i wonder when ya’ll were going 2 post something. but on this subject it’s so, so, sad. i mean words really can’t describe it. u send ur kids to college to get an education and for someone to murder them. its a damn shame. but god be with the victims and their families in this time of tragedy.

This is too sad. It’s unbelievable.

It’s all one sad incident.
Prayers go out to the families.
I can understand why you took the time, Angel.
I’m living on campus, and this whole tradgedy has me watching my back.

My prayers are with all the students and families involved. This is not a easy situation. GOD BLESS everyone affected by this tragic situation.

How utterly saddened, and disheartened I am by this tragedy. My heart goes out to all the students, loved ones, faculty, and all others involved in this senseless act of violence……Let’s all keep them in our prayers!!!

This is really a shame. My heart and prayers go out to all those affected nation wide. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I do wonder what this reason is.

Keep the faith. God Bless.

I CRIED MYSELF SICK OVER THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT; ALMOST AFFECTED MY PREGNANCY; MAY GOD HELP US ALL THRU THIS….

RIP 2 ALL DA 1′S GOT KILLED I FEEL SO SORRYBECAUSE MY SISTER LIVES UP THERE N I FEEL REAL BAD THAT SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING STUPID LIKE THAT!

I know this won’t bring back the people that lost thier lives but how did the guy get guns into a dorm? Why wasn’t the campus shut down after the 1st people were shot? After this tragedy I hope alot of colleges & universities reevaluate their disater procedures.

try and show some meaningful respect for all our sakes

i dont think you should bring up this tragedy on your site…it seems really inappropriate…especially when yor next post will probably be on an item so superficial in comparison…i got 5 on it

I figured I would get a response like #10, that’s one of the reasons why I didn’t want to make a post. But that’s your opinion, I just thought I should post something for those whose wanted to speak on the incident.

This is an entertainment blog, but if you’ve been visiting here for awhile, you know we talk about more than that.

My prayers go out to people affected by this tragedy.

Have they found out why the killer did that?

*SMH* In disbelief. The whole ordeal just leaves you speechless.
My prayers go out to all those who are grieving and mourning during this most unfortunate tragedy. I can not imagine what those family, friends, and acquaintances are going through…I pray their strength and all else others deeply affected by this.

Rest in Peace to all who have Passed on before their time.

“There’s no hurt on Earth that God cannot Heal”

appreciate life and don’t take things for granted.

the scary thing is, school is the safest place a teenager or a student could be. i cant even imagine the pain that the family and friends of these victims could be suffering.

this was just shocking to me.i dont even know what else to say about it.

My prayers go out to the victims and their family.

This is so sad and to think ,I live an hour away from Va Tech. I pray for the families of all of hthe victims.. Such a tragedy.

@9- I don’t know the dorm policies on all campuses and how students come in and out. But in all the dorms on my campus all you have to do is walk in and show your ID to the clerk at the front desk and walk on to your room. Plus each dorm has different colored stickers that they put on the residents ID at the beginning of the year representing they live in that dorm. It really wouldn’t be that hard for someone to get a gun into a dorm on this campus because security isn’t heavily enforced. You don’t have officers patting you down as you enter dorms and buildings. College gives so much freedom for people to come and go as they please because you wouldn’t think something would happen like this but there’s crazy people out there. I mean what can you do? Have security at dorms now checking before you come in and security in classrooms. It’s crazy but RIP to the victims and condolences to the victim’s families.

This is truly a great tragedy. My heart goes out to all the victims.

There’s so much to think about today - Right now I’m watching Russ Simmons, Common, etc. on Oprah and getting all riled up.

I needed this to bring me back down to earth - Thanks, Angel.

God lord please bless the families and friends who were affected by this tragedy.
I thank God for living to see another day.

Hello All,
I am junior here @ Virginia Tech. Monday defnitely shook our entire community and I am honestly at a lost for words. I just am writing this to thank ConcreteLoop for showing compassion and allowing others to get their messages out there. I am an avid reader of this blog and I honestly enjoy the daily entertainment. To everyone out there, KNOW that we hear you and that we appreciate you joining our family. Virgnia Tech is a beautiful and peaceful place and the last thing I would want is for this to tarnish my institution. This will not break us down it will only help to educate and inspire more leaders of tomorrow. I LOVE MY HOKIES!

No words can really describe how I feel. I attend a large university and see how this could definitely have happened there, also. I think that the support offered to the victims and the rest of the VT community by you all, their peers, is admirable. God bless you all and I pray that the survivors continue to get better.

This is such a tragedy that is beyond belief. My prayers go out to all of those affected by this horrific act. God’s love will be with the families and friends of those who lost their lives on yesterday.

Angel there was nothing wrong with taking your time in posting this story. Too often people write or speak out before collecting their thoughts. Your site does post entertainment stories, but there is nothing wrong with stories that create more serious dialog about the world around us.

GOD Bless… those families and ones who passed

THIS WORLD IS SOO FULL OF DEVILS SMH MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL THE FAMILES…

Very sad situation. I hope that God can heal all those affected by thier losses.

Love is all we need.

what happened to my comment?

No words to speak on this cause all of the words have been spoken and typed. No inquiry on this cause all of the questions have been asked and typed. To the those who lost that breath of Life may your souls rest in peace. S&#@ like this just rips my heart. I thank God every night and day for giving me another breath of Life and for those closes to me.

@ TVGIRL

You’re so right. It’s been my experience here at the LOOP that even when the subject is entertainment, a lot of times there’s a kernel of seriousness and our fellow posters just run with it! That’s the beauty of this blog - One minute you’re laughing, the next you could be getting all passionate or even feeling a l’il sad.

Pardon the cliche, but this whole tragedy truly reminds me not to take too much for granted and to count my blessings. It could have happened to any of us; in our workplaces, on the street - anywhere.

