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Marie26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-17-07 09:16 AM
Response to Reply #32
73. They apparantly have one
A public-address system that broacasts alarms across campus. It's just that no alarm was given.
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  -Who are these guys at the VA Tech newser???? Chimpys_Last_Stand  Apr-16-07 04:09 PM   #0 
  - They dropped the ball.  Rex   Apr-16-07 04:10 PM   #1 
  - I could swear that's Katie Couric among them ...  LSparkle   Apr-16-07 04:13 PM   #5 
     - Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was her voice, too.  Tin Man   Apr-16-07 04:15 PM   #8 
     - Surprised she wasn't up on stage, snarling and growling.  Rex   Apr-16-07 04:36 PM   #25 
  - It sounds to me, that everybody has been sleep walking these last  The Backlash Cometh   Apr-16-07 04:12 PM   #2 
  - it does make you wonder?  bambino   Apr-16-07 04:14 PM   #7 
  - So difficult to envision that "it could happen here"  Tin Man   Apr-16-07 04:21 PM   #16 
  - This is a very good point.  yardwork   Apr-16-07 04:18 PM   #11 
  - OK. I'm only partially serious when I ask, is there something going  ladjf   Apr-16-07 04:19 PM   #14 
  - We are a convenient store society.  The Backlash Cometh   Apr-16-07 05:44 PM   #37 
     - homeland security underfunded  bambino   Apr-16-07 07:02 PM   #56 
  - Isn't that the truth. We have had numerous events, and in particular New Orleans  lyonn   Apr-16-07 04:25 PM   #18 
  - Good point.  FloridaJudy   Apr-16-07 04:25 PM   #19 
  - That is it - we have been disproportionately concerned about  treestar   Apr-16-07 04:32 PM   #23 
  - yes, I agree  NightWatcher   Apr-16-07 04:12 PM   #3 
  - I agree  idgiehkt   Apr-16-07 04:18 PM   #10 
  - This is nothing short of mind boggling incompetence...  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 04:19 PM   #13 
     - They should have a protocol  Marie26   Apr-16-07 05:52 PM   #41 
  - yeah, I hear ya. I'm waiting for a coherent timeline.  joneschick   Apr-16-07 04:13 PM   #4 
  - You can bet they are feeling sick that they did not lock down the campus immediately.  buzzard   Apr-16-07 07:04 PM   #57 
  - They are trying to toss smoke screens  ProudToBeBlueInRhody   Apr-16-07 04:14 PM   #6 
  - That is probably the answer: Novices  etherealtruth   Apr-16-07 04:19 PM   #12 
     - You're probably right  lizerdbits   Apr-16-07 05:41 PM   #36 
        - Such an horrific situation  etherealtruth   Apr-16-07 05:58 PM   #45 
  - waiting for news of what all happened to pass judgement, but preliminary thought shows me  uppityperson   Apr-16-07 04:17 PM   #9 
  - I thought exactly the same.  cwydro   Apr-16-07 04:21 PM   #15 
  - They're 'keystoners alright'....  brook   Apr-16-07 04:22 PM   #17 
  - I'm with you  lancdem   Apr-16-07 04:27 PM   #20 
  - I especially don't understand the whole 14,000  elcondor   Apr-16-07 04:29 PM   #21 
  - Exactly!  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 04:40 PM   #27 
  - These are adults, not minors.  Xithras   Apr-16-07 05:48 PM   #38 
     - I of course am  elcondor   Apr-16-07 06:00 PM   #46 
  - They also said they practice for this often  jannyk   Apr-16-07 04:30 PM   #22 
  - that is so galling  VelmaD   Apr-16-07 04:40 PM   #28 
  - Their communication system is lacking  goclark   Apr-16-07 04:33 PM   #24 
  - They had one, but no alarm was issued:  Marie26   Apr-16-07 05:28 PM   #35 
  - I really don't think they could have done anything to prevent this  gravity   Apr-16-07 04:39 PM   #26 
  - But they should have cancelled classes immediately for the day!  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 04:41 PM   #29 
     - and they could have stopped the commuter shuttles  libnnc   Apr-16-07 04:43 PM   #30 
