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Report: Student Kills Self in Front of 150 Classmates at Alabama High School
FOXNews.com ^ | Thursday, March 06, 2008 | FoxNews

Posted on 03/06/2008 11:41:29 AM PST by metmom

An Alabama high school student walked into the school gym Thursday morning and shot himself in front of 150 other students, WKRG.com reported.

Jajuan Homes, 18, reportedly fired one shot into the ceiling of the gym at Davidson High School in Mobile before turning the revolver on himself as other students watched.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: jajuanhomes; mobile; school; schoolshooting; schoolviolence; shooting; suicide
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To: MinnesotaLibertarian

“Sounds like the kid was just really depressed - he didn’t want to hurt anyone else. My guess is he was a loner who everyone ignored, and he wanted them to notice him just at least once. It’s very sad.”

I think you’re right. For whatever reason, he was in a lot of pain, and felt his classmates were somehow the cause of it. But yes, at least he didn’t want to physically hurt anyone else.


21 posted on 03/06/2008 11:55:31 AM PST by henkster (Go to the local welfare office or BMV to see what government health care will be like.)
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To: proudpapa

Another concern is suicide tends to be contagious. Other kids on the edge may decide to kill themselves now.


22 posted on 03/06/2008 11:55:32 AM PST by driftdiver
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To: Borges
At least he didn’t take anyone with him.

Bears repeating. I've always said, if you just have to go crazy with a gun, shoot yourself first, and then if you still feel like shooting others, knock yourself out.

23 posted on 03/06/2008 11:57:00 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: SamuraiScot

“Clearly we need to outlaw . . . high schools?”

We need to pull out, its a quagmire s/


24 posted on 03/06/2008 11:57:11 AM PST by Larebil (My name is liberal backwards, since they backwards thinking)
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To: proudpapa

Maybe, but in general you know that is fake.

This was in real life, live. Very different, IMO.


25 posted on 03/06/2008 11:57:32 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
Drama Major no doubt...
26 posted on 03/06/2008 12:03:36 PM PST by johnny7
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To: driftdiver

Two jocks in my graduating class pulled a cruel hoax on a drunk classmate at a party.

The classmate committed suicide the next day. And the two jokers followed within 5 years.

Very sad.


27 posted on 03/06/2008 12:04:18 PM PST by proudpapa (May God Bless Our Troops.)
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To: Borges

That’s what I was thinking.


28 posted on 03/06/2008 12:06:51 PM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: proudpapa
I’m sure most have seen worse on TV - probably not and that is part of the problem, on TV it is too clean. If after a shooting or murder on TV they actually showed the blood and carnage, it may teach a lesson.
29 posted on 03/06/2008 12:11:10 PM PST by SF Republican (Conservatives wanted all or nothing, and they got it.)
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To: driftdiver

Sometimes I think we’re losing entire generations of children to drugs and/or violence.

Heartbreaking.


30 posted on 03/06/2008 12:16:04 PM PST by kozanne
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To: driftdiver
>suicide tends to be contagious


31 posted on 03/06/2008 12:17:46 PM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: TornadoAlley3

Looks like he’d been in some kind of trouble before. I don’t think they use height measurement lines as the background for yearbook photos.


32 posted on 03/06/2008 12:22:23 PM PST by King of Florida (A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
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To: King of Florida

He was due in court soon for his arrest after robbing a Dairy Queen.


33 posted on 03/06/2008 12:27:28 PM PST by Timeout
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To: theFIRMbss

Badfinger. 2 of 4. The drummer died a year or so ago -not, suicide. One left still touring.


34 posted on 03/06/2008 12:33:12 PM PST by MrLee (Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalyim!! God bless Eretz Israel.)
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To: metmom

Obviously another gun-free zone.....


35 posted on 03/06/2008 12:55:51 PM PST by NRA1995 (Bill Clinton: HILLARY!'s other big ass)
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To: Borges

My thoughts exactly.


37 posted on 03/06/2008 1:01:12 PM PST by YourAdHere (Buy My Book, Bradypalooza, from Amazon.Com)
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To: metmom

Apparently he missed the “gun free zone” sign on his way into the parking lot.


38 posted on 03/06/2008 1:03:17 PM PST by RobRoy (I'm confused. I mean, I THINK I am, but I'm not sure. But I could be wrong about that.)
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To: proudpapa

Can you unpack that one a little bit? I’m morbidly fascinated...


39 posted on 03/06/2008 1:09:48 PM PST by Homer1
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To: proudpapa

??? What the heck went on?


40 posted on 03/06/2008 1:19:04 PM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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