Actually, I don’t really care what age it happened to. It’s just very tragic to see both teachers and students, who lost their lives doing day to day activities that we take for granted. It’s really easy to say what we would and would have not done in that situation, but we were NOT in it and it must have been horrifically chaotic, as well as terrifying for all those involved.

You had everyone from people who were holocaust survivors to Seniors who were graduating next month. It’s just a painful experience all around. One of the professors just married earlier this year.

It is heartbreaking.

Hi Caramel 2.

God Bless.

When I first heard about this tragedy, I was deeply saddened, but continued with my day-to-day… It wasn’t until today when the faces and life stories where given to some of the victims and when I saw the grief stricken faces of their friends and family members that it truly hit me!

Those poor students and faculty members did not deserve what happened to them! I don’t know why this has happended and I don’t believe that there was any way that it could have been prevented. Sometimes the Lord allows certain things to happen that we can’t understand. This could have happened on any campus at any given time and still can! What I do know is that we must now try to move forward and find a way to learn from this.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all the victim’s friends and family members… They will be sorely missed but they will never be forgotten!

I meant to say, I don’t know why this happened

I don’t even know what to say. I live in the UK, but I can honestly say I found news of this event so heartwrenching. It’s just so completely tragic, young people who were getting an education so they could strive to make something of themselves have had their lives needlessly and brutally cut short. I can’t even begin to imagine how the family and friends of the deceased must feel. My condolences to them all. It is really is profoundly upsetting and horrifying. R.I.P to all that lost their lives, we can only hope you have gone on to a better place.

Thank you for bringing this up, Angel. I for one am glad you did.

This whole incident gets me thinking about the brevity of life. Life is so fleeting. Some people may get offended when I say this and I’m sorry if you do. I know people don’t want to bring up religion but I know this makes me think about how we need to get our lives right with the Lord Jesus Christ. This is an extremely unfortunately event that took place and my prayers go out to the families, friends and acquaintences of the victims.

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Hello All,
I am junior here @ Virginia Tech. Monday defnitely shook our entire community and I am honestly at a lost for words. I just am writing this to thank ConcreteLoop for showing compassion and allowing others to get their messages out there. I am an avid reader of this blog and I honestly enjoy the daily entertainment. To everyone out there, KNOW that we hear you and that we appreciate you joining our family. Virgnia Tech is a beautiful and peaceful place and the last thing I would want is for this to tarnish my institution. This will not break us down it will only help to educate and inspire more leaders of tomorrow. I LOVE MY HOKIES!
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I pray that all who have been affected by this tragedy find some comfort and peace during this very difficult and unimaginable time.

There has to be some purpose for this pain… GOD will see you all through this, in the meantime, Stay Up, and provide comfort and support one another.

they thought that the first shooting waz a domestic between the boyfirend and the girlfirend….thatz y itz waznt shut down…but itz sad that that many ppl had to lose their lives and for whut???? my prayers go out to all of their families….I THINK JUDGEMENT DAY IZ ON IZ WAY…….

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected by this tragedy. Remember that God is with you.

R.I.P teachers and students a Virginia Tech. This is so unfortunate.

Thanks so much Angel for putting this up, much appreciated.

Honestly to say this is a tragedy is an understatement. When I found out my eyes started tearing up immediately. Over 30 people killed??? It’s unthinkable, I am truly disgusted that so many people lost their lives. I am currently in college (graduating next year) and I cannot imagine how the victims’ families must feel.

I was watching the news and I saw one of the students he killed. He was a TRIPLE major, and he was a senior. He was going to do great things in life and now he will never get the chance. Terrible.

We just had a memorial service on campus, and to any students, staff, or alumni of VTech, the hearts of us A&T Aggies go out to all of you.

one of my childhood friends was killed. He was the sweetest, nicest and genuine guy ever. and before this turn into A racial issue. The killer was Korean and my friend is also Korean.thank you concreteloop for this post.scary be nice to loners.

can WE fucking tighten the law for selling guns damn wtf its everywhere. here in Philly theres a dead person every week.

#10… shut up

#44>>>Kelly@Yahoo.com, my sympathies go out to you. I lost a friend some years ago so I understand the pain. You will recover, but I know it takes time. Be encouraged.

I currently live in central Virginia and I drove all the way up to Blacksburg to attend the Convocation at VTech earlier this afternoon. Why? Because I felt it necessary…certain things are unexplainable and God just leads you to do…..the Bible says to “mourn w/those who mourn” So I felt as though I needed to be there and mourn w/those who are mourning.

I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason and although this event was equally tragic and heart breaking, God has a better plan for those angels he called home on Monday. Please pardon me if I seem to come off as sounding all “preachy” and whatnot.

Be Blessed~

TRAGEDY!!

SAD, SAD, SAD!

May GOD rest each of the unknowing individuals, souls (victims) involved in this tragedy.

This is so sad. I will keep all the students and their families in my prayers.

Dear Students, Faculty and persons related to the victims:

I send my deep condolences. Please trust in the power of GOD and prayer. Healing will come through prayer and GOD. The world mourns with you. And whilst evryone wants to know why this was not done why that was not done, the time between the first two shootings and the third. How guns culture in Amerikkka is to blame, and point a finger. There are those of us that realise it could happen anywhere and that thre are good people who do bad things and bad people who do bad things.

GOD BLESS TAKE CARE

PS Angela - thank you for showing how we as a community care and we are not one dimensional and I say that only as a response to #10.

this is really really sad. my condolences go out to the families, victims and friends of the dead and injured.

Tts time that the american government changed its policies on allowing people to possess guns within their homes. Im glad the same policy does not apply here in the UK because I am soo against it.

As well as reporting celeb gossip, i do think CL needs to also adress important socio-political issues as well.

#10 shut up this post is about showing that we love and care for those who have been hit by this terrible tragedy.

There was a vigil held at my school today. A girl who transferred from VT read an email she recieved from one of her friends who was involved. It was so sad to hear a first hand account of what went on. The guy who wrote the email spoke about seeing the sadness in the shooters eyes and had sympathy for him. Also that we should view it as 33 people dead and not 32 and the shooter. IDK how I feel about that but may God bless all who were touched by this tragedy.

