tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24781577.post8850686605809557478..comments2023-10-29T09:52:03.239-04:00Comments on Just Noticeable Differences: Virginia Tech School ShootingsFree Operanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213177543015935126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24781577.post-22958527961393640392007-04-30T18:47:00.000-04:002007-04-30T18:47:00.000-04:00I lost my son on June 4 2005. It was a day I didnt...I lost my son on June 4 2005. It was a day I didnt get to see him, a day I didnt get to talk to him or tell him one more time how much I loved him, and how proud I was of the young man he had become...At one month shy of 17 he was taken from us by a bullet...aimed senselessly and carelessly by someone he considered a friend. The aftermath of the shooting, and the recklessness and insensitivity of the other 8-10 kids at this "gathering" is heart wrenching...yet the tragedy remains. <BR/><BR/>Unlike the Virginia murders, my son died without much notice to the rest of the world. 1200 people cried with us at his funeral. 1200 people in shock that a group of high schoolers could be a part of something so tragic, so shocking, yet not react. No one called 911. No one called us. Two boys took my son to the hospital and left him on the sidewalk. The rest of the group simply cleaned up the mess, and met the shooter at a graduation party a half an hour later....<BR/><BR/> What is becoming of our world? What is becoming of our children?My sons friend, murderer, received 3 years and 7 months for the death of my son. I truly wonder, do his parents feel guilt? We were family friends who vacationed together...the boys grew up together...Yet never one word has been spoken from them...<BR/><BR/>I know you think the Virginians family must feel guilty, but honestly, I have to wonder in todays society if that is really so... It seems it has become "every child for himself".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com