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Suicide Shooters

Submitted by Betty Chambers, Apr 17, 2007 18:37

It can have an unhealthy atmosphere. Schools should look for well-balanced people who can adjust to this stressfull environment, not just overachievers (who aren't always "normal"). The killer was a nut, and I don't know psychological screening would have helped discovered that before he was accepted to the school.

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It can have an unhealthy atmosphere. Schools should look for well-balanced people who can adjust to this stressfull environment, not...

Betty Chambers 

Apr 17, 2007 18:37

I just read that the shooter had been taking anti-depressants. This seems to be a common thread running through many... [MORE]

M Kearney 

Apr 17, 2007 13:28

Too bad that more VA Tech students weren't armed. This way the vicitms might have had a chance to defend... [MORE]

Nat Trayger 

Apr 17, 2007 10:51

Nat, you are dead on...but, according to the Roanoke Times, at least one student was disciplined for carrying a... [MORE]

Toa 

Apr 18, 2007 12:44

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