Who is appalled (like I am) to see all these dumb questions about the Virginia Tech tragedy ?

Question

Things such as : Should Asians be banned from getting student visas ?

And all the gun control questions.

Answer 1

I'm appalled by the whole thing. Now that we're in the fallout of the tragedy, the idiots come out. It goes to show what a knee-jerk society we live in. Something happens and people feel the need to second guess things, place blame and point fingers. It's disgusting really.

As a nation, we need to be pro active in preventing tragedies that are preventable, by being conscious and aware. This isn't to say that this could have been prevented. Evil exists, and it has shown it's face again.

Turn off the TVs 24 hour non stop coverage and be still for a moment. Live your life, love your family and help where you can. That's all. Be the best you can be and help others along the way.

Answer 2

Their is no such thing a a "dumb question". When a tradegy like this occurs), people search for answers, people search for an avenue to vent their upset, people look for blame. People have short memories, and unfortunately this event will be forgotten in a week or two untill it happens again and we then remember.
I've read comments that this is the first incident since Colombine , yet their have been at least 8 (in the US) since then.

In Australia I read an article (Courier Mail Qld) which listed all the school massacres, noting this as the worst in history (in the world). They had ignored the Belsan school hostage where 344 people died including 186 children. They included other tragedies in other countries but overlooked what was the worst. Was it just bad reporting or was it because the reporter wanted to sensationlaise this as the worst, who knows.

As for people wanting tighter immigration laws, it would make no difference, this person had lived in the US for 15 years. Any change in immigration laws would not stop events like this happening.

Yes their will be arguments for and against gun control, with the old argument that guns don't kill people, people do. But who manufactures the guns, who allows children as young as 12 to purchase a gun? I mean stores like KMART and WALLMART, (just to name two) have a toy gun department and a "real" gun department, how obsured is that to young minds needing help.

I don't have the answers to this questions, people look for answers through these columns, don't get upset if a question is "anti american", or "anti gun control", etc etc, look at the question from where the person who wrote it is comming from.

Most of the world really cannot understand your countries gun happy ownership because they are not so freely available as like a McDonalds or Burger King product.

Though this is a tradegy many of the world look at the 330,000 Iraqis that have died since America invaded Iraq as more significant, even the 3006 (or so) Americans that have died over their for their President. No they don't ignore (or are not ignorant of this event), or ask dumb questions, they just put things in a different perspective than those who it is closer to home.

Tradgeies will continue to occur, the only way people get through some of them is to ask questions, or even look for blame. It may help them get over it, but sadly it in the long run it won't actually prevent them from occuing.

Answer 3

I'm still wondering why people think of this guy as a South Korean rather than an Korean-American simply because he's not a citizen. HE IS NOT HERE ON A STUDENT VISA!

His family came here 15 years ago, and have contributed so much to this country through their business to have a life here...to be Americans.

He wasn't on a student visa people....this is his HOME. It has been since he was 8 years old. His permanent address is in VIRGINIA, and 2/3 of his life have been spent in the USA.

This especially upset me because I have a very good friend that has been here since she was 9 months old. THIS country is her home, and just because she hasn't become an official citizen doesn't mean that she's not "socially" an American. It's just not technical.

Answer 4

I certainly am. I noticed this evening how soft and sweet Paula Zahn appeared. A million people must have told her that the night of the tragedy, she looked like a riot inciter....she was practically putting words in the students' mouths...."You MUST be angry!!! WHAT?? The univ. did not let you know until WHEN??!! " She was a disgrace. Tonight, I believe firmly that she is doing damage control....of her image. Hey,folks! This isn't about Paula Badmouth and her wreaked image. This is about the deaths of 31 people who did not deserve to die. This is about their families and friends. It is all too much.

Answer 5

People react in different ways to process horrific events. They try to make sense of it all and try to find some way to prevent further occurances.

It is difficult to emotionally process such a horrible event. Sometimes people react in stages such as denial, anger and blaming. This is a normal chain of reaction to tragedy towards the acceptance of the event.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubler-Ross_model

None of the questions are dumb.

Answer 6

Isn't it awful? it is an enourmous tragedy what happened there, but isn't it scary that this can generate so much race hate?
I mean, traditionally there is this kind of racism betwen american citizen- as much as we don't like generalizations this is true. And this kind of situations tend to raise this feelings of hate.
And i guess it is gonna be a hard time for other koreans in that country, i just heard of another young korean girl who is already leaving the university since she is feeling so bad with the situation.

Answer 7

In australia we handed all our guns back. We still have murders tho. We had the Port Auther killings a man killed 35 people at a resort, that was bad. Heaps of young kids were shot, and witnessed it..
But yes some people are very rude about it.

Answer 8

Amen sister! Just a bunch of hindsight 20/20 folks who are under the delusion that demanding quick, over-simplified "solutions" to a very complex problem.

Answer 9

They are not dumb questions!

They are individuals with different levels of education and the mentality is at each persons prime level until they achieve their next lesson and can ask questions as well as you.

I hope you don't find me too smart for your own level of educated questionability.

Let me see. Is questionability a word?

Answer 10

I'm not only appalled at that question but, some of the even more stupid ones.