Virginia Tech Thoughts, part 1

[greyyguy]

The shooting at Virginia Tech was a reprehensible event. It doesn't make sense for someone to go in and kill as many strangers as possible, so our view of the world is throw into confusion. If people died there for no reason what is to say that won't happen here today or next week or a year from now? Introducing that sort of uncertainty into our

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[antinomic]

If there was a significent chance that any given person was armed, it would certainly be a more polite society.

[greyyguy]

Maybe. Doesn't New York have a concealed carry law? I haven't heard of New Yorkers becoming significantly more polite ;)

[greyyguy]

I don't know... I've met Canadians.

Of course, it is possible that mojo_foley is not the ideal ambassador to the rest of the world for y'all ;)

[mojo_foley]

Oh please, Americans love me. I've never had as many accolades as I have since I started working for you damn yanks ;)

[likeadream]

I live in Virginia, where people are allowed to carry guns with a permit. I don't find people more polite here than in a place where they are not allowed to carry guns.