does anyone out there think that the tragedy that occured at virginia tech was an act of domestic terrorism? my heart goes out to all of the victims and their families.
2007-04-19 08:56:21 · 12 answers · asked by vlo30 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
No i don't think so because we have to remember that this guy was not mentally stable. He was probably scrutinized and ostracized and some poeple let it build up inside to a point where they can't take it anymore. I don't think we know what his childhood was like or truly what background he comes from but don't take me wrong. I'm not trying to justify what he did, because truly it is horrible but we can clearly see that something was not right in this guy's mind.
2007-04-19 09:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by actressinthemaking2005 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it will, but not in the way liberals want it to. -This is because gun control causes crime. Gun control has never worked anywhere so why cite it as a solution? Gun control is for Stalin and Hitler, not free Americans. I think it was a tragedy first and foremost and my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. The killer alone caused the crime, but the high number of victims is directly caused by gun control. The Virginia Tech killer never registered his gun, so why cite registration as a solution? They were just sitting ducks with no way to defend themselves much like the victims of Colin Ferguson. Concealed-carry advocates warned us all long ago to expect tragedies like this as long as we have gun control. When only criminals have guns the rest of us can only ponder tactics like "notifications." Up to two million Americans defend themselves with guns and citizens with guns legally kill two times as many would-be killers as do police! In a state where concealed-carry is allowed or promoted, the loss of life could have been much less. He may have shot one or two, but a concealed-carrier would have dispatched him right quick. Sadly there is no way to prevent a killer with a gun. In tribal Africa where there are no manufactured guns, tribesman make them from pipes and rubber-bands so clearly gun control is not the answer. You can make a gun out of wood in an hour! He could have stabbed just as many with a knife. Since you will never stop the OFFENSE, we must allow ourselves a DEFENSE. We are not all of one culture anymore, so violence will only increase. HB 1572 was a Virginia state bill to allow college students to carry arms on campus to protect themselves from tragedies like what happened at Virginia Tech. The bill was defeated The spokesman for Virginia Tech was happy to hear the bill [HB 1572] 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." The fact is NOT passing the bill allowing students to defend themselves caused many more deaths. States that pass concealed-carry laws experience lower crime rates, Texas is a good example of this. The only way to prevent these killing rampages is concealed-carry. Would you rather protect yourself or wait for the folly of police or school "notification?”
2016-05-19 00:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not terrorism in any political sense, no.
The man was a paranoid schizophrenic, he had a particularly bad case of it. Of course most paranoiacs would never do anything like this.
But he had delusions that everybody wanted to make his life miserable for their own pleasure; he said so in his video. This is obvious paranoid ideation, totally irrational.
2007-04-19 09:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can call it that. The definition of terrorist is vague. Should the incident be called domestic terrorism? I don't know. It doesn't really matter to me.
2007-04-19 09:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the victim families should sue his parents for unleashing a madman on the world.
2007-04-19 11:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by barefoot_always 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could say that because he was railing against society. Maybe he would have been healthier if his family sent him to live with relatives in So. Korea.
2007-04-19 09:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, it was not an act of terrorism. If it were even suspected that it was, Rush and Hannity would be all over it, blaming the Democrats.
2007-04-19 09:04:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No I do not. It was one very sick individual who did not get the help he so sorely needed. Sadly the mental health community let him and all of us down by not following through with him.
2007-04-19 09:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by MOMMYBEST 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That was my first thoughts actually, come on seriously 30+ killed by one person = terrorist.
2007-04-19 09:51:17 · answer #9 · answered by Rainman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it was terrorism. The guy was very angry and mentally disturbed.
2007-04-19 09:03:58 · answer #10 · answered by sea228793 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