Hostage Situation in Small Wisconsin Town - Comments

Shooting yourself? The chicken-shit way out of life for doing a tragic thing. Same with all shootings, it appears. Columbine, for example.

ver, very sad

I've been writing a school paper on situations like Columbine and Virginia Tech, and then I come along and see this article. Maybe it's because I don't have a TV in my dorm, but I'm surprised I didn't hear about this until now. I feel like it should be everywhere in the news. I feel so sad for the kid :(

That was sad. I was watching the news the morning that came on... and for some reason it really moved me... I really wonder what his motivation happened to be. it is sad for the loss of life that occured.

Sam was an awesome guy, I didn't really see that coming.

[i]While the motives are still unknown, we can only guess as to what caused Sam’s tragic end. Some theories include disturbance, mental illness, and severe depression.[/i]

Well I think that's just obvious. What stable person would do that?

I liked this article, it was informative, but I really thought the last line:

[i]Whatever the case, it is safe to say that the residents surrounding the area are in more shock than ever. No one could have saw this coming.[/i]

-- was just a bit too light-hearted considering the circumstances. Sorry, but yeah... it is a hostage situation dealing with suicide. Could've ended it with a little more... I don't know, empathy? :/