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Poledancer · Apr 21, 2007, 01:16 pm

Feel free to add:

The state for having lax gun laws

The gun store

Prescription drugs

Mentally ill people

The people who were shot, for not being armed

The College police

The English department

The first person who was shot

People who bullied him

The girls who didn't return his compliments when he stalked them

Immigrants

His parents for working too hard

**Jack** · Apr 21, 2007, 01:21 pm

Society for encouraging college attendance

The NRA for encouraging gun ownership

TV news for covering the tragedy

All of us for watching it

shawmutt · Apr 21, 2007, 01:40 pm

Liberals.

Osborn F Enready · Apr 23, 2007, 05:55 pm

Ourselves, for tolerating such injustice in the name of "justice".

Grow a spine folks.

Heather · Apr 24, 2007, 06:02 am

The media for sensationalizing events such as these. Does it, or does it not make one "famous" in the end because of the extreme amount of hysteria the media creates over the entire issue when events such as these occur? It's sickening.

brien · Apr 24, 2007, 11:47 am

How about the individual who actually perpetuated the crimes? Blaming everyone and everything but him, is absurd.

ladyphoenix · Apr 24, 2007, 11:57 am

Amen, Brien. Amen.

No one could have prevented this kid from doing what he was going to do.

5010 · Apr 24, 2007, 12:13 pm

Poledancer, you forgot the most obvious culprit: God!

(Or if one is atheist, blame the big bang.)

Edit: and of course... the devil

Arawn-ap-Hywel · Apr 24, 2007, 03:04 pm

The English (and all other nations whose social onditions enabled the downtrodden pioneers who where thrown from their own homelands to violate and change the "New World")

The lack of understanding of language which takes the phrase "Right to Bare Arms" and considers it something other than a national right to wear short sleeved shirts in public :)

Arawn-ap-Hywel · Apr 24, 2007, 03:07 pm

But speaking of blame, there is nothing wrong with trying to create an understanding of truth. It might benefit society, a nation, others can change their systems to reduce future risks. It's when that truth is misused and for some reason enables rather than learning but litigation to be pursued :)

Apr 21, 2007, 01:16 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Poledancer Molten Ash Posts: 82	Culture of blame: Who else can we blame? Feel free to add: The state for having lax gun laws The gun store Prescription drugs Mentally ill people The people who were shot, for not being armed The College police The English department The first person who was shot People who bullied him The girls who didn't return his compliments when he stalked them Immigrants His parents for working too hard

Apr 21, 2007, 01:21 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Jack formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 13,010	Society for encouraging college attendance The NRA for encouraging gun ownership TV news for covering the tragedy All of us for watching it The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant)

Apr 21, 2007, 01:40 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
shawmutt Slightly Dangerous Location: Greencastle, PA Posts: 992	Liberals. 78% of statistics are made up on the spot. Shawmutt.com. My Blog and Pictures of the Massively Multiplayer Offline game, Real Life.

Apr 23, 2007, 05:55 pm	#4 (permalink) (top)
Osborn F Enready Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,873	Ourselves, for tolerating such injustice in the name of "justice". Grow a spine folks. Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready

Apr 24, 2007, 11:47 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
brien Iceberg Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,691	How about the individual who actually perpetuated the crimes? Blaming everyone and everything but him, is absurd. Brien the Iceberg If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. M.T.

Apr 24, 2007, 06:02 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
Heather Odd Girly Girl Location: Wisconsin Posts: 557	The media for sensationalizing events such as these. Does it, or does it not make one "famous" in the end because of the extreme amount of hysteria the media creates over the entire issue when events such as these occur? It's sickening.

Apr 24, 2007, 11:57 am	#7 (permalink) (top)
ladyphoenix Risen From The Ashes Location: Rural Southern Indiana Posts: 263	Amen, Brien. Amen. No one could have prevented this kid from doing what he was going to do. The right of the people to alter or abolish it...

Apr 24, 2007, 12:13 pm	#8 (permalink) (top)
5010 mostly harmless Location: USA Posts: 1,282	Poledancer, you forgot the most obvious culprit: God! (Or if one is atheist, blame the big bang.) Edit: and of course... the devil - solo (my site)

Apr 24, 2007, 03:04 pm	#9 (permalink) (top)
Arawn-ap-Hywel Hot Lava Posts: 1,124	The English (and all other nations whose social onditions enabled the downtrodden pioneers who where thrown from their own homelands to violate and change the "New World") The lack of understanding of language which takes the phrase "Right to Bare Arms" and considers it something other than a national right to wear short sleeved shirts in public :)

Apr 24, 2007, 03:07 pm	#10 (permalink) (top)
Arawn-ap-Hywel Hot Lava Posts: 1,124	But speaking of blame, there is nothing wrong with trying to create an understanding of truth. It might benefit society, a nation, others can change their systems to reduce future risks. It's when that truth is misused and for some reason enables rather than learning but litigation to be pursued :)