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In reply to the discussion: All the adults who died were women [View all]CTyankee
(63,977 posts)51. This begs the question: did Lanza target that school in part because he knew women
were in charge (primarily) and he could overcome them more easily?
I have wondered this but didn't want to ask it here because emotions have been too raw. but at some point these questions should be raised.
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My 12 year old asked me "why did the principal attack him when she knew she would get killed?
Happyhippychick
Dec 2012
#3
After the Oklahoma City bombing I felt the way you did, and I remember making the same points among
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#11
You don't think the media has properly portrayed the women as brave?
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2012
#24
i hear stories of men dying, all the time, cause it happens often. and it breaks my heart
seabeyond
Dec 2012
#97
This begs the question: did Lanza target that school in part because he knew women
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#51
There was a Daily Mail (UK) story that someone posted last night....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2012
#63
We also manage to ignore the daily death toll due to drones etc. By "we", I mean our society
KittyWampus
Dec 2012
#77
Back in the stone age when I was a student, about 80-85% of all teachers at my school were women
krawhitham
Dec 2012
#48