What are your feeling of the Virginia Tech shooting?

Answer 1

VERY TRAGIC anyway that you look at it. At the same time I question the current values in society, our environment and perhaps parents in general.

I just do NOT understand why kids decide that their only option is to shoot a bunch of innocent people to relieve their personal conflicts. It solves NOTHING and gives the media weeks of sensationalist fodder.

When I was a kid I got liberal doses of the belt and when that stopped working my dad stepped up to a wire coathanger. I deserved EVERY whipping that I ever got; HATED but deserved none the less. The thought NEVER entered my mind to call social services. I suppose that by todays standards I was a poor abused boy and of course that gives me justification to do UGLY things as an adult.

Lying and cheating was just NOT tolerated in ANY FORM! I got "C" and "D" grades but got them fair and square. It seems that cheating is a way of life for MBA students in today's world and it carries through to the Enrons, Worldcoms and all the rest that STOLE VAST amounts of money for PERSONAL GAIN.

If somebody stole or bullied at school, they received attitude adjustment from their peers and the teachers etc. always seemed to be busy somewhere else at the time. The bully or thief went home crying to mommy and daddy and got ANOTHER dose from them. The parents didn't sue the school because their KID was an embarrassment to the FAMILY. I just do not believe that those family values exist for the majority any longer and kids feel overwhelmed by their circumstances with no solution in sight.

The schools and various institutions are so INTIMIDATED by frivolous litigation that they DO NOTHING to stop an obvious BAD situation.

I also think that so many kids are raised from birth to think that THEY ARE SO SPECIAL that it is a REAL BLOW when they learn otherwise.

Look at all the bomb threats over the last two days; WHACKED kids making an ugly attempt to be SPECIAL and to regain some POWER of CONTROL that they had over their parents when they were growing up.

It just has to STOP and that change starts at HOME.

It seems that the bar of social acceptance has just vanished and ANY THING is acceptable if one does NOT get caught.

Answer 2

As a non-American, please allow me to give my opinion.
I see agonising 'post mortems' on all the News Channels and in the printed media, with 'solutions' coming from all sides.

I would like to make the following point. This lunatic (Cho)showed clear signs of an un-balanced mind, but the way this whole thing played out, NOBODY could have predicted that he would have done what he did..

As I see it, there are two choices in attempting to assure that this kind of tradegy doesn't become a regular occurence:
1. Look out for possible signs of 'anti-social' behaviour, and do something about it.
But what? This choice could lead to a huge erosion of civil rights, therefore it is not viable.
For example, your nutty cousin Charlie gets locked up in an asylum because he 'might' be a threat. Or might not.
2. I am going to use an often used cliché, and here I can already see some participants edging closer to the 'thumbs down' button.
Hang on, let me finish, please?
'Guns kill'
If we can't 'solve' the problem by locking every loony - or suspected loony- up, we have to look at making it nearly imposible for him to obtain a firearm.
Some Americans have this idea that they must bear arms to 'protect their freedoms'.
Now my question is:
What exactly is the 'function' of Law Enforcement Authorities and other bodies/documents?
The police?
The National Guard?
Congress?
The Supreme Court?
The Constitution?
If all above-mentioned ´bodies' do their work, the ordinary citizen will not have the need to 'pack'.
When Mr/Mrs/Ms Ordinary American regards the ownership of a fire-arm as a 'privilege' (as in most European countries) and not a 'right', there might be a lessening of this kind of tradegy.
When Law Enforcement Agencies give people proper protection, security and peace of mind, the ordinary citizen will feel that he/she doesn't need a gun, and some control could be exercised over those who have guns.
Whatever this might cost.

Answer 3

They were defenseless, they could have defended themselves had the university allowed legal conceal carry of firearms, ONE ROTC, or one ex-military student, or one citizen with the legal requirements to legally conceal carry could have killed the guy from the get go. instead they were forced to rely on the "state" to save them, and wait to be rescued, and pray they would not fall prey. conceal carry saves lives. its time to arm the victims of crime, and make the world safer.

instead, the university spokesman is glad they were defenseless, he mentioned that after a bill that would have allowed legal concealed carry at the university was shot down....
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."

Answer 4

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It sucked. What will you do, now being honest
with you? Report me for a little breach in protocol?
What if you saw me at work or in a supermarket
and thought my brain had snapped? I Really
Am Being Kind Of Belligerent, but hey, I am
in my middle 40's, have been outcast, run over,
bullied, cheated out of good jobs, hazed, put
up with domineering relatives all of my life, but
I never put a bullet in anyone.


By the way, can I vomit on the person who
gave my answer a low rating? Maybe they
will take rat poison by mistake, instead of
crack cocaine.

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Answer 5

Tragic

Answer 6

I'm angry that they are giving that little spoiled brat the time of day. I'm glad that the only honorable thing he did was to kill himself so we wouldn't have to foot the bill for a damn trial for that moron. I'm so sorry for the families and the friends of those who were hurt and lost loved ones.

Answer 7

It's a pity they could not defend themselves.
The madman shot himself the moment he saw the armed men (cops) coming. Pity he did not face armed people right there on the campus.
Obviously, the gun ban did not work for him.

Answer 8

Remorse and pride,along with rage! The pride comes from the fact that this close knit fraternity " THE HOKIE NATION" is not looking for blame,but are looking for healing!! They are a special group!! GOOOOOOOOOOOO HOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Horror, repulsion, anger, despair, helplessness. All of these and more. Mostly disgust though for the media for sensationalizing it so much.

Answer 10

I think that situation is a very good reason to get rid of 'no gun zones' in this country. we have a right to defend ourselves. it's sad and heartwrenching that those students and teachers didn't have that option.