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To: Jaknik2 who wrote (203282)	4/18/2007 11:37:46 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

i do understand your observation..... but the point must come when people make assessments on common sense and logic, most especially when it comes to protection of human lives.... the very concerns the university may have had about this ONE STUDENT (Cho) allowing him to remain on the campus and a threat to others will ultimately open them up to far greater lawsuits of the victims families, justifiably so, imo....(i cannot imagine how i would feel if one of my 2 kids were the victims knowing the timeline) we need to get back to making decisions for the common good, not CYA litigation protection mode i don't know what has to be done.... a hold harmless waiver for universities to take aggressive action when they have a bonafide concern about the student/faculty populace in general or what, but this decision making by overlawyering has to stop

To: Jaknik2 who wrote (203282)	4/19/2007 4:14:42 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 793843

A first time event, I finally heard Oprah agree with a survivor from the Columbine shootings about the media focusing on the shooters and not the victims. Plastering the faces and stories of and about the shooters makes them famous for a day or 2. Gives them their few moment of glory. None to be had by the victims. The media now appear to have reconsidered the rush to put up the videos and pictures of the guy in his menacing poses. I suspect the public outcry was loud enough they said, "oops, guess we shouldn't have put these out there."