April 16, 2007

SINGAPORE

Coping With Another School Shooting in America

God, why must we go through this again?

On the eight year anniversary of Columbine there was a shooting at the university of Virginia Tech. As of now, there are 32 dead in one of the engineering halls, including the shooter. Additionally, there are six dead in one of the residence halls with dozens of students being treated in hospitals - many of them in critical condition.

This is the largest mass shooting in United States history.

I have two friends who study at Virginia Tech, and I have heard back from one of them. Fortunately, he was in a different building. His email was understandably short, but he said that the school he loves can never be the same. I cannot imagine the mayhem that must be the Virginia Tech campus. How do you go on after an event like this?

I am still waiting to hear back from my other friend at Virginia Tech.

For all of the stress and pressure that exists in the world, I cannot understand how anyone can raise a gun toward the innocent. It has put a real sense of perspective to my problems. I don't even want to think about the "fixes" yet because I am still angry about what happened.

I hope all families hear from their loved ones soon because the police are not releasing the names of the dead.