CURRENT TRIAL Virginia Tech Shooting – “Failure To Foresee”

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CURRENT TRIAL Virginia Tech Shooting – “Failure To Foresee”

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Recent news of the Virginia Tech Wrongful Death Negligence Trial now going on regarding the 2007 Massacre which was foreseeable, but officials chose to look at bunnies and unicorns instead of facts, as well as legislation and incidents occurring in 2006 http://www.google.com/search?q=virginia ... =firefox-a" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Blog entry: about Roanoke Bias
Virginia Tech Shooting Revisited – “Failure To Foresee”
Friday, March 09, 2012
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2012/0 ... sited.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Background:
That blog entry, was a response to a "Comment" I posted, on an OPINION Article about Colin Goddard's movie 'Living for 32'
regarding the Massacre April 16, 2007
My Comment:
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Colin didn't mention the January 2006 legislation...
January 2006, prior to the shootings, legislator Todd Gilbert had introduced a related bill into the Virginia House of Delegates. The bill, HB 1572, was intended to forbid public universities in Virginia from preventing students from lawfully carrying a concealed handgun on campus. The university opposed the bill, which quickly died in subcommittee. Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker praised the defeat of the bill, stating, "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus

ALSO he didn't mention the ...
August 21, 2006 Incident, about which an article was in the school paper on August 31, 2006
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/80510" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He only mentions the April 16, 2007 incident, which emphasizes the failures of acting in 2006.
Unarmed and vulnerable
Thursday, August 31, 2006
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/80510" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bradford B. Wiles
Original opinion article
Virginia Tech massacre revisited showing of in 'Living for 32'
http://www.connect2mason.com/node/3810# ... -461428756" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Virginia Tech Shooting Revisited – “Failure To Foresee”

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Willful Blindness ...

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Trial going on now

Va. Tech president to testify about ‘07 massacre
By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press March 9, 2012 8:12AM
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/111 ... sacre.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Va. Tech president testifies: 'I tried my best'

Va. Tech detective/police cheif believed campus wasn't at risk
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/mar/09/ ... z1ojfgrAad" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- vcstar.com


http://www.google.com/search?q=virginia ... 24&bih=636" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: CURRENT TRIAL Virginia Tech Shooting – “Failure To Fores

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Personally, I hope the school gets hit hard financially, and see where the cost/benefit argument goes... "insurance rates/cost of allowing responsible adults to use tools to survive will raise insurance rates versus the cost of letting them die" argument.

I can't see premiums increasing, except if they continue to have to pay claims such as this for not allowing campus carry...

Then we can use the argument insurance will go up if you don't pass it ...Glad "they" thought of it.
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Bit of trivia

On Twitter? Follow @RkeTimesLIVE or search for #VaTechlawsuit to read what was tweeted last week from the Courtroom https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23VaTechLawsuit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

@RkeTimesLIVE (manned by @kpolantz)

Katelyn Polantz
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Government reporter @roanoketimes, University of Pittsburgh grad

wait reporting at Virginia Tech ... Graduated University of Pittsburgh?

U of P shootings last week ...
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=53307&p=649455&hi ... gh#p649455" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

strange, almost as weird as John Woods leaving Virginia Tech and going to the first place a school massacre occurred ...
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Day 3[
Testimony grows testy during third day of Virginia Tech trial
As the Virginia Tech wrongful death trial proceeds, witnesses sparred with lawyers over the interpretation of events

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/305916" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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DAY 4 VIRGINIA TECH TRIAL: Virginia Tech police chief says he wouldn't do anything differently
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-day-4-w ... 0037.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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So if everything is the same it could happen again and that's his recommendation?

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Day 5] Steger felt apology after #April16 would inappropriately imply wrongdoing (Liability)
http://t.co/hFlanNYp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The week concludes with words from the parents of Erin Peterson, their only daughter who was killed in Norris Hall. #VATechlawsuit
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Re: CURRENT TRIAL Virginia Tech Shooting – “Failure To Fores

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"feel safe" vs "being safe"
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