NIU shooting

Again we are shown the status of our world and how chaotic it has become. Never dreamed that it would be this way for all of us; but in the midst of it all lies a small group of boat enthusiasts who have bonded together, from all walks of life and from all over the world who have a friendship and truly care for those whom most of us only know here in cyber world and have never met in person. There still is hope and good in this world and it's easily found here in CCFan.com.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all involved and am thankful that one of us wasn't affected directly. Scarey Stuff Pete!! Glad to know your daughter is safe. Must have been some serious "pucker factor" there for a while. Stuff like this hits too close to home.

Guess we all need to give our loved ones an extra hug and "I love you!" this weekend.

Pete,

All I can say is Wow, Cannot even imagine how worried you guy's must have been, Thank God Darcie is home and safe!!! My prayers to all the kid's and thier families who were involved!

We can relate to that kind of situation...
Take a look at following link:

Hans Van Temsche

Unbelievable what sick minds are capable of...

Pete... glad your daughter is safe...

M3Fan wrote: ... and I agree with Rob that I'd feel better if she actually had a piece on her for defense! The problem is ...so the fewer people with firearms, the better. I saw an article about a personal kevlar shield that can fit in your student's backpack for protection in such an incident- how sad is that?

It is very sad that our children are vulnerable to such attacks while in school. These cowards target those who cannot defend themselves. They have the guns. In our schools there is usually nobody to stop them.

Consider these two incidents:

A deputy in Texas would always leave his gun in the car when he went into church. He didn't want to offend anybody. One night a nut job picked his church to go on a shooting rampage. The deputy could only throw himself in the path of the gunfire. He survived three hits. His 12 year old daughter and four other young people were killed. He said that if he had been carrying his gun then he could have easily taken that guy out.

You know that recently some bozo shot several people at a missionary training center in Colorado Springs, CO. Then, still armed, and bent on killing, he drove to a nearby church. This time, before he could hurt anyone, an armed security officer took him out. She saved countless lives.

I have been privy to some briefings on the alarming threats that exist in our schools. The threat is real. When somebody is not there to rapidly eliminate the threat, the consequences are horrific. Unfortunately, our society will not accept its people arming themselves to counter this threat. So, sad as it may be, purchase the kevlar backpacks and talk to your kids about what to do if that guy comes to their school.

M3Fan wrote: Looks like they just updated the news- I called it: UPDATE: Police say NIU gunman Steve Kazmierczak had stopped taking his medication recently and had "become erratic."

Right, so let him buy handguns a week ago.. He wasn't an eratic manniac then???

Geeze..

My heart sinks when this type of thing happens. Selfish , sick or however it's discribed. I feel helpless and sick to my stomach. What great sorrow imposed on the innocent.

Gang, incidents like these are almost always a result of abnormal psyche. The brain is a chemically-driven machine and when these chemicals are out of balance, terrible things can happen. People can think they are Jesus or that everyone is trying to kill them or that everything is one big video game, or they can go into a stoic, catatonic state for decades. You can't look at it as "how could somebody do that", thinking that everyone has a rational, sound mind. These people are untreated or mis-diagnosed people with major chemical issues in their brains in most cases where there is no apparent motive.

Beth is a highschool teacher and we've talked on several occasions about exit strategies, etc. and I agree with Rob that I'd feel better if she actually had a piece on her for defense! The problem is that I'd hate for her to be mistaken for the shooter- in crazy cases like this the cops have no idea who is who and how many shooters there are so the fewer people with firearms, the better. I saw an article about a personal kevlar shield that can fit in your student's backpack for protection in such an incident- how sad is that?

Glad she's safe Pete. I have a daughter away at school, 2nd year, and can imagine how you felt during the 4 hours.

Imagine how numb the people that lost their kids are? It's so senseless.

We certainly live in a world full of dangers most of which we don't have much control over. Thank God that here in the US it is safer than other parts of the world and we should be thankful for that. My daughter is in her second year at NIU. She is safe and came home last night. It was however about 4 hours of trying to find out if she was ok that was nerve racking. As reported, the cell towers were quickly overwelmed with the volume of calls. It took my son and the younger generations ability of instant messaging to contact her.