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Thread ID: 78535	2007-04-19 06:05:00	(US) School Killer Copycats	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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542243	2007-04-19 06:05:00	Well...here they come...just in time to celebrate Hitler's birthday and the Columbine anniversary. This is very close to home...and the school that my stepson attends. (www.pe.com) I don't think anything's gonna happen the day after tomorrow (US time), but it is disturbing.:stare:	SurferJoe46 (51)
542244	2007-04-19 10:37:00	Disturbing indeed. Scary stuff. BTW, where is Murrieta - in California? I saw the Virginia killer's multimedia photos and video sent to NBC or whatever network it was, and I wondered how many copycat killings it would initiate. He did say that the Columbine killers were martyrs. If Virginia had strict gun controls like here in NZ, I doubt that Korean would have murdered anyone. But its the States and gun control just is not going to happen.	Strommer (42)
542245	2007-04-19 11:11:00	Hopefully no one copies in New Zealand! Otherwise my life could be at stake. :stare: /me begins to write my will, begins to look for bullet-proof hoodies	Renmoo (66)
542246	2007-04-19 11:55:00	:horrified Just don't sit at the back of the class, alone, with an anti-social frown. :horrified Surely James, you need not worry. :cool:	Strommer (42)
542247	2007-04-19 12:13:00	calsun.canoe.ca	zqwerty (97)
542248	2007-04-19 13:15:00	it's shocking that a 14 year old can obtain an assault rifle (well, shocking to a kiwi anyway) anyone else find the irony that it was a catholic school i.e. catholic child i.e. everyone knows that guy brought up in the hard-out christian family who seems a little "off-balance" despite his ciblings being perfectly normal (and by normal i mean harmless) people DISCLAIMER:i'm not flaming/looking to start a big religious debate, but it kinda stuck out for me. i know it happens to all families irrespective of religion, but it's the irony i'm after here	motorbyclist (188)
542249	2007-04-19 17:38:00	Disturbing indeed . Scary stuff . BTW, where is Murrieta - in California? I saw the Virginia killer's multimedia photos and video sent to NBC or whatever network it was, and I wondered how many copycat killings it would initiate . He did say that the Columbine killers were martyrs . If Virginia had strict gun controls like here in NZ, I doubt that Korean would have murdered anyone . But its the States and gun control just is not going to happen . Yes . . . . Murrieta is just down the road apiece from here . . . . I am in San Jacinto, California, and both cities are within Riverside County, very close to ½ way between Palm Springs and Riverside City . With a line as the base of a triangle from Los Angeles to the North, San Diego to the South, we would be at the intersection of the other two (almost) equilateral triangle legs, to the East . You've gotta remember that the state where he bought the weapon(s) is a very redneck state . Virginia is still rather closed minded and wide open, not in space and people-per-acre, but attitude . . . and it wasn't but a bunch of years ago that there was a "no Sunday Selling" law, when no stores were open on Sunday . I lived there for a while and found it to be very close-minded and bigoted . Antebellum attitudes still prevail and there's a festering hate for Northerners and the loss of the Civil War . They will viciously defend that attitude . I don't think that the killer learned anything new from Virginia; he had something wrong with his brain anyway . Sad part was that the locals knew he was a potential WMD and did nothing about it . He had been institutionalized a few times and yet bought firearms counter to the "computer search" results outcome . He shouldda had a Boolean flag somewhere .	SurferJoe46 (51)
542250	2007-04-19 17:40:00	:horrified Just don't sit at the back of the class, alone, with an anti-social frown . :horrified Surely James, you need not worry . :cool: . . . and don't look Korean either! Unfortunately, there is a rather firm dislike in the US for Koreans . This too will fuel new disrespect and hate mongering .	SurferJoe46 (51)
542251	2007-04-19 20:42:00	I lived there for a while and found it to be very close-minded and bigoted . Antebellum attitudes still prevail Sad part was that the locals knew he was a potential WMD and did nothing about it . He had been institutionalized a few times and yet bought firearms counter to the "computer search" results outcome . Antebellum - a new word for me . and it is LATIN :D - “before the war . ” Surfer, are there any states with such strict gun controls that would have denied Cho Seung-Hui buying a gun? It would mean that anyone going to a counsellor for suicidal tendencies, etc . , would be put into a database that could be accessed by police . I am not saying this is totally wrong but civil rights activists would go bananas, maybe counsellors also since it would put people off seeking help . About Virgina: a long time ago I had neighbours who lived in Virginia for a few years . The man taught at a university, maybe even Virginia Tech as I recall it was a town and not a big city . They were from England . Suddenly they decided to get the hell out of the states and move to 'safe' little old New Zealand (well, it was safer 30 odd years ago) . Why the move? The local sheriff was a friend of theirs and he was gunned down, murdered . Here in NZ and I guess most all other countries in the world, there are NO gun shops . And no place like K-Mart (= The Warehouse) that has a gun section . I think the only place to buy a gun is at hunting stores and it seems to me to be fairly low key . Can someone here buy a pistol other than an air powered one? I am not sure but if they can I believe the pistol must be kept at a registered locked up gun club, not the buyer's home . Lets see Laura, is this my big 2000th post? :cool:	Strommer (42)
542252	2007-04-19 21:44:00	One more to go, Steve! :lol: Do you carry firearms, SurferJoe? Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
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