I would just like to offer my condolences to all those affected directly and indirectly by the incidents that happen at VT. I would also like to offer my condolences to the family of the student that did the killing. It has to be hard on his family knowing that you sent your child to school, in another country nonetheless, to get an education, and you hear on the news that he has done this. I just pray for everyone in this situation. I pray that God strengthens the families of the victims and that somehow he has mercy on that poor man’s soul who pulled the trigger.

This is extremely sad. Rest in peace to all of the victims of this senseless killing.

everytime i think about dat i jus get mad

#10 YES IT’S A SAD SAD TRAGEDY THAT’S HAPPENING MORE OFTEN THAN WE WOULD LIKE. I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH ANGEL POSTING THIS ON THE SITE, HAVEN’T THE MEDIA DONE THE SAME THING AND WORSE? MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL WHO HAVE LOST A LOVE ONE AND TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN HURT AND R HURTING.

such a devastating tragedy and my prayers go out to those who lost their lives and their families, the students of the University AND the depressed young man who spanned lout of control to do such harm. Honestly, he just lost it and didnt know what he was doing. SO SAD

I cried. This just goes to show that people with major deppresion issues really cant just go unoticed. I mean, i read about it, and, they said he was always writing about brutal death. From Yahoo:

“When we read Cho’s plays, it was like something out of a nightmare. The plays had really twisted, macabre violence that used weapons I wouldn’t have even thought of,” former classmate Ian McFarlane, now an AOL employee, wrote in a blog posted on an AOL Web site. He said he and other students “were talking to each other with serious worry about whether he could be a school shooter.”

The faculty members should have done something about that. Seriously. Things like that shouldnt have been ignored.

I pray for all the families and friens affected by this tragedy.

I think the ONE questions that we need to ask ourselves IS: WHY is our nation so ANGRY all of a sudden? Think about it, we have had at LEAST 5 mass shootings in the past 5 months!!! What is going on in our hearts & our minds that we can no longer control? If anyone has ANY ideas maybe now would be a good time to express them. We HAVE to do something before its too late, and too late was YESTERDAY. I have a personal connection to the tragedy yesterday, one of my co-workers sister was among those wounded. She was shot 4 TIMES. She is in critical but guarded condition right now. WE are all praying for not only her recovery but the recovery of ALL VT tragedy survivors as WELL as the recovery of a nation in pain. Something has to happen & it has to happen NOW.

I agree with FyreStarrter , why are we so bigots, “we’re the greatest in the world” we bully other nations when we have our flaws also. We promote peace and equality around the world but we’re also facing it domestically?, maybe we have too much freedom or options. Hypocrite at its best.

I’m from VA (but I reside in CT now.)…and this event hit SO close to home. It makes me feel that you can’t be safe anywhere. I have friends who go to VA-Tech. My younger sister is a freshman in college. It makes me fear for her or my youngest sister (in high school)..that they can’t go to school & get an education without having to worry about if that’s their last day of living. It’s sad. My heart goes out to the victims & to the families. I hope they are able to move past this. I hope they’ll be able to mend.

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There was a vigil held at my school today. A girl who transferred from VT read an email she recieved from one of her friends who was involved. It was so sad to hear a first hand account of what went on. The guy who wrote the email spoke about seeing the sadness in the shooters eyes and had sympathy for him. Also that we should view it as 33 people dead and not 32 and the shooter. IDK how I feel about that but may God bless all who were touched by this tragedy.

Agreed. I know that the shooter was dead wrong for want he did, but something must have happened to him emotionally to make him do this.
#44 (Kelly@Yahoo.com), may God wrap you in his mercy.

here’s a link to nikki giovanni’s speech today:

http://theworldaroundusbl...mforts-virginia-tech.html

FIRST AND FOREMOST… MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS DURING THIS HORRIBLE TIME… MAY ALL THE VICTIMS REST IN PEACE AND MAY THEY BE IN A BETTER PLACE.. AWAY FROM THIS TERRIBLE WORLD… I WILL BE A FRESHMEN IN COLLEGE THIS FALL AND I JUST CANT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED… SCHOOL IS SOMEWHERE WE SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND NOT HAVE WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING… THIS COUNTRY IS GOING DOWNHILL… LETS BE FOREAL… DO WE EVER HEAR ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENING IN OTHER COUNTRIES??? NOPE!! WE NEED TO CONTROL THE DISTRIBUTION OF GUNS IN THIS COUNTRY.. BUT THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.. WHY??.. BECAUSE OF THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR… PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY SEE THAT GREEN AND SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY… AND I CANT TAKE ANY MORE… I LIVE IN PHILLY WHERE 2, 3 SOMETIMES 4 PEOPLE ARE KILLED ALMOST EVERYDAY BY GUNS… COME ON AMERICA… SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE!!!!!

I respect you even more for posting this on your blog. It shows you have a caring and human nature to post what could have happened to any of us that post here. We never can plan for a tragedy to happen to us, our love ones or someone we may have passed by on the streets or at one time one of these students may have crossed our paths at one time.

May God be with the families friends and the parents of the shooter. It’s very sad and should touch us all.

Angel I truly feel you, words can’t even descibe how I feel about this tragedy but I’m glad you post this. I know it’s was senseless and horrible of what happened. People going to school trying to get an education and something like this happens? What is this world coming too? I know in the lasts days perliss times shall come, but how much more? I remember April of 1999 when the same thing happened at Colinbine High School. My hearts and prayers go out to the victims family and friends. I also pray that ever 33 people accepted Jesus Christ as thier personal Savior.

I also pray for the family of the shooter.

I heard that a holocaust survivor was killed at this shooting. He was a 77 year old professor who tried to shield the door from the killer.

My hearts a prayers go out those victims and families.

