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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somewhat off-topic, but my DS is a first year at UVA. With the news about the shooter’s multiple guns in his room and what the University knew about him before Sunday, my DS is feeling enraged at the University administration. He wants to mourn these students but not feel that about his college. [/quote]

I’m a Tech alum and I was a freshman during the shooting there. It is a normal reaction To this kind of event. I agree with the suggestion of therapy to talk it through. Unfortunately, when college students can legally purchase firearms you are going to have this sort of thing happen over and over again. I hate to sound so trite, but I’m speaking as someone who went through the same emotions as an 18/19 year old. [/quote]

Anger is a completely normal reaction. Check out this info from UVA and ignore the haters on here.
 
https://news.virginia.edu/content/moving-forward-how-should-parents-interact-their-students-over-break?utm_source=UFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news&fbclid=IwAR2YUv7Nl5R64cbssIfmgEs_RkZg9UdKrjg6elxtU69Ems7LTxDMSc3yHxk[/quote]

PP you responded to. Yes, anger is a completely normal reaction and I hope that I made that clear in my post. It’s not a “red flag” like someone else said. It’s normal to want to place blame. I went though it, too. [/quote]

Anger is not a red flag the comment was "enraged at the University" which is a red flag.  Anger and "enraged" are two separate things.  An "enraged" student caused this act of violence and when that word is used it needs to be called out.  If this person is [b]enraged they need to seek profession[/b]al help to keep it from going someplace else.[/quote]

This is true.  Also unfounded at this point if directed at the University.  There aren't enough facts in to warrant being "enraged" at anyone yet (well, other than the shooter, perhaps, but this may turn out to be schizophrenia).  We just don't know enough yet.  [/quote]

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