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Monday, April 16, 2007 12:00 AM

University officials waited two hours to warn campus, students say

With at least 33 dead and 29 wounded, some ask why the campus wasn't shut down after an early-morning killing.

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  • Monday, April 16, 2007 05:58 PM

    Damned if you do . . . .

    damned if you don't. How do you respond to a deranged killer??

    "Go into the school! Even if you are the first cop on the scene, screw the roadblock, run from class to class, trying to draw his fire! Put your life on the line to save those kids."

    Umm, that's kind of how the marines respond in such a situation. They tend to over-respond, hose down the area, and kill anything in the vicinity -- woe to all -- friend or foe. Not a good response to a lone loonie . . .

    "Police need to be better trained in taking these people down, not setting up damned parameters."

    Cute, but I think what you're trying to say is 'perimeter' . . .

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