What is sad is that I'm not really "shocked" by it! I was "taken back" by what happened but I really wasn't shocked like I should have been! I think it's because we (as a society) are kind of "immune" to this kind of thing happening because I watch the news all the time so I know that school shootings and other business shootings happen pretty regularly it seems like. Though this was the worst because so many lives were lost it's still not shocking to me. That is what is sad that we live in an era were "shootings" are becoming a common thing.
Anybody else feel this way?
It's sad that it happened, but i'm not shocked. What is shocking is so many bible prophecies being fulfilled right before my eyes.
I refer to 2 Timothy 3:1-5 where we are warned about critical times hard to deal with and how it outlines how people are going to be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, etc. Not to start a religious debate, but all answers are found in the Bible.
I think it's sad that this man had roommates who didn't know him at all. I'm not saying any of that is their fault - I just think it's amazing that this person was apparently alone but surrounded by people. I also feel such pitty for his parents and for the parents of the girl he was apparently fixated upon.
Heroes were obviously created that day - the RA (who is from my neck of the woods) who was killed while trying to intervene, the professors killed protecting students, etc - it's that old catch that heroes are only created as a result of crisis. You just don't send your child to college expecting them to die a hero.
What makes me angry is that this has happen before and they tell us the signs of trouble what to look for and such yet, teachers AND parents continue to ignore the warning and troubling signs and don't question anything like this kid's horrible creative writing and how the teacher sent him to see the counselor. I think this could have been prevented had someone pointed the finger at this kid and said " he needs help" there was something wrong with him and someone should have pickedn up on that.
From what I saw this morning on the ?Today show, Diana Sawyer was saying that there was a professor that was aware of this man, and was afraid of his capabilities, and that she had instituted a Code word to let those around her know when danger struck. She had warned authorities about him, but they were dismissed. Such a shame.
On a related note, Did anyone read the article in Reader's Digest about the kids getting in trouble for pocketknives and such? Seems like we just can't get it right... 
My 5th grader was kicked off of the bus because he dropped his little school scissors out of his backpack and they had the sharper ends (fisco brand) instead of the rounded ends. The scissors were still only 4 inches long or so, but they weren't rounded enough. Who knew?
Ok in Minnesota we have had at least two school shootings. My husband works in the media and has traveled to these incidents. I personally cannot start to digest all the what ifs going on in the media. Right now it is all just what is going around like any other high profile event.
Yes there is always warning signs in these cases. so it is no surprise to me.
I saw a lttle bit of the professor talking on Good Morning America and what she said about her and her assistant having a code word so that they would know if either one of them felt that they were in danger. Then she was asked a question that was, I think, something about notifying the parents of the student that did the shooting, about his strange behaviors, and I believe she responded that that couldn't happen because of the student's privacy rights. That just floored me. So it's okay to put the lives of innocent people at risk, and unfortunately in this case have such a horrible outcome, than to alert the parents to the fact that there son, who was OBVIOUSLY disturbed, might need some, or more, professonal help.
It's sad many of us, myself included, have come to the point where we are saddened, angered and upset, but not surprised, by these kinds of things. I shudder to think of what this world will be like in the future. I've come close, many times, to telling my kids not to have kids because I believe this world will be such a mess. But then I think, we can't let the inmates run the asylum - that would be the total end. I know that their are millions of good people in the world - and I'd like to think I'm one of them - but yet, things still seem to spin out of control.
I pray for the families that lost loved ones, and those whose loved ones were injured, and I thank God that there weren't more that were killed.
It truly is sad, I believes it shows the depth of mental illness and how distructive and tragic it can be....hindsight always makes things seem obvious, but of course real life isnt that way.
This is a price we pay for freedom.......bad things will sometimes happen to good people.. hopefully we can all learn how to think on our feet in emergencies and teach our children to do the same....those kids who jumped out windows or blocked doors saved their lives and others with their quick thinking.....just like we practice for natural disasters I think we need to practice (in schools and workplaces) for all types of emergencies, have escape plans in place and know to RUN!!!
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