# Shooting at CT Elementary School **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044 "2012-12-14T17:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/161 "2012-12-15T02:04:04Z")
This is so fucking sad. I can’t stop weeping. I can’t imagine the fear those poor children must have gone through. I keep picturing christmas trees piled with gifts that will now go unopened. Just another terrible reminder the parents will have to cope with. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/162 "2012-12-15T02:07:08Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > Was there ever any more info on the “other guy in the woods?” There were reports that they pulled some guy in camo and marched him to a police car, and he told the assembled patents “I didn’t do it” They often say there was someone else. They said it after the mall shooting earlier this week, they said it after the theater shooting. They said it after the Kennedy assassination. I think it’s just a fear tactic to keep the lookie-loos away while they attend to business. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/163 "2012-12-15T02:10:30Z")
BBC has just reported the new development, quoting AP, that authorities investigating the scene inside the school have found more guns on the premises, but they’re not saying how many or what type. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/164 "2012-12-15T02:11:24Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > Was there ever any more info on the “other guy in the woods?” There were reports that they pulled some guy in camo and marched him to a police car, and he told the assembled patents “I didn’t do it” Based on what’s currently being reported, it sounds like the shooter was involved in a personal vendetta against his family, which makes it unlikely that the guy in the woods was involved. He probably was just some guy out for a walk who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/165 "2012-12-15T02:31:31Z")
Now the Beeb’s been reporting the shooter was autistic. I hope they’re not going to be focusing too much on that aspect. The teacher friend I mentioned in Connecticut has an autistic son herself, about the same age as the shooter, and he probably has enough problems as it is. They even managed to dig up an old babysitter of the Lanzas, some guy who sat with the brothers eight or 10 years ago, and they were asking him about the autism angle. All he could say was that Adam definitely acted “somewhat different” from other children his age. ---
**Author:** ![lunascii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@lunascii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunascii)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/166 "2012-12-15T02:38:25Z")
> [@ed\_anger](#): > > Exactly, it’s just as ill-judged as attacking foreign countries after tragic events like 9/11. ^this ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/167 "2012-12-15T02:51:04Z")
Similar school attack in China. 23 kids injured. Nut job used a knife. No reports yet on how many kids eventually died. There’s so many disturbed people out there that are just time bombs waiting to go off. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202\_162-57559179/china-school-knife-attack-leaves-23-injured/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57559179/china-school-knife-attack-leaves-23-injured/) ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/168 "2012-12-15T02:58:09Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Now the Beeb’s been reporting the shooter was autistic. I hope they’re not going to be focusing too much on that aspect. The teacher friend I mentioned in Connecticut has an autistic son herself, about the same age as the shooter, and he probably has enough problems as it is. > > They even managed to dig up an old babysitter of the Lanzas, some guy who sat with the brothers eight or 10 years ago, and they were asking him about the autism angle. All he could say was that Adam definitely acted “somewhat different” from other children his age. Why? If there’s a chance that his autism had something to do with it, we may be able to prevent something like this in the future. That seems like an important aspect to investigate, and I say that with multiple cousins with various issues with autism. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/169 "2012-12-15T02:59:02Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Similar school attack in China. 23 kids injured. Nut job used a knife. No reports yet on how many kids eventually died. > > There’s so many disturbed people out there that are just time bombs waiting to go off. > > [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202\_162-57559179/china-school-knife-attack-leaves-23-injured/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57559179/china-school-knife-attack-leaves-23-injured/) None. If you read the story, you’ll see that none of the injuries were life-threatening. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/170 "2012-12-15T03:01:24Z")
nm. What MsWhatsit said. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/171 "2012-12-15T03:11:02Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > Why? If there’s a chance that his autism had something to do with it, we may be able to prevent something like this in the future. That seems like an important aspect to investigate, and I say that with multiple cousins with various issues with autism. I agree. It’s just I don’t want to see this turn into some sort of backlash against autistic people in general. People can be stupid sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/172 "2012-12-15T03:32:30Z")
reporting is still incomplete. first the shooter’s mother was killed at the school. then she was killed at home. i heard one report that she wasn’t a teacher but maybe some other relationship may have existed with the school. the school’s administration and teachers were heroes in the protection of students. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/173 "2012-12-15T03:40:10Z")
It seems pretty sure at this point that the mother was killed at home and was a teacher at the school. I checked on the Web, and it looks like we passed within 30 miles of Newtown on the train back in April. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/174 "2012-12-15T03:43:28Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > CNN reporter was very precise to say that LE didn’t say the mother was among the dead at school, but found dead. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > It seems pretty sure at this point that the mother was killed at home and was a teacher at the school. > > I checked on the Web, and it looks like we passed within 30 miles of Newtown on the train back in April. Yeah, there was some hint of this earlier. Wonder what the truth will be. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/175 "2012-12-15T03:48:04Z")
A hint? Looks pretty certain now. But then, we are talking about reporters. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/176 "2012-12-15T04:00:39Z")
The fact that this is only the _second_ worst school shooting in American history says something terrible about our society. The little kids talking about the story on television are incredibly sad. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/177 "2012-12-15T04:40:35Z")
One little boy they keep showing on BBC actually seems pretty pumped up. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/178 "2012-12-15T04:50:46Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I see. No, I was referring to whomever buzzed him in. I can’t imagine living with that guilt. Nitpick: “Whomever” did not buzz him in. “Whoever” did. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/179 "2012-12-15T07:30:47Z")
Was a usage nitpick in a thread like this really necessary? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044/180 "2012-12-15T12:42:24Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > A hint? Looks pretty certain now. But then, we are talking about reporters. Yeah, when I posted that it was hours earlier and everyone else was reporting she was at the school. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-ct-elementary-school/644044.md?page=10)