shooter on the va tech campus

[Darthphere]

Not all the time these days. Asian has broaden its meaning lately.

Wow, did I call it or what.

 

[nosebleed.]

Not all the time these days. Asian has broaden its meaning lately.

C'mon, when I say, "Its an asian guy" do you think arab or mid-east type of asian such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc?

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I have a friend who has alot of friends and family there. I cant get in touch with him, im hoping everything is alright. This is just sick. I just dont understand what could push someone to do this.

 

[Memphis Slim]

I care, and I think its irrelevant where the person who committed this horrible act is from or what his name is at this point.

In today's climate, it's not irrelevant.

Knwoing you, you're hoping he's of arab or muslim descent.

OOOPs.....I said nothing about Muslims.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

This is so sad.

 

[chamber-music]

C'mon, when I say, "Its an asian guy" do you think arab or mid-east type of asian such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc?

In the Europe Asian usually means Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh ect and Oriental is Japanese, Chinese, Korean ect. I have heard Oriental is offensive in america but people from those ethnic groups identify themselves as that in europe.

 

[terry78]

Man, this is wild. The thing is, when these type of guys kill themselves afterwards, you can hardly be angry since they're already gone, but obviously they were extremely disturbed from the jump. You don't know what to think.

 

[Cmill216]

In the Europe Asian usually means Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh ect and Oriental is Japanese, Chinese, Korean ect. I have heard Oriental is offensive in america but people from those ethnic groups identify themselves as that in europe.

The witness was an American college student.

If the witness said "Asian" he was obviously referring to someone of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. descent.

 

[_BB_]

They just showed images on BBC news of east asian descent who was arrested earlier. They're saying there could be 2 gunmen.

 

[Erzengel]

The witness was an American college student.

If the witness said "Asian" he was obviously referring to someone of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. descent.

There's a picture of them subduing an Asian but I don't think the one pictured is the one responsible.

 

[CyberFaust]

well...this sucks!

 

[Memphis Slim]

In the Europe Asian usually means Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh ect and Oriental is Japanese, Chinese, Korean ect. I have heard Oriental is offensive in america but people from those ethnic groups identify themselves as that in europe.

yep.

 

[Immortalfire]

Damn, how horrible

 

[TRUE]

fox news jus reported 32 people died. dats y i stay strapped wit a pistol, cause of crazy people like dat.

 

[Kyalesyin]

Woah. Stuff like this is one of the few reasons I like living here. Sure, schools have gotten shot up, but not nearly so often.

This is the best article I've found so far- http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/070416/world/virginia_tech_shooting

Says 31 dead, but they don't know if he killed himself or police shot him.

 

[Memphis Slim]

The witness was an American college student.

If the witness said "Asian" he was obviously referring to someone of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. descent.

Maybe. We Americans adopt many types of thinking. This student could like the Euro way of describing Asians.

 

[terry78]

fox news jus reported 32 people died. dats y i stay strapped wit a pistol, cause of crazy people like dat.

Should be the opposite, in my opinion. That's the reason all this **** happens, too easy access to guns as it is. I know quite a few people that own guns, not all legally, and they ain't got no business having them.

 

[Prognosticator]

One person was killed and several were wounded in two shootings on the Virginia Tech university campus in Blacksburg on Monday, The Associated Press and the university reported.

The AP reported that one person was killed and one wounded in a shooting at a dormitory. Another shooting at Norris Hall, an engineering building, resulted in multiple casualties, the university reported.

There were seven or eight total casualties in the two incidents, AP reported.

"Police have one shooter in custody, and as part of routine police procedure they continue to search for a second shooter," the university said in a written statement.

The first reported shooting occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a co-ed dormitory that houses 895 students. The dormitory, one of the largest residence halls on campus, is located near the drill field and stadium.

Student Matt Waldron said he did not hear the gunshots because he was listening to music, but he heard police sirens and saw officers hiding behind trees with their guns drawn.

"They told us to get out of there so we ran across the drill field as quick as we could," he said.

Waldron described the scene on campus as "mayhem."

"It was kind of scary," he said. "These two kids I guess had panicked and jumped out of the top story window and the one kid broke his ankle and the other girl was not in good shape just lying on the ground."

The shootings come three days after a bomb threat Friday forced the cancellation of classes in three buildings, WDBJ in Roanoke reported. Also, the 100,000-square-foot Torgersen Hall was evacuated April 2 after police received a written bomb threat, The Roanoke Times reported.

After the Monday shootings, students were instructed to stay indoors and away from windows, police at the university said.

"A gunman is loose on campus. Stay in buildings until further notice. Stay away from all windows," read a warning from the university.

"Virginia Tech has canceled all classes. Those on campus are asked to remain where they are, lock their doors and stay away from windows. Persons off campus are asked not to come to campus," a statement on the university Web site said

21 people?!
Did they get the killer yet?

I live an hour outside of Tech, in Roanoke, VA.

Officials on our local stations are reporting 22 dead, including the gunman, making this the deadliest campus shooting in US history.

Its all over fox news, this is some sad stuff. its around 21 to 25 people killed in the shootings.

They are now saying "At least 32 people".

How is this casualty list just jumping every time there's a report on tV!?! There needs to be some serious investigative reporting on the situation, and not "news channel competitions" to report the most misinformation?!?

 

[Cmill216]

How is this casualty list just jumping every time there's a report on tV!?! There needs to be some serious investigative reporting on the situation, and not "news channel competitions" to report the most misinformation?!?

Well, to put it bluntly, as more people are found dead the number tends to go up.

Maybe. We Americans adopt many types of thinking. This student could like the Euro way of describing Asians.

Okay, seriously. Who the **** cares? Oh, wait. Just you.

 

[Sun_Down]

Only to those that care.

Knwoing you, you're hoping he's of arab or muslim descent.

Not all the time these days. Asian has broaden its meaning lately.

OOOPs.....I said nothing about Muslims.

Maybe. We Americans adopt many types of thinking. This student could like the Euro way of describing Asians.

Guys, don't turn this into an excuse to be jackasses. The ethnicity of the shooter is not the issue here. Take it somewhere else, please.

 

[Darthphere]

Guys, don't turn this into an excuse to be jackasses. The ethnicity of the shooter is not the issue here. Take it somewhere else, please.

Thats exactly my point.

 

[ck51100]

Wow. This is horrible. I can't comprehend why someone would do something like this.

 

[nosebleed.]

Guys, don't turn this into an excuse to be jackasses. The ethnicity of the shooter is not the issue here. Take it somewhere else, please.

His background is relevant...what's wrong with discussing it?

What I really want to know is when the victim list is coming out. That's more pressing to me than the killer's info.

 

[Memphis Slim]

This is very tragic.... How those parents must feel.......

 

[patrickbateman]

This is horrible

what even more horrible is guyz like michael moore minting money on tragic incidents like these