SHOCK! Penn State Students Dress as Virginia Tech Victims...

[ptrac30]

absolutely unreal!!!!!

I am linking to the images but I do ont want to post them here. Click on them if not easily offended...this is in brutally bad taste...
http://www.drudgereport.com/vt.jpg
http://www.drudgereport.com/vt2.jpg
It started with a picture on Facebook and has now created a firestorm of outrage.

Two Penn State students, dressed as Virginia Tech shooting victims, at a Halloween party have enraged people from the Virginia Tech community, as well as the entire country.

10 On Your Side has seen all of the controversial pictures. They are of two Penn State students and are extremely graphic. Both are wearing Virginia Tech t-shirts and elaborate make-up. Both have bullet holes in their bodies.

Our decision not to show you the pictures is a result of our desire to be sensitive to a community that is still grieving. We also want to show respect to the shooting victims, their families, and their friends. Showing these pictures would serve no purpose.

We talked with one of the students who wore the costume. He said the outfits were worn to a small party and meant to be private.

"It's not that it was funny, it's that we are notorious and infamous in the state college, so we have to do things that push the envelope just for shock value," he said.

Penn State officials were quick to respond to the costumes.

"We are appalled that these individuals would display this level of insensitivity, indifference, and lack of common decency and sense by dressing up in this manner," the school said.

"The fact that one of these individuals is actually from Virginia, makes it even more difficult to understand. Just because something is within the bounds of the Constitution and free speech, does not mean it should be undertaken. We certainly condemn these ugly and senseless actions. Most Penn Staters are as offended by this as anyone from Virginia Tech would be-- and rightfully so. These two people do not represent 90,000 Penn State students. They represent themselves."

After seeing the pictures, a Virginia Tech student created a Facebook group called, "People Against This Costume." Some of the upset members have left threatening messages to the Penn State students.

"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed," one of the two Penn State students who wore the costume said. "I don't know what they teach people in Virginia Tech, but at Penn State we don't learn to threaten people with murder to teach them that murdering is wrong."

He goes on to defend the pictures.

"The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday," he said. "That's the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege. They don't understand, when it all boils down to it, it's someone wearing a costume."

Reaction from Tech students and Blacksburg residents was disgust.

"That somebody would have the nerve to mock [the victims]. They were really good people," said local business owner, Carol Gwin.

Gwin knew three of the victims in the shootings and considered them cherished friends.

[Tanner2126]

smh

[MLabrosc02]

messed up. it was tragic what happened that day.

[BlakChamber]

If this happened at Halloween, why is it just coming out now?

[Steelcurtain1980]

Seriously though, what the heck is wrong with people now days????

[Vandy58]

I wonder how they would feel if it was their family member that died, ****** bags!

[BurningSoul]

Maybe those two will get hit by an Amtrak train going full speed. And no I don't feel bad at all for what I just said.

[madcracker]

Some people are way too sensitive.

[Thorondor 33]

Un****ing believeable.

[GOSKINS_08]

That is really messed up..I have no idea why someone would make fun of peoples death, or think its cool to do so..Bunch of idiots.

[Flenker]

I honestly saw at least a dozen people doing that here this past Halloween.

[ogrjmj]

thats pretty bad, i did dress up as the unabomber one year, thats about as far as i would go.

[Donnellk13]

Thats awful...

If I would have seen someone dress like that on Halloween I would gaurantee that I would have ended fighting them because thats so disrespectful and in bad taste and would have pissed me off alot

[molhen]

Was bad absolutely, but I if they hadn't the VT shirts on would this be a problem? would we even know about it?? I say no to either.

Don't even think I agree with what they did and hope they get some port of punishment for being just plain DUMB! but at a private party, I can only believe that there minds were about the shock value nothing more!

Stupid but not to humiliate the families.

My two cents

[Durstlimpbizkit]

This is absolutely ridiculous. I can't believe these people didn't get beat up on halloween, this is outrageous and the fact that their peers think it's funny is screwed up.

Have fun in hell.

[shawnspookcity]

smh
Those are my initials.

[NotoriousVesaToskala]

I understand that the purpose of Halloween for some people is to simply ***** some attention so they do this by dressing up as the most ridiculous thing imaginable. I've seen it all, Bin Laden, Jesus on the cross, you name it but I've never seen something as disgusting as this. This is pretty bad.

[BurningSoul]

"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed," one of the two Penn State students who wore the costume said. "I don't know what they teach people in Virginia Tech, but at Penn State we don't learn to threaten people with murder to teach them that murdering is wrong."

