Posted on 03/13/2008 7:05:10 AM PDT by Pyro7480
Well, for somebody who talks about Clinton being a really big ass in their tag line you get the irony of the day award.
My husband and I were talking about letting our daughter learn how to handle a gun for when she goes off to college in a few years. She has some friends who hunt who are offering to help her learn to shoot. I told her I think we need to go to a gun range, not a friend’s property.
Probably a lot simpler than that. There are two classes of people who are almost sure to be unarmed. Recent arrivals from the airport (the security makes it too big a pain to carry through) and college students (whose campus anti-gun policies make it a virtual certainty that they won't be toting.)
People were wondering if someone was starting to target foreign students.
The current college anti-gun policies ensure that your daughter won't be able to carry 90% of the time even if she gets a license (which she won't be able to unless she's 21 anyway)
Hmmm I was thinking with his “cute” face and petite build he will more likely end up being the sexual favor “girlfriend” on the block.
The murder of the graduate student was all over the news. They didn’t post his picture but it got a lot of publicity. He was an engineering major from either India or Bangladesh.
The latest victim was president of the student government, a Morehead scholar, and on the board of trustees of the school. She was well known in the community.
It’s too bad that the lives of two bright, productive students were snuffed out by an idiot from the bottom of the gene pool.
I concur.
Was hoping you would chime in.
I can see you don't understand Black rage.
If you're talking about the first arrest that guy was doing that himself. My guess is he was trying to make it look like "the man" was mishandling him. Those cops were walking confidently & calmly. Watch the video again & see how all that "bouncing" is completely on his part.
Bob Carson, March 9, 2008
These words were written by Eve’s father, and were shared at the memorial service for Eve held in Athens, Georgia, on March 9.
I’ve always cherished the look Eve greeted me with as I held her in the delivery room. She was wide awake, and she sweetly peered right into my eyes with such pleasure … as if saying thanks and “I’m so glad to be here now dad.” A specialist would say it was a reaction to the newness or just being unadjusted to the hospital birthing room, but please believe me, something was just a touch different about Eve from birth.
Every parent knows how special their child can be. We know from our own lives that growth and growing up are best continued over a lifetime. But there seems to be a moment early on, when a parent can look at their child and know that they’ve got the building blocks and the character for a good life. I feel blessed because I had that moment with both of my loving children at early ages. I call it my Papua New Guinea moment … when, should your child be lost upon a distant shore and even in a different culture, that child would grow up into a fine, helpful, caring person.
The senseless murder of my sweet, sweet Eve is sadness defined, unfathomable and bottomless, but so appreciatively interrupted by each friend or family member who shares our grief.
Yesterday, a red-tailed hawk glided effortlessly close to my car as I drove from my mother’s home. It touched more deeply than normal. To me, these moments with nature represent a circle of everlasting life, but so also, do the friends of Eve and Andrew ... and the babies of relatives and neighbors and friends.
The irony of Eve’s murder is that she, along with these blessed friends and fellow students, are the ones who can solve the most pressing problems of this time. Please don’t attribute this to hyperbole or relate it to a father’s sadness. I see a stunningly beautiful convergence of talent and caring in this, our children’s, generation. It is the most fantastic realization.
I believe that these kids, along with their peers around the globe, can reach reasoned solutions for mitigating violence and tackling many of the inequities of poverty, prejudice, inadequate health care and under-education. This is no pie-in-the-sky wish! These kids are smart! They’re so capable.
They’re more productive because they collaborate and communicate like no generation before them. And what is even more wonderful is their generosity. Isn’t that tremendous?
There are needs now, and there are reasons for and solutions to those needs. Those dilemmas that keep getting shuffled along by our generation will gain solutions from the student sitting near you, your friends’ sons and daughters, or the young mentored student from another place.
But I must tell you — even with an aching heart, and yet with such hope and love — that the friends of Eve, and their generation, will not be denied. They’ve got miles to go, and missions to keep, and we will be so much better for their undaunted perseverance!
May God bless each one of you.
Exactly.
The reports were that the suspect was dragging his feet and had to be pulled along by the cops.
The police were restraining themselves, I’m sure.
Yes, but not in the Peoples Republic of Chapel Hill and Orange County.
You are right, actually the scene in Hostel were that guy gets ripped apart piece by piece would be a better punishment for the not even human creature.
Wow, I have to look into Virginia gun laws. However, I would much rather she be charged with the crime of brandishing a gun to protect herself, than to have her end uo dead at the hands of a crimminal.
Just be thankful that they are as stupid as they look.
You nailed it. He’ll be straight out of “Bonfire of the Vanities.”
I highly recommend she learn how to handle firearms and practice regularly so she becomes familiar with them. It makes it second nature should she ever have to use it to protect herself or loved ones.
If she doesn’t live on campus she can keep it at her apt. I wish her the best! College was so fun!!
Why must we wait so long for these abominations to be put to death?
My heart breaks for her family.
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