Yeah, and I know what you mean. You just never know when someone's just a little off but completely harmless or if they're actually going to snap, and it's even scarier that the shooter lived in one of their dorms. Makes me glad I know how to wrestle a gun away from someone. DD:
A friend of mine is a tad paranoid now and it's sorta rubbing off on me... It could happen anywhere, and just what in the hell could I do to stop it? Not a damn thing. D:
It's times like these when I wish I knew some self defense, how to preform CPR and other helpful things like that that could potential be the difference between life and death.
Aww, so's my roommate. Right after we finished watching the Oprah on it (YES I WATCH OPRAH, STFU) she turned to me and asked "...You're not a shooter right?? DD:" and we started naming kids that could be potenial shooters and made plans to buy them cookies and Snicker bars and stuff to get on their good side. You could always go to a local fitness center or see if they offer classes on your campus gym, they usually do and they're usually pretty inexpensive and completely worth it. <333
Duuuude, me and aunt went through this "WOMAN = BETTER THAN MEN" phase and learned how to shoot guns and do extreme sports and snuck in some self-defense classes so we're the butches girly-girls ever now. XDD They offer them in so advanced self-defense classes if you can find 'em.
Yeah.. after hearing the news the next day I immediatly prayed that all the victims and their friends and families would find happiness and peace. Even though I'm technically not of the Christian religion, I wished all that died made it to a happy afterlife in heaven <3
Thanks for posting this journal to tell people to pray for those that died. Much love to you <3333 *loves*
I was so shocked when I saw that in the news. And pissed at the stupid BRATS in some forums laughing about it. I could NOT believe it.
I did a couple of minutes of silence for them, specially that heroic teacher (I didn't hear his name u_u), and I will pray now before going to bed, and I'll put another candle tomorrow.
It scared me the crap out, because... it kinda... makes me think about an ex-classmate who actually exploded once. It was so scary. And he's such a nice guy, and all... I hope people will learn something from this.
Making fun of un-popular kids =/= fun. I think Cho was being teased, right? Argh, it makes me so fucking mad [/rant]
WHY THE HELL DO PEOPLE DO THAT?? I'll never understand. It's like back in Jr. High when the holocaust surviver Elle Wiesel (I think that's how you spell his name) came and spoke and the kids behind me started laughing when he started crying while talking about how his father died.
Ohh yeah, there were around 3 teachers that died, right? One that tried to help people that were shot and two others that tried to block the doorway to their classrooms? Heros, all of them. ♥
H'oh man, go give him a hug. ;o; I going to go around giving all the loners cookies or something now. Or pens for their crazy pockets.
Uh, I don't know if he was being teased, I just know a lot of people were scared of him because of his violent writings and he was in a mental institution before and proclaimed legally insane.
I know. We saw the Holocaust last year and the friggin' 'popular' kids were laughing they asses out at... all the stuff they did to women. Like... UGH. I gave them a piece of my mind, but still DDD: .
Yeah, that men... I mean, such an heroic action, standing in the door being shot not to let his students die. Such a honorable men. I almost cried when I heard that. I ♥ those teachers, may they rest in piece.
About my classmate, we did get along well. Since I am somewhat a loner, I stayed in breaks to read something, and he didn't go out much, so we talked D: . I really liked him in the friendly way. Coockies~ ♥. That srsly could solve everything. If only people were kinder...
D: Dunno about Cho, my mom said she heard on TV his gf cheated on him, and that he was kinda an outcast because of his nationality. Really, really dunno. It doesn't justify what he did, but still, people should fucking learn.
