Answer for: Does the Virginia Tech Administration Have Blood On Their Hands?
#1 No
When we can't make sense of something we look for someone to blame. The guy with the gun is the first place to look. Can you honestly believe that the Administration in this case is to blame? When mass confusion occurs do you really think it is easy to make these decisions? No one thinks a gunman is suddenly going to run amuck. I know you will say they should have closed the campus but not only is it too late for that, there is no telling what you may have done in that situation. Also, I will be told, that they are being paid to make those decisions. I have news for you they are just mere humans nothing more. I wish this didn't happen along with all the other tragedies of this sort. Unfortunately I believe it will continue to happen. I do HOPE it will not.
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I did not say the administration was only to blame. I said the gunman wasn't the only one to blame.
Well I think he was the one to blame. His actions caused this unfortunate incident to occur. Mistakes may be made when these things unfold, but I don't believe they are avoidable. Hindsight provides clarity. I respect your opinion and the right to it. I hope none of your friends or loved ones were harmed. It's sad that anyone's friends or loved ones were harmed/killed. Unlike certain software programming Undo is not an option.
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"When what is believed to be a single, isolated shooting in a dorm happens on a 2600 acre public, open campus with hundreds of buildings, you can't assume that you're about to have the worst shooting incident (of any type) in US history.
Yet, people are already blaming Virginia Tech.
Would we close or "lock down" a city of 40000 people if there was a shooting? Because that's exactly what a campus of this size and type is (including students and faculty/staff).
No, but people are already calling for siren/PA systems in EVERY of HUNDREDS of buildings, of varying ages and constructions, centralized door locking/control and camera systems for not just outer building doors, but ALL doors.
The University reacted in a reasonable way. Yes, a shooter was "on the loose". Someone who had shot a person in a dorm, and the University immediately sent out notifications that such an event occurred; to be cautious and aware, and to report any suspicious activity to campus police. The area was "locked down", but after over two hours elapsed, there was no reason to believe that a madman was about to go on a random killing spree across campus.
This is not an elementary school. This is not a high school. This is a massive, open research campus with tens of thousands of people spreading over 2600 acres, with private, residential, and other buildings intermixed.
The only person to be blamed here is the shooter. And yes, he's dead. But Virginia Tech is not at fault."
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The University still had an obligation to inform all students of the initial shooting and let each individual make a decision on what they should do. They believed that the incident was isolated, yet they had a duty to inform students that the shooter was still at large.