Virginia Tech Shooting: At least 33 Fatalities

It's that kind of attitude that doesn't let us progress anywhere. We're not looking for punishment, we're looking for answers. Yes people are crazy, and some crazy people won't go shooting up others but some will. But would he have done the same thing if people reached out to him? If he had friends would he have done the same? He was utterly alone and it doesn't justify his acts by all means, I really don't think we can dismiss this as "he's crazy, he's dead and this will all be forgetten in a few weeks."

Bullying is a problem in our society, and that doesn't make everyone killers because people handle that kind of stress differently. Some people lash out and beat up others, some take guns and some people just kill themselves to end their misery. People with mental disorders probably can't distinguish in their anger what's right and wrong anymore. Is it his fault? Well yeah he did the crime, but would there have been a different outcome if he wasn't ignored?

People like to point fingers and blame video games, media, parents, administration, the killer etc etc... it's not just one thing. We aren't who we are because of just one factor. We make decisions based on our life events.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bradylama

Keep in mind, he wasn't just bullied, he also showed signs of paranoia, possibly schizophrenia. His great aunt in South Korea said he was antisocial when he was a child. This guy had some serious wires crossed, possibly from the get-go.

Right, and that along with everything else most likely led to his actions. No one "normal" would go around and kill people, no matter how badly they are treated. But he obviously couldn't handle it and wanted to be a hero about it and started shooting others.

Not to draw the war in Iraq into this, but look at all the suicide bombers. We think they're all nutjobs but they must truly believe in something and hate the US enough to kill themselves and those around them. Is it because they were born crazy? Or is it because they hate the US that much? Probably both.

No one is really looking for somebody or something to blame, if Cho were still alive, he'd be on death row. But you just have to ask why these guys are out there, and why do they tend to happen predominantly in the US. We have the most criminals in prison, and we have the most gun violence (outside of war).

There's nowhere I can't reach.