Do you feel sympathetic towards the Virginia tech killer?

Question

He must have had a really hard life..or been really depressed LONG before this happened...

I meant do you feel sympathetic for him AS WELL as the victims.

Answer 1

I think he is an example of an extremely disturbed person, who should have been given professional help from the beginning. I understand him, but I cannot feel sorry for him, not with such loss of life.

Answer 2

Good Morning Direktor...This is a tragedy! And I have felt that after hearing some of the news regarding this incident that why on God's earth didn't the police listen to his Creative Writing professor regarding his short stories?! I don't know if you had caught that on CNN but this students professor had called the police some months back and brought to their attention on the contents of his writings in his short stories! In my opinion, if the police hadn't disregarded the views on what his professor was trying to emphasize, I don't believe this awful incident would have occurred if the police would have just paid attention or at least investigated the student more further. After reading some of the contents of his short stories, it sounded as if this student was "crying for help" so do speak. I also feel that this students professor should have contacted his parents and had a conference showing the parents the contents of his writings to where maybe they could have initiated some counseling for their son. If the professor was that concerned in calling the police about his writings then why didn't she call his parents? CNN didn't comment nor did the professor state that she did or didn't contact the parents. This concerns me, since I'm a parent, I would definitely want to know what my child is writing to prevent any harm to himself or to others! This student must have had some serious issues on "rich kids" and this certain professor that he wasn't getting along with. Being a parent myself, I just can't imagine the parents not noticing a change in their son's behavior. This behavior change just didn't develop over night. I agree with you! His depression had been going on for sometime until he finally snapped. It's a shame, if his parents or creative writing professor had taken more time to get involved with this student/son then maybe this wouldn't have happened. My thoughts and prayers go out to all these parents and families that lost their loved ones due to this horrific tragedy. Have a blessed day.

Answer 3

While the Bible teaches us to forgive our enemies, I cannot and will not, nor do I have to sympathetic towards a cold blooded killer. I don't care how depressed he was. I do not care what type of problems he had to deal with. What disturbs me the most is that, after something like this happens, the media always looks for blame. Blame of a sad life, blame the school for not locking down after the first shooting, blame within the system, blaming the parents, blaming counselors, etc. Everybody is responsible for their own actions. The blame lies within the shooter, no, let's call him what he is "a killer". A coldblooded, senseless, murderer who destroyed so many lifes. Not just the lifes of the people he shot and killed, as they are already taken care of and in a better place, but the lifes of the families and friends left behind. The lifes of the fellow students, whom were injured in an attempt to escape the madman and all the other students on campus, who will surely face real hard times in the coming days, weeks, months. Yes, even the family of the killer himself! No, my sympathy definitely does not lie with that disturbed piece of human flesh, but my sympathy lies with all the victims left behind. My prayers are with them, and them only. I don't care what "caused" him do such despicable act. There is no excuse for his behavior, no matter what! And as difficult as it is for me to say this, but may he NOT rest in peace! May he burn in hell for all eternity! MsB.

Answer 4

Sympathy??? The only sympathy I have is for the ones who lost there lives or were hurt!!!!!!! Why is it people always want sympathy for people like this I suppose you would have wanted to lock him in a nut house or life in prison if he didn't take his own life!!! Maybe at some point we can get back to having some regard for human life practice the 10 commmandemnts in our schools and bring back the death penalty for killers and CHANGE will start to happen in america!!!! Maybe if we quit glorifying killing on TV and movies and making it seem so meaningless and quit giving killers a trip to the country club and take them to the gas chamber things will change!!! Sympathy you say I'm fresh out we need change!!!!!

Answer 5

There can be no sympathy for the atrocious act he committed. Yes he had problems but that does not justify his actions. His professor saw that he had problems she tried to work with on one on one but there was no reaching him. It seems he had alot of envy with the students. This was something that was brewing for a very long time. The only sympathy there should be is for the victims, family, friends, and survivors. May they rest in peace

Answer 6

No! It's a horrible tragedy that could have been prevented! He was a very disturbed person that gave off warning signs which people seemed to not pay attention to! Also disturbing, how did he get the guns and the ammo? Why didn't he receive help?

Answer 7

No. To take the lives of 32 innocent people is just sickening. Yes he may have been on depression medicine, and if that caused it or not, who knows. He sounds like a really disturbed individual and he should have sought help rather than turn to senseless murder.

Answer 8

Yes I do because maybe somehow, someway, previously he has tried to reach out for help and has not found the correct help he needed for himself. Our world is so self center in this day and age, we cannot predict our futures. I do believe that our society is so fast paced that we do not always recognize when others are seeking help. God Bless everyone whom is/has gone thru this horrible time. God Bless his family. They must be devastated. Place all our lives in the hands of GOD!

Answer 9

Yeah I think his problems are less a part of the American gun culture as some of the socialist Europeans on here insist and more a part of his family upbringing or lack of parental oversight.Although if he were still alive I would have liked to see him sentenced to death.

Answer 10

Working all your life in a dry cleaners is not easy. He must have felt pain. I really think this is a tragedy that such a talented young man who was excellent at english took his own life in that way.