     - It was in a dorm.  Xithras   Apr-16-07 05:51 PM   #40 
        - That's exactly the attitude that allows this.  Marie26   Apr-16-07 05:55 PM   #43 
        - There was no evidence the shooter wasn't still on campus either...  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 06:14 PM   #50 
        - The irony is that a reporter on KO said  jannyk   Apr-16-07 07:50 PM   #61 
        - If they cancelled classes and locked down the dorms  never cry wolf   Apr-17-07 11:06 AM   #77 
        - Hmmmm let's see....  jannyk   Apr-16-07 06:34 PM   #54 
           - My point exactly. Yours is well made and made much more succinctly.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 06:54 PM   #55 
           - You could not predicted that the killer would shoot up the classroom  gravity   Apr-16-07 08:59 PM   #67 
              - A killer was on the loose.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 09:24 PM   #68 
              - Even though they closed campus earlier this year after a cop killer  blonndee   Apr-16-07 09:27 PM   #69 
  - and how many times did the School Pres mention he spoke to bush and Laura?  leftchick   Apr-16-07 04:54 PM   #31 
  - Too many. nt  Marie26   Apr-16-07 05:17 PM   #34 
  - What the hell kind of campus-wide emergency broadcast system do they have?  Roland99   Apr-16-07 04:59 PM   #32 
  - email apparently :( n/t  jannyk   Apr-16-07 06:26 PM   #53 
  - They apparantly have one  Marie26   Apr-17-07 09:16 AM   #73 
  - This is just IMO  Marie26   Apr-16-07 05:16 PM   #33 
  - That is what they thought...  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 05:49 PM   #39 
     - But there was no evidence he was on campus  Xithras   Apr-16-07 05:54 PM   #42 
        - What evidence that he left?  Marie26   Apr-16-07 05:57 PM   #44 
        - And 99 times out of 100 they would have been right.  Xithras   Apr-16-07 06:07 PM   #48 
           - No, they messed up.  Marie26   Apr-17-07 09:11 AM   #70 
              - Cancel the classes.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-17-07 10:22 AM   #74 
        - "inconvenience...."???  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 06:18 PM   #51 
        - Well the police didn't have him, so he had to be  jannyk   Apr-16-07 06:19 PM   #52 
  - Never thought I'd defend law enforcement types, but I have to say  vickitulsa   Apr-16-07 06:01 PM   #47 
  - Your story about your friend is heartbreaking.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 07:18 PM   #59 
     - Thank you -- you're clearly right.  vickitulsa   Apr-16-07 08:14 PM   #63 
  - Exactly what I was thinking  Downtown Hound   Apr-16-07 06:13 PM   #49 
  - The truth is they could have locked down the shooter in a classroom not knowing who it was and the  buzzard   Apr-16-07 07:13 PM   #58 
     - But don't you contain a crime scene?  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 07:31 PM   #60 
     - How could you lock him in a classroom  Downtown Hound   Apr-16-07 08:09 PM   #62 
        - Sorry I see what you are saying my apologies, I was thinking that if students  buzzard   Apr-16-07 08:15 PM   #64 
  - Your missing a lot.  marano35   Apr-16-07 08:17 PM   #65 
  - I'm not a cop.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-16-07 08:34 PM   #66 
  - That's exactly right  alcibiades_mystery   Apr-17-07 09:15 AM   #72 
  - A major research university is not a high school - it is a small town  alcibiades_mystery   Apr-17-07 09:13 AM   #71 
  - So you cancel the classes.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-17-07 10:27 AM   #75 
  - How do you notify thousands of students in route  BlackVelvet04   Apr-17-07 10:36 AM   #76 
     - You try. That's what you do.  Chimpys_Last_Stand   Apr-17-07 02:51 PM   #78 
 

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