Liviu Librescu, a true hero

[The30YardSlant]

A name that should be on every heart in a special way after monday's events. Don't know how many of you saw it, but here's this professor's story:

First, he survived the Holocaust. Then, in 1975 he left Romania because he refused to take any part in the communist regime overtaking the country. Twenty years ago, he came to Va. Tech on a sabbatical, but fell in love with it and has stayed since.

Yesterday, as the gunman approached his room, he blockaded the door and yelled for his students to get out. As his students escaped through the windows, dropping two floors to the ground outside, Mr. Librescu held the door, absorbing the gunshots through the wood, as long as he could. Eventually, those shots killed him.

Not one single student in Mr. Librescu's class was wounded by the gunman.

He gave his life, so that others might live. As the Bible says, greater love hath no man...

Here's to true hero who saved the lives of others by giving the ultimate sacrifice

 

[Concord]

This guys survives the Holocaust only be be killed in America by a worthless POS.

Sad.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

This guys survives the Holocaust only be be killed in America by a worthless POS.

Sad.

Makes no difference who killed him and if that is what you take from it you are missing out on the important thing IMO.

 

[superpunk]

Big ups to this guy. Can't think of quite how to put it, but in such a tragic story, he's a great example of the human spirit winning out.

 

[PullMyFinger]

Big ups to this guy. Can't think of quite how to put it, but in such a tragic story, he's a great example of the human spirit winning out.

Amen brother

 

[SupermanXx]

This guys survives the Holocaust only be be killed in America by a worthless POS.

Sad.

I agree

 

[silverbear]

This guys survives the Holocaust only be be killed in America by a worthless POS.

Sad.

IT is sad, and the man is the true definition of a hero...

But now, I have to make a point that's likely to be unpopular-- do we know the kid who killed all those people is really a "POS", or is he just mentally ill??

Charles Whitman climbed a tower and shot a whole boatload of people, but he had a brain tumor causing his actions; was he a "POS"??

Mind you, I have no love for that psycho, and I don't even know if he was indeed mentally ill... if he wasn't, then yeah, he's pretty much a piece of garbage... I mean, I don't like rich kids either, but you don't see me running around shooting them...

Not often, anyway...

 

[superpunk]

bear, you have to be mentally ill to be capable of something like that. No ifs ands or buts about it.

 

[Concord]

Makes no difference who killed him and if that is what you take from it you are missing out on the important thing IMO.

What I take from it is the guy did a heroic thing by blocking the door and letting his students escapes.

I also take from it like I said...He survives the *****' but comes to our great country only to get killed by the POS Cho.

Seems ridiculous to me.

 

[Concord]

IT is sad, and the man is the true definition of a hero...

But now, I have to make a point that's likely to be unpopular-- do we know the kid who killed all those people is really a "POS", or is he just mentally ill??

Charles Whitman climbed a tower and shot a whole boatload of people, but he had a brain tumor causing his actions; was he a "POS"??

Mind you, I have no love for that psycho, and I don't even know if he was indeed mentally ill... if he wasn't, then yeah, he's pretty much a piece of garbage... I mean, I don't like rich kids either, but you don't see me running around shooting them...

Not often, anyway...

I see where you're coming from...But to me he's still a POS.

 

[The30YardSlant]

IT is sad, and the man is the true definition of a hero...

But now, I have to make a point that's likely to be unpopular-- do we know the kid who killed all those people is really a "POS", or is he just mentally ill??

Charles Whitman climbed a tower and shot a whole boatload of people, but he had a brain tumor causing his actions; was he a "POS"??

Mind you, I have no love for that psycho, and I don't even know if he was indeed mentally ill... if he wasn't, then yeah, he's pretty much a piece of garbage... I mean, I don't like rich kids either, but you don't see me running around shooting them...

Not often, anyway...

You have to have a few screws loose to kill 32 people

 

[silverbear]

bear, you have to be mentally ill to be capable of something like that. No ifs ands or buts about it.

I sure would like to think that was the case, but there are a lot of people in the world whose only real problem is they're pissed off at life...

 

[silverbear]

I see where you're coming from...But to me he's still a POS.

To me, if he couldn't control his actions, he's not that "POS"... if he could, and chose not to, then he was what you say he was...

I just think that labelling him that way suggests he had some choice in the matter...

I'll tell you what really disgusts me though-- the way that guy has been all OVER the news these last few days... to me, that gives some sick sociopath sitting out there watching the coverage the idea that this is the thing to do, if you wnat attention... it's rather like the way baseball will no longer show those morons who jump out of the stands on run around on the field on-camera... they have the right idea, I think, don't give those jagoffs the attention they clearly crave...

 

[silverbear]

You have to have a few screws loose to kill 32 people

I've got more than a few screws loose, and haven't killed anywhere NEAR that many people...

 

[Mavs Man]

That was a very heroic story - thanks for posting it, HH.

 

[masomenos]

Wow. Absolutely amazing, gave me chills.

 

[masomenos]

I'll tell you what really disgusts me though-- the way that guy has been all OVER the news these last few days... to me, that gives some sick sociopath sitting out there watching the coverage the idea that this is the thing to do, if you wnat attention... it's rather like the way baseball will no longer show those morons who jump out of the stands on run around on the field on-camera... they have the right idea, I think, don't give those jagoffs the attention they clearly crave...

You know, from a journalistic standpoint that's an interesting issue. Sadly I know that their are media fat cats sitting behind their desks and sending out orders to pump their network full of this stuff for ratings. Yes, it is something that interests the American people and it is something that should be covered, but it shouldn't be covered for economic gain or to strengthen a political position. I've heard stock brokers talk about how after hearing about a natural disaster the first thing they think about is how great it is for a certain stock they have and it gives me chills to think that upon hearing about the shooting at Va Tech a guy like Rupert Murdoch may have thought, "God this is going to be good for ratings." Sickening.

Sadly their is no way to stop things like this and since it is an event that needs to be covered I guess it's something we have to live with. As far as not showing it in order to prevent copy cat acts (like baseball does) I'm not really sure what kind of effect it would have. While I do think that in some cases situations like this are little more than violent cries for attention I don't really think that a lack of media coverage would prevent this. Something I could go along with is to take a page from the Parcell's book and instead of referring to the killer by name, simply refer to him as "the shooter". This would be a balance between having no coverage and having coverage that gives the shooter posthumous fame. This could curb any sort of delusions of "making my mark on the world" or "making people acknowledge me".

 

[burmafrd]

Its interesting that the only major network showing some restraint is Fox News. I guess Murdock is on leave- or maybe some trying to paint him as being the bad boy has a political agenda.

 

[masomenos]

Its interesting that the only major network showing some restraint is Fox News. I guess Murdock is on leave- or maybe some trying to paint him as being the bad boy has a political agenda.

I said a guy like Rupert Murdoch, as in one of the people in charge of what goes on air for one of the major cable news stations. Murdoch being the only name I know who has that power got mentioned, although I didn't say him, I said like him. The point remains more about a type of profiteering than anything else.