from what i know, is during the VT shootings, Cho was able to kill 2 or 3 people, then 2 hours later go on a rampage killing people. WHERE WAS THE POLICE IN BETWEEN?!!!! many people could have been saved. can someone please clear this up for me.
2007-04-20 09:40:52 · 14 answers · asked by ArcAngel 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You tell us, Bucko. You seem to be all hyped-up over the deal. I do not think any more could have been done. The authorities were already looking for clues on the first shootings so what more could have been done?
2007-04-28 05:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by Mon-chu' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindsight is always clearer than foresight. Because a travesty like this happened at all it should not make you give up on the response of individuals just trying to do their job. The police may not have responded to the incident as quick as we might have liked to seen; but they did respond. There are many unseen factors that are not taken into account because we do not know the mind of an individual who engages in this type of activity. But you can rest certain, that those who hold a badge and a sworn duty to protect and serve are from the common lot of people that make up America and we may make some errors in judgement at times, but when it all comes down to the nitty-gritty, we are a people (Black,White, Yellow, Red and Brown) that try to do the right thing. That is more to be said than many that have come before us.
2007-04-27 05:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by MIke B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have not been paying attention to the news. The story has been covered ad naseum. Cho killed a girl who rejected him and killed a man who tried to intervene. The police thought it was a domestic violence issue. Cho went to the post office and mailed in his video, photos and manifesto to NBC. He then went somewhere, changed clothes, got his weapons and ammo. Then, for reasons still unknown, went to the opposite end of campus and killed 30 people in a classroom building. Now, how could the police possibly anticipate what he was up to, after the first killings? They rightfully thought he was on the run. That's what anyone would expect a killer to do.
2007-04-20 09:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a bit of logic that I think can't be argured with knowing what happened. Virginia Tech has a very sound policy"
In 2002, at the Appalachian School of Law just up the road from Virginia Tech, a Nigerian student, who had flunked out, returned to campus, murdered three people and wounded three others. Fortunately, his killing spree was interrupted by two students who had retrieved handguns from their vehicles and held the murderer at gunpoint until police arrived.
This intervention was not unprecedented.
In 1997, an assistant principal in Pearl, Mississippi, retrieved a handgun from his car and apprehended a murderer. A few days later, a copycat assault in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, ended after a nearby merchant wielding a shotgun forced the attacker to surrender. Off campus, it is estimated conservatively that gun owners use their weapons defensively more than 1.3 million times each year.
With that as a backdrop, last spring Virginia Tech admonished a student for having a handgun on campus-never mind that the student had a state-issued concealed-carry permit.
That admonishment was a motivating factor behind a proposed bill before the Virginia legislature to prevent academic institutions from enacting "rules or regulations limiting or abridging the ability of a student who possesses a valid concealed-handgun permit... from lawfully carrying a concealed handgun."
The legislation died in committee, prompting Tech's associate vice president, Larry Hincker, to praise the General Assembly in a Roanoke (Virginia) Times op-ed: "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. We believe guns don't belong in the classroom. In an academic environment, we believe you should be free from fear."
A month later, there was a murder near Tech's campus, prompting a lockdown.
In response, Tech grad student Bradford Wiles penned an op-ed in the campus paper calling on the school to allow those with concealed-carry permits to carry guns on campus should they choose.
Larry Hincker emerged again, protesting, "[I]t is absolutely mind-boggling to see the opinions of Bradford Wiles. Surely, [the editors] scratched their heads saying, 'I can't believe he really wants to say that.' Guns don't belong in classrooms. They never will. Virginia Tech has a very sound policy preventing same."
Congratulations Mr. Hinkler. Your "sound policy" created a "safe campus" for only one student-Cho Seung-Hui-who was able to slaughter 32 people without interruption.
2007-04-20 10:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your right!! the police and school should of done something... all they did was send out an email!! wow what about the people at class or sleeping or just out around campus?? i wiss i could clear this up... the world lost to many future leaders that day... yes because of cho many people died but the school was aware of his behavior.. the truth is he needed some kind of help and didnt recieve it in time... lets stop pointing fingers and take a look around us... ****** up world we live in
2007-04-27 07:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by melc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of the victims could have been saved if police would have entered the building while the shooting was going on instead of after the shots had stopped.I am sure the police tried to work out a plan of action but by the time they had it worked out the shooting was over.
2007-04-27 06:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by tellitlikeitis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and so could Pearl Harbor and 9/11 been stopped, if people would have responded to what they suspected to be a plan against the state !
2007-04-20 09:44:56 · answer #7 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's look at this logically. Do you honestly think in your heart that someone saw him walk away from the murder scene and they thought, well he's done here and he'll now go and take a nap? Put yourself in the police shoes and you'll have a slightly different take on this.
2007-04-20 09:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They thought he'd left the campus after the first shooting, so they were looking in the off-campus' immediate area. They weren't fooling around, when there is a gun involved you will definitely get the police dept.'s attention.
2007-04-20 09:43:28 · answer #9 · answered by Amy V 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think the administrators hadn't a clue what to do, and 'return to normal' seemed to them to be the best thing. Without apprehension of the gunman, they continued to hold classes.
I suspect we haven't heard the end of this.
2007-04-20 09:43:41 · answer #10 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