Tragedy On Campus

Filed under: R.I.P.

A gunman opened fire at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five people before taking his own life.

This shit makes us so angry!!!!

Why does it seem that kind of stuff happens so much in America but not other parts of the world????

That kind of violence just makes no sense.

Our thoughts with everyone affected by this tragedy.

Posted: Feb 15, 2008 at 7:24 am / Email this »

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m.a.k says – reply to this

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It does happen in other parts of the world. If Americans weren't so self centered then maybe you'd read the "World" section of your newspapers and see that there is genocide and suicide bombings going on all over the world.
No Need says – reply to this

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"Why does it seem that kind of stuff happens so much in America but not other parts of the world????"

It DOES happen to other parts of the world, WE just dont hear about it
apparently anything that has to do with a american its a BIG deal
but dont get me wrong im not saying the tragedy on campus isnt a big deal, it is and my heart goes out to all the family and friends that lost a someone that day

RIP

Also i dont know all you guys are arguing about how easy it is to get guns and how some places have poor gun control .. "We need to do something .." THEN GET OFF YOUR SORRY ASS AND DO SOMETHING ~
Look at the bigger picture people it can happen to anyone at any place..go back to the golden rule "Treat people as you would like to be treated " godd..
shane says – reply to this

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three years ago a student at UNC drove his car into the commons at the university, injuring dozens of students. i guess we should outlaw cars. a psychopath hacked a psychologist to death a week ago in new york city. lets also outlaw meat cleavers and knives too. on 9/11, three planes were flown into the twin towers and the pentagon, killing thousands, so airplanes should also be considered a dangerous weapon and should be outlawed. oh, and any ingredient that can be used to make a bomb. or maybe we should take a page from the book of british law and call these actions "anti-criminal activity" just as they have decided to call terrorist attacks "anti-islamic actions". we should just outlaw everything and all live in bubbles and implement newspeak so that no one is offended and thus has any reason to harm anyone else.
b says – reply to this

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Re: NIU –
Dre says – reply to this

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are you f'ing kidding me?? why does this happen in america and no where else? ARE YOU BLIND? LOOK AT THE WARS, BOMBINGS, and EVERYTHING else that is happening around the world. You dont seem to care when 80 people die in the Middle East because of a bomber, but do when 5 die here? GET OVER YOURSELF AMERICA. the world isn't about you!
Chrissyscoot says – reply to this

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Everyone else has already said it, but I need to say it too: IT'S THE GUNS! Your constitution says "you have the right to bear arms", but it was written 100's of years ago and is no longer relevant. If it was more difficult to get a gun this wouldn't happen (so often).
stephen says – reply to this

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i really don't understand. i go to NIU, and now the school will forever have this disgusting stigma because some imbalanced individual.

We at NIU and incredibly appreciative of everyone's support, though. Thank you, everyone.
iseetheirony says – reply to this

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that irresponsible shit happens when your allowed to have weapons used for killing people. get rid of the guns and the power trip of having all the worlds money and your accidents waiting to happen are just waiting. the world needs to wake up
aus says – reply to this

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Cause you Americnas can buy fucking gunsss just like macdonalds
if we in australia could well yeah this shit would probly happen more often unforntuatley
L0RDX3NU says – reply to this

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Doesn't happen anywhere else in the world!?!? What rock have you been sleeping under Perez!? A suicide bomber just killed 80 people at a picnic in Afghanistan today. And to AMA — whatever, it doesn't happen in Canada, we had dealt with this issue more than once as well.

http://digg.com/world_news/Montreal_shooter_Kimveer_Gill_s_profile_page_on_VampireFreaks

And there was a similar incident back in 1989, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_L%C3%A9pine

This has nothing to do with gun control laws. When someone has no criminal record or no record of mental illness, in both the United States and Canada, and just about any country where you're allowed to hunt animals, you can buy a gun. In almost every case, the guns were legally purchased, and there was no reason for the seller to suspect the buyer is going on a shooting spree at their local educational institution.
tshayne says – reply to this

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Perez - the kind of incident that took place at NIL happens more everyday with your suicide bombers in the middle east.
Lacey says – reply to this

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This stuff happens so much in America because there is NO gun control. People are gun crazy. Although I think America seriously needs gun laws, I think it may be too late. People are not going to hand in their guns. I'm from Australia and we had a shooting massacre about 10 years ago and since that happened, guns laws were immediately put into place. I heard on the news about 4 or 5 guns shootings just in the last 2 weeks. It makes me feel lucky to be in Australia.
uh hi says – reply to this

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Re: Audrey –
so maybe you could generalize it more????
it was just a seriously messed up kid who felt that he could accomplish something by killing innocent lives.
not everyone in america thinks this way helloooo
get it right
uh hi says – reply to this

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Re: Sofia –
no, people ruin lives. not guns.
dont be naive says – reply to this