He goes on to defend the pictures.

"The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday," he said. "That's the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege. They don't understand, when it all boils down to it, it's someone wearing a costume."



This person doesn't have a ******* clue.

[Jordan Wiz]

It sounds like the children of Penn State are class acts, all around. Weren't they the ones pelting Ohio State fans with beer and various objects, in a video?

[davetheking75]

I understand that the purpose of Halloween for some people is to simply ***** some attention so they do this by dressing up as the most ridiculous thing imaginable. I've seen it all, Bin Laden, Jesus on the cross, you name it but I've never seen something as disgusting as this. This is pretty bad.

that was me this year

i have seen way worse than that

[ruggerx]

Absolutely no defense for this, those kids are ****heads. It's a big school, though, and it's unfair to paint a bad picture of PSU because of these 2 idiots.

[Durstlimpbizkit]

It sounds like the children of Penn State are class acts, all around. Weren't they the ones pelting Ohio State fans with beer and various objects, in a video?

Yeah and the guy who did it thought he was cool.

And he looked something similar to this:

http://www.etruth.com/media/NewsPhotos/25826_websm.jpg

[Thrall]

Wow....that's horrible. "32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday" this being a statistic is supposed to make people LESS offended...

What an UNeducated piece of complete ****...

"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed,"

This just FURTHER adds to the reason they should get the **** beat out of them...

[CowboysFan79]

Wow....that's horrible. "32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday" this being a statistic is supposed to make people LESS offended...

What an UNeducated piece of complete ****...

"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed,"

This just FURTHER adds to the reason they should get the **** beat out of them...

Yeah whoever this guy is really does deserve a genuine arse kicking. Pretentious college kid mouthing off like a drunken frat boy or pseudo intellectual who thinks the world owes him something.

It's the equivalent of Steve Bartman saying "Yeah I wanted the Cubs to lose so I caught the ball on purpose. I think I was entitled to that ball because I bought that seat fair and square and I also spat in a little girls face on my way out. She knows she liked it!"

No wait...it's even worse than that scenario.

[Captain]

That guy defending his moronic endeavor should be stoned (not to death, I'm not at that point...yet;):p). Practically all kids (especially college kids) have some way to record video or take pictures from anywhere (via cellphone, etc.) so these idiots should have known that it probably would get out. Completely in terrible taste & shows how uncaring these jerks are. There is no time to ever make light or poke fun at a tragedy, and they should have excersised better judgment. As mentioned earlier, I wonder how they would feel if the shooting happened to people they cared about. I bet they would be pretty angry if someone dressed up to represent their dead loved ones. Hopefully, they get some kind of repercusion, mostly because of the complete idiocy & lack of respect by their comments.

[memoman9]

I see death far too often in my profession and these clowns have no idea how devastating it is to families, especially in instances like the VT shootings. Try knocking on a door and explaining to a parent why their child is dead at 17, 18, 19 years of age. There are no words.

I say give the victim's families 5 minutes in a closed room with these two morons.

[DRYDEN29]

absolutely unreal!!!!!

I am linking to the images but I do ont want to post them here. Click on them if not easily offended...this is in brutally bad taste...
http://www.drudgereport.com/vt.jpg
http://www.drudgereport.com/vt2.jpg
It started with a picture on Facebook and has now created a firestorm of outrage.

Two Penn State students, dressed as Virginia Tech shooting victims, at a Halloween party have enraged people from the Virginia Tech community, as well as the entire country.

10 On Your Side has seen all of the controversial pictures. They are of two Penn State students and are extremely graphic. Both are wearing Virginia Tech t-shirts and elaborate make-up. Both have bullet holes in their bodies.

Our decision not to show you the pictures is a result of our desire to be sensitive to a community that is still grieving. We also want to show respect to the shooting victims, their families, and their friends. Showing these pictures would serve no purpose.

We talked with one of the students who wore the costume. He said the outfits were worn to a small party and meant to be private.

"It's not that it was funny, it's that we are notorious and infamous in the state college, so we have to do things that push the envelope just for shock value," he said.

Penn State officials were quick to respond to the costumes.

"We are appalled that these individuals would display this level of insensitivity, indifference, and lack of common decency and sense by dressing up in this manner," the school said.

"The fact that one of these individuals is actually from Virginia, makes it even more difficult to understand. Just because something is within the bounds of the Constitution and free speech, does not mean it should be undertaken. We certainly condemn these ugly and senseless actions. Most Penn Staters are as offended by this as anyone from Virginia Tech would be-- and rightfully so. These two people do not represent 90,000 Penn State students. They represent themselves."

