americans have today, the fear to share their feelings without offending someone. Your either forced to share you condolences or keep your thoughts to yourself, which ironically goes against everything that America stands for.

BTW, I love the fact you've chosen to mention every other tragic event that DOESN'T Occur in America. So answer me this, is this Tragic because it happened in America or just Tragic because it happened period?

You're the ONLY one who brought up something OUTSIDE of the US. Rutgar used your example not his own. The reason people find this tragic more than the kids in Africa is because this was something that was needless and COULD have been prevented. Most of the kids in Africa die of diseases because they don't have the money for the vaccines and the health benefits we do, so it is really not preventable for them.

The problem is that you chose to compare what happened in VT to kids in Africa. 2 TOTALLY different events. By the way, if you knew ANYTHING you'd know there is NO National Memorial Day for VT. The people effected by it, the town the college is in and the college have their own memorial service for it but there is not a national memorial day for it.

It's one thing to post your opinion in a constructive way, but you didn't post it in a constructive way. You posted it in a disrespectful and offensive way.

Originally posted by Seric
You're the ONLY one who brought up something OUTSIDE of the US. Rutgar used your example not his own. The reason people find this tragic more than the kids in Africa is because this was something that was needless and COULD have been prevented. Most of the kids in Africa die of diseases because they don't have the money for the vaccines and the health benefits we do, so it is really not preventable for them.

The problem is that you chose to compare what happened in VT to kids in Africa. 2 TOTALLY different events. By the way, if you knew ANYTHING you'd know there is NO National Memorial Day for VT. The people effected by it, the town the college is in and the college have their own memorial service for it but there is not a national memorial day for it.

It's one thing to post your opinion in a constructive way, but you didn't post it in a constructive way. You posted it in a disrespectful and offensive way.

Oh well, I'm not going to explain myself to someone that is too narrow minded to see the point.

Originally posted by GoHooterGo
Originally posted by Seric

You're the ONLY one who brought up something OUTSIDE of the US. Rutgar used your example not his own. The reason people find this tragic more than the kids in Africa is because this was something that was needless and COULD have been prevented. Most of the kids in Africa die of diseases because they don't have the money for the vaccines and the health benefits we do, so it is really not preventable for them.

The problem is that you chose to compare what happened in VT to kids in Africa. 2 TOTALLY different events. By the way, if you knew ANYTHING you'd know there is NO National Memorial Day for VT. The people effected by it, the town the college is in and the college have their own memorial service for it but there is not a national memorial day for it.

It's one thing to post your opinion in a constructive way, but you didn't post it in a constructive way. You posted it in a disrespectful and offensive way.

Oh well, I'm not going to explain myself to someone that is too narrow minded to see the point.


Was there any real need for you to make a post here? Probably not. There is no reason to degrade the guy's post with a That just seems like a form of trolling to me.

Originally posted by baumusc
Originally posted by GoHooterGo

Originally posted by Seric


You're the ONLY one who brought up something OUTSIDE of the US. Rutgar used your example not his own. The reason people find this tragic more than the kids in Africa is because this was something that was needless and COULD have been prevented. Most of the kids in Africa die of diseases because they don't have the money for the vaccines and the health benefits we do, so it is really not preventable for them.

The problem is that you chose to compare what happened in VT to kids in Africa. 2 TOTALLY different events. By the way, if you knew ANYTHING you'd know there is NO National Memorial Day for VT. The people effected by it, the town the college is in and the college have their own memorial service for it but there is not a national memorial day for it.

It's one thing to post your opinion in a constructive way, but you didn't post it in a constructive way. You posted it in a disrespectful and offensive way.

Oh well, I'm not going to explain myself to someone that is too narrow minded to see the point.


Was there any real need for you to make a post here? Probably not. There is no reason to degrade the guy's post with a That just seems like a form of trolling to me.

But because he doesn't care for it, everyone else shouldn't care either.

Originally posted by GoHooterGo
Originally posted by Seric

You're the ONLY one who brought up something OUTSIDE of the US. Rutgar used your example not his own. The reason people find this tragic more than the kids in Africa is because this was something that was needless and COULD have been prevented. Most of the kids in Africa die of diseases because they don't have the money for the vaccines and the health benefits we do, so it is really not preventable for them.

The problem is that you chose to compare what happened in VT to kids in Africa. 2 TOTALLY different events. By the way, if you knew ANYTHING you'd know there is NO National Memorial Day for VT. The people effected by it, the town the college is in and the college have their own memorial service for it but there is not a national memorial day for it.

It's one thing to post your opinion in a constructive way, but you didn't post it in a constructive way. You posted it in a disrespectful and offensive way.

Oh well, I'm not going to explain myself to someone that is too narrow minded to see the point.


