December 16, 201213 yr May The shooter rot in the deepest, hottest depths of Hell.. I pray for him as well. I would not want to be in his shoes. Standing before God.
December 16, 201213 yr I want to post something that has been bothering me for quite some time. I work as an environmental consultant. We have many clients. One of which is a high school in Ohio. I have been to this high school multiple times but not on any kind of regular basis. I don't report to any of the staff because all of my work is outside of the facilities but still on school grounds. Yet, everytime I go out of my way to "check in". It bothers me that I can walk into this facility and immediately be in the cafeteria...after walking through 2 doors. But noone questions me, noone looks at me and asks what my business is. Everytime I am there I think about how easy it would be for some crazed individual to enter and do whatever he wanted. Unless we want to have an armed guard on site at all times, rebuild every single school or pay for major renovations then preventing something like this is not possible.
December 16, 201213 yr I want to post something that has been bothering me for quite some time. I work as an environmental consultant. We have many clients. One of which is a high school in Ohio. I have been to this high school multiple times but not on any kind of regular basis. I don't report to any of the staff because all of my work is outside of the facilities but still on school grounds. Yet, everytime I go out of my way to "check in". It bothers me that I can walk into this facility and immediately be in the cafeteria...after walking through 2 doors. But noone questions me, noone looks at me in and asks what my business is. Everytime I am there I think about how easy it would be for some crazed individual to enter and do whatever he wanted. Unless we want to have an armed guard on site at all times, rebuild every single school or pay for major renovations then preventing something like this is not possible. I believe this school had a security system in place but it apparently didn't help.
December 16, 201213 yr I believe this school had a security system in place but it apparently didn't help. Like I said...major renovations. If glass isn't bulletproof or someone can punch through it well then it doesn't serve any purpose. They had video recognition and a buzz in system. Adam just blasted his way through the door.
December 16, 201213 yr I'm really struggling with how to talk to my 5 and 6 year old on this tragedy. I know I have to, because at school on Monday, I'm sure there will be kids talking about it, and I want them to hear about it from me. I'm also struggling with how to talk to my students on Monday about it. I've never been an anti gun law advocate, but this really has caused me to really question myself on this issue. Just horrible sadness has overwhelmed me the past 24 hours. I've spent the time with my wife and kids, and wondering what if this was their school, or the school I teach at? I have a 5-yr-old. He is my world. I have not watched any of the TV coverage. I just cannot. I'm a coward. But I am praying.
December 16, 201213 yr Like I said...major renovations. If glass isn't bulletproof or someone can punch through it well then it doesn't serve any purpose. They had video recognition and a buzz in system. Adam just blasted his way through the door. Only thing that could have protected those people/kids was someone armed on the inside.
December 16, 201213 yr I want to post something that has been bothering me for quite some time. I work as an environmental consultant. We have many clients. One of which is a high school in Ohio. I have been to this high school multiple times but not on any kind of regular basis. I don't report to any of the staff because all of my work is outside of the facilities but still on school grounds. Yet, everytime I go out of my way to "check in". It bothers me that I can walk into this facility and immediately be in the cafeteria...after walking through 2 doors. But noone questions me, noone looks at me and asks what my business is. Everytime I am there I think about how easy it would be for some crazed individual to enter and do whatever he wanted. Unless we want to have an armed guard on site at all times, rebuild every single school or pay for major renovations then preventing something like this is not possible. I understand what you're saying and I get it but what about churches, college campuses, or malls? I mean do you just plan on more people being armed at those places? This seems like the first time but it seems like more people are talking a out arming to protect and less a out disarming and taking away rights. It's interesting.
