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Virginia Tech Report Cites Privacy Law Problems

Posted by samzenpus on from the pass-the-buck dept.

RickRussellTX writes "A panel of Bush administration officials, including several bureau chiefs, concludes that confusing privacy laws contributed to the Virgina Tech shootings. The report claims that confusion over student privacy and medical privacy laws "has limited the ability of these officials to prevent the kind of violence that occurred at Virginia Tech.""

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  1. Privacy and Violence Linked by Nymz · · Score: 3, Funny

    For example, linking to a private story that requires registration with the NYTimes could make anyone violent. On the up side, at least it's FREE EXCLUSIVE ONLINE ACCESS!!!

  2. Chris Rock makes more sense than this by Seiruu · · Score: 5, Funny
    Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999) (TV)

    Chris Rock: [On the US school shootings] Everybody is wanting to know what music were the kids listening to, or what movies were they watching. Who gives a fuck what they was watching! Whatever happened to crazy? What, you can't be crazy no more? Should we eliminate crazy from the dictionary?

    Chris Rock: Everybody is talking about gun control. Got to control the guns. Fuck, that, I like guns. If you've got a gun, you don't need to work out! Cause, I ain't working out. I ain't jogging. No, I think we need some bullet control. I think every bullet should cost five thousand dollars. Five thousand dollars for a bullet. Know why? Cos if a bullet cost five thousand dollars, there'd be no more innocent by-standers. That'd be it. Some guy'd be shot you'd be all 'Damn, he must've done something, he's got fifty thousand dollars worth of bullets in his ass!' And people'd think before they shot someone 'Man I will blow your fucking head off, if I could afford it. I'm gonna get me a second job, start saving up, and you a dead man. You'd better hope I don't get no bullets on lay-away!' And even if you get shot you wouldn't need to go to the emergency room. Whoever shot you'd take their bullet back. 'I believe you got my property?'
  3. Re:Privacy shcmivacy by Eudial · · Score: 2, Funny

    No. Free circulation of guns contributed to the Virgina Tech shootings. These kind of things just don't happen in countries that have sane gun laws, privacy laws or not.


    You're right. Over here, where we have sane gun laws, kids just cook up home made bombs instead.
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  4. Re:Is it just me by RMH101 · · Score: 4, Funny

    CRANK!

  5. Re:Is it just me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Weren't you paying attention? This happened at Virginia Tech, a University. Education leads to this kind of violence.

  6. Re:Is it just me by Darlantan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your statement reminds me of a joke I once heard...

    "In the United States, there's a law on the books for everything but premature ejaculation...and I hear it's coming soon."

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  7. Re:Is it just me by Darlantan · · Score: 2, Funny

    He really should've known that. I mean, come on, who hasn't heard of the Sumo Killings of 1985?

    The worst part is that the killer is still at large.

    *badum-ching!*

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