Two hurt in US mall shooting

[philw]

and gun free zones are for our safety 

A MAN has shot and wounded two women in a US shopping mall before being subdued by police.
The suspected gunman was being interviewed by police on Friday as officers continued to clear the mall in southwestern Virginia, said city spokeswoman Becky Wilburn.
The suspect's name was not immediately released and a motive for the shootings - which happened at a community college branch in the mall - was not known.
One of the victims was airlifted to hospital, but spokesman Eric Earnhart could not provide additional information on her identity or condition.
The other victim was taken by ambulance for treatment. She was in stable condition on Friday afternoon but was transferred to another hospital to get specialised care, said spokeswoman Nancy May.
The shooting happened at the New River Community College branch in the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, a town of approximately 21,000.
Student Josh Brown said he was working on a computer near the classrooms when the shots were fired.
"I heard one gunshot, and I didn't know what it was... I saw people running out," he told The Roanoke Times.
Brown then got up and ran out himself.
Wilburn said emergency officials received an emergency call about 2pm local time about someone with a gun and shots fired at the college's satellite location in the mall outside of Blacksburg.
Authorities did not believe there's any continuing threat to the community, Wilburn said.
The community college was closed Friday following the shooting and Saturday classes were cancelled, according to its website.
Schools in the local county were briefly locked down as a precaution.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/two-hurt-in-us-mall-shooting/story-e6frfkui-1226619652512#ixzz2QKbFQtgy

[crusader rabbit]

They pro'lly  just needed a bigger sign or something.

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[JoeG]

Seems like a lot of incidents at local community colleges the last few years. My uninformed speculation would be that there are a lot of young struggling folks trying to get to a better life but trapped by all the bullshit that our rule crazy society has piled on them. Feeling trapped and with little to lose leads to impulsive aggression triggered by some even small slight. Someone disses them and they lose it.

Keep telling people that their action don't matter long enough and they start to believe it.

[Solus]

They pro'lly  just needed a bigger sign or something.

Crusader Rabbit

That is one theory.

It is being studied whether  two signs or one sign twice as big will be more effective. 

There is strong support for both approaches.

[crusader rabbit]

That is one theory.

It is being studied whether  two signs or one sign twice as big will be more effective. 

There is strong support for both approaches.

And don't forget: brighter colors!

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[bodean87]

Seems like a lot of incidents at local community colleges the last few years. My uninformed speculation would be that there are a lot of young struggling folks trying to get to a better life but trapped by all the bullshit that our rule crazy society has piled on them. Feeling trapped and with little to lose leads to impulsive aggression triggered by some even small slight. Someone disses them and they lose it.

Keep telling people that their action don't matter long enough and they start to believe it.

This. And the fact kids are no longer taught how yo deal with disappointment. They all win.