I used to attend Florida State University a few years ago and I remember being in classes with as many as 200 students as well as in classes that were so small the rooms had no windows.

Looking back, I don’t know what I would’ve done if a gunman came from nowhere and started blasting away in one of my windowless classrooms. I know I would have no escape. My life would probably flash before my eyes. I’d probably feel like the biggest target in the room. I would be terrified beyond words.

Right now, as the profiles emerge, I feel immense pain for the families left behind, but even greater pain for the students and teachers killed and wounded at Virginia Tech. They had no way out. No way to know a murderer was on a mission to cut their lives short. So many lives are gone or forever affected by a piece of the evil that consumes the hearts of many men.

I pray that the tragedy is not in vain. I’m also praying that people will take a close look and see the reality of the world in which we live. For those reading this, make sure your heart is right. When it’s your time to go, God doesn’t hesitate to fulfill His plan. I lost my 23 year-old cousin in a car accident last December and though it was hard to deal with, I know everything happens for a reason.

God is able to provide healing and it is my heartfelt prayer that He will comfort those who suffer in their hearts.

Rest in peace to all the students and teachers who passed away……

RIP to those who lost their lives.
And may peace be with the family members.

This was a terrible tragedy! Imagine sending your child to college to get an education and gettign news that they were killed brutally by a mentally ill student who also killed himself.No real closure because the killer is dead and cant verbalize why he did what he did,and he was such a loner that noone can give any real info about WHO HE WAS! Its just sad 33 people dead, and it didnt have to happen,It seems like several people were atleast alil aware that this guy CHo was mentally or emotionally disturbed.He seemed anti social and bizzarre. They should have seen to it that this guy received mental help or that he was kicked off campus when he stalked those 2 women in the past! Time bomb ticking and waiting to go off.

that`szz reall sad. R.I.P.

This sucks so bad, my prayers go out to them. In other news, a bomb killed 183 people in Baghdad, but i guess no one cares about that because not many Americans were involved.

******I don’t know if everyone has been following this, but the gunman mailed a package to NBC in NY confessing to the crime. They’re saying he mailed them a “manifesto” containing pictures and somewhat of an explanation. He mailed it overnight during the 2 hour gap between shootings. I saw the video on MSNBC.com.**** This is extremely sad and disturbing. By listening to his rants, he was OBVIOUSLY a very distrubed individual. I’m STILL (and always) praying……

Actually you’re not safe anywhere,really.There are dangers in everything.It’s like you taking risks as soon as you step out the door whether you’re in compton or an upscale Bel-Air neighborhood.You never know when your time will come.’Cause some folks are so sorry or crazy they gotta do stupid sh!t like what happened at vtech.And how come nobody give a damn when folks in Iraq get blown up for no f*cking reason?Or that folks over seas die everyday because of that f*cked up government they got?The victoms died but they can become all mighty angels in heaven.I’m sorry they families have to go through that.But that shooter needs help.He the one who needed to be preyed for.Because his whole life must have been full of mysery.It’s ashamed to be like that-to be trapped in insanity.Yeah I see folks at that b-ball post swarming around like LEECHES when it’s a more impotant post.They talking bout a few pics of people at a basketball game and it’s twice as many posts as 33 folks at vtech getting killed for no reason whats so ever.Dang.I like pop cukture as much as the next girl but this is rediculious.Oh I get how it is Ya’ll think Beyonce,Kimora,Tyra,Jessica,and Jay-Z pics are more important than 33 lives?…smh

#89 YOU ARE 100% RIGHT!

Words can not describe the sorrow I feel for the victims and their families. I don’t know if anything could ever be said or done to lessen their pain. My hearts and positive energy goes out to all affected by this senseless cowardly actions.

Can I ask a question? What was going on in that school that drove this boy over the edge. This is mad crazy what happened, but someone needs to come forwrd and speak about what was really going on. I think his roomie should start talking. I think there is more to this story much much more…watch This boy may be disturbed but SOMETHING happened.