This is a trip b/c those kids were just trying to go to school, and these fools running around killin folks

JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL!!!

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SENDS ALL LOVE AND PRAYERS TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE VICTIMS AND INJURED PERSONS AT VTECH!! WE KNOW YOU WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THIS TIME! THE JAYHAWKS LOVE YOU!

I have always wondered why events like this get the country to come together, but more young men and women who get shipped to iraq are killed in senseless violence, and their stories and faces are missing.

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN IN IRAQ- BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIANS WHO ARE KILLED??

There is no excuse for what happened at VT, however I feel the same about Iraq.

MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE VICTIMS-

DAMN, I GUESS THIS STUFF WILL NEVER REALLY END.

GOD BLESS THE VICTIMS AT VT

I am deeply moved and hurt by this incident. It is very unfortunate that what is supposed to be one of the most enjoyable times of young people’s lives (going away to college) is suddenly ruined by someone else’s deep rooted self hatred. I have heard several people saying that this is why they won’t (in the future) allow their kids to go AWAY to school. Hopefully, as African Americans (stratch that…..AMERICANS in general)we refuse to allow this to affect our view on the college experience. Please people: pray for the fallen….and don’t let one bad apple ruin the entire bunch…….

The devil is busy…..I hope I have not offended anyone with that comment, but it is true……

I hope all the families over there are doing well. Its a shame that these people trying to get their education and graduate have to endure this. Its not all that different on the west coast neither.

# 73, I completely agree with you, and I wondered the same thing.

I hate that this happened, but we as americans are hypocrites if we cry for some type of legislation to prevent a massacre like the VT shooting, and allow our men and women (who are the same age) to die in Iraq.

I think that we (the little people) need to raise up, and fight loonies like this serial killer, and president bush!!!

My prayers are with all those who lost their lives, and their families. Even the shooter and his family.

I wanted to say something about it, but my reasoning is the opposite. I have alot to say but, I did not want to impose my opinions because I thought it to be inappropriate in this time of hurt and travesty.

This event hits so much close to home seeing how the gunman is from my area. The school lies in my area. I’m a college student attending a University and it’s a very scary thing to think that young kids who are trying to better themselves sitting in class, lost their lives for no reason.

To God be the glory and I ask him to bless our nation, watch over our people, heal our hearts, keep us covered, ease our pains, calm our minds, give us understanding, and help us to continue living day by day.

My prayers are with everyone at VA Tech and the families of those lost.

- Tianna

you know what when things like this happens its time to find jesus…..i know it may seem like im preaching to you but the world is obviously about to come to an end when someone can kill inocent children and have no regard for life…. my condolences go out to the families and friends of these kids….this is really heart breaking …..go with jesus

God bless the families of the victims…did any of yall see on the news where “the president” said that those students were in the wrong place at the wrong time??? i think “the president” was wrong for saying that mess

Ms.Hokie and Kelly@yahoo.com, my prayers got out to you and your family and friends as well as all the students at Vtech. I just want everybody to realize life is a beautiful thing if you dont take it for granted. I cant even imagine the pain these people are feeling. Even though we dont get along, this should be a time where we all come together in a very tragic time. Lift each other up and pray to the Lord. Trust, even though this a hard time to get through, Im sure there will be good times ahead of us.
So to all the victims, may your souls rest in peace and you angels soar through the heavens with your newly god given wings. May your spirits watch down and protect us.

Love,Peace,&&Honeyy

@ #76… you are 100% right, the devil is busy, he never rests, and he stays on his job! This is becoming more and more evident everyday… Look at how bad our world has become! SMH, may God have mercy on us all… Excuse my rant, but that’s the way I feel!

I agree with # 82. We ALL know Bush isn’t the brightest bulb in the lamp, but he was just wrong for that. Those kids were EXACTLY where someone their age should be: getting an education. The gunman was in the WRONG mind at the WRONG time.

every time i see the story on t.v. i just can’t believe it. i have cried and it just truly touches me. i can’t believe that this was possible, 2 hours later he continued his shooting spree. and the professor that held the door long enough for some students 2 escape and he himself was killed. and the black boy that had 3 majors, with a 4.0 gpa and was graduating at the end of the semester.its the simple fact that all 32 victims were real people and had a story. i see more than a name of a victim, i see their life story. anyways, this is just mind-blogging. i just had to pray 2 day.

My GOD!!

I am really in shock. I cannot believe this would happen. This could happen anywhere, on any college campus.

My prayers with the victims- Pray y’all- we all need it

Also,Let’s go hokies.

Thank you # 84! And you know what else? A lot of people don’t want to admit it, but things are going to get MUCH worse. I’m not trying to be preachy, but it’s ALL written in the B.I.B.L.E.

Basic
Instructions
Before
Leaving
Earth

Revelation is coming to pass. That’s the way I look at it….

I’m still in shock.Its unbelievable.I’ve been watching CNN since I came home to work.As more things start to develop its been really sad.My heart goes out to the ones lost and the families.

From Nyland K. Kanku

And I didn’t see where President Bush said that, that so messed up.

I feel bad for the family of the shooter as well. They moved from South korea to give their children a better life, and they will now have to hang their head in shame b/c of their son.

This is so sad. I cant even begin to describe how I feel for the victims!!

We may very well need gun control in this country- REAL GUN CONTROL!!

There will come a day
when your tears of sorrow
will softly flow into tears of remembrance
and your heart will begin to heal itself
and grieving will be interrupted by episodes of joy
and you will hear the whisper of hope.
There will come a day
when you will welcome the tears of remembrance
as a sunshower of the soul
a turning of the tide
a promise of peace.
There will come a day when you will
risk loving
go on believing
and treasure the tears of remembering.

smh i dont even know what to say

my cousins says the kid graduated from my high school the same year i did, glad i dont know him

condolences to all the families

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# 73, I completely agree with you, and I wondered the same thing.

I hate that this happened, but we as americans are hypocrites if we cry for some type of legislation to prevent a massacre like the VT shooting, and allow our men and women (who are the same age) to die in Iraq.

