Virginia Tech - WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?

Question

I am so disgusted by some people on here.

33 people died... and what are a lot (NOT ALL) of you doing? Trying to blame it on Satan - Asking where God was - Saying he was an Atheist - Blaming it on lack of God in schools - Saying he was a brain washed fundie

WHY ARE YOU ASKING THIS?!

This is a very FRESH and sensitive subject - why not let people start to heal before objectifying this? For crying out loud, parents lost their children, loved ones are lost and you are trying to put blame on Satan or questioning God's whereabouts?

This shooter was mentally unstable. That is all that is needed to be known! Show your respects and stop disrespecting those that died by trivializing this incidence


~a woman that is deeply saddened by what happened and wishes people would respect the recently deceased

poseidenneptune - he started by fighting with his girlfriend and then shot her... why he killed other people we don't know yet... I can see you are a VERY compassionate person

Answer 1

I agree. You are perfectly right. It is insensitive to be looking for people or movements or ideologies to blame. We should "mourn with those who mourn". Whether the killer happened to be an atheist, a "fundie", a Muslim, or whatever else; whether he was a leftist or a conservative; none of this really has anything to do with his mental imbalance. Obviously, in the wake of not only this happening, but a series of such tragedies, there will be a lot of thinking done about security not only in schools but within our country, and I hope it will not be just thinking and talking.
EDIT:
I notice even some people who claim to sort of agree with you here are getting in their jabs either pro or anti
Christian. They just can't stop.
Also, I don't think you are making excuses for the killer: he was responsible for what he did. It's just that the cause is not a philosophy or belief, and I think it would be silly to analyze that. We just have to face the fact that some people are mentally weak, and choose not to control their urges, no matter what their beliefs may be. And we need to find ways of giving society as much protection from such people as possible, without becoming overly restrictive.

Answer 2

I too am from Utica, and when I heard about the death of Officer Lindsey Thursday evening it made me depressed, wondering where humanity is going, remembering back to the New Hartford(adjacent city) officer being killed just last year. Today when I heard about the Virginia Tech shooting, it made me literally sick to my stomach I've been thinking a lot about what might go on in these people's minds. All I can come up with is one thing's for sure, these people are heartless. Where is the peace? Why is there hatred? Why is there war? Why can't people live harmoniously? Where is the love? May God be with everyone!

Answer 3

What happened at the Virginia Tech University is a tragedy felt by many. I am very sad about it, and I am and will continue to pray for these students and their surviving families who will have to try and cope with this for the rest of their lives.
This tragedy can occur anywhere, anytime, in any public establishment or private dwelling. We all need to be aware that people have breaking points and can snap at any time.
No one at that University had a clue of what the shooter might do next. These students that lost their lives happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
If anyone out there finds this to be amusing, or comical, or lacks the sensitivity to feel pain for this tragedy and loss, lacks the fortitude to be classified as a normal, stable human being themselves, and will someday have to answer to God.

Answer 4

Ok, but i, enraged by the incident, will regardless of some approval, attempt to SCREAM that my countrymen begin something toward a change at the personal level. I live about 100 miles from VT and those families have my sympathy. I want to hear some say lets do something while there's fire in the words and maybe it will trickle to action.
Do i have answers, no but conviction, yes! And I've taken guns from people ,crazy yes ,but where trying to kill me, three times in fact for just being in the place i was in. I've also talked people out of shooting others.
Have you? What if i would have waited till they calmed down.

Answer 5

It is a sad time for many people and we all need to remember to be a bit kinder to all people at this time. We can all fall apart when tragedy strikes or we can pull together like a family regardless of race, religion or whatever. It is times like these that can make or break a nation. I as a Canadian am very saddened by the heartbreaking situations I have seen taking place in the USA, you are my neighbours. With 911, Katrina, Oklahoma bombing and now this, my heart goes out to all, regardless of past or future differences of religion or views.

Answer 6

Thank you, I agree.

Only one thing I disagree with is that the "shooter was mentally unstable". We are all mentally unstable but are all also able to control our actions.

The only exception is when an individual is psychotic, which is VERY rare when a crime like this is committed, since those people usually do not commit crimes. True psychosis a chronic condition and should not be taken lightly.

Answer 7

I don't typically star questions, but ths one deserves a star.

People are disgusting, and I don't doubt that soon there will even be jokes about this.

The families and friends of 33 people are in turmoil, with grief and horror. The families and friends of the disturbed shooter are in no less turmoil. Perhaps some day we'll be able to identify people who might do such things and be able to intervene earlier, but as of now all that is left is wreckage and pain.

If you wish to blame someone, blame yourselfves for not doing something to change the world in which such an act can happen. Who do you reach out to? Who do you try to offer love to? Who do you actively support in their trials rather than offering lip service and forgetting them when the conversation is over?

Is it any wonder that things like this happen when people have historically fewer friends that they can truly confide in than at any other period in hisotry?

We have billions and billions of people on the planet yet most of us have fewer than five people in whom we can confide in trust. Perhaps if we were better connected to each other, we might find help before we resort to terminal acts.....

Stop blaming and start doing something; something that doesn't involve damnation for not believing in the "right" religion; something that tells people "You've somewhere to go and someone to speak to". Be responsible. Be friends.

Answer 8

It was a horrible tragedy. My heart goes out for the victims families.
I think right now that we should just focus on what happened and give support to the families that lost a loved one.

Answer 9

My VA Tech question shouldn't offend anyone, I'm just wondering about which religious groups try to capitalize on tragedy by claiming it was God exercising vengeance. Check it out:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuaCQXRwIIR3xo4tRWaUhsXsy6IX?qid=20070417090700AAQsQgr

No Christian, Muslim, Jew, or other believer should be offended by this. I'm just trying to learn more about what the extremist groups are that are out there.

Answer 10

I agree that this is too new, and there haven't been nearly enough details exposed to place blame or even pose questions about motive.

It is a travesty that will unravel with time, but jumping to conclusions, just exposes prejudice at this time.