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From: ProgressivesWillKillAmerica@invalid.org
On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 23:16:14 -0500, Michael Trew
wrote:
>On 11/28/2016 3:01 PM, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
>> A man crashed his vehicle into pedestrians on the Ohio State campus in
>> Columbus on Monday, then slashed students with a butcher knife before
>> being fatally shot by a university police officer, authorities said.
>>
>> Nine people were rushed to hospitals and one was in critical condition,
>> according to university Police Chief Craig Stone.
>>
>> The drama began shortly before 10 a.m. ET, when the suspect, whose name
>> was not immediately released, deliberately drove up over the curb and
>> began his attack, Stone said. He said the officer arrived about a minute
>> later and engaged the suspect.
>>
>> "We are very fortunate that an OSUPD officer was there and took quick
>> action," Stone said.
>>
>> "Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th
>> and College" the university's emergency management agency tweeted. "Run
>> hide fight" is emergency protocol used to warn people to flee if possible,
>> hide from the shooter and, if all else fails, fight for your life.
>>
>> Stone said it did not immediately appear that the attacker used a gun. The
>> alert, however, apparently was sent after the suspect was fatally shot.
>>
>> A short time later, the agency tweeted a warning to "Continue to shelter
>> in place in north campus area. Follow directions of Police on scene."
>>
>> A SWAT team, K9 and bomb squad units and scores of law enforcement
>> officials descended on the sprawling campus. Less than two hours after the
>> first alert, university police said the shelter-in-place order was lifted
>> and the "scene was secure." Classes were canceled for the rest of the day.
>>
>> "We prepare for situations like this but we hope we never have one,"
>> school President Michael Drake said.
>>
>> Columbus Police Chief Chief Kim Jacobs, whose officers also responded to
>> the attack, said it could have been an act of terror. "That's why our
>> federal partners are here and helping," she said.
>>
>> Homeland Security Adviser Lisa Monaco briefed President Obama on the
>> incident, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. He said FBI
>> agents in Columbus were assisting with the investigation.
>>
>> Freshman Meredith Johnson, 19, was in a psychology class when the
>> university alert popped up on her teacher's power point screen. The
>> teacher and students thought it might have been a scam, she said.
>>
>> "Three or four minutes later we got the text," Johnson said. "Stay
>> indoors. Active shooter. That's when I started freaking out."
>>
>> Peterson Pierre, a junior biochemistry major, said he woke up to the
>> campus alert. He and his roommate decided to go outside and see what was
>> happening.
>>
>> "We saw a body covered with a white sheet," Pierre said.
>>
>> Other students hunkered down in their apartments, waiting for the threat
>> to pass.
>>
>> "It's honestly kind of terrifying because I was at home and away from my
>> phone at the time,” said Jenny Chen, who stayed in her apartment about two
>> blocks from Watts Hall, listed on the school's website as a Materials
>> Science and Engineering building.
>>
>> “I got flooded with messages ... asking me if I was safe and I didn't even
>> realize this was happening,” said Chen, a senior. “Now I'm just scrambling
>> to make sure that people I know are safe as well.”
>>
>> Victoria Morishita, a senior studying logistics management student, said
>> she was off campus, but her phone quickly loaded with texts from people
>> near the scene.
>>
>> "I was scared because it happened near our CBEC and business building and
>> a lot of my friends were there," she said.
>>
>> Facebook activated its safety check, entitled “The Violent Incident in
>> Columbus, Ohio,” allows those in the area to mark themselves “safe,”
>> “unsafe” or “outside the affected area” with the click of a button. Users
>> can also invite friends to mark their safety status.
>>
>> Twitter filled with well-wishes from federal, state and local officials.
>>
>> ".@TeamTrump watching coverage of what has transpired @ Ohio State -
>> Thoughts& prayers are with the students& administration at this time,"
>> tweeted Dan Scavino, social media director for President-elect Donald
>> Trump.
>>
>> "Ohio's thoughts and prayers go out to the Ohio State community," Gov.
>> John Kasich tweeted. "Be safe, listen to first responders."
>>
>> Tweeted Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio: "Everyone stay safe — Monitoring this
>> situation closely. Thoughts and prayers with everyone on campus."
>>
>> "We are all Buckeyes. Our thoughts are with all of @OhioState and Columbus
>> today," tweeted the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.
>>
>> Ohio State’s 1,764-acre campus is located about 2.5 miles north of
>> Columbus. The school, founded in 1870, is the third-largest campus in the
>> U.S. with about 45,000 undergraduates and 13,000 post-graduates.
>>
>>
>
>That is extremely sad, and I feel for the families of the victims.
>
>Meanwhile, some colleges are giving students coloring books and bubbles
>to "cope" with Trump's win. Honestly now, that's just asinine. The
>only people that could use any kind of therapy would be students
>directly related to an attack like this, but I'm sure it would be more
>readily available from liberals if you said it was to cope with
>Hillary's loss instead.
Therapy is the tanning salon for the new millennium.
Hey, that would be a great new start up business.
Just like the ride sharing apps like Uber, you could get therapists to
sign up to make extra cash and call it "Cope".
Just tap the app and make an appointment and within minutes a licensed
therapist could be at your dorm room door.
No problem too minor.
Whether it's a horrible attack like in Ohio, your candidate losing an
election or even someone driving by your home with one of those
unnerving American flags flying from their antennae. Cope can have a
therapist for you instantly.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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