Yeahhh, and now all of my friends are compairing Cho (the shooter) to "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" or making MC Hammer jokes about it. TOO SOON GUYS, LEARN BETTER COMEDIC TIMING. >/
Agreed. ;_; They're the people we need to be hearing about/discussing, not the shooter who would want media attention. ♥
Awww, I don't understand how people can be loners I'm such an attention whore, especially IRL XDD BUT I STILL LOVE YOU~ *hugs* Cookies could change the world man, I'm telling you. ♥
Uhhh, whut? I didn't hear that, I just heard he had a rich kid complex because he had nothing: no money, no friends, no reason to live. That and he had a history of writing violent things and stalking women, but I digress. It's more important to talk about the victoms (even though technically he's a victom of himself... but whatever, I won't go all psychologist on you XD).
*loves the love* ♥♥♥♥ Ranting is what they made LJ for!!~
Let's just start off by saying that I love you too. =)
I've been tearing and bordering on crying each morning as I read the newspaper for updates on the situation in VTech. And the whole situation just scares me, especially when the newspaper listed out the series of school shooting incidents one after the other. It really makes you wonder, right? Life is just too darn unpredictable. And then now there are more uncertainties, like what if this becomes a trigger incident, what if there are racial repercussions. I'm getting rather worried for my Asian friends in the US, not about anything else but for human nature. It's natural to strike back.
You probably know by now I don't have a religion, so all I have is that I can hope, and give hope, for the families of the deceased through this hard time.
(ps. and while this is completely bad timing, am I allowed to be comparing what Bush's sentiments regarding students dying with the bombing of schools in Baghdad? I just feel...ngggh. Can't even start to describe it. *confused&conflicted*)
Jesus, I know right? And it's like Jimmy said before, if someone else were to snap there's really not a damn thing anyone can do about it besides try to get everyone out and not to panic. That's why it's always good to live life to the fullest and not worry about how dumb you look and not be afraid to try new things and such. I've been worrying about that too, that everyone will start viewing Asian-Americans as school shooters like how people have started labeling Muslims and dudes with bushy beards as terrorists. But you're right, it's not only human nature to strike back, it's animal instincts. It's like a wounded animal lashing out.
Pffft, I'm not religious either, but as long as you're thinking about everyone involved, that's more than enough.
Maaan, I wish I had that problem. I always tend to be too empathetic towards tragedies (except for 911, but maybe that's because America's not my home country? I don't know). I just start to picture the look on everyone's faces and put myself in their shoes, so to speak. DD:
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That was a lovely sentiment. ♥
...Have I told you that I love you today? *hugs*
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Yeah, and I know what you mean. You just never know when someone's just a little off but completely harmless or if they're actually going to snap, and it's even scarier that the shooter lived in one of their dorms.
Makes me glad I know how to wrestle a gun away from someone. DD:
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A friend of mine is a tad paranoid now and it's sorta rubbing off on me... It could happen anywhere, and just what in the hell could I do to stop it? Not a damn thing. D:
It's times like these when I wish I knew some self defense, how to preform CPR and other helpful things like that that could potential be the difference between life and death.
How'd you learn that? :o
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Aww, so's my roommate. Right after we finished watching the Oprah on it (YES I WATCH OPRAH, STFU) she turned to me and asked "...You're not a shooter right?? DD:" and we started naming kids that could be potenial shooters and made plans to buy them cookies and Snicker bars and stuff to get on their good side.
You could always go to a local fitness center or see if they offer classes on your campus gym, they usually do and they're usually pretty inexpensive and completely worth it. <333
Duuuude, me and aunt went through this "WOMAN = BETTER THAN MEN" phase and learned how to shoot guns and do extreme sports and snuck in some self-defense classes so we're the butches girly-girls ever now. XDD They offer them in so advanced self-defense classes if you can find 'em.
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Thanks for posting this journal to tell people to pray for those that died. Much love to you <3333
*loves*
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Much love back!! ♥♥
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I did a couple of minutes of silence for them, specially that heroic teacher (I didn't hear his name u_u), and I will pray now before going to bed, and I'll put another candle tomorrow.
It scared me the crap out, because... it kinda... makes me think about an ex-classmate who actually exploded once. It was so scary. And he's such a nice guy, and all... I hope people will learn something from this.
