tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post114345998710234521..comments2024-01-25T00:38:08.564-05:00Comments on The Zenformation Professional: THE "SAFE" RAVE MYTH: Seattle Massacre Not ShockingThe ZenFo Prohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1144587317907423872006-04-09T08:55:00.000-04:002006-04-09T08:55:00.000-04:00Ah, see, going clean actually affected my percepti...Ah, see, going clean actually affected my perception a bit more.<BR/><BR/>The World Trade Center was once considered a safe place to work. Columbine High School didn't think it needed metal detectors. <BR/><BR/>The lack of outbreaks of violence does not equate to a locale being necessarily insulated from the affects of a violent world.<BR/><BR/>I've felt safer in some of America's most "dangerousThe ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1144585952656573952006-04-09T08:32:00.000-04:002006-04-09T08:32:00.000-04:00.... "Capitol Hill is, in reality, no safer than C....... "Capitol Hill is, in reality, no safer than Compton, no more secure than Baghdad or Afghanistan."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps all those drugs you took in the past have affected your perception. The last news I got from the US didn't have citizens from relatively affluent post codes being blown up daily and/or victims of drive-bys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143956531340164962006-04-02T00:42:00.000-05:002006-04-02T00:42:00.000-05:00RG:Not sure what you thought was brutal. I realize...RG:<BR/>Not sure what you thought was brutal. I realize this is a sensitive subject for a few folks. I've been trying to be courteous; I don't delete comments I disagree with and I try to answer comments individually.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the support, even if you do disagree with some things. This is just my opinion based on my experiences - who the hell would take anything on a blog as but an The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143955321210789762006-04-02T00:22:00.000-05:002006-04-02T00:22:00.000-05:00fuck man. this is fucking brutal. i've been trying...fuck man. this is fucking brutal. i've been trying to read this novel for a few days and i think its bizarr ppl would bother posting its like some ravers want somebody to blame and just take out their shit on. i think its awesome you had the balls to write about what youre right about - YOUR experience. anybody who says its not a drug scene is either blind or in denial. drugs and guns are a bad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143839376566377222006-03-31T16:09:00.000-05:002006-03-31T16:09:00.000-05:00Anon 3:I do dare. After all, it's my blog. That's ...Anon 3:<BR/>I do dare. After all, it's my blog. That's what blogs are for. Since you're posting as anon., I have no way of proving or disproving you're who you say you are. <BR/><BR/>Did you actually read the post, or just jump to conclusions because you skimmed? I said I'm not shocked by the events. You're obviously reading way too much into this. And I can understand that, if you are who you The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143831333779174032006-03-31T13:55:00.000-05:002006-03-31T13:55:00.000-05:00How dare you. Just wait until your friends get sho...How dare you. <BR/><BR/>Just wait until your friends get shot full of bullets and you start reading about how some asshole thinks it is about time. <BR/><BR/>The shooting didn't happen at a rave, idiot. <BR/><BR/>It was a senseless act of violence that happened at a house party. A private residence that was rented by close friends of mine. In fact, I was roommates with one of them at one time. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143592152821564522006-03-28T19:29:00.000-05:002006-03-28T19:29:00.000-05:00Lol...bout time you showed up again, chica :)Those...Lol...bout time you showed up again, chica :)<BR/><BR/>Those were rather lengthy comments, huh? Actually, it's like I've told people before - cyberspace ain't private. This topic is actually a prime example. Somebody posts a comment, anonymously, claiming to be a former friend of one of the victims. There is no way to confirm or deny the person's claim, to be safe I wrote an apology letter.<BR/><The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143578641242520882006-03-28T15:44:00.000-05:002006-03-28T15:44:00.000-05:00Lol man..just finished reading the war and peace c...Lol man..just finished reading the war and peace comments. like wow. i'm sorry but i agree that theres always a difference between sharing your opinions and experiences and fucking insane people who assume that because you post on something they have a right to attack you.