Originally Posted by alanX (Post 727079)

This will be my last post in this thread, so I will say a lot.

If you had loved one lost in these things, then you would feel totally different, I assure you.
Was is reasonable? Yes, I was reasonable. You're typical stupid American punks murdering people in schools deserves a few weeks of media coverage, at least. Now it happens so much that it's old-hat.

It happens like nothing. I heard of three shootings in the same month a while back. "Let's go steal stuff because it's cool and because I'm an American moron" is no different than "Let's go execute multiple students because it's cool."

America does need security cameras, we do need police in every hallway, we do need voice monitoring. Why? Because of individuals such as yourself.

Heh, I have never heard this kind of garbage from any citizen of any country except America, and it's always Americans that complain because the government is watching our every move. Stop being morons, try to be a little mature, and use your heads every once in a while, and these things might go away. Until then, continue to make poems about stealing things.

Someone please answer this question to me via PM. When was the last time England, or any European country had a public shooting similar to the American shootings? And do European schools have the same security as American ones? Police, canine units, security cameras in ever hallways, cameras+voice recorders on buses?

I can guarantee the answer will be no. Why? Because Europeans aren't idiots, and don't do crap like hold public massacres.

Thanks for reading my rant. Apologies for it's length.

Originally Posted by MMM (Post 727087)

I think you are a little off the money, Alan. Sadly, things like this happen in Europe and Asia as well. The way the media focuses on things has changed. It used to be a one hour news day, but now we live in a 24 hour news day. That means channels like CNN need to be reporting something at all times.

Still, I think in some ways the Japanese tabloid media is worse in this respect. I remember one rather violent incident involving the murder of a young boy not far from where I lived, and the tabloid media kept it as the opening story literally for weeks.

Sensational stories will get sensational coverage, but lets not confuse the media with the event (and I am not necessarily talking to you, Alan).

I don't think it is an "American" vs. "European" thing, I think that is oversimplifying things.

Originally Posted by alanX (Post 727079)

Because Europeans aren't idiots, and don't do crap like hold public massacres.