I think that we (the little people) need to raise up, and fight loonies like this serial killer, and president bush!!!

^Agreed. Our innocent soldiers are dying over there, and innocent Iraqi (yes, innocent people caught in the crossfire) are dying as well.

love is what we need said:
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I feel bad for the family of the shooter as well. They moved from South korea to give their children a better life, and they will now have to hang their head in shame b/c of their son.

This is so sad. I cant even begin to describe how I feel for the victims!!

We may very well need gun control in this country- REAL GUN CONTROL!!

^ Also agreed. That student had emotional and psychological problems, and they could have people helping him, but they didn’t try. All of this could have been avoided if they helped the shooter.

I am applauding CL for throwing something else in the game for a change. You could have done an Oprah and overloaded us with another “gay/lesbian” blind six footed rapper, or another who cocked it better.

We still want that, but thanks for brining this into the loop. I luv the posters, even the crazy ones that challenge me to get outside of my frame of reference and consider the thoughts and opinions of others.

Peace

I hear they’re trying to blame hiphop for this too…smh

My prayers go out to the victims and their families.. Live for today because tomorrow is not promised.

This is soo sad. R.I.P to the victims, my condolences to their families…

I just wanted to thank y’all for this post. I live in Richmond and my heart goes out to all the families. I am a high school sophmore and if someone sneezes and it sounds like threat the will lock the school down.
This is a real tragedy and its sad that after columbine the level of security was only raised at the high school level and hopefully these students won’t have died in vain

Rest in peace to the students and teachers who died. And I also pray and hope that they were all saved and had accepted christ before they were abruptly killed. It seems like things are just going to get worst around the world and the end of times are near. Everytime you step outside you’re taking a risk and life is a gamble. It’s very important to serve God and to keep him in your heart especially, in these days. I hope all of their souls are resting in peace.

this is not hip hop’s fault! why does everytime a somebody goes on a shooting rampage they blame hip hop??? hip hop don’t tell nobody to grab a gun and start killing innocent people!! that guy who did looked like he might have needed some serious counseling on the news they said the boy was “a loner”. i just don’t understand this at all….why take innocent lives just because u ain’t happy? why not ask for help?

#91 Bush did say that..he said it earlier today i saw it on CBS…he was talking as if he wasn’t sadden by what happened. to me it sounded like he was talking like “damn i really don’t want to be here” dats how it sounded to me but hey that’s just my opinion…they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time…them kids were in the RIGHT place gettin an education! Bush needz help…ASAP

GOD BLESS THOSE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS

#76, 84, 89 i agree!! Times are getting worse, and people don’t believe it could happen to them. Every breath you take is not guaranteed that’s the most important thing to remember everyday. If you don’t know God you better get to know him because I do believe he is coming back. Many of the students mentioned that they tried to befriend the killer b/c he seemed to be a gloomy individual. If people experience similar situations and don’t know what to do the greatest thing you can do is pray for them. There is power in prayer! I realize that religion is a touchy subject, sorry to those offended.
May God Bless all the individuals who were affected by this horrible massacre, & I hope that this incident is not left by the wayside, but that we learn from it.

So SAD!!! And it wasn’t like they were @ the wrong place @ the wrong time……they were @ the RIGHT PLACE @ the WRIGHT TIME!!!!

How sad for their parents and family!!!!! I can not imagine sending one of my children to school and having this happen!!! 33 DEAD? How many injured? I haven’t read or heard much about it…..but I will now!!!!

This all is so sad. My heart goes out to everyone and I will pray!

I send all my thoughts, prayers and sympathy to those who were affected by this horrible tragedy. This is so unfortunate:(

This is such a tragedy My prayers go out to everyone Dang I guess you just never know when your world is going to come to an end. So Sad…

I’m deeply saddened by this tragedy.My heart goes out to all the victims and their families. I’m still wactching the updates on CNN and I’m still in dibelief. Just a few months ago, in September, there was a campus shooting in my city( Montreal) and I was terrified to go back to school. And now this…I’m not from the US but it definitely hit home.

This is a worldwide issue. It happens everywhere. They need to establish a system to protect all schools. We have to protect our students,teachers and staff. We can not let this type evilness happen again.

correction: *disbelief*

97. Mr. Eff said:

I hear they’re trying to blame hiphop for this too…smh

What!?!Please say it isn’t so..

#91 Bush did say that..he said it earlier today i saw it on CBS…he was talking as if he wasn’t sadden by what happened. to me it sounded like he was talking like “damn i really don’t want to be here” dats how it sounded to me but hey that’s just my opinion…they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time…them kids were in the RIGHT place gettin an education! Bush needz help…ASAP

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Now why would he want to say that.Sometimes I think he just don’t know what he saying.

They were warned by emails, but not everybody read email from their school.I think they should put the sirens on, but it’s all said and done.Something just is not right.

Its still should have been posted, its way important then anything posted on this website! I feel so disgusted everytime I hear about these kinds of things!

32 STUDENTS WOKE UP YESTERDAY & DID NOT KNOW THAT YESTERDAY WAS THERE LAST. LIFE IS SO SHORT. LET’S ALL NOT TAKE LIF FOR GRANTED. My prayers go out to all the families. The question of the day is WHY? Why did they have to die? Why did he do it?…we may never understand why but me being a student at a University is praying and may God heal their pain.

My heart goes out to all who lost their lives or loved ones lives. Its a shame how one man can change the lives of hundreds within a couple of hours. It got me worried about my school (Illinois State University) cause we honestly have NO type of security. We dont have metal detectors, or anything and a walmart that sells guns is right accross the way from here.

Some serious advise, everyone needs to try and get to know others around them. If you see someone that is always alone introduce yourself or include them in your group for a day. That person may be a disturbed person with or without your efforts to get to know them, but atleast you would know that something wasnt right and you could possibly offer help.

