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CyberHokie CyberHokie OP
Apr 17, 2025 at 03:44 PM ET
Apparently Radford in lockdown due to shooting near campus?

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PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Interesting verb usage in this headline
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Gawdlemitey.
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
What is it about this month in particular that makes people do crazy stuff?
You'd think February would be the time for mental health breakdowns.
B777Fr8Dog B777Fr8Dog
Pollen
Tuckahokie Tuckahokie
April is the cruelest month
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SteveInBaltimore
I know that for some of the far right stuff like OKC...
...they sometimes do things to coincide with April 19 (beginning of the Revolutionary War which they deludedly believe they are following in the footsteps of) or April 20 (Hitler's birthday). That may account for a FEW of the incidents, but not most of them.
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Hokie1992
A stretch drawing historical connections
I’m one day old knowing Hitler’s birthday was April 20th. If we want to find a reason, it might be because of the full moon. I grew up not far from Lexington and Concord. April 19 is a state holiday in Massachusetts. But nobody ever said “let’s start another revolution.” I’d imagine the Florida state shootings are mental health related while the Radford ones were just criminal behavior. ** Edited by Hokie1992 at 4/18/2025, 7:44:58 AM ** Edited by Hokie1992 at 4/18/2025, 7:47:36 AM
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SteveInBaltimore
OKC definitely, McVeigh said that was why he chose April 19
So not a "stretch" there.
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EDGEMAN
April 15th gets everyone a little crazy.
CyberHokie CyberHokie OP
I know, besides April 16th there was ...
Columbine, Waco, Oklahoma City & the Boston Marathon bombing. 😕
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
Yep, exactly.
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EDGEMAN
Yikes, even worse than I thought.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Key messages from wiki ...
"The Lyrids meteor shower appears on April 16 – April 26 each year, with the peak generally occurring on April 22. The Eta Aquariids meteor shower also appears in April. It is visible from April 21 to May 20 each year, with peak activity on or around May 6. The Pi Puppids appear on April 23, but only in years around the parent comet's perihelion date. The Virginids also shower at various dates in April. "The 'Days of April (journées d'avril) is a name assigned in French history to a series of insurrections at Lyons, Paris and elsewhere, against the government of Louis Philippe in 1834, which led to violent repressive measures, and to a famous trial known as the procès d'avril." I mean, man - if this doesn't explain it, I don't know WHAT will.
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HOKIERIT
I'm willing to bet that DOES explain it. Course I have no idea what it said
Will Stewart Will Stewart
Saw police and rescue vehicles in front of Sharkeys Radford earlier.
astrohokie astrohokie
Holy CRAP