tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post1194594255232382457..comments2023-09-17T09:02:06.408-04:00Comments on Like Duck To Water: Land of dreams??????Deepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-27175719016828010112007-04-20T18:51:00.000-04:002007-04-20T18:51:00.000-04:00deeps, I know, no argument. I was just putting my ...deeps,<BR/> I know, no argument. I was just putting my thoughts across (using your blog space)Samahithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591219348952734022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-78085394919722755152007-04-20T17:36:00.000-04:002007-04-20T17:36:00.000-04:00The world is a strange and unpredictable place , s...The world is a strange and unpredictable place , so dreary and evil at times and so wonderfully charming . We can only hope , that in this protean existence , things will turn out fine .Harish Suryanarayanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221393558775152535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-4331929622858016892007-04-20T13:57:00.000-04:002007-04-20T13:57:00.000-04:00Samahitha, I am not really arguing against you, in...<B><I>Samahitha</B></I>, I am not really arguing against you, in fact I agree with you for most extent. I was just wondering. One of the kids who died in the choking game, had really good parents (don't know if they behaved good in front of TV audience), but there seemed really no reason for the kid to try such a hazardous game as such. I guess added to parents and community, even peer influence counts a lot..Deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-11600255145968368592007-04-20T12:25:00.000-04:002007-04-20T12:25:00.000-04:00deeps,It all comes down to the rule of majority. M...deeps,<BR/>It all comes down to the rule of majority. Majority of the kids are like this and one or two of them get to the extreme like this cho (or whatever his name is).<BR/><BR/>I know and have seen many kids who are very good and well-behaved inspite of being super-rich and inspite of being raised here in the US. But, it's just like one of the hazards of urbanization and modernization and things being affordable.<BR/><BR/>Kids who are manueverd to the right thinking will grow up to be better citizens and the ones that don't get help from parents and community will grow up to be 'problems'. This is my personal opinion, from my experience.Samahithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591219348952734022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-34382622087188306652007-04-20T09:33:00.000-04:002007-04-20T09:33:00.000-04:00Samahitha, hmmm maybe. But there is another side t...<B><I>Samahitha</B></I>, hmmm maybe. But there is another side to the coin. Not all kids are like that, so whats the differentiation factor?<BR/><BR/><B><I>Orchid</B></I>, thats one of their craziest ideas. How do they know who's mental? What if a guy who talks decent, never has acted insane, goes on a rampage like this? Gun control is the one they should enforce..Deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-19868076676110351552007-04-20T09:19:00.000-04:002007-04-20T09:19:00.000-04:00but to me the saddest part is that these lives wer...but to me the saddest part is that these lives were lost in vain...i mean even goign forward is anything going to be done, can anything be done..i guess not unless you start getting paranoid and commit anyone with even the least suspicion to a mental institution, the media and everyone can discuss all they want,...but things are not going to be very different and that to me is the sad and scary part. God bless the victims.By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-22821883804068587672007-04-19T11:36:00.000-04:002007-04-19T11:36:00.000-04:00I think the main reason is the way the kids are ra...I think the main reason is the way the kids are raised here in the US. They get everything from the begining and parents are under the fear that the kid is going to call 911 for anything and everything. So, kids are never under the control of their parents.<BR/><BR/>Also, they are rich...they have access to all kinds of 'drugs'. Problems of 'things' being super affordable!<BR/><BR/>It's a real pity that those innocent kids are sent out of this world at this age.Samahithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591219348952734022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-89860110996301313762007-04-18T22:04:00.000-04:002007-04-18T22:04:00.000-04:00Having everything from the start may actually be t...Having everything from the start may actually be the cause for the kids turning towards everything bad. They do need to focus on something at a young age, and as parents we have a huge responsibility of steering them in the right direction. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to happen in a lot of cases. The American kids do have access to a lot of things that I wouldn't dare my kids have access to. You have got to be grounded and somehow I feel India gives that. Things are very different here these days, but it is still not as bad. I have got to be posting about raising kids here vs raising them there one of these days.Chitrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366777951907421254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-67810587404749569802007-04-18T14:56:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:56:00.000-04:00Dee, Yeah the Columbine School Massacre was what I...<B><I>Dee</B></I>, Yeah the Columbine School Massacre was what I was looking for. Mentioned that too in the post. I was literally feeling down for 2 days, though I didn't know any of the students personally..<BR/><BR/><B><I>Smi</B></I>, I heard that about the prof's parents too. Good that atleast in such a situation the governments are "trying" to be "thoughtful".Deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-54287780189799981102007-04-18T14:48:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:48:00.000-04:00Rightly said about the agonizing experience of hav...Rightly said about the agonizing experience of having to go thru the cumbersome visa procedures at such a grievous moment.<BR/>I read somewhere that the prof's parents don't even have passports yet, but thankfully the govts of both nations have promised that this will not be an impediment to their travel.<BR/>That's the least they can do!Smihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903399804846203265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-70567384476891037162007-04-18T14:28:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:28:00.000-04:00seriously..after the whole columbine school shooti...seriously..after the whole columbine school shooting incident, USA should have learnt their lesson n got some gun control act into place...<BR/>this was such an avoidable situation...but guess sometimes no matter what anyone does, things just happen...it really is very depressing.accidental divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636664829979705182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-74318778152449634712007-04-18T11:26:00.000-04:002007-04-18T11:26:00.000-04:00Usha, the 12-year old I mentioned was in another o...<B><I>Usha</B></I>, the 12-year old I mentioned was in another old shooting. I have mentioned that 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui above in Italics was responsible for this Virginia Tech massacre.Deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-53616229402836050392007-04-18T11:23:00.000-04:002007-04-18T11:23:00.000-04:00A correction the shooter is not a 10-12 year old. ...A correction the shooter is not a 10-12 year old. <BR/>The shooter was identified as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui. <BR/>See Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_massacreTrinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019531407272202950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-61384317918360163712007-04-18T08:53:00.000-04:002007-04-18T08:53:00.000-04:00Smi, Oh God! I really didn't know that. I had read...<B><I>Smi</B></I>, Oh God! I really didn't know that. I had read in some Indian newspaper that no Indian students were harmed when I wrote the post! I have updated my post. I really can't believe how a 10-12 year old can have access to a gun! Its not a play gun, damn it!Deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11306577.post-61909460588669104072007-04-18T01:46:00.000-04:002007-04-18T01:46:00.000-04:00I wonder how many more bloody shootouts it's gonna...I wonder how many more bloody shootouts it's gonna take before the govt. realises the repercussions of making guns as accessible as they are today in America! <BR/>And for the record, there were two Indian lives snuffed out in the entire episode - Minal Panchal, a 26 year old envt. engineering student and Prof. GV Loganathan, a 51 year old faculty member of the Civil Engg. dept.Smihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903399804846203265noreply@blogger.com