Va. gunman shooting of TV reporter and photographer.
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On august 26, 2015, at approximately 6:46 A.M marked the time when two station reporters lost their lives, alongside with an injured interviewee. A reporter, Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman, Adam Ward, 26, were shot by a former reporter who was fired (two years ago to be exact) known as Bryce Williams. Williams then was in a high-speed pursuit which led him to inflict a self wound, causing him to die around 1:30 P.M. after being airlifted to the hospital. SUITABLE FOR AGES 14+
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When I first heard of this event I was in my car ready to take on school when 106.1 decided to shine a light on this horrible event. Me being me of course, I was curious and wondered what happened so I kept listening, many things passed through my head such as; why would this happen? Who would do this? And frankly, what went through the shooters mind? Of course the station also had thoughts of their own, mentioning how it was not just a single shot, but multiple, leaving us to believe it was PERSONAL. And lord behold, was it personal.
In this, oh so very detailed "New York Times" entry we hear about a shooting that took place at Bridgewater Plaza. Unfortunately this tragic event was caught on camera by both the camera man and shooter, leaving most people who witnessed it emotional (I believe so, but of course I did not see it and I advise you to not go out and look for it since the videos have been taken down).The story behind this enraged shooting began when Bryce Williams was fired for "bizarre behavior and threats to other employees". But, Williams decided to file a law suit against them using "racial discrimination" as a set motive. Later on, law official overrode the complaint marking it as a an "obviously depressed individual" who mainly talked about suicide rather than harming others . I'm not sure exactly why this event seemed to affect me in the way that it did, but it did. I guess the fact that so many horrible things can happen from long held in anger. Leaving me to wonder why did we lose Alison and Adam, both with bright futures ahead and just victims of opportunity. A random choice because they came from the same station (WDBJ) where the fuel started.
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Maddie Hanratty/Comment #2/8th period
ReplyDeleteI felt the same conflicting emotions (anger, disappointment, empathy, sadness, fear) as I heard about this. No one knows for sure what would have been going through this man's "obviously depressed" state of mind. I hope the future holds more answers from psychologists and neuroscientists about the mental state of a violent person, so that these things are less inclined to occur. As history goes on, it would be a dream of many, if not all, to see the amount of these tradgedies decline.
I agree with Maddie, I'm honestly very disappointed by Williams. The fact that he had the audacity to take the lives of young, innocent workers just to satisfy his grudge disgusts me. He should've thought of the consequences and the effects. Williams was just selfish and by basically ending his life quickly after makes him a bigger coward than he was when he took his anger out on Parker and Ward.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Maddie, I'm honestly very disappointed by Williams. The fact that he had the audacity to take the lives of young, innocent workers just to satisfy his grudge disgusts me. He should've thought of the consequences and the effects. Williams was just selfish and by basically ending his life quickly after makes him a bigger coward than he was when he took his anger out on Parker and Ward.
ReplyDeleteHonestly it really is a shame the same story keeps on happening.Give or take a few details but one detail remains the same:Revenge. These violent acts always seem to happen because of revenge. It disappoints me that so much hatred is out there, and how these things keep happening yet people don't realize that the solution is to simply prevent from this revenge to keep growing. I feel as if it is everyone's responsibility to try to do everything within their own power to vanquish this hate. Help is out there, you just need to look for it.(Alejandra Hernandez. 6th period)
ReplyDeleteHonestly it really is a shame the same story keeps on happening.Give or take a few details but one detail remains the same:Revenge. These violent acts always seem to happen because of revenge. It disappoints me that so much hatred is out there, and how these things keep happening yet people don't realize that the solution is to simply prevent from this revenge to keep growing. I feel as if it is everyone's responsibility to try to do everything within their own power to vanquish this hate. Help is out there, you just need to look for it.(Alejandra Hernandez. 6th period)
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