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Re: Sarah –

wow you are naive. look at the middle east and then tell me that america is the only country with a killing problem
jessonic says – reply to this

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If you had gun control and took away all the bloody guns then you wouldn't have so many shootings it's kind of obvious really why not look to Australia for inspiration? you'd think such a smart country would stop being so damn stupid!!! 'Right to bear arms' my arse, if you don't have them you don't need them… simple
idiot says – reply to this

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Re: rob –
wow. and to think people in america are assholes.
have some compassion dick head
Aussie says – reply to this

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Re: stfu – "Australia is widely known to be racist and i'm just leveling the field here. so its ok for all of these people who have never even set foot in the US to criticize us and call us racist"
Who's calling US rascist? Can't find any comments like this at all…
az says – reply to this

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maybe because everybody in america can have one..
BumpXP says – reply to this

1320

Maybe all you haters should move to Kenya. Let me know how that goes.
AliKill says – reply to this

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if you ask why you deserve to die
Julia says – reply to this

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Please do not compare Irak to America. It is a complete different subject, killing over a war, religion and so on, or killing because of social presure, bordom. People in Irak or close have no other education then to defent their thoughts through suicide attents. I really dont understand how people here can be as stupid and even compare these topic, America is an educated and civilized country, at least its ment to be. The problem is that it part of the American culture to carry around a gun for so called seldefense.
Sara says – reply to this

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I really think America needs to tighten its gun control laws. How many school shooting or other shootings have there been and nothings changed! I live in Montreal and there was a shooting at my school last year and the government tightened the gun laws and made the legal obligation of anyone who sees someone as suspicious (in gun clubs etc.) to report it. Prevention is key.

Thanks for putting some love up on your site. During tragic times every little comfort helps.
stfu says – reply to this

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Re: Chrissyscoot – hmmm…well lets see. drugs? ILLEGAL. ur a genius! lets make guns illegal too bc drugs are illegal and NO ONE uses drugs here! no one will be able to get a gun if they are illegal! oh, wait…the black market. whats that? over 90% of gun crimes committed in the US are done so with guns purchased illegally? ooohhhh… so we take away people's right to get a gun and criminals are still able to get them illegally, probably the same places where they get these drugs that aren't legal. and NOW people have no way to stop people with guns from breaking into their houses or holding them up at gun point. sounds like a great idea, you fuckin retard
realistic Bermudian says – reply to this

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Re: Chrissyscoot – just because the law was written "100 years ago" doesn't mean its irrelevant, it just means its archaic. Idiot.
tuxedos says – reply to this

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supposedly to get a gun here in the US you have to go through numerous background and criminal record checks. if you buy one in a store, that is.
dmt says – reply to this

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Hello!! Far worse things are happening with guns and explosives in other parts of the world. 5 people killed on a college campus is nothing in comparison to daily bombings in crowded markets or handing young kids guns and drugs in Africa and directing them to rape and murder.
dmt says – reply to this

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Hello!! Far worse things are happening with guns and explosives in other parts of the world. 5 people killed on a college campus is nothing in comparison to daily bombings in crowded markets or handing young kids guns and drugs in Africa and directing them to rape and murder.
Alas says – reply to this

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GUN CONTROL?
is says – reply to this

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Are you seriously asking 'why'? Der! I think it might have somefink to to do with the fact you have so many friggin guns over there.
Erika says – reply to this

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it happens because every red neck, psychopath can get a gun in america, how can you even ask "why does this happen!?" its bloody obvious!
I live in Australia and we have very tight gun laws and none of our high schools or Unis are getting shot up!
You are just asking for it if you live in America.
Kerri says – reply to this

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No kidding! I went to this college!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Krista says – reply to this

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I'm a student at Northern, and we appreciate all the prayers and thoughts that go out to us, the man was a coward, this shouldn't happen to anyone especially people, who were doing what they were suppose to, these people weren't even at the wrong place at the wrong time, they were where they were suppose to be, living their life.
nina says – reply to this

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easy.because in australia, its not in the constitution.
foda says – reply to this

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the funniest thing is that all the americans weakly defending their country in this thread are outweighed so immensely by others trying to open their fucking eyes. all the americans posting on this board has just re-iterated the fact that they are stupid, self centered and have no basic argument.
i bet you guys have no idea how many civilians have been slaughtered as a result of war in iraq and vietnam, but hey, when like 5 people die in your own country you all have a fucking cry about how tragic it is. well of course it is, but why dont you DO something? idiots. it will just keep happening over and over again.
my advice to any american with half a brain: get out and see the world, go to college and fucking grow up!
ash says – reply to this

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Re: let them run their mouths –
actually the US has one of the worst medical systems in developed countries
amy says – reply to this

