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Elphaba · 04-16-2007, 02:39 PM

It is human nature to seek out blame when something this horrific occurs. I've been listening to a radio program that has set that aside in favor of discussing means of prevention. Gun policy was, of course, a part of the discussion, as were increased security measures to prevent an individual of this kind of getting on campus. I could go into detail about the suggestions considered, but the bottom line was that there are no practical solutions.

In truth, the last college campus incident of this kind was in 1966. This would suggest that our colleges are remarkable safe and I think it's important to keep this in mind when contemplating what happened today.

To be clear, I am not of the same opinion concerning our K-12 schools.

04-16-2007, 02:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	It is human nature to seek out blame when something this horrific occurs. I've been listening to a radio program that has set that aside in favor of discussing means of prevention. Gun policy was, of course, a part of the discussion, as were increased security measures to prevent an individual of this kind of getting on campus. I could go into detail about the suggestions considered, but the bottom line was that there are no practical solutions. In truth, the last college campus incident of this kind was in 1966. This would suggest that our colleges are remarkable safe and I think it's important to keep this in mind when contemplating what happened today. To be clear, I am not of the same opinion concerning our K-12 schools. __________________ "You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." Molly Ivins - 1944-2007 Last edited by Elphaba; 04-16-2007 at 05:32 PM.. Reason: Corrected date of Charles Whitman killings at UT