Amish School Shooting

[Dro_Princess]

Whats going on here latley. Why are grown men taking kids hostage at schools and killing them?

NICKEL MINES, Pa. â?? A 32-year-old milk truck driver took about a dozen girls hostage in a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, barricaded the doors with boards and killed at least three girls and apparently himself, authorities said.

It was the nation's third deadly school shooting in less than a week, and similar to an attack just days earlier at a school in Colorado.

The gunman, identified as Charles Carl Roberts IV, was inside for over half an hour and had barred the doors with 2x4s with the girls inside, State Police Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller said. By the time officers broke windows to get in, three girls and the gunman were dead, Miller said.

Lancaster County Coroner G. Gary Kirchner initially said six people were killed, but later said he wasn't certain. At least seven people were taken to hospitals, including at least three girls in critical condition with gunshot wounds.

Roberts walked into the one-room West Nickel Mines Amish School with a shotgun and handgun, then released about 15 boys, a pregnant woman and three women with infants before barring the doors, Miller said.

The girls were lined up along a blackboard and their feet were bound, he said.

A teacher called police around 10:30 a.m. and reported that a gunman was holding students hostage.

About 11 a.m., Roberts apparently called his wife from a cell phone, saying he was "acting out in revenge for something that happened 20 years ago," Miller said. "It seems as though he wanted to attack young, female victims."

Moments later, Roberts told a dispatcher he would open fire on the children if police didn't back away from the building. Troopers heard gunfire in the building seconds later.

The school has about 25 to 30 students in all, ages 6 to 13.

"It seems as though he wanted to attack young, female victims," Miller said. He released no further details about that what the grudge Roberts mentioned could have involved.

The school is among farmlands just outside Nickel Mines, a tiny village about 55 miles west of Philadelphia. Hours after the shootings, about three dozen people in traditional Amish clothing, hats and bonnets stood near the small building, surrounded by a white board fence, as investigators walked in line through fields searching for evidence.

What is wrong with these people and what drives them to murder innocent kids?

Dro_Princess Reviewed by Dro_Princess on 10-03-2006. Amish School Shooting Whats going on here latley. Why are grown men taking kids hostage at schools and killing them? NICKEL MINES, Pa. â?? A 32-year-old milk truck driver took about a dozen girls hostage in a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, barricaded the doors with boards and killed at least three girls and apparently himself, authorities said. It was the nation's third deadly school shooting in less than a week, and similar to an attack just days earlier at a school in Colorado. The gunman, Rating: 5

[potsmokingnome]

what a sick sick world earth is becoming. Why do we need hell when life itself is hell on earth!

[Hempstone]

I live in Ephrata in Lancaster County, about 15 miles or so from the shootings. I was very sad about it all day. I had such a great day yesterday. I went skydiving and it was awesome. Then I woke up today and it was a great day outside which was amazing in itself because lately the weather has been 80% lousy. So it just felt so good with the sun shining, perfct blue skies, warm, just a few white clouds to decorate the blue. And then I found out about what happened...

How tragic, how so very sad. I'll be absolutely honest with you, it's hard for me sometimes to empathize with deaths that are outside my radius. My mind usually registers their deaths and takes it in more as information and slightly sad news. But these deaths, I felt them to my core and it eats me up and tears at my soul. Because I live here. I know the Amish. They are good, decent people. There is not much in the world more innocent than little Amish girls and this guy made them line up, bound them and shot them in the head execution style. I just can't imagine anything worse than that. It is just so horrible.

The juxtoposition fo these two days - one a skydiving adventure, and the other a gruesome day of death and sadness - has put me in an unusual place. It is causing some profound thoughts and revelations. Some how I can sense that something good is bound to break out amongst the friction. I sense that in all of society right now, actually. There is so much tragedy but there is so much LIFE and goodness going on too. The friction of war and terror and political strife and drama and fear and insecurity and everything has got to give because we can't take it anymore, as individuals or society. So we are going to be forced into another type of phase transition where either World War III is going to break out or something profoundly good. I'm sensing it's going to be for the good, at least that is what I'm striving for. That's what I'm going to help bring in.

The world is kinda crazy. There is evil everyday. Within each one of us lies the seeds of greatness. We ourselves can be great forces for the good of all humanity. We can, and we must. We will. At least, I will. (I will try)

I pray to the Great Living Creator God Almighty of the Infinite Universe that His True Kingdom will come upon this earth in the hearts of all of mankind.

This is just a little bit of how I'm feeling right now.

[ninfan77]

I just dont get it... i really dont...

[T®auma]

WHAT IS GOING ON. When ever i turn on the news or open a news paper some one had a gun in school or is dead. They all need to take a lesson from us. We are all chill here. No one hate onthe other for any reason. The world needs to look at people like us.

[aonymity]

its fuckedup i live about 30mins from there, dude just walked in n told every one to get out but like 5 ppl

[smok3y]

I heard about it this morning and it sucks big time..Dont understand these fuckin sick disturbed bastards...
This really gets to me, why kill those kids for!? What the fuck had they done to him? NOTHING!!!

This worlds getting fucked up day by day...

R.I.P. To those Chilldren...

[napolitana869]

i wonder what his 20 year grudge against little girls was. its just all so sad. i dont understand why this seems like a good idea so some people.

[Skink]

unconscionable!!!

[Dazed4now]

the amish....of all people to kill why amish people?
they wouldnt hurt a fly