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Before I begin, you should know that my brother is in law enforcement.

Domestic incidents aren’t usually considered preludes to mass murder. If the campus police had reason to believe the killer had left campus, left town and was potentially leaving the state, WHY would they lockdown a campus of over 26,000 students?

The dorm where the initial murders took place WAS in lockdown as the investigation continued.

I worked as an RA for 3 years and an Assistant Residence Director for 1 year. I was at a school of 3500 students in residence, 5000 on campus during any given day—nowhere near as large as VT.

Have any of these reporters been in college? How many students do you think were still SLEEPING at 9 or even 10 a.m.? Students were in their cars, in off-campus housing, walking around campus, already in classrooms, hanging out in lounges, eating in the cafeteria...

How many people would it take to personally contact every person/room/dorm floor within minutes of the second shooting beginning?

And if people are really feeling the need to blame someone, I’d like to know how the gunman got across campus with a vest full of ammo without anyone noticing. And how did he chain up doors without anyone noticing? He must have passed students and faculty.

The questions are rude and ridiculous. The press is out of control. Yes, updates need to be given, but the time to start second-guessing isn’t while FAMILIES ARE STILL BEING NOTIFIED.

Good people (read: police officers) are being criticized by people who have no clue. If they erred, fine. The time to talk about it ISN’T TONIGHT.

Remember Katrina? All the misinformation? Let’s focus on the grief tonight, folks, and then get down to business when more facts are in and the very human and natural hysteria has passed.

Just my two cents.