I don't think TXBubba should have been flamed and zotted off the thread. Why is not okay to simply wonder why the teachers left the room? I think it is important to talk about situations like this and what one might do considering the apparent increase in this kind of violence. Remember that kid last week, the one who lied and said he stayed behind with the girls in room at the school in CO. The mother said her son lied because he wanted for it to be true. Maybe that kid is now haunted by leaving the room. Who knows? When Sean Hannity said people "eat their own" on this board, he might have been right.
Treat this thread like an obituary or prayer thread for the children and their loved ones. Theories and finger pointing should be saved for other threads - and I'm sure there'll be plenty of them.
She was asked to stop blaming the teacher by many people and continued to do so.
That's why the zot. It was a good call.
Please ... give ... the ... subject ... a ... rest. You weren't there.
What is important is for us to *not* apply our "English" sensibilities to the Amish culture. When I saw all the pics of the Amish around the school, I cringed, They do not like to be photographed. I hope the community is strong enough, and the county/state wise enough, to resist the instant influx of "helpers" that will descend on them.
What makes this abominable act even more heinous is this unspeakable monster knew that by targeting these Amish girls he was picking the most innocent and helpless victims he could. They are so far from worldly they likely cannot fathom humans would do something like this, let alone know how to defend or respond to it.
Now you have your answer and no longer need to wonder. Please lay off this poor girl who faced a horror we, God willing, will never ever face.