Massacre at Virginia Tech

What a tragedy that has occurred at Virginia Tech. I am stunned. It is hard to believe that such a horrendous crime could happen in the confines of a school environment. So far it appears that 33 people are dead and dozens wounded. What I find extremely interesting is the fact that two separate shootings took place over the course of three hours. It really makes me wonder what the policy is at my school in regards to crimes on campus. In the case of Va. Tech, there is no way to know if a campus lockdown could have prevented the second round of shooting. Preliminary news stories are trying to link the university decision to the number of deaths. In my opinion that is a logical however unfair association. Who is to say that had the campus been locked down, the shooter(s) would have stopped after the first incident? One simply cannot say/hypothesize the unknown. I feel so sad for all of the victims as well as the person who committed the crime. What would motivate that person to kill, especially at school. Sometimes when I go to class, I look at the faces of my fellow students. In the land of academia, the inclination is to feel safe and nurtured. Security is basically non-existent and the assumption is that everyone is there with at least the same basic mindframe...to get an education. However, if you really think about it, school is just an extension of life. When I look around...some of my fellow classmates look so stressed out. Who is to say that any one of them won't come in to class one day and start shooting? The same applies to the work environment. I use to wonder why people would just go into work one day and kill. I suspect it all boils down to the human factor. We all have feelings. Some know how to handle them better than others. Overall, one simply doesn't know what cause people to react as well as act. You just have to have faith that the environment is safe. My many prayers go out to the families. How very, very sad.