A hopeful sign
According to this story, USC students disarmed and held for police a fellow student who had been asked to leave a party and who had threatened a woman.
After 9/11, our collective attitude about hijacked airplanes changed. No longer could we assume (if we ever could) that the hijackers would release their captives if their demands were met. If, in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, we recognize that we cannot trust our safety to the unknown intentions of an armed assailant, I think that will be a step towards preventing a repeat occurrence.
After 9/11, our collective attitude about hijacked airplanes changed. No longer could we assume (if we ever could) that the hijackers would release their captives if their demands were met. If, in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, we recognize that we cannot trust our safety to the unknown intentions of an armed assailant, I think that will be a step towards preventing a repeat occurrence.