Making fun of un-popular kids =/= fun. I think Cho was being teased, right? Argh, it makes me so fucking mad [/rant]
Much love to you ♥. And 'bout sorry the rant D:
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Ohh yeah, there were around 3 teachers that died, right? One that tried to help people that were shot and two others that tried to block the doorway to their classrooms? Heros, all of them. ♥
H'oh man, go give him a hug. ;o; I going to go around giving all the loners cookies or something now. Or pens for their crazy pockets.
Uh, I don't know if he was being teased, I just know a lot of people were scared of him because of his violent writings and he was in a mental institution before and proclaimed legally insane.
LOVE BACK!!! ;o; ♥~ Oh no, feel free to rant!
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Yeah, that men... I mean, such an heroic action, standing in the door being shot not to let his students die. Such a honorable men. I almost cried when I heard that. I ♥ those teachers, may they rest in piece.
About my classmate, we did get along well. Since I am somewhat a loner, I stayed in breaks to read something, and he didn't go out much, so we talked D: . I really liked him in the friendly way.
Coockies~ ♥. That srsly could solve everything. If only people were kinder...
D: Dunno about Cho, my mom said she heard on TV his gf cheated on him, and that he was kinda an outcast because of his nationality. Really, really dunno. It doesn't justify what he did, but still, people should fucking learn.
*keeps sending love* ♥. And yay for rants ♥♥♥♥.
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Agreed. ;_; They're the people we need to be hearing about/discussing, not the shooter who would want media attention. ♥
Awww, I don't understand how people can be loners I'm such an attention whore, especially IRL XDD BUT I STILL LOVE YOU~ *hugs*
Cookies could change the world man, I'm telling you. ♥
Uhhh, whut? I didn't hear that, I just heard he had a rich kid complex because he had nothing: no money, no friends, no reason to live. That and he had a history of writing violent things and stalking women, but I digress. It's more important to talk about the victoms (even though technically he's a victom of himself... but whatever, I won't go all psychologist on you XD).
*loves the love* ♥♥♥♥ Ranting is what they made LJ for!!~
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I've been tearing and bordering on crying each morning as I read the newspaper for updates on the situation in VTech. And the whole situation just scares me, especially when the newspaper listed out the series of school shooting incidents one after the other. It really makes you wonder, right? Life is just too darn unpredictable. And then now there are more uncertainties, like what if this becomes a trigger incident, what if there are racial repercussions. I'm getting rather worried for my Asian friends in the US, not about anything else but for human nature. It's natural to strike back.
You probably know by now I don't have a religion, so all I have is that I can hope, and give hope, for the families of the deceased through this hard time.
(ps. and while this is completely bad timing, am I allowed to be comparing what Bush's sentiments regarding students dying with the bombing of schools in Baghdad? I just feel...ngggh. Can't even start to describe it. *confused&conflicted*)
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Jesus, I know right? And it's like Jimmy said before, if someone else were to snap there's really not a damn thing anyone can do about it besides try to get everyone out and not to panic. That's why it's always good to live life to the fullest and not worry about how dumb you look and not be afraid to try new things and such. I've been worrying about that too, that everyone will start viewing Asian-Americans as school shooters like how people have started labeling Muslims and dudes with bushy beards as terrorists. But you're right, it's not only human nature to strike back, it's animal instincts. It's like a wounded animal lashing out.
Pffft, I'm not religious either, but as long as you're thinking about everyone involved, that's more than enough.
(URGH YES. Hypocrisy, anyone?)
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I have to say that I have a very bad habit of taking more practical than empathetic views on mass deaths.
But my thoughts go out to the families who lost loved ones, friend who lost friend, and all that lost potential and lost futures.
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I'm sure they all thank you. <3333 ♥
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Heh. Call it self-preservation.
I only wish I could do more.
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