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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    << Politicizing a tragic situation such as this, whether your pro-gun control or not, is inappropriate, IMO. >>

    Which was more or less my original point.


    I never intended to imply otherwise. image


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  • << <i>Following up storm888's post regarding lawsuits and settlements, I just watched the press conference given by University police Chief Wendell Flinchum and all I could think was that Chief Flinchum was speaking as though he had already realized that the authorities had made a critical error in not shutting down the university after the first shooting around 7:15 a.m. Would shutting down the University after the first shooting have prevented the second shooting? Who knows?

    But the real inquiry in the eyes of the law is whether reason would have dictated that the university be shut down. Perhaps this is one of those prime examples of what should or should not have happened, e.g. the second shooting around 9:50 a.m. should not have happened. For those other members of the bar, I see big settlements after getting past a demurrer and motion for summary judgment.

    /s/ JackWESQ >>



    Wouldn't the University be protected by sovereign immunity? Or is Virginia Tech a private school?
  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i><< Politicizing a tragic situation such as this, whether your pro-gun control or not, is inappropriate, IMO. >>

    Which was more or less my original point.


    I never intended to imply otherwise. image >>

    You just put it better than I did and I wanted to associate myself with the sentiment image
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "Wouldn't the University be protected by sovereign immunity?"

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    No.

    The regents and the high-end alum are going to be doing some
    serious fundraising real soon. The "facts" coming out just seem
    to get worse and worse.

    The poor VT president cannot seem to stop talking to the cameras.
    He has already gotten trapped into saying, "We did all we could
    to warn students after the first shootings." The U's lawyers need
    to get their guy away from those cameras; now is the time for him
    to simply say that he is crushed by the tragedy, and retire from
    the media frenzy.

    I hope the dead students' parents force the school to institute
    adequate security measures, as part of any settlement.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭


    << <i>and two, nothing can stop a madman who has no intention of escape. >>



    i hesitated to post this, but the madman was stopped.. by a bullet.. unfortunately it sounds like it was by his own bullet and only after he had killed as many people as he chose to kill..

    so, he was stopped.. by a bullet.. i just wish it had been done earlier..
    ·p_A·
  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
    And this piece of fecal matter didn't take long to try to capitalize.

    If there was ever a scumbag who deserves to be NARUed, this guy is it. I reported all 16 of his auctions.

    Geordie

  • elsnortoelsnorto Posts: 2,012 ✭✭
    TNP, I just joined you in reporting all 16 of these auctions as well... I doubt they will still be with us come morning. The lows some people will stoop too never ceases to amaze me sadly. My thoughts and sympathy are with all those affected by this senseless act of violence today.

    Snorto~
  • JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
    Wow...truly amazing. I sure would like to know the "scientific method" he utilized to determine the Buy It Now price.

    /s/ JackWESQ
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    The cynical nature of that person’s mind is most interesting.

    He assumes that folks have been so corrupted that someone
    will actually buy that domain. He might be right, but I suspect
    not; the price is too high.

    My guess is that the seller is not an ignorant or wholly uneducated
    person.

    My favorite line:

    “If you are an activist you may want to create a website to focus upon GUN CONTROL as a focal point using this event as a showpiece for the worst case scenario of gun ownership.”

    But, if that don’t float your boat, Viagra and mortgage rates are cool, too.

    It may be that America no longer has terribly much to show the rest of the
    planet, other than how not to be like us.

    Amazing.



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  • TNTonPMSTNTonPMS Posts: 2,279 ✭✭
    Wow!

    The question I'm asking myself is . . . .

    How does one even stumble upon a domain name like that ?
  • TNTonPMSTNTonPMS Posts: 2,279 ✭✭
    One of the teachers held the door closed while this animal was shooting through it , buying time for the students to jump out of the window .

    The teacher though, was killed .

    That teacher saved countless lives .

    A hero beyond words .

    I can't help but wonder how these students feel about this teacher this morning .

    That news absolutely broke my heart to know this teacher probably knew he was going to die , but he put his life on the line anyway .

    God Bless this teacher .

    Words simply can not describe how much of a hero this person is .
  • CariconCaricon Posts: 819 ✭✭
    Here's the name and address of the guy who registered all those sites.



    This information was taken from "register.com" which is a public place and anyone can view the information
    there, so I saw no reason to just copy and paste here.
  • CariconCaricon Posts: 819 ✭✭
    Ok, how do I make a fake eBay account to buy them all so I can just instantly leave neg feedback for him?
    And how much trouble can I get into if I would really do something like that. I just set up the fake yahoo mail.

    ok, just set up the fake eBay thing too. I just used all his contact information in the blanks. Now, what type of
    police trouble can I get if I just go and do all the buy it nows on the 16 auctions?

    Ok, I thought it over and don't want to get into any kind of legal trouble on this. So, I just email Hannity and Combs
    at FoxNews.com on this. I gave them the information on eBay, the guys user ID, and a full list of domain names
    he has registered, and his contact information. Wonder if that will really go anywhere. Those guys really like to
    bring people down, so why not let the world see who this David West really is.
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭


    << <i>One of the teachers held the door closed while this animal was shooting through it , buying time for the students to jump out of the window .

    The teacher though, was killed .

    That teacher saved countless lives .

    A hero beyond words .

    I can't help but wonder how these students feel about this teacher this morning .

    That news absolutely broke my heart to know this teacher probably knew he was going to die , but he put his life on the line anyway .

    God Bless this teacher .

    Words simply can not describe how much of a hero this person is . >>



    Apparently he was a Holocaust survivor as well.
    Travis
  • This teacher should have been packin'.
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  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    I just wanted to check with the morality police that roams these boards if it would be all right to inform the seller of the domain names what I think about him? I wasn't sure if this poor guy trying to earn a living like the media would be off limits. Please create a new alt and respond when ready.
    Travis
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
    A couple of people have already sent questions to him informing him how they feel. Please do the same and don't hold back.
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    Dang, listing removed. Oh well, I got a couple comments in.
    Travis
  • DaBigHurtDaBigHurt Posts: 1,066 ✭✭
    It's pretty obvious the people who think installing metal detectors at a private or public university never went to a private or public university.

    Not even for a visit!
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  • Were these website names offensive, insensitive, or just ill-timed? Care to fill me in on the names he was trying to sell?
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>It's pretty obvious the people who think installing metal detectors at a private or public university never went to a private or public university.

    Not even for a visit! >>




    I think it's part of the uniquely American idea that senseless tragedy can almost always be prevented if the right precautions are in place. Not that this is a bad approach to have-- it is somewhat empowering, and there are many instances where this perspective is valid-- but it can lead to some very curious recommendations for public policy.
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    No that's a different guy.

    He was selling names like VIRGINIATECHMASSACRE.COM

    His justification was that the media was making money off of this event so why is it wrong for him to make money.
    Travis
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    Mug shot of the little creep.
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    "This information was taken from "register.com" which is a public place
    and anyone can view the information there, so I saw no reason not to
    just copy and paste here. "

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    The owner of those domains is a bad guy.

    Posting his contact-info in this or any other thread is
    a very irresponsible and dangerous thing to do.

    No, I am not the forum police; but, I have lots of
    common sense.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221
    The sleezeball's auctions have all been pulled.
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