Until today I seethed with hatred for this man. The devastation is just unfathomable. But after reading about his life, even going back to his childhood, it's quite obvious that he was severely disturbed, possibly even suffering from Autism, which makes people social inept and isolated, living in their own world (which it seems he did). I think I have finally forgiven him and feel bad for him as well as the victims. What he did was atrocious, but he was sick. I now place the blame on the people that saw this (probably his parents/family) and chose to do nothing about it.
What are your feelings?
2007-04-21 16:20:50 · 17 answers · asked by suekiemama@sbcglobal.net 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Thank you. I feel sympathy for him (not because of his actions) but because of what people did to him. There have been so many ignorant people who outwardly explicitly shout out how devilish, satanish, evil etc. the gunman was, without knowing any of the facts that led to this situation and this man's life. Those who simply base the morality of this man based only on the consequences of a situation without knowing about the entire situation feel the same ignorant anger the shooter felt and expressed. I disagree with how he carried out his feelings but I truly feel anger for the people that created the situation for this man. I'm not saying that because this man had a screwed up d life he had an excuse to do this. I'm only saying it's unfair to judge the morality of a man based soley on consequences. A crazy man is crazy because he doesn't take the right pills. A crazy man who takes the right pills isn't crazy. Those people around the crazy man who don't help him are ultimately responsible for the crazy man's psyche. We don't live in a vacuum where we base judgements of hate, love, wrong, right simply based on the consequences of one's actions. Thank you for asking this question. I strongly agree with your opinion.
2007-04-21 16:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think some investigating needs to be done into Cho's accusations . He sounded like someone with mental problems and was pushed over the edge by bullies and harassers. Doesnt anyone out there believe you can lose it when someone belittles you, harasses you , laughs at you and tries to make you feel worthless? I want to know if any of his comments were true and if he did shoot people because of that (harassment ). If so, then there really needs to be more people confronted about harassing and diciplined for it.and they should be feeling a little guilty themselves if they caused this.I feel sorry for him in a way but wish he could have found a different way to deal with the people who did the things he says were done to him. ( Question: Just how severe was this bullying/harassment he was receiving? It sounded pretty awful and how much of it was true in his comments. I want some answers!)
2007-04-21 17:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by maybemaybenot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I agree with you, I felt anger and disgust with this person, but as more facts have come out, I do feel a degree of pity for him. What a horrible place he was living in (in his own mind). If only he received help earlier, this could possibly have been prevented - we will never know. Hopefully, this will help someone else who is mentally ill in the future from snapping as he did. I feel really, really sorry for his family who have to live with this guilt, shame and sorrow forever. Who is going to support and comfort them?
2007-04-21 17:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
none of the 33 victims deserved to die that day, not even cho. i have a cousin who suffers from autism .. when i look at her, i see an angel who`s sent to make me smile, but i`m sure that when the world looks at Cho, we see him as a devil who deserves to die. i can`t say i feel sorry for him, but i really wished that someone noticed his behaviors a little more sooner. if he was mental, he shouldn`t have been able to buy guns. i`m not sure if they do, but they should have laws that forces the gun sellers to check criminal AND health background. i think we`ll always hate him for what he did, but i only wish he got the help he so really needed a bit sooner. i do however, feel sorry for Cho`s family. this is the burden they have to carry on for the rest of their lives ..
my heart goes out to everyone affected by this ♥
2007-04-21 16:29:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you. It's too bad that killing others and making a video were the only way he could get other people's attention. What he did was absolutely wrong but I can't deny that kids are cruel to each other sometimes and that we'd rather ignore the people that need help the most.
We need a way to recognize people's cry for help and reach out to them. Cho, despite the atrocity, DID make us pay attention to people like him. We've ignored them for far too long.
2007-04-21 17:35:54 · answer #5 · answered by wishes5296 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Thank you. I was going to ask that question myself. I do feel sorry for him. It seems as though no one ever cared about him. I read an article explaining what his uncle said about his childhood. He described autism but never used that term. This would suggest he was never treated for it. He was made to feel like the world was against him from his birth.
It's not like we have to choose who to feel sorry for. When the University created a memorial, they set down bouquets of flowers-one for each victim. They included one for Cho.
2007-04-21 16:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I only think If.....only he had early intervention.This could have been prevented.
My heart goes out to all the family who lost someone.
2007-04-22 09:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by Q. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i understand exactly where he was coming from.
yes he was bullied, made fun of, isolated, and at all, but killing 32 innocent people in school? thats not right
if he was going to get revenge, atleast do it against the people who mistreated him, dont go out and kill random people.
i for myself know exactly what situation he was in, i came to this country from taiwan at the age of 11 and went through the same crap he did. speaking and participiating in class was very difficult for me and most of the times i did not want to speak, but most of the times teachers want you to participate and grade you on participation, making me very uncomfortable and when i did participiate i was very reluctant and scared.
the bottom line is, there are alot of people in the same boat as Cho is and as i was, but killing innocent people is dead wrong.
2007-04-21 18:06:21 · answer #8 · answered by Moore55 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, lots of people have bad lifes: i was ostracized as achild, as a teenager i was ridiculed and beat up cuz i was a wimp. i had epilepsy as a youth and my coordinationa nd athletic skills were lacking. i curretnly have depressiona nd ptsd but i have overcome ( and am working on) all this, and havent gone on any rampages killign innocent people. this freak knoew killing peopel was wrong, he palnned this for over a month, he should have sought help. its NOT societies fault, its his
2007-04-21 16:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by cav 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
yes, probably he had some mental illness along with his emotional problems, everybody deserves to be treated as a human, he doomed himself to a bad death
2007-04-21 16:29:34 · answer #10 · answered by Green & Submarine 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