Where is the Korean race card? Can you imagine what a different media response the would be if Cho had been-?

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African American or some other minority? I think there would be a lot more sympathy for him. I know what he did was beyond description but can you imagine what emotional pain he must have been suffering to do something of the magnitude as what he did. I'm not making excuses but if we want to best prevent future 'Cho" we better dam.n well figure him out as best we can.

Answer 1

Bullying hurts no matter what race or age you are. There is no stereotypical profile for this type of shooter. Lots of people endure the same tragedies depression and pain and don't pick up a gun. But there are almost always warning signs as was the case here. Don't take threats or violent behavior lightly. If someone threatens something like this whether they later back out of it guess what the thought obviously crossed their mind. We as human beings can help prevent this by not listening to others put down that strange person at work or school. Stop all the name calling and back stabbing and stand up for the outsiders.
Here is a challenge for you and everyone who reads this. Go to school or work and take a look around. Who is that outsider that everyone makes fun of or ridicules. Be nice, befriend them and most importantly stand up for them. They may not be the best coworker or friend you ever have but you never know how you can change someone elses life, even your own.

Answer 2

I wouldn't have had any more or any less sympathy had Cho been another race. He was a monster, and no amount of bullying could justify what he had done. He could have dropped out. He could have transferred to another college. He could have gone back home to his family in Korea.

Look, as a Korean-American, I am no stranger to racism. But this is one instance where NO Korean in their right mind would have "pulled the race card". There is simply no justification for what he had done.

Answer 3

This thing is a sign, a sign that tells us, that we are gonna get some trouble with the people we raise, as our cultural value becomes more and more disconnected with the rest of the world! I have spent 4 years in Asia, and what this guy was feeling is feel by a lot of people from his part of the world, he is not alone, and he will not be alone... Guys, I am sad to say, but this is only the beginning of the mess we will lexperienced in the next few years... Be warned!!!

Answer 4

Imagine being able to get a very good education with the very best! and they taunt you making you constantly feel less than, they you know were racist and taunted him! so he showed all people around the world his pain and afflicted such a magnitude of pain on everyone! that his pain must now be addressed also the taunting teasing and well to be one had better know death is so very close and life is to be fair and equal to all things living and none living! and yes this is not the last of this happening!

Answer 5

You make a good point. Taunting left unabated will eventually claim a victim. Probably a victim who had nothing to do with the original act. So in making fun of someone today, a person may be making a murder victim for the future. We need to teach our children that there are consequences to what we do, even if we aren't around to witness the result.

Answer 6

I'm not really seeing how it's all that different - whatever race you are, he's either like you (racially) or not and it's not the race that made him do what he did. If you've got a kid and you don't want him to be like that, it's really too late to change his race BUT you can maybe work on his/her (why do girls never do that?) social skills - teach and show them by your actions that violence doesn't solve problems but communication can.

I'd rather concentrate on the sad affair we have than to imagine other sad affairs we didn't have and may never have.

Answer 7

Strangely enough, the Korean government is actually pulling out the race card, and decreeing all Korean students of Virginia Tech be pulled out at once.