Apr
17
2007
There are, sadly as expected, now a rash of threats against schools across this country. Campus threats forced lock-downs and evacuations at universities in Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee and two public schools in Louisiana on Tuesday, a day after a Virginia Tech student’s shooting rampage killed 33 people. In Louisiana, parents picked up hundreds of [...]
Apr
17
2007
The Smoking Gun has obtained a one act play by the clearly disturbed Cho who is now infamous for the VA Tech Massacre. More later on this subject, right now I am listening to the memorial service and would rather not pollute the mood with this person’s mad ramblings. H/T Captain Ed Morrissey
Apr
17
2007
The VA Tech Memorial held today was an amazing and uplifting event. My hat goes off to a man who I did not hold in high esteem, until today. Tim Kaine delivered an awesome and inspiring speech today. He discussed the sense of community, the sorrow, the anger and the despair – and he offered [...]
Apr
17
2007
Reader SallyVee points us to some extremely detailed articles on the killer and his first two victims. The first article has a lot about the morning incident and the victimes – including pictures. Looking into the eyes of the young lady killed is like looking into my 22 year daughter’s eyes. It seems Cho has [...]
Apr
17
2007
Word is leaking out that the shooter in the VA Tech Massacre was a 23 year old Korean: Police identified the shooter as Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a senior from South Korea who was in the English department at Virginia Tech and lived on campus. Seniors can have access to quite large and expansive dorm rooms, [...]
Apr
17
2007
Everyone is praying for the victims and families and friends of those shot and killed at VA Tech, as they should. It would not hurt to send a prayer out to all our military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and deployed elsewhere who are fighting an enemy not much different from the rampaging lunatic who [...]
Apr
16
2007
Addendum: I have one point to make about the jealous rage angle: why leave the AJ Dorm with 900 people basically asleep in their beds and easy prey and go to Norris Hall 2 hours later? There are some reasons I can think of – guilt, fear, facing the unavoidable fate of a murderer – [...]
Apr
16
2007
Updates Added At The End: The news of shootings at VA Tech are disturbing since I and many friends and family attended that great school nestled away in the hills of southwest VA. But there is some confusion and exaggeration in the reporting. I note this at LGF: Local FOX affiliate WFXR-TV in Richmond reported [...]