ignorance to me wrote on Apr 19, 2007 10:20 PM:
" Once you go through the training needed to handle a situation like this, and then actually handle such a thing, then you can post an ignorant comment on here about a delayed email. tell me how many of you would ignore the students needing to be evacuated, halt the search for the bomb and make sure that whoever is in command here sends out an email! absolutely ridiculous! next you'll tell me that the person that did it was drinking all night in some bar and deserves a ticket! "
respect wrote on Apr 19, 2007 10:14 PM:
" I think that this bomb threat was handled quite well. who cares if someone in northern wisconsin didn't get an email sooner! and as for the students, if you couldn't check your email, then check the news. just because it's not on myspace or MTV doesn't mean you didn't have access to the information.
These people that are carrying out the school shootings, etc, are obviously disturbed...however, it's always the loners, or the people that got picked on a lot in school. don't you think maybe if people were just a little more respectful and didn't go out of their way to make someone else's life hell that we would have less of these incidents? As soon as they commit such a heinous crime, then they are plastered all over the television! some new-worthy heroes! "
To: FYI to Melon Head and Others wrote on Apr 19, 2007 8:33 PM:
" You're right on. Anyone who knows anything about managing such an emergency knows that the first priority is to evacuate and secure the building, and look for the bomb. Only minutes passed until a full sweep of the building was underway. The La Crosse PD, the K-9 unit, and the staff at UW-L should be applauded for their ability to work together under intense pressure. "
so sad wrote on Apr 19, 2007 4:52 PM:
" that people would take an event like this and copy cat it around the nation for personal attention. As a side note, I understand they have to take these things seriously - but has there ever been a bomb threat written on a bathroom stall that has come true? Why would someone who wants to actually do some damage TELL everyone when and where the bomb will go off? I just don't get it. "
FYI to Melon Head and others... wrote on Apr 19, 2007 4:43 PM:
" The email that went out 1 3/4 hours later is not how they dealt with getting the students who might be in danger to safety. They were evacuating the building long before that with other, far more effective means (fire alarms and door to door). The email was to let the rest of the campus community know what was going on. You don't send an email to evacuate a building - that's so ridiculous, I cannot believe people made that assumption. People need to step back and think about things before leaping to conclusions without all of the facts. (There's a better point, other stories the Trib prints without all of the facts.)
My sympathies to the VT families and students. It is a big deal, and many more people care than don't. "
UW-L Student wrote on Apr 19, 2007 4:07 PM:
" As a student, I didn't find out about the bomb threat until I heard my classmates talking about it. I wasn't able to get to a computer at all during the afternoon to get the E-mail. To me that was scary to be on campus as all of this was happening. I have a few thigns to say about some comments below: 1. I can't believe someone who write in and say how they don't care about the VA Tech incident, how can you be so cold? 2. I agree that the media needs to tone it down a bit, and let the students and families grieve, instead of having the killers face plastered all over TV. Sometimes enough is enough. "
Stop the glorification......... wrote on Apr 19, 2007 2:33 PM:
" I wish NBC and all the others would quit glorifying this monster who slaughtered 32 innocent people in cold blood. I don't care why, or that he was teased, or whatever liberal pap spin is put on this. I heard a student today say we "shouldn't judge him." I wonder how many others will want to be even more famous, see if they can kill even more peole. Stop making him look important! "
To confused and Appalled HS Student wrote on Apr 19, 2007 2:18 PM:
" Well said, thanks for saying it. I know one thing for sure, the people who say (in this blog) they don't care are people I "don't care" to know. Because with that kind of attitude, they probably are not willing to care about anyone but themselves and definitely would not be a true friend to anyone except to the one looking back at them in the mirror. "
confused wrote on Apr 19, 2007 1:45 PM:
" those of you who say you could care less about virginia tech-the students who died there were someones children. someone loved them. how would u feel if the person you love the most was killed and people said ohh it doesnt affect me i dont care. i think theres something seriously wrong with ur brains if u dont naturally have sympathy towards the victims and their families "
media responsibility? wrote on Apr 19, 2007 12:44 PM:
" Thanks to NBC for releasing all of info. sent to them including his video, pictures, writings, etc. This offered no newsworthy content except to increase their ratings. It just shows how disingenuous they are when they have these somber reports and then they promote Massacre at...They are just a bunch of ratings whores. By promoting this crap they are in fact encouraging this idoits who copycat by giving it airtime. Yuk!!! "
hard lesson learned wrote on Apr 19, 2007 12:29 PM:
" maybe this will teach kids to treat each other with respect because you never know who will be the next person to snap. "
Apalled HS student wrote on Apr 19, 2007 12:04 PM:
" ... - you have issues - how can you say something so unfeeling? "
re: UWL parent and Melon Head wrote on Apr 19, 2007 10:29 AM:
" You both make good points. It sure seems like UWL might want to go back to the drawing board on how to deal with these types of situations. Seems like there is a lot of confusion going on. Thankfully it didn't take the police and fire dept. 1 3/4 hours to respond. "
... wrote on Apr 19, 2007 9:16 AM:
" whoever replied and said, "you probably did it". I wouldn't do something like that as I am not incompetent and don't hate the world. However, i'll admit that i could care less about the VA Tech incident. I have better things to do than worry about some dead students that were not my friends. For example, it's a nice day and i am off to the golf course. "
no tolerance wrote on Apr 19, 2007 9:01 AM:
" Any student caught pulling these types of stunts should be immediately expelled. No warning. No slap on the wrist. Expelled. "
Post on 4/19 at 8:25 AM wrote on Apr 19, 2007 8:55 AM:
" Hmmmm...you are pretty cavalier about this whole thing. Wonder if you are the person that did it? "
... wrote on Apr 19, 2007 8:25 AM:
" again, who cares about VA Tech, it happened, deal with it and move on. These so called bomb threats, ha ha ha.... funny how the media is trying to link it as "copy cat" to Cho. "
Melon Head: wrote on Apr 19, 2007 7:26 AM:
" Why an hour and three quarters before the e-mails were sent out. Is that not what they are taking heat for in Virginia? "
UWL Parent wrote on Apr 19, 2007 7:19 AM:
" Thanks for updating the news. The UWL website says they are still looking for a bomb. "
Re: Morons wrote on Apr 19, 2007 6:59 AM:
" Ditto. But I would add that expulsion is not enough. This deserves a little real jail time. This is not funny, it is sick and cruel. "
Jane wrote on Apr 19, 2007 6:34 AM:
" I wonder how long it took for the person to think of the "no brainer "line "
someone who cares wrote on Apr 19, 2007 5:04 AM:
" This being a place of higher education sure didn't show during this incident. How could anyone be so downright cruel after what happened out East?? Sure hope this individual gets caught and given the maximum punishment. Too bad for the university to be seen in this light!! "
yeah wrote on Apr 19, 2007 12:23 AM:
" They better be kicked out of here and never be allowed to enroll in college anywhere again. They should also be billed for the cost of the investigation and the staff used. "
Morons wrote on Apr 19, 2007 12:13 AM:
" I am sure some idiot thought this would be really funny. I hope they find out who did this and that person gets expelled. "
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