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Washington (AFP) - A student stabbed or slashed around 20 others Wednesday at a high school in the US state of Pennsylvania, officials said.

"These are significant injuries," Chris Kaufmann, the trauma medical director at Forbes Regional Hospital, told CNN.

"We had two patients who went immediately to the operating room," Kaufmann said.

The incident at the Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh, began at about 7:15 am local time (1120 GMT).

Dan Stevens, a spokesman for Westmoreland County emergency management, said the suspect is a male student who has been taken into custody.

Stevens said he was cornered by police officers who rushed to the scene. His age and identity were not immediately released.

A statement on the website of the Franklin Regional School District said a "critical incident has occurred at the high school."

"All elementary schools are cancelled, the middle school and high school students are secure," the statement said.

See...we need gun control know. This has gotten out of hand. If the gun was secure.........wait.......what?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707687.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707687.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707700.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707700.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
I hope the injured children recover and live full and decent lives. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707812.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707812.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.

I hope the injured children recover and live full and decent lives.


Agreed]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707841.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707841.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
I'm glad no one died. Hopefully all the kids recover and they get the one who did this under some serious evaluation.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707845.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707845.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 daedalus wrote:
This is going to go the same way it always does: We score the cheap political points and regurgitate the same tired bumper sticker memes over and over again, to zero productive outcome. I'm as guilty as anyone. Can we see what happens if we don't do it? Just once?

Sadly we already had that by the second reply]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707904.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707904.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707912.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6707912.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 Dreadclaw69 wrote:

Sadly we already had that by the second reply


I know. It's not too late to stop though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708086.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708086.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 MrDwhitey wrote:
I just want to know why.


At this point, I'd like to speculate (based upon zero available information), "fame seeking".

I'm glad the principal was able to tackle the kid and I hope everyone recovers well. What an awful thing.


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 daedalus wrote:
I know. It's not too late to stop though.


If nothing else, the lack of it mattering might be a good reason not to spit tropes, as you say. If nothing else, I bet doing so sort of inures us to the facts of what happened (a sad tragedy) and reduces it to, well, "that thing that happens where we all do our dance".]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708106.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708106.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
Quick thinking on that student that pulled the fire alarm.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708163.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708163.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
So sad that there are such angry/sad/disgruntled people in this world who would rather take out their emotions on the innocent then find a constructive outlet or help or something, anything else.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708248.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6708248.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 Easy E wrote:
If only there had been a good guy with a knife there to protect the children.
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At least for a day or so. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6710615.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6710615.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 easysauce wrote:
this is very sad, we had a stabbing in toronto today as well.

So sad that there are such angry/sad/disgruntled people in this world who would rather take out their emotions on the innocent then find a constructive outlet or help or something, anything else.


I think more its sad that there are people unable to get help for whatever reason, or no one able or willing to help them. Rarely are these crimes out of the blue.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6710901.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6710901.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 Easy E wrote:
It is interesting that there was also a mass stabbing in China recently. I don;t think they are related, but are mass stabbings on the rise world wide?


That is very hard to determine because they are fairly uncommon and the variability is therefore much greater.

There have been two mass stabbings in China recently, which were both "terrorist" attacks by organised groups. That puts them in a different category to the single attacker type.

There was a mass stabbing in Japan a few years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara_massacre
Also several other attacks in China in the past.

Some single attackers are clinically mentally ill, while others just seem to be severely pissed off and want to take it out on someone else.
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If the teenage was looking to murder, his first and fewer subsequent victims would of been enough. It looks like several slashes or stabs per person and then off to inflict as much damage as possible.

Until more information comes out we will not know immediately. Of note though:

His laywer describes the kid as run of the mill but has no idea caused this to happen.

Police are said to of heard the kid say he wanted to die.

Several students quote the suspect as being quiet/nice kid. Contrast with the crazed look he had while stabbing.

A security guard was stabbed and lots of local news outlets questioning why metal detectors were not installed for a 3,000+ student body along with cameras (that were installed last year). Security guard did his job in helping to subdue the suspect.

Every news outlet with a comments section just teems with pinning the blame on Obama, guns, decay of society, ect..

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 WarOne wrote:

lots of local news outlets questioning why metal detectors were not installed for a 3,000+ student body along with cameras (that were installed last year).


Sigh.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6711478.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6711478.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
I've only seen metal detectors inside inner city schools. When I went o high school lots of people had knives, including me. It wasn't a big deal. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6711508.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6711508.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712115.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712115.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing. lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712159.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712159.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
chaos0xomega wrote:
Yeah, even 10 years ago when I was in high school I'd say at least 50% of all male students had a knife or blade of some sort on them. The other 50% probably had lighters lol


Then there were us who had both. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712331.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712331.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712351.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712351.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 Frazzled wrote:
Captain Hindsight Appears.

I've only seen metal detectors inside inner city schools. When I went o high school lots of people had knives, including me. It wasn't a big deal.

Because, In inner citie schools, you are more likely to have those problems.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712930.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712930.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
Glad that no deaths were involved, dont want to start a gun debate but do you guys across the pond think this sort of thing will only go up if firearms are banned. Not sure how knives are policed over there.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712965.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6712965.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
 Steve steveson wrote:
 easysauce wrote:
this is very sad, we had a stabbing in toronto today as well.

So sad that there are such angry/sad/disgruntled people in this world who would rather take out their emotions on the innocent then find a constructive outlet or help or something, anything else.


I think more its sad that there are people unable to get help for whatever reason, or no one able or willing to help them. Rarely are these crimes out of the blue.


actually, since most of the time we find out that these people are on psychoactive meds, it means that not only did they seek out help, but that we gave it to them, and it wasnt the right kind of "help". at best it didnt make them better, at worst it made them worse.

That is whats sad, the fact that most mass killers have reported they were depressed/ect and seen a doctor, been prescribed meds, and then they still snap.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6713023.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6713023.page GMT Re:Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6713040.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6713040.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
https://blog.oup.com/2012/09/seven-myths-of-mass-murder/]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6713046.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6713046.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
chaos0xomega wrote:
Yeah, even 10 years ago when I was in high school I'd say at least 50% of all male students had a knife or blade of some sort on them. The other 50% probably had lighters lol


And 99% of them wouldn't consider using it on another student, and the other 1% wouldn't because everyone had a knife.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6722010.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6722010.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
chaos0xomega wrote:
Yeah, even 10 years ago when I was in high school I'd say at least 50% of all male students had a knife or blade of some sort on them. The other 50% probably had lighters lol




That's how it was at my school as well. I'm pretty sure it hasn't changed much, but it's not a school in a high crime area either.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6723076.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6723076.page GMT Atleast 20 injured in mass stabbing.
As for the stabbing. Horrible. This young man will be locked away for the better part of his life.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6724966.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/588984/6724966.page GMT