Finland - Eight killed in Jokela school shooting, Tuusula, 7 Nov 2007

[STEADFAST]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2825403.ece

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2825403.ece

 

[Taximom]

Horrifying.

I couldn't tell from the article if the gunman died as well? He sounds like the Virginia Tech shooter.

 

[STEADFAST]

Here's a more updated article:

An 18-year-old gunman killed eight people at a high school in southern Finland on Wednesday, then shot himself but survived, police said.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/5281550.html

Also, from the first article:

The video, set to hard-driving music, shows a still photo of a school that appears to be Jokela High School, where the shootings occurred some 40 miles from the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
The photo then fragments to reveal a red-tinted photo of a man pointing a gun at the camera.
It is entitled “Jokela High School Massacre - 11/7/2007″ and was posted by a user called Sturmgeist89. “Sturmgeist” means storm spirit in German.
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[Taximom]

Thanks. I wonder what his punishment will be under Finnish law. Too bad he wasn't successful at killing himself.

 

[STEADFAST]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Finland

According to Wikipedia, they're pretty lenient in Finland. Probation after 12 years for life sentences, usually. People apparently only get a real life sentence if they are committed to a mental institution.

 

[Taximom]

Steadfast, you certainly have all the answers for me today! Thanks.

They've updated your first link with a lot more detail so I'll repost the link:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2825403.ece

 

[Peter Hamilton]

Just saw this on the news--What a horror--If this worthless pig survives, its a shame that Finland doesn't have the death penalty, so he can't be executed