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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: Virginia Tech shootings
All over the news today there is coverage about the shootings at Virigina Tech University. I don't know how it is for you guys elsewhere but it's dominating the news cast here in Northern VA.
Yes, I read about those while at school. It's awful how somebody can go and do this. _________________ www.freewebs.com/tenniswallpapers by myself and x.doublea
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Oh, it's made news here in Canada. It's sad, because this sort of thing is starting to occur more and more. Just here in Canada (Montreal, if I recall), one person was killed in a shooting in a university. So sad.... _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
What does Chinese have to do with anything? Pulling a trigger is just as easy for a Chinese person as it is for a white person or a black person. _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
The shooter was Chinese that's what it has to do. Don't play the race card, please. He's not trying point people out. I for one was surprise. I heard that the shooter would write stories for classes that had goobs and goobs of violence. Even being reffered to VT staff. _________________
No, but what does the fact that he is South Korean have to do with anything? Just the fact that he shot so many innocent people is horrifying, no matter what race he is. _________________ www.freewebs.com/tenniswallpapers by myself and x.doublea
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Just sharing the facts. Don't got to get crazy on me
No, we're not going crazy on you at all J-Man. I appreciate that we are all stunned. However, it's just I feel we should be stunned as to how a human being could allow himself to fall into that kind of life and do such atrocities to innocent people, not whether he is South-Korean or Chinese.... _________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
I was just surprised to hear that he was Asian (initially reported as chinese) because it is atypical. I don't think that there has ever being another mass shooting involving an Asian. This was in no way meant to be directed against the race. In fact, I would be more worried about my own race which has been involved in probably 100% of all past mas shootings.
There was no intent to play the "race" card. I was just reporting facts and that I was personally surprised.
Actually you weren't just sharing facts j-man you put a shocked smiley as you said it; obviously conveying your surprise at hearing the killer was South Korean, or Chinese as you thought.
I admit I was/am surprised too...hard to explain; probably innate racial stereotypes at work but it is a shock to discover a South Korean killing people, whether you want it to be or not... _________________ Tennis is in the mind...
not the body.
I also feel really bad for the South Koreans who are looking towards immigrating to the US... I am sure they are going to make qualifications to become a citizen much more difficult.
_________________ "Satan is behind Illegal Immigration."- Don Larson, Utah County Republican Tennis Wallpapers, presented by leftys_rock and myself
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