At least 33 dead.
A gunmen shot and killed over 30 students at Virgina Tech this morning. After two people in a dorm room were confirmed shot, school officials relied on email to warn the university of the possible life threatening danger looming ahead rather than place the university on lock down.
"A shooting incident occurred at West Amber Johnston earlier this morning. Police are on the scene and are investigating." The email also warned students to be cautious.
While issuing the email, the still unidentified gunman entered and locked the engineering hall where he then lined up students against a wall and executed them. I guess they didn't get the email or maybe it went to their spam box. . . The bloodbath (which is now the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history) ended when the assailant turned the gun on himself.
How was it decided that the best method of warning students of a loose crazy man with a gun on campus was to email them?
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger passed the buck to the authorities, who he claims assured him that the event was domestic and that the gunman had left the campus.
"We had no reason to suspect any other incident was going to occur," said Steger.
No reason to suspect any other incident!? You had no reason to suspect the first incident! By issuing an email warning followed by a few door knockers warning students Paul-Revere-style, you basically chose not to save 30 lives. This story is as heart wrenching and shocking as it is furiously enraging.
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