[fabsroman]

GOB,

I have been to the Virginia Tech campus and Roanoke too. They are almost one and the same. I cannot believe that there are only 4 police offcers on duty at a time at the campus, but I guess that could be possible. I also cannot believe that it would take city, county, and state another 30 minutes to respond. Last but not least, I am not saying that a single officer should "rush" in. The single officer should make a serious attempt at evaluating the situation and taking action. I am not saying that the officer should run through the front doors and pray that the gun man is not there with a loaded bazooka waiting for him. In the video I saw, you could hear gun fire, which was the gunmans. A LEO should be able to tell if that gun fire is close or far and should be able to systematically make his way, at a somewhat safe pace but a pace that also acknowledges that unarmed, unarmored civilians are being killed. Again, the LEO has a weapon and armor most likely, so the shooter would have to be pretty good to kill the LEO. Honestly, I am not going to shed a tear if an LEO gets shot in the leg or the arm, or some other place that is not a vital area, so long as he kills the gunman. On the flip side, I have seen how poorly some LEO's can shoot, so I guess some might be really apprehensive about going into this type of situation.

What really astounds me about LEO's is that they can be completely out of shape and barely even proficient with a weapon, yet they are who we need to rely on for our safety and our children's safety. That is what really irks me.

On top of that, I have heard that there was a meeting being held by the University President, some of the University higher ups, and the University's attorney regarding what action to take regarding the first shooting, when the second shooting began. Yep, you have to love the red tape.

At this point, I just want to know what the schools and the government are going to do to make sure that this doesn't happen again. I really do not care about who is at fault, but then again, I am not a parent of one of the dead students.