来自一个游戏Blog的纪念文
作者就来自那个小山村，父亲在VT当教师，有一个好友在枪击案中丧生……
很真实的草根视角，推荐阅读……
http://www.1pstart.com/virginia-tech-shootings-and-my-thoughts/Virginia Tech Shootings and My Thoughts
Yesterday, my life changed forever. We all know what happened. I know what I saw going on and what I heard, so I’m not going to get into that. I grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia. I consider NYC and Blacksburg to be my homes in life. Most of you probably never heard of Blacksburg before yesterday’s evil.
I sent a text message to a friend across town from my cell phone saying, “People are being gunned down here. Stay off campus.”Looking at that message in my sent list is so surreal and eerie. I feel as if it didn’t even happen. Maybe I am dreaming.
My dad is a dean and professor at the college. When I heard a professor may have been shot, I was worried it could have been him.I was actually at the time trying to track him down and see if he wanted to grab some breakfast. That was kind of weird because he always asks me. I never take the time to go out of my way to see if he’d like to grab some McDonalds with me in the morning before his class. Fortunately, he was not at the location…..
Blacksburg is just a little mountain town with a big university in it.We are called the Virginia Tech “Hokies” and the love for our school is contagious around here. If you ever come to a Virginia Tech football game, you would think we were playing for the national championship every game. It’s the strangest atmosphere and it seems like you know everyone. An outsider can stroll into town one day and feel like part of the atmosphere almost instantly. Our entire town was affected because I am certain each person was connected to one of the victims in some way.
I left Blacksburg initially when I was 17 years old to join the United States Army.I ended up serving 2 enlistments and also worked for the DOD for a while.
I saw combat in 3 countries and that has affected me some as a person, but nothing like yesterday.I would have rather been in Baghdad than Blacksburg yesterday.
I always hated Blacksburg too. The life here was too slow for me.This is why I spent a lot of time in NYC (some while growing up and then as an adult as often as possible). The life of the city was so vibrant. I feel now as if I spent my entire life missing how great it was here. This has always been my fall back in life. After I got divorced and was completely broke, I headed here because it was safe. It was simple and I knew everyone it seemed. I never appreciated the safety net that this town offered me until now.
There were no major murders or violent crimes. You can walk through any neighborhood at any time and not be troubled.It wasn’t like the Army and the places I saw in the service. You don’t look over your shoulder here. I think this place helped me get back into the civilian life and get things on track.
It’s no longer the same old Blacksburg. The place I hated my entire life. I wish I could have it back and that’s just not going to happen. I
don’t think anything will be the same around here.Around 9pm I headed down the street to 711 to pick up some water and was amazed that hardly any cars were driving down the streets. No one was out and no one was doing anything at all.
I’m no punk and I’m fairly tough, but I cried today a couple times.When I heard the news that my friend Ryan was one of the deceased, it felt like someone had just kicked all the wind out of me. I just saw him 2 nights before.We were laughing and joking around. He was a great guy and made everyone laugh. He had so many friends here and will be dearly missed.
All the people will be missed.I feel great sorrow for all the families involved and realize this is a wound that will never heal in a community like this.
For the first time in my life I realized that I loved Blacksburg and pretty much everything about it. I know I’ll never get it back and no one else will either.This day will probably live on with me as long as I am alive. The only time I felt even similar to this was on 9/11/01. It shocks me that anyone could savagely kill all these people, most of whom were basically kids. I hope one day we can all find the good in this and I don’t think I am going to take life for granted the way I have in the past. This really hit close to home and I’m not even sure what the implications are yet.
I have read numerous articles concerning this event.
Many are trying to claim that video games and Internet porn are responsible for this. I wish that these jerks with special agendas could come down to earth for once and just understand that over 30 innocent lives were just snuffed out of existence.Many others were wounded physically and thousands have been permanently wounded psychologically. I believe now is the time to show your respect to the families of those who died instead of trying to use this event as a catalyst for change in whatever your agenda is. Lives were lost yesterday and that’s what we need to be thinking about. I don’t feel sorry for myself here. I feel bad for families who just lost loved ones. I feel pain for a great friend I will never see again. The world lost a great man today. I feel sorrow for everyone who was killed or wounded by this mad man.
Don’t blame video games or use any other pathetic excuses. Blame the man who murdered all these people.[
本帖最后由 RestlessDream 于 2007-4-17 19:53 编辑]
果然是自由的社会。。。
到底哪个才是真实的.混乱了