The only one narrow minded is you. You're trying to compare two totally different scenarios and say they're the same. It's like comparing the loss of a child to the loss of a pet. Two totally different things that evokes totally different emotions. You can act like you're right all you want, but the point me and everyone else is wasting our time trying to show you is by posting what you have, you've shown us that you care for nothing but yourself.

Your arguement is tradgedies happen all the time, so why bother caring. You use Columbine as an example as time passes the significance drops. Guess what, just because Columbine isn't in the news 24/7, doesn't mean it's significance dropped. All it means is there is nothing new to report. But EVERY school shooting since then, guess what a comparison to Columbine is done or a reference to it is made. So tell me, is really all that rarely talked about?

Originally posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting

Columbine High School massacre Littleton, Colorado, United States April 20 1999 13
Heritage High School shooting Conyers, Georgia, United States May 20 1999 0
Fort Gibson Middle School shooting Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States December 6 1999 0
Buell Elementary School shooting Mount Morris Township, Michigan, United States February 29 2000 1
Lake Worth Middle School shooting Lake Worth, Florida, United States May 26 2000 1
University of Arkansas shooting Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States August 28 2000 2
Santana High School shooting Santee, California, United States March 5 2001 2
Granite Hills High School shooting El Cajon, California, United States March 22 2001 0
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School shooting Manhattan, New York, United States January 15 2002 0
Appalachian School of Law shooting Grundy, Virginia, United States January 16 2002 3
John McDonogh High School shooting New Orleans, Louisiana, United States April 14 2003 1
Red Lion Area Junior High School shootings Red Lion, Pennsylvania, United States April 24 2003 2
Case Western Reserve University shooting Cleveland, Ohio, United States May 9 2003 1
Rocori High School shooting Cold Spring, Minnesota, United States September 24 2003 2
Columbia High School shooting East Greenbush, New York, United States February 9 2004 0
Fairleigh Dickinson University shooting Florham Park, New Jersey, United States April 4 2004 2
Red Lake Senior High School massacre Red Lake, Minnesota, United States March 21 2005 8
Campbell County High School shooting Jacksboro, Tennessee, United States November 8 2005 1
Pine Middle School shooting Reno, Nevada, United States March 14 2006 0
Essex Elementary School shooting[12] Essex, Vermont, United States August 24 2006 2
Orange High School shooting Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States August 30 2006 1
Platte Canyon High School shooting Bailey, Colorado, United States September 27 2006 2
Weston High School shooting Cazenovia, Wisconsin, United States September 29 2006 1
Amish school shooting Nickel Mines, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States October 2 2006 6
Henry Foss High School shooting Tacoma, Washington, United States January 3 2007 1
University of Washington shooting Seattle, Washington, United States April 2 2007 2
Virginia Tech massacre Blacksburg, Virginia, United States April 16 2007 32
Delaware State University shooting Dover, Delaware, United States September 21 2007 1
SuccessTech Academy shooting Cleveland, Ohio, United States October 10 2007 1
Louisiana Technical College shooting Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States February 8 2008 3
Mitchell High School shooting Memphis, Tennessee, United States February 11 2008 0
E.O. Green School shooting Oxnard, California, United States February 12 2008 1
Northern Illinois University massacre DeKalb, Illinois, United States February 14 2008 6
Davidson High School Shooting Mobile, Alabama, United States March 9 2008 1
Central High School shooting Knoxville, Tennessee, United States August 21 2008 1
Henry Ford High School shooting Detroit, Michigan, United States October 16 2008 1
2008 University of Central Arkansas shootings Conway, Arkansas, United States October 27 2008 2
Dillard High School shooting Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States November 12 2008 1
Henry Ford Community College shooting Dearborn, Michigan, United States April 10 2009 2
Wesleyan University1 Middletown, Connecticut, United States May 1 2009 1
Canandaigua Academy shooting Canandaigua, New York, United States May 5 2009 1
Harvard University Cambridge,Massachusetts, United States May 18 2009 1[13]
Larose-Cut Off Middle School shooting Larose, Louisiana, United States May 18 2009 1
Skyline College shooting San Bruno, California, United States September 2 2009 0
Atlanta University Center Atlanta , Georgia, United States September 3 2009 1[14]
Deer Valley High School shooting Antioch, California, United States September 16 2009 0
Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge, Virginia, United States December 8 2009 0
Discovery Middle School Madison, Alabama, United States February 6 2010 1 [15]
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama, United States February 12 2010 3 [16]
Deer Creek Middle School Jefferson County, Colorado, United States February 23 2010 0[17]
Birney Elementary School Tacoma, Washington, United States February 26 2010 1[18]
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, United States March 9 2010 2[19]

That's all the school shootings from Columbine to the present. That's JUST in the US alone.