Virginia Tech

The incidents at Virginia Tech on Monday is such a tragedy. Who would have thought that a peaceful campus in the middle of nowhere would erupt with all that violence? The loss of such young promising lives is so sad.

It's easy to pass judgement in hindsight about what would have, should have, could have happened, but I feel the university handled it the right way. They thought they had it all contained after the first murder, and even thought they may have the perpetrator. They didn't want to cause panic, so they didn't cancel classes or notify the campus until the situation was secured, to the best of their knowledge. It's very hard to say how to handle a situation as it unfolds.

I admit I watched CNN as things were hitting the airwaves. I got terribly annoyed at the CNN correspondents as they kept asking leading questions to all the student 'eyewitnesses', 'Do you feel the University was at fault for not notifying the students sooner?','Do you feel the second rampage could have been avoided if the University acted quicker?'. Most students interviewed thought the University handled it correctly, and wouldn't fall into the Blame Game that CNN wanted to place on the college administration.

Now we know what will happen: Because it's in a remote, southern city, there will be lots of demeaning comments about the Montgomery County, Va police force, the Va State Police, et. al.
There will be lots of comments from both sides about the gun-control laws or lack thereof. Quit trying to place blame. The gunman was disturbed, people had noticed it and actions had been taken. But if the perpetrator hasn't done anything wrong (up until the time of the incident), in a free society, one can only watch. You can't lock someone up because their thoughts are disturbing.

So let's all think and pray for the students at Virginia Tech and hope this never happens again to any college or university or school.