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In the first news conference yesterday with the Tech president, one of the questions came from an off-camera voice that sounded remarkably like a reporter for the college paper or radio station, saying much the same thing as Derbyshire: I think I would have been brave enough to rush the guy, or words to that effect. When I heard it, my first reaction was, this kid's been watching too many Bruce Willis movies.
Same reaction to Derbyshire's remarks, except presumably he's old enough to know better.
I mean, seriously, what the hell is WRONG with people like Derbyshire? Didn't he get a big enough body count yesterday? He wanted some college kid whose most pressing problem that morning was whether he was gonna get laid this weekend to actually take note of the caliber and documented accuracy of the shooter's weapons, count the shots, figure out when he was reloading, and then take the guy out?
There are none so bloodthirsty as those who are using other people's blood.
Yeah, General. John Derbyshire: hero.
Not.