Please any VA tech student out there who knows anything please speak on it. There is some kind of inner world there, whats really going on????

MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE VICTIMS FAMILIES.I WAS READING THE PAPER TODAY AND READ HOW MANY SIGNS WERE THERE THAT THIS SICK BASTARD WAS A TIME BOMB READY TO EXPLODE.I MEAN NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN BUT COME ON THERE WERE SO MANY SIGNS.I CRIED LOOKING AT THE NEWS OF THE PROFESSOR WHO SURVIVED THE HOLOCAUST AND THEN HE DIED SAVING THE LIVES OF HIS STUDENTS.I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW THOSE STUDENT WHO DIED WERE GOING THROUGH.I HOPE THAT KOREAN BASTARD CHO SEUNG-HUI BURNS IN HELL.I HATE WHAT HE PUT THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE THROUGH.IF HE WANTED TO KILL HIS SELF SO BE IT BUT WHY TAKE OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES?

any va tech student that knows something about what happened prior to this devastation, feel free to go to myspace/tearose33 lets talk privately

This whole case is heartbreaking. All these people had so much to give to the world. I feel for his family to. How do you even process that?

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I’m stationed overseas ( originally from VA) and when I heard about this nightmare– well there are no words for the amount of shock and disbelief I felt. I truly pray for all those affected by this horrible event.

My prayers goes out to all of the families and students at Virginia Tech!!!

As a Hokie, I would like to thank you for mentioning this. Blacksburg is my home and the members of Virginia Tech are my family, so when someone comes into your home and kills 33 members of your family, it is devastating. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers.

- Alex

To those who wanted to know what happened prior to this:

Virginia Tech is one of the safest schools in American. Many people leave the doors unlocked unafraid of people coming or stealing. You can leave your laptop at a coffee shop and it will still be there two hours later. This could happen anywhere. Our administration made some difficult decisions, but no one could have forseen what was going to happen. I am a Hokie and will always be a Hokie. I’m back home in Newport News right now, but I miss Blacksburg more and more everyday. Come Monday, I will proudly step back onto that campus with more Hokie pride than ever.

I think it is most sad that 33 lives could have been saved had someone provided this young man with help well before this incident. This individual was a SENIOR in college - he went to elementary, middle and high school and through four years of college at a intensely competitive school and yet somehow never got the help he needed? Many people after the fact talked about his demeanor and lack of ANY social connection…and yet he still managed to make it through that many years surrounded by others? Those that reached out to him and lived with him never expressed any concern to anyone else - just thought to themselves “he’s a little strange?” Two teachers thought he was disturbed and needed help and both of them were virtually ignored?
That is the true tragedy of this situation as well as how the media handled it by focusing attention on the shooter and the new “record.” as well as broadcasting his rants and photos. This will only feed the next individual.
I would say to all of you in view of this…many of us know people who could need help. Mental illness is not only stigmatized, it is not a health-care priority. That needs to change, because many people are dealing with a lot of psychic pain in this world right now. As someone mentioned in the last month, there were two public domestic shootings (including one at another campus) a workplace shooting and then this. We need to learn from this and get people help or assistance when they are in need instead of ignoring, stigmatizing them and drawing them further inward.
To all of those who are now in the Light, I say please help assist those of us on earth. Those young lives will surely be missed in the physical plane but in the spiritual plane, they will become part of the fabric of spirit that is on the side of Light. We need those angel to help battle the ever-increasing darkness.
We need everyone to show more love, more kindness, more compassion and more healing in the wake of all this. As we can see we are not safe anywhere until we can love everyone, even the least of us.
Sometimes this site is mired in jealousy and pettiness but I’m glad this event brought out positivity from everyone posting. It’s truly needed.

MsTee2U i agree with you people need to show more respect to one another and reach out to other people. There are people are there hungry for relating to others. Some people just don’t give them a chance.

God bless. It’s also nice to see so many expressions of condolences. People can sometimes be so harsh when posting, to see this much love is a beautiful thing.