tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post8731037671998793624..comments2023-07-20T09:06:52.338+01:00Comments on Funmi Iyanda: And that campus shootingFunmi Iyandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943233329336056807noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-29358151754866260302007-04-26T19:09:00.000+01:002007-04-26T19:09:00.000+01:00I go to Virginia Tech. It was a huge tragedy for ...I go to Virginia Tech. It was a huge tragedy for us. We are actually given the option of skipping final exams if we are satisfied with our grades so far, so school ends for me sooner than I expected, which is a huge weight off my shoulders.<BR/><BR/>If you have a minute, please read my account of the tragedy first hand and leave your comment. It will be much appreciated. :)<BR/><BR/>WE ARE Through these eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648179885102961791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-66048192596265312822007-04-26T00:21:00.000+01:002007-04-26T00:21:00.000+01:00i went to school in Ife "Great Ife"and if i can re...i went to school in Ife "Great Ife"and if i can remember correctly this same incident happend in '99 when cult members from another school came armed and shot innocent student union leaders who were trying to put an end to cultism.It can happen any where in the world the difference is the one in Afica is not given "any"media attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-86096665430339550852007-04-22T11:14:00.000+01:002007-04-22T11:14:00.000+01:00@anonymous, l do agree that there is tendency to s...@anonymous, l do agree that there is tendency to sympathize more with American tragedies because Western media puts it in our faces relentlessly. Our issues are not as important because we do not have the powerful media. Our media will not get powerful unless we support it, any 2 bit american reality show will get millions in adverts and endorsement on DSTV (with only 1% of the african audience) Funmi Iyandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943233329336056807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-54683159570646675262007-04-20T17:52:00.000+01:002007-04-20T17:52:00.000+01:00The shoot in VA was horrifying to say the least......The shoot in VA was horrifying to say the least...my heart goes out to all the victims’ families. We are all wearing maroon and orange today in their memory.<BR/> <BR/>You may be deluding yourself a tad bit; there may not be random shootings but to say that Nigerians are non violent? I beg your pardon? How about the numerous armed robberies that have resulted in death or the random assassinationsQueenbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886616288705199546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-77339451598055561112007-04-20T08:40:00.000+01:002007-04-20T08:40:00.000+01:00Hello funmi, pls i like to read ur blogg every mor...Hello funmi, pls i like to read ur blogg every mornging, but it`s never updated on time.<BR/>Observation of a loyal fan and reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-45823573711634627512007-04-20T04:04:00.000+01:002007-04-20T04:04:00.000+01:00That was trully a tragedy that happened in Virgina...That was trully a tragedy that happened in Virgina, espcially those poor students got up in the morning to go class, if only they knew that was their last day on earth. It is really sad, we just have to pray that we cross that kind of deadly path. <BR/>Talking about Nigeria, Funmi i strongly agree with you, we will never hear crazy things like this<BR/>happening in Nigeria Which is one thing we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-78454500711541363622007-04-19T19:18:00.000+01:002007-04-19T19:18:00.000+01:00Funmi, I agree with you on the lack of gun crime i...Funmi, I agree with you on the lack of gun crime in Nigeria. Even the police with their accidental discharges are not as bad as what once person can do in the USA. I went to school in the US and soon became very aware that guns were a big part of efveryday life - even as far back as high school. It is a real shame what has happened but I fear it is not the last - some sicko is guaranteed to try Toksboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677461134164763718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-6708792353012370722007-04-19T16:30:00.000+01:002007-04-19T16:30:00.000+01:00We have guns in naija, we don't just use it that w...We have guns in naija, we don't just use it that way. When most people kill in naija, it is usually for profit.Have you seen Lord of War? The governments of USA,UK and I forget, are the largest arms dealers in the world. Blame the society that allows a young person acesss to guns legally or illegelly. What is a small arm for? To kill a person, not game.<BR/><BR/>The gunman obviously had (a) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-84103580424580546452007-04-18T19:29:00.000+01:002007-04-18T19:29:00.000+01:00It was indeed a huge tragedy, one of those with a ...It was indeed a huge tragedy, one of those with a mysterious "why?" behind it. <BR/>However, the horror of this massacre is no more barbaric than slayings in places like Afghanistan where renegades burn down girls schools with the pupils in them, Iraq where everyday routines could be deadly, or in Nigeria where teenage pupils beat a teacher to death over a perceived slight to the Koran. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com