Body count is what the media is using, which I can't blame them. This is the most (killed 32, injured 15 although some say 29 injured). The next would be in 1966, where a sniper at U-of-Texas@Austin's clock tower killed 16 and injured 31; followed by Columbine which begat a misguided attempt at solving the problem by geek persecution, returned by Jon Katz and Slashdot's Hellmouth series.
I'm factoring in area. Columbine was spread out thought the school, and officals there had to shorten the school year plus hold it in other schools. I betcha when investigators went in, they said "This was a bloodbath... no, this was a massacre," as they stepped through the school.
I don't see that here. This was relatively contained in a classroom and a dorm room. It's too neat and tidy; just close those rooms while they're sanitized and repaired. If Virgina Tech is sensitive to students, they'll keep it closed until after finals.
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I'm factoring in area. Columbine was spread out thought the school, and officals there had to shorten the school year plus hold it in other schools. I betcha when investigators went in, they said "This was a bloodbath... no, this was a massacre," as they stepped through the school.
I don't see that here. This was relatively contained in a classroom and a dorm room. It's too neat and tidy; just close those rooms while they're sanitized and repaired. If Virgina Tech is sensitive to students, they'll keep it closed until after finals.