investing in safety

last night, april 2, a radford resident's life was cut tragically short when he became the victim of a confrontational shooting. because this act was not a "random act of violence," radford university, despite having been on a campus-wide lockdown until 3 am and causing stress in students eliminating any chance of sleep, decided to continue with their normal scheduling of classes.

so i carry on like any other friday morning, except, i awoke to three text messages from random people saying to boycott classes. that's right. boycott the school for a completely unrelated shooting. yes it is tragic, and yes it is scary, but its not going to stop me from going to class. i can understand this if one was related or the friend of the person who was shot, but when it doesn't even remotely involve someone you know, i don't think its a reason to miss class (especially on a test day,...like today).

one of my friends didn't show to the exam because he would "rather invest in his own safety than risk leaving my house." (note: the perpetrator has not been caught, but was not seen anywhere after the incident; it was not considered a random act of violence, which means his intent was for that one person) it has no direct effect on me, but i felt the need to try and convince them to take the test. he didn't.

my teacher won't let him make it up.
he will probably have to take the class again.

my prayers go out to the family and friends of the victim.
no parent should have to bury their child.