Terror at My Old College
A gunman went in and started shooting randomly at my old college, Dawson College in Montreal. 19 people were injured and 2 people were killed. How terrible to see this happen! I am in shock that this type of thing happened again in Montreal.
Anyway, the full story is here:
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September 14th, 2006 at 12:40 am
Sheesh. What is it with the World these days? I didn’t know things like this happened in Canada. From what I’ve heard, Canada is normally a pretty peaceful place.
September 14th, 2006 at 7:38 am
yes, Canada is normally pretty peaceful…but this has happened 3 times now in Montreal since 1989. I left Montreal in 1975 just after the Separatists came into power.
I’m really very glad that I live in a smaller city now. Welland has around 50,000 people and some crime but nothing compared to what happens in bigger cities around the world.
September 14th, 2006 at 9:22 am
We’ve had something like that in Holland too a few years ago. A teenage kid shot a teacher dead over something he didn’t agree with. He did turn himself in a few days later.
And in Germany, last year or the year before, some guy also lost his head on a school and shooted around. I can’t remember what happened to the shooter but I think a few students were killed then.
I think there is way too much violence on tv, and games for children can also be pretty nasty.
Our national and local authorities are doing a lot on respect, integration, security and that helps. But there is still a lot to win on creating peaceful and sensible societies.
September 14th, 2006 at 11:02 am
yes, Frits. Kids have become quite insensitive to violence, thanks to TV and video games. As a parent to a teenage son, I have had to teach him that peaceful resolutions to conflicts is the way to handle things. In his highschool anyone who participates in a fight will automatically be charged with assault. That’s a good step to stopping violence, I hope.