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Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:18 pm**

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/11526411/

TL;DR: a man shoots a woman, in a residential area near a shopping center, then a few hours later shoots himself.

But what gets me is: they put all the nearby schools on "lockdown." Why? Are we this scared and helpless?

The shooting, as far as I know, had nothing to do with schools or children at all.

Edited By thibodeaux on 1347304732

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:58 pm**

Cuz it happened in a fancy part of Raleigh, so people get paranoid.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:15 pm**

I still think school "lockdowns" are idiotic, just because that's how I am.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:55 pm**

Dude, think of the children. Except the college students.

North Carolina State University was not locked down, school officials said, because police "determined (the shooter) was not a threat to campus."

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:56 pm**

My kid's kindergarten went on lockdown when the local bank was robbed, but then the robbers were still at large and the bank that was robbed was about a half mile away from the school, in a quiet neighborhood.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:06 pm**

Please

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:49 pm**

thibodeaux wrote:Are we this scared and helpless?

Yes.

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