Comments on: Text of Emails Used to Warn Students of Virginia Tech Shootings http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:13:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-65606 Anonymous Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-65606 The university should have notified everyone via email immediately after the first incident at 7:15AM. History of other mass shootings should hav warned them to notifiy students in other parts of campus that a second attack could occur. There's campus police right? Give each of them a bullhorn and start sqwaking at various locations on campus. Residence halls could have locked the doors to the buildings...no one in or out...janitors at the classroom buildings same thing. If a shooter cant get in the building and people are warned...they probabaly wont get shot. The bottom line is we have a history in the country of mass shootings at schools. Anytime such an event occurs...there's no need to wait for the second round...there's an old addage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The university should have notified everyone via email immediately after the first incident at 7:15AM. History of other mass shootings should hav warned them to notifiy students in other parts of campus that a second attack could occur. There’s campus police right? Give each of them a bullhorn and start sqwaking at various locations on campus. Residence halls could have locked the doors to the buildings…no one in or out…janitors at the classroom buildings same thing. If a shooter cant get in the building and people are warned…they probabaly wont get shot. The bottom line is we have a history in the country of mass shootings at schools. Anytime such an event occurs…there’s no need to wait for the second round…there’s an old addage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

]]> By: Joe http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-65530 Joe Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:03:27 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-65530 I agree with HAL, SparkY, and Harrison. I agree with HAL, SparkY, and Harrison.

]]> By: Harrison http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-65147 Harrison Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:17:47 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-65147 Some small towns and tornado-prone areas still have a REALLY loud siren, like the kind that warned of air-raids during World War II, installed in a central location. Campuses can easily and cheaply strategically locate a few and use for a campus-wide alarm. Duh! A simple code would suffice. For example, a long wail would mean "shooter loose:everyone go into a place where you can barricade" and then you just need an "all clear" signal. Some small towns and tornado-prone areas still have a REALLY loud siren, like the kind that warned of air-raids during World War II, installed in a central location. Campuses can easily and cheaply strategically locate a few and use for a campus-wide alarm. Duh!

A simple code would suffice. For example, a long wail would mean “shooter loose:everyone go into a place where you can barricade” and then you just need an “all clear” signal.

]]> By: Sue http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-65010 Sue Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:39:49 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-65010 I agree with Sparky - freedoms are slowly but surely being taken away. The media, I'm sure, will have a field day with what "should have been done." However, all these people are still dead and wounded... I agree with Sparky - freedoms are slowly but surely being taken away. The media, I’m sure, will have a field day with what “should have been done.” However, all these people are still dead and wounded…

]]> By: SparkY http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-64963 SparkY Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:13:30 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-64963 Folks just don't all have WAP cellphones, turned on, ready. What was wrong with sounding a General Warning via the Public Address system (I Presume the College has one) The truck with a bull-horn idea (refer Hal comment above) is a good one, but that truck would need to be an armoured vehicle. Unfortunately this tragedy will be used by "The Authorities" to take further freedoms away from the common man. Folks just don’t all have WAP cellphones, turned on, ready.
What was wrong with sounding a General Warning via the Public Address system (I Presume the College has one)
The truck with a bull-horn idea (refer Hal comment above) is a good one, but that truck would need to be an armoured vehicle.
Unfortunately this tragedy will be used by “The Authorities” to take further freedoms away from the common man.

]]> By: bigjohn756 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-64811 bigjohn756 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:22:33 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-64811 I agree with Hal. I agree with Hal.

]]> By: Hal http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-64802 Hal Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:00:55 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-64802 Email is one way, and I think it should have been used. However, the administration should have used *all* means of broadcasting info to those affected, even if that means a truck with a bullhorn.I don't think they used all means available to warn the students and faculty. Email is one way, and I think it should have been used. However, the administration should have used *all* means of broadcasting info to those affected, even if that means a truck with a bullhorn.I don’t think they used all means available to warn the students and faculty.

]]> By: Bern http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-64798 Bern Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:57:54 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-64798 Awful easy to find fault after the fact. Unfortunately, none of the critics were on the scene at the beginning of this tragedy. Awful easy to find fault after the fact. Unfortunately, none of the critics were on the scene at the beginning of this tragedy.

]]> By: Sean http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-64782 Sean Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:57:28 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-64782 Say for example one person in a hundred gets that email on their PDA or smartphone - Word will spread fast enough. Say for example one person in a hundred gets that email on their PDA or smartphone - Word will spread fast enough.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings/#comment-64772 Sandy Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:29:17 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/text-of-email-used-to-warn-students-of-virginia-tech-shootings#comment-64772 I say they did the best they could. How else could they have handled it with so many buildings and students coming and going? Phone calls? I say they did the best they could. How else could they have handled it with so many buildings and students coming and going? Phone calls?

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