Virginia Tech Web Site Goes to Crisis Mode

+ Posted by Josh Hallett on 04.16.07 // 12:27 PM

A former client is now with the communications department at Virginia Tech. Obviously with the news today I went to check out the site. The school has wisely switched to a low-bandwidth version in this time of crisis.

Virginia Tech Crisis Page

Thoughts and prayers to all those involved.

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My thoughts and prayers go out to all those involved,

What is going on in our great nation, why so much violence in America period?

I REMEMBER GROWING UP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND SEVERAL OF MY DEAR FRIENDS WENT TO VIRGINIA TECH AND IT IS ONE OF THE COLLEGES THAT ANY VIRGINIAN KID WOULD BE PROUD TO ATTEND!! IT WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED A GREAT AND SAFE SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY!! BUT, THERE IS SUCH A SCARY TREND IN YOUNG PEOPLE THINKING THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE OTHER'S LIVES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF LOVE FOR LIFE AND OTHERS. FURTHER, LET'S JUST CALL IT "POOR PARENTING", TOO. IT SADDENS ME AND I AND MY HUSBAND, DAMIEN HAVE SUFFERED TREMEMDOUSLY FROM POST PARTUM DEPRESSION FROM THE THREATS MADE ON OUR LIVES WHILE TEACHING AND WORKING IN LAS VEGAS, NV DUE TO GANGSTER KIDS AND THE SUPPORT OF THEIR IDIOT PARENTS NOT TO MENTION THE POOR OR BAD POLITICS OF ADMINISTRATORS WHO RUN THESE SCHOOLS AND DON'T "LISTEN" OR CARE TO "LISTEN" WHEN A KID DOES THINGS OR SAYS THINGS THAT ARE WARNING SIGNALS TO SHOW SOMETHING BAD CAN BE ACTED OUT!!! FURTHER, LET'S CONTROL OUR CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR BY NOT HAVING GUNS IN ANY REACH!! NO MATTER HOW TOUGH WE ARE AS PARENTS OR HOW TOUGH WE THINK WE ARE AS PARENTS, TEACHERS AND/OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND POLICE OFFICERS, KIDS HAVE THEIR OWN MINDS AND ATTITUDES AND IF WE ALLOW THEM TO BE EVEN EXPOSED TO WEAPONS OR ANYTHING THAT'S REALLY HARMFUL TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, THEN WE HAVE COMMITTED THE BIGGEST SIN AND NOT OUR KIDS BECAUSE WE HAVE BASICALLY SAID "IT'S OKAY." NO, IT'S NOT OKAY. LET'S STOP THE VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS NOW!!!!
IN PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL THE FAMILIES AND CHILDHOOD FRIENDS WHO LOST THEIR LOVED ONES AND CHILDREN TO THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION. I KNOW THE THE LORD IS WITH YOU AND KEEP YOUR FAITH THAT THERE IS TIME FOR HEALING AND A TIME FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENED HERE. KEEP THE FAITH!!

GOD AND HIS GOODNESS BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!;)


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