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   From: mtrew@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 11/28/2016 11:28 PM, First-Post wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
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