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[DarkEclipse]

Originally posted by Seniosh
Prehaps because it was a college people are taking it less seriously? Columbine, after all, was highschoolers. Age may have something to do with it. It was also so easy to demonize the columbine kids... just your average goth, trenchcoat wearing, depressed, neo-nazi crazy kids, who snap and shoot people... I'm not sure why this guy did it, or what exactly happened. Also, my friends and I are kind of insensitive regarding these things... anything's fair game for jokes, but on serious reflection we're asses

It took me a while to understand it, too, honestly. I had to look up pictures of the Columbine shooting, and see a 17 year-old kid who blew out the back of his own head for it to dawn on me how brutal shootings can be.

(That picture freaked me out.)

I hope this doesn't set off a hate crime thing...

Haha, it probably won't. unlike 9/11, this was just one person. The reason some people got racist toward middle-easterners(?) is because there were several of their people involved.

That still doesn't make it right, but I think that would explain it.

[KuKulzA]

true.. individuals tend to not scare folks...
but when people-power starts up and people act en masse folks get nervous....

like back then with Indians banding together, or Irish takin over New York, or Chinese clustering in Chinatowns, or blacks and their 'panther power'... and I guess Middle Easterners now cause back home they are a lot of extremeist leaders... I'll go on a whole rant on Asian cultures if I don't stop now, so I'll stop

[cruxvader]

the event was so close to the lives of the many, thus it has dwindled in importance as such. people view it as an issue not of international terrorism, but of an individual whose life was disrupted by himself, and as a result, he took it out on the masses. You're more likely to get theologians and pyscologists in this debate with issues such as gun control and student treatment rather then anything related to terrorism, although one could call it a terrorist attack, it was not by any paticular group of people, just one person.

[KuKulzA]

yea... though it is so immature and inconsiderate to take your anger on masses... that's stupidity and irresponsibility... if he was my son, I'd be very ashamed of him... I don't know if I'd have mercy on a son like that... and I don't think I'd raise a son like that, but then again, some folks are psychos and we dunno why

[Zarf]

According to the reports I've read, this guy had a few of the same problems as the Columbine kids.

He was a loner, he didn't like to speak in public, he stayed inside all day and had very few friends (Holy cats! This guy sounds like me!). Furthermore, he had been investigated before when a couple people filed complaints against him. His writings apparently were incredibly disturbing.

I might not have any friends and I might stay inside all day, but at least I don't write weird and disturbing stuff. I don't even have disturbing thoughts. Maybe being a loner isn't all that bad of a thing to do to yourself, eh?

[Ja-Kha'jay]

The easy way to stop these killings is to ban guns. Sure, that will piss a lot of americans off, but it needs to be done.

[Sanpicture]

Originally posted by Ja-Kha'jay
The easy way to stop these killings is to ban guns. Sure, that will piss a lot of americans off, but it needs to be done.

I totally agree. I simply don't understand why every American can have a weapon in his/her possession.

[Kodama]

Originally posted by Ja-Kha'jay
The easy way to stop these killings is to ban guns. Sure, that will piss a lot of americans off, but it needs to be done.

A ban on guns will not help at all, criminals can buy illegal weapons everywhere in the world, for example: in Amsterdam the cops find at least one RPG every month :eek: (RPG=rocket propelled grenade, not: role playing game)
It's not even a problem to import/export weapons in most countries.
What they need are better laws, so crazy people can't buy them at the local gun shop, it won't stop real criminals, but it might stop some crazy people.

[blackbird]

Originally posted by Ja-Kha'jay
The easy way to stop these killings is to ban guns. Sure, that will piss a lot of americans off, but it needs to be done.

Not a bad idea, but some people will buy illegal guns then. There will be less incidents with guns, but other weapons could be used like a knife.

[Kodama]

Originally posted by blackbird

Originally posted by Ja-Kha'jay
The easy way to stop these killings is to ban guns. Sure, that will piss a lot of americans off, but it needs to be done.

Not a bad idea, but some people will buy illegal guns then. There will be less incidents with guns, but other weapons could be used like a knife.

Or tools, cars, baseball bats, home made explosives, etc.