<BR/><BR/>reading the raver posts...sad. reread your post. you didn't mention the guy's name or the call him a rave guy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143574599727229022006-03-28T14:36:00.000-05:002006-03-28T14:36:00.000-05:00Paul...First of all, thanks for stopping by. I wel...Paul...<BR/><BR/>First of all, thanks for stopping by. I welcome all comments, even those that disagree with my views. <BR/><BR/>Um, what "theory" are you talking about, par se? I never once referred to the suspected shooter as a raver in this post. It seems you, as others have done as well, seem to have jumped the gun, read only the parts that wanted to read, reach the most bizarre conclusions The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143565307781378202006-03-28T12:01:00.000-05:002006-03-28T12:01:00.000-05:00There's a big problem with your theory: The shoot...There's a big problem with your theory: The shooter wasn't a raver. He was a loner guy who stumbled upon an dance party (hardly a "rave" if you want to call it that) in Capitol Hill, a crowded part of Seattle. He could have easily walked into any other bar. The only thing that made it different was that someone was (unfortunately) nice enough to invite him to an after-hours party to hang out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143512214567663382006-03-27T21:16:00.000-05:002006-03-27T21:16:00.000-05:00Dear Anon. 2,First, let me express my sympathies. ...Dear Anon. 2,<BR/><BR/>First, let me express my sympathies. Losing a friend through a senseless act of violent crime is one of the most difficult things anyone can face in life. I myself have lost friends to acts of violence. As a reporter, I covered more than my share of drug overdoses, murders, serial killers, and I have even faced the possibility of a violent end myself - in 1995, I had The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143510092602582152006-03-27T20:41:00.000-05:002006-03-27T20:41:00.000-05:00Coop:Lol...you change identities quick...what's wi...Coop:<BR/>Lol...you change identities quick...what's with the KPN? Yeah, I thought they'd died out, too. Its a strange thing, the various subcultures you think are gone, but...<BR/><BR/>Anon 1:<BR/>Um, thanks :) Lol...<BR/><BR/>I think the rave scene, like the goth scene, tends to serve the same sociological function as many other "outcast-but-not-really" phenomena. <BR/><BR/>Shayna:<BR/>Raves The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143504367001283282006-03-27T19:06:00.000-05:002006-03-27T19:06:00.000-05:00I do think that your comments are very insensitive...I do think that your comments are very insensitive. I'm not sure why the young girl was there, but was friends with one of the people who lived in the house and was killed. he was a responsible, fun loving person. I previously had lived with him for quiet a while a few years ago before that, and there were absolutely no signs of any danger or drugs involved in my house, unless you count Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143497078830130452006-03-27T17:04:00.000-05:002006-03-27T17:04:00.000-05:00Having meandered in life, sadly doesn’t surprise m...Having meandered in life, sadly doesn’t surprise me from what I have seen either. I am a bit surprised it was at the CHAC, I used to recite spoken word poetry there, yet raves do come , go and move about.<BR/><BR/>I think its more sad, that our culture numbs people to living, then it takes something like a rave, to give people a false illusion of thinking they are alive... In all the movement, Casey Kochmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074213539857972743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143484680480775962006-03-27T13:38:00.000-05:002006-03-27T13:38:00.000-05:00I have been to one rave in my lifetime... one rave...I have been to one rave in my lifetime... one rave to many. I totally agree with you. I was so out of place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143483106810196072006-03-27T13:11:00.000-05:002006-03-27T13:11:00.000-05:00I don't really have an opinion n this I just wante...I don't really have an opinion n this I just wanted to say I think you have gorgeous eyes :-)<BR/><BR/>agree with the ohter person...never been to a rave and not really into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1143474659001400232006-03-27T10:50:00.000-05:002006-03-27T10:50:00.000-05:00Sad but true. I've never been to one and have made...Sad but true. I've never been to one and have made no plans to go in the future. I didn't even know they still had them to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com