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To the talking heads that bring us the news

Before the families had even been notified yesterday of the terrible tragedy that happened at Virginia Tech, the bloggers and talking heads were in full swing, chastising the police for not "locking down" the campus. Here's my advice to them:

"Think of the campus as a city of 26,000. Would you suggest that police "lock down" a city, town or suburb every time there is a homicide, or domestic violence, putting their people out to do that rather than catching the guy? Would you have them checking every classroom and dorm room and off campus apartment and coffee shop while he has possibly fled the county and state? Talking heads need more than tongues. I hope you'll watch the entire interview with the police that appeared on Cable instead of snippets and rehashes."