Shooting at Virginia Tech

[JayMcGee]

whilst I understand your angst, might I remind you that only 33 dead would be considered a good day in Bagdhad?

[freshnesschronic]

Originally Posted by JayMcGee

whilst I understand your angst, might I remind you that only 33 dead would be considered a good day in Bagdhad?

This isn't Baghdad. This is the first world technologically advanced industrialized United States of America, the most powerful, influential, and "greatest" nation in modern times. Again, the largest US massacre by a single gunman. There is no anarchy, no social upheaval, no war torn sectors. This is the free world. And the incident is a damn serious one.

[JayMcGee]

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

This isn't Baghdad. This is the first world technologically advanced industrialized United States of America, the most powerful, influential, and "greatest" nation in modern times. Again, the largest US massacre by a single gunman. There is no anarchy, no social upheaval, no war torn sectors. This is the free world. And the incident is a damn serious one.

Of course it is. And I'm sure the mothers in your country grieve that much harder than the mothers in Bagdhad.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by JayMcGee

Of course it is. And I'm sure the mothers in your country grieve that much harder than the mothers in Bagdhad.

I agree Jay, just because our "standards" are higher does not make any loss of life an more or less important. We are all human beings and all our lives are worth the same and it is pathetic to think otherwise.