I know how the families and friends feel cause in november one of my friends from highschool went missing at school. They still havent found him even though their were hundreds of people searching for him all throughout the university and sourounding areas.

Anyway I hope that everyone takes care and is careful.

My heart goes out to the family,friend and the whole school. This is really sad and unbelivable i mean its like a scene of a movie or somethint but now people gotten so cruel to take other people’s lives and lets not forget that these people were innocent. Why on earth would someone own a gun? Why would he kill these young students. How can a mother/father cope with a lose of her daughter/son?. This is just so sad people are so cruel now days. The government should be tough on guns. No one should own a gun. I dont care if u saying your protecting urself. Get a damn Security system but crack down em guns. We’re losing so many people. V.T just know yall are not alone prayers are with you guys on this tragedy and may you find peace in time of healing. My heart goes out to all the fallen Angel on that Massacre. REST IN PEACE.

I declare, THEY NEED TO PUT PRAYER BACK IN THE SCHOOLS!

Where the hell are the parents that destroyed that boy. They need to be interviewed immediately. He was a loner with imaginary friends and not sex at the age of 23. They failed to visit him and during spring break he stayed on campus and bought 2 guns. Meanwhile he was stalking girls. All this for pussy. His roomates shoulda took him to Loose Lucy and got his ass laided. Lack of pussy drove him bananas. Sad, Sad, Sad. My condolences. I can’t stop watching those young faces erased because of this. I blame his parents

Where the hell are the parents that destroyed that boy. They need to be interviewed immediately. He was a loner with imaginary friends and not sex at the age of 23. They failed to visit him and during spring break he stayed on campus and bought 2 guns. Meanwhile he was stalking girls. All this for pussy. His roomates shoulda took him to Loose Lucy and got his ass laided. Lack of pu**y drove him bananas. Sad, Sad, Sad. My condolences. I can’t stop watching those young faces erased because of this. I blame his parents

Honestly, I am just so mad at myself for complaining about the little things when I have so much and people’s lives are being taken. It’s such a blessing to have life and it sad that things like this have to happen to remind you to appreciate what you do have.

I PRAY FOR PEACE AND SOUND MIND FOR THE PEOPLE OF VA TECH. I PRAY FOR HEALING FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL CHILDREN, MEN & WOMEN. I PRAY FOR THE DEVIL AND BIND HIS EVIL SPIRIT. I PRAY FOR BUSH!

AMEN!

This makes me sad to be part Korean. :[
http://img.news.yahoo.co....8014300425f6_014500_0.jpg
Images of what this twisted kid wrote on Cynet:
Translated:
I’m hurt… I’m sad… I feel like I’m going to go crazy.

But what hurts, and is sad, and makes me crazy even more is that…
I can’t say it.

That I’m hurt and sad and feel like I’m going to go crazy…
This ****ty situation where I can’t say that

I hate it to death.

118. Candace said:
Where the hell are the parents that destroyed that boy.

>>> Why blame the parents? Parents can’t control his personality, there are tons of loners with sexless lives, tons of boys who never get none, no matter what the media try to promote, doesn’t make them crazy and deranged. He had bigger issues than that and nothing proves that his parents were the source of his issues.

After this event, are you people still strongly supportive of gun possession in this country?

@ #120 JOSH R

DO NOT take this as a reflection on your heritage! What happened was not your fault, nor did it have anything to do with you. That is part of the problem with our country nowadays. We’re all trying to come out from under the misguided negative stigma that society places on people because of their race or culture.

BE STRONG.

R.I.P. to those dead.
….Sad

University Students Hold Vigil for Victims
Portrait Emerges of ‘Loner’ Gunman
By ADAM GELLER
AP
BLACKSBURG, Va. (April 18) — Virginia Tech students and supporters lifted thousands of candles to a sapphire sky to remember the 32 people killed by a campus gunman.

The vigil Tuesday evening testified to the unity on which the mountain campus prides itself. But in the hours after Cho Seung-Hui ’s rampage, it was obvious the close-knit school was a community of which he never felt a part.

The gunman, who turned his gun on himself after carrying out the worst shooting massacre in modern U.S. history, was a sullen loner who left a rambling note raging against women and rich kids. News reports said that Cho, a 23-year-old senior majoring in English, may have been taking medication for depression and that he was becoming increasingly violent and erratic.

Professors and classmates were alarmed by his class writings _ pages filled with twisted, violence-drenched writing.

In screenplays he wrote for a class last fall, characters throw hammers and attack with chainsaws, said a student who attended Virginia Tech last fall. In another, Cho concocted a tale of students who fantasize about stalking and killing a teacher who sexually molested them.

“When we read Cho’s plays, it was like something out of a nightmare,” former classmate Ian MacFarlane, now an AOL employee, wrote in a blog posted on an AOL Web site.

“The plays had really twisted, macabre violence that used weapons I wouldn’t have even thought of.”

He said he and other students “were talking to each other with serious worry about whether he could be a school shooter.”

Despite the many warning signs that came to light in the bloody aftermath, police and university officials offered no clues as to exactly what set Cho off on the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.

“He was a loner, and we’re having difficulty finding information about him,” school spokesman Larry Hincker said.

“We always joked we were just waiting for him to do something, waiting to hear about something he did,” said another classmate, Stephanie Derry. “But when I got the call it was Cho who had done this, I started crying, bawling.”

Professor Carolyn Rude, chairwoman of the university’s English department, said Cho’s writing was so disturbing that he had been referred to the university’s counseling service.

“Sometimes, in creative writing, people reveal things and you never know if it’s creative or if they’re describing things, if they’re imagining things or just how real it might be,” Rude said. “But we’re all alert to not ignore things like this.”

With classes canceled for the rest of the week, many students left town in a hurry, lugging pillows, sleeping bags and backpacks down the sidewalks.

On Tuesday night, thousands of Virginia Tech students, faculty and area residents poured into the center of campus to grieve together. Volunteers passed out thousands of candles in paper cups, donated from around the country. Then, as the flames flickered, speakers urged them to find solace in one another.

