We live in a very materialistic, individualistic and superficial society. A society that only promotes individualistic self-indulgence. A society that promotes and glorify "power and affluence". A society were those who don't pursue these extravagants "tastes" are consider "losers". Such society promotes alienated individuals. And some of them grew with an intense, not all, hatred to themselves and others. What do you think?
P.D.: I am not trying to "justified" what this crazy guy did in that Virginia college. But I can understand him.
2007-04-17 11:47:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
It seems as if it is a desire to make a public statement. In the case of the Virginia Tech shooter, it appears that he was a loner who was disatisified with his life and felt picked on by the more elite students. He obviously had no one close to confide in and did not take advantage of the university's counseling services so he chose another way to express himself. Unfortunately, this means of self expression cost 32 lives, including the shooter's.
Kudos to the English professor who caught this melacholy in his writing and turned it over to the mental health professionals at VT. Very few professors would actually care enough to do this. However, she said that he could not be forced to go to counseling.
These mass shootings go to show that everyone has a breaking point and what happens when certain individuals are pushed beyond it or have exhausted the options available to them (in some of the school shootings, bullied individuals went to school officials who did little to nothing to help them). They become like animals in pain and they attack.
2007-04-17 21:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So "we" make people (him) that way? I see where you are coming from and I agree with all the things you mention about how we promote self-indulgence, power, alienation etc.
So in a sense we are partially to blame. On the other hand EVERYONE is given a free choice, and so we can offer assistance and treatment to help people that are like the person you described but it is up to them to receive it or not.
They keep updating us with the facts and findings of this traggady, the last I heard was that the gunman gave professors several indicators of his violent thoughts....
It's a darn shame... it's so sad, that this guy in his own twisted desperate way DIDcry out for help... for someone ........... AND NOBODY LISTENED!!!!!
It's a shame we have all things technologies and programs and counselors and doctors... the list is endless of things to show us warning signs and ways to handle/treat people that are in such a mental state as this man obviously was. And yet when the cry for help is there, it's ignored, or downplayed.
It just tickes me off! UGH
2007-04-17 14:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by addicted2stamping 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one reason could be stress . someone read to me an article from the Internet that in Denmark people take more time off work so if people were given more time off work then they might be less likely to do things like this. Danes have good transport and leave the office on time and have good public transportation the article could seem propagandistic but if people actually did this instead there might be less of the shootings or none at
2007-04-17 15:19:22 · answer #3 · answered by darren m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
area of that's that the media covers those memories advert nauseum while they ensue and many times situations make those shooters renowned by using their insurance, which then reasons copycats to pass out and attempt to repeat the maximum recent shooting spree. thankfully, the shooter shot himself and Portland SWAT grew to become into no longer messing around, they went quickly into the mall area the place the shooter grew to become into. the topic is the supply of weapons to those who shouldn't have them (felons, mentally volatile human beings and so on) Gun bans do no longer paintings the two because of the fact the locations the place those tragedies ensue oftentimes are gun loose factors. it is like Chicago has a gun ban and optimum fee of childrens homicide contained in usa. the US is a gun lifestyle and whether or no longer there grew to become right into a ban or no longer those whose motive grew to become into to do injury to others might nonetheless discover a thank you to get the weapon.
2016-12-29 05:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you answered your own question. my thinking is that when people can't figure out how to deal with or handle situations they turn to inflicting pain on others or themselves. kind of like a spontaneous combustion. i'm sure everyone has their own opinion on this and i do agree with understanding the guy from virginia. nor am i "justifying" what he did.
2007-04-17 13:55:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think it was materialism. This guy was lonely and heart broken. A broken heart produces negative actions. Killing people wasn't an act of power or influence it was the act of a desperate heart broken lonely guy.
2007-04-17 11:59:16 · answer #6 · answered by bcooper_au 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your laws in America makes guns easily accessible.
2007-04-17 18:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by shimoz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To easy access on weapons. Need tougher laws.
2007-04-17 12:47:25 · answer #8 · answered by angelikabertrand64 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
angry people people are hurt and a lone and living in america everyone wants everything 2 b easier, faster, and more conventet nd all ne1 wants is life w/ no struggle they want 2 b remembered nd they want revenge it's not violent things u c on TV or hear n a song thats BULLSHIT it's bad parenting aswell people want everything 4 nothing that kid was hurting nd nobody wanted to listen 2 wat he had 2 say y he felt the need 2 kill 31 ****** innocent ppl we will never no cuz the ****** punk as ***** killed himself thats WTF is wrong w/ america they dont get the concept of life nd they r crazy nd hurt nd or their parents spoon feed them nd let them do wtf they want
2007-04-17 11:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by Shelby P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lack of *** whupins from a father figure.
2007-04-17 11:54:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