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you're obviously not in touch with reality. these things happen all over the world and in much more frequency than hear. even as a virginia tech alumni i still realize that we're lucky to live in america. don't hate on this country because people do these things and use guns. the guns are not the problem. if we outlaw guns they'll figure out how to make homemade pipe bombs, etc.
amy says – reply to this

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you're obviously not in touch with reality. these things happen all over the world and in much more frequency than here. even as a virginia tech alumni i still realize that we're lucky to live in america. don't hate on this country because people do these things and use guns. the guns are not the problem. if we outlaw guns they'll figure out how to make homemade pipe bombs, etc.
.. says – reply to this

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Maybe it happens cuz US has no fucking gun control… duh
crystal says – reply to this

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ever heard of suicide bombers? open your eyes to more than just celebrity gossip and you'll know more about the WORLD we inhabit. This happens across the world in different formats and at different levels of publicity.
Chanel says – reply to this

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Hey will actually at my collage to days ago there was a gun with a gun pretty scary shit no one was hurt and it turned out to be a tri-pod stand for a camera not a gun fuckin retards but it was good seeing the guy get tackled by swat
Melbourne says – reply to this

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Re: Cavaradossi – Darling, you put it so beatifuly! its true every word of it.
Kristin says – reply to this

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I'm an NIU student and proud to be a Huskie, I was on campus when this happened, watching everyone run out of the building, it was terrifying. RIP to my 5 fellow huskies, may their deaths be a reminder to all of us that we just need to love.
Miss S says – reply to this

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Australia has anti-gun laws. It's illegal to own a gun. And it's impossible to get one unless you're a farmer, policeman, or any of those professions. It's about time America followed our lead. Americans have no right to bitch about things like this happening when the government just sits back and does nothing. By condoneing the use of firearms, they are condoneing the actions of these children. Plain and simple.
beb says – reply to this

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Doesn't happen in other parts of the world? are you kidding me? what about all the violence and tragedies happening in places such as Sudan and Darfur? I cant believe you said that Perez….
Zoeey says – reply to this

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This kinda stuff does happen in other countries you morons!!
Just like Americans to be so naive and to plainly put it…stupid.
It does happen but the US overwhelms our TV stations (eckhem CNN). America drags on and on and until there is nothing left.
Han says – reply to this

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My condolences to the families and friends. I just moved from Singapore (one of the safest country) to South Africa (one of the most beautiful country) and the crimes here are just as bad. It is sad to hear on the news that people are killed for no apparent reason, and I have only the government to blame. More strict laws on guns and murderers!!!
ridiculous says – reply to this

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perez is a jackass.. hes a fat fuck who's 15 mins of fame is hopefully about over.. to the stupid bitch who said we shouldnt abide by the US's constitution, just because its a a couple hundred years old, is freakin retarded.. just like the dude said, drugs are illegal and people STILL do them.. if we outlaw guns the people who use guns correctly, like myself, will be the only ones who dont have them.. criminals and terrorists will always have them.. and who the fuck asked australia their opinion? we could wipe their freakin continent out in about 10 minutes so shut the fuck up.. this is obviously a tragedy, but the rest of the world makes a huge deal about it because it did happen in america.. the world loves to hate on a country because its so freakin awesome.. i love being an american and yes we do have our flaws, but seriously dont talk shit about a country that could definitely kick your ass.. europe and australia sucks..
matt says – reply to this

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Re: Megan – I'm guessing you're from a 'red' state?
Norma-Jean Wylie says – reply to this

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this is a tragety and im not downplaying it
but your comment about how
it only seems to happen in america? pardon me, but what the fuck are you
talking about? this shit happens all over the world every day, your just too ignorant to pay attention. you people only pay attention to whats going on around you, what about afganistan? what about sudan? what about north korea? you actually have to be kidding me. and excuse me "AMA" but im from Canada, how can you forget the Dawson Collage shooting in montreal in 2006.
its pretty insulting that your THAT ignorant.
Aussie says – reply to this

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Re: ridiculous –
who the fuck asked australia their opinion? we could wipe their freakin continent out in about 10 minutes so shut the fuck up.. ,
WHAT HAVE YOU DUMB FUCKS LEARNT ABOUT WAR?? Wasn't WW1 and WW2, Vietnam big enough lessons, ARE YOU PROUD THAT YOU SPEND MUCH NEEDED CASH EXTENSIVELY ON BEING IN COUNTRIES YOU DON'T BELONG RATHER LOOKING AFTER THE SHIT IN YOU OWN BACKYARD?
In Australia kids go to school without the fear of dying, WAKE UP YOU STUPID SEPTIC TANKS AND STOP KILLING EACHOTHER.
aussie sucks says – reply to this

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Re: Aussie –
what did we learn from those wars? that we can blow the shit outta anybody.. thats what we learned? septic tanks? wtf does that mean?
kvanna says – reply to this

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i go to northern i know people who were shot. it was very traumatizing. i dont get how somebody on medications like that could get guns.