“We will move on from this. But it will take the strength of each other to do that,” said Zenobia Hikes, vice president for student affairs. “We want the world to know we are Virginia Tech, we will recover, we will survive with your prayers.”

As silence spread across the grassy bowl of the drill field, a pair of trumpets began to play taps. A few in the crowd began to sing Amazing Grace.

April 16: A Day of Tragedy

Afterward, students, some weeping, others holding each other for support, gathered around makeshift memorials, filling banners and plywood boards with messages belying their pain.

“Our hearts will be heavy, our tears will fall and our questions never really answered,” one wrote.

“I think this is something that will take a while. It still hasn’t hit a lot of people yet,” said Amber McGee, a freshman from Wytheville, Va.

I’m so sad that this happened to all these young people at Virginia Tech. It hurts my heart. I wish it could have been prevented. I pray that God will comfort all of their families because this is so horrible and uncalled for. I just want to scream in anguish.

Profile of a killer: Cho Seung-Hui, 23
By Jessica Van Sack
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - Updated: 01:06 AM EST

Ian MacFarlane’s first thought when he heard of the massacre at his alma mater was for his friends’ safety. His second was, “I bet it was Seung Cho.”

Many who had crossed paths with the silent “loner” who unleashed mass murder upon students and faculty at Virginia Tech thought of him as the strangest, spookiest person they’d ever encountered.

Cho Seung-Hui, 23, gunned down two students at the West Ambler Johnston hall dorm and then waited two-and-a-half hours before going on a bloody rampage at Norris Hall, a classroom building at the school. Survivors described him as wearing “Boy Scout-like clothes.”

The Virginia Tech senior, who moved from South Korea at age 8, was a legal permanent resident of the United States. Raised in suburban Washington, D.C., where his parents worked at a dry cleaner, Cho left an angry note in his dorm room, which a law enforcement source described as a typed, eight-page rant against “rich kids” and women.

“You caused me to do this,” the official quoted the note as saying.

David Schott, who graduated from Westfield High School in Chantilly, Va., with Cho in 2003, told the Herald in an e-mail that Cho “never spoke a word.”

“He was in one or two of my classes throughout the years and was incredibly quiet,” Schott said. “He never spoke a word. Throughout the course of a year of class with him he would only speak maybe once when a teacher called on him, and even then he would either say nothing or murmur. He didn’t make eye contact with anyone.

“People said ‘hi’ to him a lot, not expecting a response, just trying to be nice.”

At least one of those killed in the rampage, Reema Samaha, graduated from Westfield High in 2006. Authorities haven’t said whether Cho knew the young woman or singled her out.

Students yesterday said Cho was known for little more than his silent demeanor. They said he refused to introduce himself to his creative writing class last year. As classmates went around the room saying their names, he remained silent. On the sign-in sheet where everyone else had written their names, Cho had written a question mark. “Is your name, ‘Question mark?’ ” classmate Julie Poole recalled the professor asking. The young man offered little response.

Cho, an English major, produced such disturbing creative writing that a professor referred him to counseling. MacFarlane, a former playwriting classmate of Cho’s, now an employee of AOL, wrote on a news blog that “When we read Cho’s plays, it was like something out of a nightmare.”

One play, titled “Richard McBeef,” depicts an angry adolescent who believes his stepfather murdered his biological father. It is laced with references to sexual abuse. In it, a chain saw-wielding mom has a temper that flairs on a whim.

Hopefully this will make these colleges and universities crack down a bit more on campus security. I feel bad for all the families that were effected.

This is a little off topic but I don’t know about the schools you guys went to but MSU dorms were a little bit too open to outsiders. A lot of these schools to tighten their security.

Just another example as to why this site isn’t a source for real journalism. You don’t know what to write unless its trash, plain and simple. even your commentaries aren’t well written.

Its awful what happened in Virginia. And its ish like this that makes me scarred to go back to school to finish my degree. My condolences to all the family of the deceased and injured. They will never be forgotten.

We may not understand God’s ways… But we must rest in the knowledge that He knows Best. I pray for the mourning families and friends who have lost so much in so little time. My heart goes out to them, hoping that they will heal and be able to forgive the killer. Because carrying a grudge will only eat away at one’s soul.
Noone deserves to go through this… But trust, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Blessings & Love

My prayers go out to all of those affected. I personally feel like all of this could have been avoided. I know that it’s too early to point fingers, but I feel so saddened by all of this. BUSH YOU ARE A DISGRACE. GUN CONTROL! The University should have been locked down after the first shooting, and they would have found him reloading in his dorm. The “Counseling Services” they sent Cho to should have kicked him out of VT. They don’t have any security cameras at VT?
I am just upset that this tragedy happened and I hope the school can get back to normal in due time.

After reading some comments:
DO NOT FEEL BAD FOR BEING KOREAN! My husbands best friends are Korean and they are smart, rich, happy, cool, healthy people. Be proud of who you are and know that mental illness affects ALL RACES. Cho needed help and never got it. Don Imus come to Duval County.
RIP VT victims

This is/was a very unfortunate event. Even with security on campus and mo matter how many procedures and policies that are in order, are we ever really initially ready to handle these tragedies? I agree with one poster who said 33 people died, not 32 and the killer! It’s really hard to pray for your enemies but after seeing and hearing this that’s exactly what we should do! It was stated that mental meds were found with his belongings. This was coming for a long time with this young man and his parents weren’t intuitive with him enough to call the dark side he obviously possessed! As parents we have to pay attention to our children and the tell tale signs they give to us when they’re in pain/distress!! We have to ask questions and be very proactive and prepare our children the best way we can for the cruel world. Instill faith, love, patience and understanding just to name a few. This young man didn’t just start feeling this way a month or so ago. During his writing he talked about sexual abuse, maybe that was one of the signs. I’m sure a whole lot is going to come out now. His ranting letter was about rich kids and women. Maybe he was teased because he was not from here! Maybe a girl he crushed on crushed him. Who knows, there are probably infinite reasons as to why he was a pot waiting to boil over? God Bless all of us! With a special prayer of mercy to help those directly affected by this ordeal.

