After noticing that Cho was troublesome since 2005, why didn't someone put a stop to this kind of behavior? Sure, teacher reported him and then what? Where were those administrators that are supposed to look into this and try to find solutions? How come Cho's behavior, or mean streak was left unnoticed by administration? What could they have done to have stopped this most sad and horrific incident?
Teacher did her job, what about the follow up from administration?
2007-04-21 02:44:00 · 9 answers · asked by Chitchitzu 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Solution goes beyond layers of administrative caution.
How about punishing bullies of Cho whilst he was picked on, Daily, continuously, at high school, for how many YEARs ?
How about the other school kids who could have protected Cho from the taunts of bullies and heartless kids ?
How about the teachers who could have exercised restraint on the bullies who taunted Cho ?
Ask oneself, have you befriended those picked on by school bullies despite knowing that you will be picked on by your association, and stuck by your beliefs regardless the consequences ?
You can have layers of gun laws, behaviour reports, tighter gun control and so on. This will help to identify such cases sooner, possibly lower the gun threat but it does not mean that he cannot get other arms, knives, bombs or other means to kill and maim.
The administration certainly wanted to show good will to all students by not denying anyone education when Cho's symptoms were identified early on.
If I were to play the blame game, I would point fingers:
- at the administration system for not following through by providing social support to this loner
- his regular class mates for not befriending him to break him out of his preconceived world, for not extending a helping hand when most needed.
- his room mate for not going beyong the "call of duty" to befriend and open him up to discussion.
Help is when the person is at their most difficult, never when the person is easy to deal with. That is when it counts.
I would not point fingers at the first shooting which correctly lead to police thinking it was a boy-girl spat.
So much of today is about face saving and finger pointing rather than owning up to the flaws in the system. Only time will reveal the effectiveness. Wait for the federal and state reports to show up and watch over the following years to see if such measures are sufficient.
I strongly believe that if the root cause is not resolved, such as Cho being the subjext of continual redicule, verbal abuse and taunting, without friends and in isolation, this will not be the final case but more to come.
2007-04-23 03:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by pax veritas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I truly find it frightening and sad when we feel we must place blame on someone or institution for the acts of a lunatic.
There was NOTHING LEGALLY the school could do. If they infringe on his rights they get sued. They would have to prove TO A JUDGE that he posed an imminent and immediate danger to himself and those around him.
Anyone saying it is anyone elses fault other than the WACKO who did this, is first legally without foundation and two, how do you force someone to get help for a problem they don't know they have?
If your friend is an alcoholic, is it your fault because 2 days later that person decides to drink and drive and they kill someone?
You saw all the RED FLAGS, but what could you have done to prevent it? Turn them into someone and say "My friend is an alcoholic, and she has a car, she hasn't driven yet while drunk, but it looks like she will someday, so do something".
Of course you can't do this but is it any less true? This was not a minor at a grade school. This was a person with all the rights we have in this country.
So, though horrific and and a display of man at it's worst. What legally could anyone have done???
2007-04-21 03:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ken C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the shooter is the in straightforward words one too blame becasue he shouldn't do something like this for a lady/a grade (in accordance to what i heard) and then kill himself too.... thats ill and incorrect... , yet in accordance to students and faculty and stuff, even as the capturing 1st occured, they made no notifications to the scholars, all they did replaced into despatched emails to them about it, and to concentrate, which they did not recieve untill an hour later. the protection and the virginia tech human beings could've tried extra sturdy on spreading the word, no longer in basic terms via an e-mail. they could've like spark off an alarm or something, and evacuated the full campus. What if between the scholars did not open there e-mails that day or recieve it or something? they ought to've also tried to discover the guy and catch him (even with the actual undeniable actuality that, from what i examine, for some reason, they did not recognize who it replaced into untill he killed all and numerous and then himself.....) yet i trust(and so does fox and stuff) that they did not attempt difficult adequate to guard the scholars..... becasue in the adventure that they did deliver out genuine alerts, messages, alarms, and alert and stuff.... and Evacuated the campus, and acctually tried searching for the guy, then they could've captured him, and then he don't have dont the different capturing.... then a lot less human beings ought to've died which may've been alot extra effectual. (nonetheless unhappy yet extra effectual) yet definite... God Bless the souls of the useless, the persons who lost someone.... and each and each of the victims that went via this horrable nightmare.
2016-12-04 09:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by genna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems like it could have definitely been prevented if someone in administration hadn't ignored it or filed it somewhere out of the way. Of course, in this day of political correctness, I wonder if they didn't want to stir up anything with him because he was on a guest visa to attend school here. It just makes me wonder. We have to be more aware of people around us in this world and school administrators should always take notice of their problem students and watch out for them and their behavior.
2007-04-21 04:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This family and the schools fault really. The family didn't notice his seclusion at a younger age, or help him when he was reported with things. The school is at fault because they just said basically, 'it's what guys are going to do.' Then they ignore all the signs of a killer and then BAM it blow up in their face.
2007-04-21 02:53:37 · answer #5 · answered by NikkieAshley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have alot of issues here. first you have to prove he is a danger to people. people determine that different ways. And then you run the risk of it becoming a racial issue and chances are admin thought about this long ago and never said anything for that reason.
2007-04-21 02:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had all the red flags and did not do anything about it. This is partly to school's fault for turning a blind eye on a clearly troubled young man.
2007-04-21 02:49:07 · answer #7 · answered by ♪♪♪ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they noticed but they didnt do anything intelligent enough they let him in the school knowing he was un-stable and he was sent to a psycologist but they let him back in knowing he was unstable "cus he didnt hurt any1 yet" cus u know. waiting till this happened works so well.
2007-04-21 04:16:18 · answer #8 · answered by xXBrudu BXx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was not suspended cuz noone tought bout it too much
2007-04-21 02:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by Tala 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