robanah Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I don't really understand something, this shooting that took place in Virgina Tech a few months ago. Why are they calling it a massacre? I don't want to sound dsirepectful and my heart vleeds for the familyies and vicims involved but form what I heard there was not even 10 people killed. A massacure is where at least a towns full of people are slaughtered. I am shocked that they would concider calling this a massacre. 9/11 that now that was a massacre, the holocost as well and think of in the past 500 years how many massacres where literly hundereds of people were slaughtered. I guess I am just ranting here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Definition of massacre to kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of persons To me 35 people killed in one place is a large number of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankJL Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Media Hype...I don't know... This is the same media after all that referred to him as a "gun fanatic" and "weapons expert". Considering he used a .22 Walther P22 and 9mm glock 19, he doesn't qualify as knowing much about weapons. If his intent was to kill as many people as possible, these where two poor choices of handgun calibers. Luckily though, because of this choice of weapons a lot of his victims where only wounded and not killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Definition of massacreto kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of personsTo me 35 people killed in one place is a large number of people.just checking to see if you looked that up in the Dictionary??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 <div class='quotemain'>Definition of massacreto kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of personsTo me 35 people killed in one place is a large number of people.just checking to see if you looked that up in the Dictionary???Why yes I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchrissys1 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 a massacure isn't about numbers. it is about the nature of the murder. but can include a multitude of people. I bet if you were a victim you'd feel massacured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 <div class='quotemain'><div class='quotemain'>Definition of massacreto kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of personsTo me 35 people killed in one place is a large number of people.just checking to see if you looked that up in the Dictionary???Why yes I did good.....I think you know where I got my question from....LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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