Sad .. my prayers go out to the families of the victims of this tragic incident.. whats worse is it makes my paranoid when i walk to my classes everyday.
R.I.P

I feel so sorry for all the families of the victims of this tragedy and even worse for the shooter’s family. They not only have to deal with his death but also the very idea that he was responsible for all of this.

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Just another example as to why this site isn’t a source for real journalism. You don’t know what to write unless its trash, plain and simple. even your commentaries aren’t well written.

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Please get over yourself. The whole situation was tragic, so what can somebody say? Leave a damn message of peace and love, not your hatred for some bullshit comment. Read every thing and not some of it.

tragic yes, not only that we ignore the intuition of a concerned teacher, and not only that we enable guns in our schools with no real deterence.
the real tragedy is what i saw last night about the heroes in the school. unarmed and unprotected students who took action. they risked their lives to save fellow students, while the armored cops with the big guns sat around the school listening to gunfire as children were murdered. how dare they.

Concreteloop, please don’t pay any attention to these ignorant comments down playing your work on this site. You have so many of us loyal visitors who appreciate this site. Obviously the people making negative comments like it too because not only do they keep visiting but they also take the time to click on an article, scroll down to the bottom, fill out the comment form, and write a negative comment. I hate to sway away from the topic of this post but it just disgusts me so much when people go to great lengths just to conduct themselves in an ignorant manner… especially on a story of this maginitude.

Peacee, and may God be with all of those affected by the VTech shootings.

Tiana, you were quite eloquent and I share your sentiments.

It’s unfortunate for the families what happened but there is much more than is being brought out. First off, no one dies before their time. Adults should know that already, especially if you believe in the Most High. That premise doesn’t make any sense. Beyond that the “man” that committed this act obviously had training. You don’t kill “33″ people and injure a number of others with a glock or whatever they claim he had without professional training. I mean please.

My heart and prayers goes out to all the victim’s families and students at VT.

that’s sad yo like dey did not do anything and da korean kid had to kill dem i swear wats wrong wid des people yo dey did not do anythnig

I am a Virginia resident and a college student at VCU in Richmond Va. This hit SOOO close to home for me. I know plenty of people that go to VTech and it scared the mess out of me when I heard about it that morning from my boy that goes there. I called everyone I knew and thank god they were okay. RIP to all those who died, and my prayers go out to the families especially to the killers family. Their sons actions were disgusting and I know that it has put them to shame.

damn this sh@! is crazy. there was a rally at my school yesterday. My college is located downtown in an urban congested area with crime, anyway we have campus police who look just like regular police & drive police cars & suvs & arrest people. Well i just found out that these fools dont even have guns!!! Anyway there’s now a move to get them to have guns. My school is nowhere near as big as VTECH so i would assume most schools campus police are armed…

though like someone else stated here, it seemed even the armed police didnt make much difference at VTECH

i know some would state that more guns arent the answer & i damn sure dont know what the answer is to protect oneself & others from random violence. someone said no one dies before their time & I DISAGREE, people die before their “time” every damn day otherwise what the hell are we so upset about.

i mean we live in a rich country where innovation is all around us & unfortunately it seems guns & wackos with guns is something thats here to stay. It would be great if someone could invent something little and non lethal, like a mini tranquilizer gun for humans (sorta like the big tranquilizer guns used to subdue dangerous animals) that would knock someone out instantly or some shyt. This thing could be little enough to clip to a belt or a garter worn on calf or thigh.

Maybe a muthaeffer would think twice before deciding to just start shootin if he knew his dumb ass might end up lyin somewhere unconscious for 2 hrs & what might be done to him in that timespan.

Maybe i’m off the wall but damn i hate just being angry without an outlet for that anger.

This is just so horrible. Everytime I hear this story I feel sick!!!

My prayers goes out to the victums family and friends…

This is so sad.People’s lives are gone. I mean we dont know the whole story, but taking anothers life is just terrible. Those students got up that morning having no idea they weren’t gonna make it home. I know the worlds not perfect, but damn it’s like you cant even look out your window anymore or enjoy the view in your Backyard because you might get shot or raped. I thank God everyday for my life, I may not have everything but I have a life. And thats more than I can ask for. God Bless!

I will continue to pray for the victims who have lost their lives and those who are recovring I’m praying for the families as well!!!

R.I.P TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED. THANK GOD I LIVE IN THE U.K.

ONLY IN AMERICA…

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R.I.P TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED. THANK GOD I LIVE IN THE U.K.

ONLY IN AMERICA…

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For you to make that comment was unnecessary and ignorant. You cannot bless someone and in the same breath speak negative. Stereotyping brings nothing to the table. You cannot judge a country based on one person’s actions. You should have kept it to yourself.

The devil is busy all over the world. People are dying over things that can be easily prevented and eliminated (medical conditions, war & violence, nutrition, etc). My only prayer is that everyone, regardless of where you come from and what you do in life take this horrific event as an example that life is so precious.

We all need to start praying and be genuinely concerned and help each other to change the world we live in. There is too much anger, fear and hate. We all need love and acceptance. The battle was already won; we just need to stand for what is right and make a change starting with our leaders.

God bless each person who was affected by the massacre at Virginia Tech University. May you be able to find peace of mind, support and comfort.

Jen -

I apologize if I said anything to offended you. You are entitled to your opinion, however I think this particular blog is not the right moment or place to throw stones about countries.

True - America does have some SERIOUS problems that need to be dealt with. However, sweetie people are in mourning in this place and do not wish to hear negative statements. Please respect that.

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?

Y0 THATS S00.. SAd HE SHOUlD HAVE 0ff HiS SElF [[SiCK0]]

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.