After seeing the pictures, a Virginia Tech student created a Facebook group called, "People Against This Costume." Some of the upset members have left threatening messages to the Penn State students.

"This is a group of college students who now think it's trendy to be upset about their friends being killed," one of the two Penn State students who wore the costume said. "I don't know what they teach people in Virginia Tech, but at Penn State we don't learn to threaten people with murder to teach them that murdering is wrong."

He goes on to defend the pictures.

"The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday," he said. "That's the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege. They don't understand, when it all boils down to it, it's someone wearing a costume."

Reaction from Tech students and Blacksburg residents was disgust.

"That somebody would have the nerve to mock [the victims]. They were really good people," said local business owner, Carol Gwin.

Gwin knew three of the victims in the shootings and considered them cherished friends.
So these clowns figure it is there duty to mock a tragedy such as this? Shallow, airheaded, idiots. Not notorious and infamous. Maybe one of them will get hit by a bus, then the other one can dress up as a bus victim. These are the type of goofy bastages that just need a punch in the mouth to set them right.

[Creation88]

maybe it was just too soon. it's halloween people, calm down.

i know you're sensitive because it just happened but sheesh people dress up like mass murders, victims, everything you can think of for halloween. why should this be treated differently?

[crushercreel]

Democrats

[OSUbuckeyes40]

maybe it was just too soon. it's halloween people, calm down.

i know you're sensitive because it just happened but sheesh people dress up like mass murders, victims, everything you can think of for halloween. why should this be treated differently?

What? :eek:

[Ghost of AA62]

"The thing is, everybody's making a big stink about Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech was 32 deaths out of the 26 thousand that happen in America everyday," he said. "That's the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege. They don't understand, when it all boils down to it, it's someone wearing a costume."

anyone see the irony of this statement...
it was a) stupid costume, b) way too soon.


i know you're sensitive because it just happened but sheesh people dress up like mass murders, victims, everything you can think of for halloween. why should this be treated differently?

you do bring up a point...but this was something too soon.

[worldsfinest]

what a bunch of ****** bags.

[jwtragic]

maybe it was just too soon. it's halloween people, calm down.

i know you're sensitive because it just happened but sheesh people dress up like mass murders, victims, everything you can think of for halloween. why should this be treated differently?

First, it should not be accepted for anyone to dress like criminals, including whoever the boardie was that dressed up lie the unabomber.

As for why it woudl be treated differently, i'd say because of the recent-ness of it, plus the fact that it's people from one college campus dressing like people from another college campus. Bottom line is that it could've just as easily happened at Penn. It would be like a high school kid in fargo ND dressing like the Columbine morons.

[whoh8sbacon]

I see death far too often in my profession. For some reason, I thought you were a teacher. I guess I was wrong. :confused:

[whoh8sbacon]

I knew a guy who dressed up as Superman in a wheelchair the year that Chris Reeve was paralyzed.

Lots of people imagine costumes that are in poor taste I guess.

[Ghost of AA62]

I think OJ is the exception...hilarious....

[jay dot biz]

I'm surprised somebody didn't beat the ****** out of him when he showed up at the party dressed like that.

[MapleLeafs20]

disgusting, absolutly disgusting :mad: :(

[craigjames]

I knew a guy who dressed up as Superman in a wheelchair the year that Chris Reeve was paralyzed.

Lots of people imagine costumes that are in poor taste I guess.

I know what you are saying but I feel there is a difference between a paralyzed celebrity and numerous innocent victims being shot to death. I honestly can't even think of what to say... what a poor taste of judgement and character. I hope that chick gets analy penetrated by a beer can while listening to nickelback then develops the worst case of herpes to date.

[sportspicks4me]

maybe it was just too soon. it's halloween people, calm down.

i know you're sensitive because it just happened but sheesh people dress up like mass murders, victims, everything you can think of for halloween. why should this be treated differently?


:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Doesn't matter if it was Halloween or any other day of the year. That was in bad taste. If you think were being too sensitive maybe you should come on over to Va Tech and explain some of your logical thinking to the students, parents, and the community. That incident haunts the whole state every single day.

[ImessedwithTexas]

Thats awful...

If I would have seen someone dress like that on Halloween I would gaurantee that I would have ended fighting them

I doubt it.

[porculator]

Meh, they're idiots, but it doesn't call for this much fanfare.

[ChargerChris]

horrible..i hope they get ****ed up