December 16, 201213 yr Instead of banning guns, maybe they should ban the meds. Zoloft, Paxil & Prozac and Other Antidepressants & Suicide In November 1991, 66-year-old Barbara Mortenson attacked her 81-year-old mother, biting her more than 20 times and leaving chunks of flesh strewn on the floor. Barbara had been taking Prozac for the previous two weeks. Kristine Marie Cushing, age 39, had been separated from her husband for several months. In October 1991, she took a .38-caliber pistol and shot and killed both of her children, Elizabeth age 8, and Stephanie Marie, age 4, while they lay sleeping in their beds, then shot herself, inflicting a non-fatal wound. Prosecutors stated that they “couldn’t find one iota of information to show that she was anything but a very giving, caring and sweet human being.” After a plea of insanity, she was committed to a mental institution. What made her snap? She had been taking Prozac When I first heard about the Columbine High School massacre, my initial thought was, “Lord help us, were they taking Prozac?” Nine days later, it was reported that Eric Harris, one of the shooters, was taking Luvox, which, like Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil, belongs to the class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). In one out of every 25 children taking it, Luvox causes mania, “a psychosis characterized by exalted feelings, delusions of grandeur…and overproduction of ideas.” » Mass Murders And The SSRIs Connection Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! Here are the last major school shooters and the link under each name is a reputable news source that connects them all with SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) like Prozac, Ritalin, Zoloft, Luvox, Paxil, and others: 1) May 20 1999: T.J. Solomon, a 15-year-old wounds six at Heritage High School in Conyers, Ga.. http://add.about.com/health/add/library/weekly/aa052599.htm CNN Reports That T.J. Solomon was on Ritalin. 2) April 16 1999: Shawn Cooper, a 15-year-old sophomore wounds one at Notus Junior-Senior High School in Notus, Idaho. Boise Weekly Reports that Cooper was abused and medicated. 3) April 20 1999: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill thirteen and wound twenty three at Columbine High School. Washingtonpost.com: Teen Shooter's Life Paints Antisocial Portrait Eric Harris, The apparent leader of the attack had been on Luvox. 4) May 21, 1998: Kip Kinkel, a 15-year-old kills four and wounds twenty three at Thurston High School in Springfield, Ore.. http://www.drugawareness.org/washtimes.html Kinkle Had been taking Prozac. 5) March 24, 1998: Mitchell Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden, 11, opened fire on their classmates and killed five and wounded eleven at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark.. Arkansas Online http://www.ardemgaz.com/prev/jonesboro/brygolden24.html Andrew Golden's Medical Records released to Courts but not open to the public! From Jon Rappaport of the Truthseeker foundation: NFGCC: Help You Succeed A Doctor from Georgetown University commented on Network television that one of the boys had previously been treated for violent behavior. (Treated with what?) AND According to Arianna Huffington the following events are linked to Anti-Depressants as well: 6) Julie Marie Meade from Maryland who was shot to death by the police when they found her waving a gun at them. http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/070998.html 7) Ben Garris, a 16-year-old in Baltimore who stabbed his counselor to death. http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/070998.html 8) Kristina Fetters, a 14-year-old from Des Moines, Iowa, who stabbed her favorite great aunt in a rage that landed her a life sentence. http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/070998.html 9) Pfizer, The Manufacturer of Zoloft is being sued by a Kansas family for the Suicide of their 14 year old son on Zoloft. http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/061099.html 10) The estate of Brynn Hartman, Wife of the Saturday Night Live Comedian, Phil Hartman, is also suing Pfizer, since Mrs. Hartman had been on Zoloft when she killed her husband and herself! http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/061099.html These drugs cause side effects like insomnia, anxiety, and agitation. (From The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center), and sometimes suicidal tendencies especially with fluoxetine (Prozac). These results have been found in adults and some young people, but the best course for prescribing SSRI's to the young seems to be extreme caution. School Shootings Linked to Psychotropic Drugs Such as Ritalin, Luvox and Prozac
December 16, 201213 yr I had to turn the channel last night watching that father of one of the perished children talk about his little girl. They were showing pictures of that beautiful little girl and she looked so much like my 6yr old daughter I just about broke down.
December 16, 201213 yr Only thing that could have protected those people/kids was someone armed on the inside. The guy had on a vest so whoever is armed better be good enough to fire a "head shot" or recognize that he needs to be hit in extremities and not miss or he/she will immediately be the next deceased. It's too simplistic an answer to believe that an armed teacher would have prevented this. What protected them was all the adult teachers and staff that kept it from being worse than it was.
December 16, 201213 yr Instead of banning guns, maybe they should ban the meds. Zoloft, Paxil & Prozac and Other Antidepressants & Suicide Not all anti-depressents are bad and even some of those you mentioned I have seen do wonders for the individual. The real problem is when people ONLY use the meds and do not seek or acquire real therapy for dealing with the "issues" in their lives. The drugs are meant to be a supplement to regaining control of your mental state and emotional condition. Like the idea that banning guns will be the difference, this idea about the meds is too simplistic as well.
December 16, 201213 yr SNL's opening last night: Saturday Night Live cold opens with 'Silent Night' by Children's Choir
December 16, 201213 yr I can't count the number of tears that I have shed since Friday. Yeaterday morning I watched a preist tell about being present when one of the families was informed that their little girl was one of the new angels. He said he was in control until her older brother, while trying to act bravely, said that he didn't know what he was going to do because his sister was his best friend and he now had no one to play with. The priest said that the little boy then began to shake and finally broke down. The priest said all he could do was join him because he had no words at that time. Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using Forum Runner
December 16, 201213 yr I'm so amazed at the stories of these teachers whose only mission was hiding and protecting the children.
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