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I guess the point is, I think we are all to blame for these kinds of events. This guy isn't born a killer, even if he's mentally ill. Somebody has to show him how to use the gun, and somebody has to motivate him to go out there and kill people. Whether that motivation be bullying or just plain lunacy, it is inspired by our society and our way of life. Our society is vicious against those who are different and unsuccessful, and those who fit the mold are able to gloat more so than ever before. This psycho was not a normal human being, no normal human being would ever do such a thing. However, I think we all know that there are countless others just like him out there. People who just don't "fit in" to our way of life. Sitting on the edge, and waiting for that something to push them off. I'm just hoping that the next one (and we all know this is going to happen again) isn't anywhere nearby. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
However... My parents, as overly religious as they are, managed to teach me to know right from wrong and to respect people's opinions and lives even when I disagreed with the way they carried on. Can you guess which one of these valuable life lessons was probably missing from your homeboy's life? You only get one shot at getting this one right, chief. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
^The man is right. As much as we'd like to punish the stupid of society/human ways, it gets us nowhere and doesn't make us any better.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
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. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I have been bullied viciously and I have bullied viciously, as far as I know no one has gone on a shooting rampage. My aunt has never sat me down to explain why shooting people is wrong either, it just became instilled by different means. All in all, what I'm trying to say is that I hope no one shoots me because they've become disillusioned with life, or because I didn't want to be their friend in high school. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? "So shut your cow-mouth or I'll remove your face by hand before I stop your whore's heart!" ~Victor von Doom
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This was the same argument that was used with Harris and Klebold back in '99 and the answer is still the same: If you can't/refuse to socialize that's fine. No hard feelings. Scene kids aren't your cup of tea. People react to different situations in different ways and I respect that. But don't come spraying down your peers with semi-automatic weapons because you perceived they wouldn't share sandbox space.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
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.
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
We're all bullied or made fun of some time in our life. None of that is worthy of ANY fault. No one is at fault but that pathetic loser. How ya doing, buddy? |
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). What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |