Regarding the Cho Seung-Hui murder-suicide, Virginia Tech bears some responsibility in it happening.
IMHO Cho killed 32 people because he had lost face by December 2005 due to two incidents of harrassment reported to VTech but not aggressively pursued.
His QuestionMark persona of 2006 demonstrates this loss of face.
It signalled that Cho was spiralling out of control.
Yet the President of Virginia Tech was slow to act. He now denies Cho's action was in any way influenced by what Virginia Tech may not have done.
We cannot blame the two women not to pursue charges against Cho, for they feared being stalked further by him.
Thus, this tragedy emphasizes that individual psychopaths are the cause of the tragedy at any college murder-suicide, not the inaction of presumably good people.
And this in itself is as evil as shooting 32 people dead.
What could have worked in this case was to graduate the guy, give him a degree in English, and bid him farewell.
Instead, the President ignored the obvious fact that Cho was rapidly deteriorating, and left counselling up to a man who walked out of a psychward back in early 2006, a man who went on to call himself QuestionMark.
Thus Virginia Tech is partially culpable for the deaths of all 33 students through its inaction.
Just agreeing to a student policy isn't enough. Written contracts with the offending student, and constant monitoring, is advised.
This makes me wonder about all his roommates. Why weren't his roomies this term more vigilante?
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20070418
33 martyrs felled by Ismail's Ax -- Ibrihim's legacy
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After the shootings, my best friend, a Korean-American lawyer in Washington, D.C., felt in his bones that somehow a Korean was responsible. He didn't know why. But, "one thing's for sure now," he said, "we can safely lay the model minority theme to rest."
-- Let It Be Some Other Asian, http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070430/lam_2
In local news, a Japanese couple who were substance abusing narks ended up dead many years ago. I know of a Japanese man who was bullied a lot who murdered a white guy outside a bar in Sechelt. Both my grandfathers were fine with domestic abuse, being of the Meiji era. My own dad liked to verbally abuse my mother. I know of a Japanese-Canadian Anglican priest who was a child abuser that preyed on boys and young men, telling them to not tell anyone what he did to them, "or they would burn in hell for lying." However, not one mass murderer.
Though, in feudal Japan, Japanese Christians were crucified and starved in the 1600s. But this was politics. The Shoguns were afraid they'd end up like China, America and S.E. Asia, another vassal state to the economic predation called "Colonization."
And yes, there were internecine warfare between rival clans prior to Oda Nobunaga's reign of terror.
One clan got wiped out merely for supporting Buddhism, and then using their faith to control the Emperor of the time, who had gone Buddhist.
So much for Shinto being merely a nature-loving sect.
How does this relate to a 23-yr-old nutbar acting like a black street tough with his trusty Walther P22 and Glock 19?
The warrior pose.
Violent is evil. I do not side with my samurai ancestry at all. All that was achieved from all that bloodshed in ancient times is a bureaucratic zombie bleeding the economy back in Japan dry today.
We need to stop shutting out the sun if we don't want to create another lost generation.
This is why I feel that the Chos hiding out in Virginia is not going to win points for bringing closure to this tragedy.
33 martyrs felled by Ismail's Ax -- Ibrihim's legacy. This is terrorism, people. Let's remember that.
The only way to beat terrorism is to rush the gun and run from the knife.
After the shootings, my best friend, a Korean-American lawyer in Washington, D.C., felt in his bones that somehow a Korean was responsible. He didn't know why. But, "one thing's for sure now," he said, "we can safely lay the model minority theme to rest."
-- Let It Be Some Other Asian, http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070430/lam_2
In local news, a Japanese couple who were substance abusing narks ended up dead many years ago. I know of a Japanese man who was bullied a lot who murdered a white guy outside a bar in Sechelt. Both my grandfathers were fine with domestic abuse, being of the Meiji era. My own dad liked to verbally abuse my mother. I know of a Japanese-Canadian Anglican priest who was a child abuser that preyed on boys and young men, telling them to not tell anyone what he did to them, "or they would burn in hell for lying." However, not one mass murderer.
Though, in feudal Japan, Japanese Christians were crucified and starved in the 1600s. But this was politics. The Shoguns were afraid they'd end up like China, America and S.E. Asia, another vassal state to the economic predation called "Colonization."
And yes, there were internecine warfare between rival clans prior to Oda Nobunaga's reign of terror.
One clan got wiped out merely for supporting Buddhism, and then using their faith to control the Emperor of the time, who had gone Buddhist.
So much for Shinto being merely a nature-loving sect.
How does this relate to a 23-yr-old nutbar acting like a black street tough with his trusty Walther P22 and Glock 19?
The warrior pose.
Violent is evil. I do not side with my samurai ancestry at all. All that was achieved from all that bloodshed in ancient times is a bureaucratic zombie bleeding the economy back in Japan dry today.
We need to stop shutting out the sun if we don't want to create another lost generation.
This is why I feel that the Chos hiding out in Virginia is not going to win points for bringing closure to this tragedy.
33 martyrs felled by Ismail's Ax -- Ibrihim's legacy. This is terrorism, people. Let's remember that.
The only way to beat terrorism is to rush the gun and run from the knife.
20070417
Vive Libre the 33 Martyrs at Virginia Tech! ISMAIL AX!
Please hug an Asian today.
Seung-hui Cho too is going to heaven, since this world as we know it was his hell.
How this can be prevented: endeavor to socialize any one who chooses to hide from the world outside, protect them and yourselves from bullies, display honesty and sincerity, refraining from using privilege of social status to abuse or subject to abuse other people, moderating substance use - be it alcohol, tobacco etc, reporting hate crime - no matter how trivial, practising religious tolerance...
Seung-Hui Cho - complained of debauchery, deceitful charlatans and rich kids.
In avoiding him, we failed him. In laughing at him, we failed him. In letting him be, we failed him.
Contrary to how the media wants it painted, I do not see victims here at VTech. I see 33 martyrs.
Here are the 33 who died at Virginia Tech:
_ Ross Abdallah Alameddine, 20, of Saugus, Mass., according to his mother, Lynnette Alameddine.
_ Christopher James Bishop, 35, according to Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany, where he helped run an exchange program.
_ Brian Bluhm, 25, formerly of Detroit, according to friend Michael Marshall. His death also was announced before the Detroit-Kansas City baseball game.
_ Seung-Hui Cho, 23, Centreville, VA. The lone gunman graduated with honors from high school. An English major, he had written two plays which hinted at his inner struggle with his personal demons. In his eight-page statement, he railed against debauchery, deceitful charlatans, religion, and rich kids. After his death, he was found with a Glock 19, a Walther P22 and the words "Ismail Ax" in red ink written on his arm.
_ Ryan Clark, 22, of Martinez, Ga., biology and English major, according to Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins.
_ Austin Cloyd, an international studies major from Blacksburg, Va., according tojavascript:void(0) Terry Harter, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in Champaign, Ill., where Cloyd and her family lived before moving to Blacksburg.
_ Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French instructor, according to her husband, Jerzy Nowak, the head of the horticulture department at Virginia Tech.
_ Daniel Perez Cueva, 21, killed in his French class, according to his mother, Betty Cueva, of Peru.
_ Kevin Granata, age 45, engineering science and mechanics professor, according to Ishwar K. Puri, the head of the engineering science and mechanics department.
_ Caitlin Hammaren, 19, of Westtown, N.Y., a sophomore majoring in international studies and French, according to Minisink Valley, N.Y., school officials who spoke with Hammaren's family.
_ Jeremy Herbstritt, 27, of Bellefonte, Pa., according to Penn State University, his alma mater and his father's employer.
_ Rachael Hill, 18, of Glen Allen, Va., according to her father, Guy Hill.
_ Emily Jane Hilscher, a 19-year-old freshman from Woodville, according to Rappahannock County Administrator John W. McCarthy, a family friend.
_ Jarrett L. Lane, according to Riffe's Funeral Service Inc. in Narrows, Va.
_ Matthew J. La Porte, 20, a freshman from Dumont, N.J., according to Dumont Police Chief Brian Venezio.
_ Liviu Librescu, 76, engineering science and mathematics lecturer, according to Puri.
_ G.V. Loganathan, 51, civil and environmental engineering professor, according to his brother G.V. Palanivel.
_ Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34, of Indonesia, civil engineering doctoral student, according to Kristiarto Legowo, a spokesman for the Indonesian foreign ministry.
_ Lauren McCain, 20, of Hampton, Va., international studies major, according to a statement from the family.
_ Daniel O'Neil, 22, of Rhode Island, according to close friend Steve Craveiro and according to Eric Cardenas of Connecticut College, where O'Neil's father, Bill, is director of major gifts.
_ Juan Ramon Ortiz, a 26-year-old graduate student in engineering from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, according to his wife, Liselle Vega Cortes.
_ Mary Karen Read, 19, of Annandale, Va. according to her aunt, Karen Kuppinger, of Rochester, N.Y.
_ Reema J. Samaha, 18, a freshman from Centreville, Va., according to her family.
May they all rest in peace.
Seung-hui Cho too is going to heaven, since this world as we know it was his hell.
How this can be prevented: endeavor to socialize any one who chooses to hide from the world outside, protect them and yourselves from bullies, display honesty and sincerity, refraining from using privilege of social status to abuse or subject to abuse other people, moderating substance use - be it alcohol, tobacco etc, reporting hate crime - no matter how trivial, practising religious tolerance...
Seung-Hui Cho - complained of debauchery, deceitful charlatans and rich kids.
In avoiding him, we failed him. In laughing at him, we failed him. In letting him be, we failed him.
Contrary to how the media wants it painted, I do not see victims here at VTech. I see 33 martyrs.
Here are the 33 who died at Virginia Tech:
_ Ross Abdallah Alameddine, 20, of Saugus, Mass., according to his mother, Lynnette Alameddine.
_ Christopher James Bishop, 35, according to Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany, where he helped run an exchange program.
_ Brian Bluhm, 25, formerly of Detroit, according to friend Michael Marshall. His death also was announced before the Detroit-Kansas City baseball game.
_ Seung-Hui Cho, 23, Centreville, VA. The lone gunman graduated with honors from high school. An English major, he had written two plays which hinted at his inner struggle with his personal demons. In his eight-page statement, he railed against debauchery, deceitful charlatans, religion, and rich kids. After his death, he was found with a Glock 19, a Walther P22 and the words "Ismail Ax" in red ink written on his arm.
_ Ryan Clark, 22, of Martinez, Ga., biology and English major, according to Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins.
_ Austin Cloyd, an international studies major from Blacksburg, Va., according tojavascript:void(0) Terry Harter, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in Champaign, Ill., where Cloyd and her family lived before moving to Blacksburg.
_ Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French instructor, according to her husband, Jerzy Nowak, the head of the horticulture department at Virginia Tech.
_ Daniel Perez Cueva, 21, killed in his French class, according to his mother, Betty Cueva, of Peru.
_ Kevin Granata, age 45, engineering science and mechanics professor, according to Ishwar K. Puri, the head of the engineering science and mechanics department.
_ Caitlin Hammaren, 19, of Westtown, N.Y., a sophomore majoring in international studies and French, according to Minisink Valley, N.Y., school officials who spoke with Hammaren's family.
_ Jeremy Herbstritt, 27, of Bellefonte, Pa., according to Penn State University, his alma mater and his father's employer.
_ Rachael Hill, 18, of Glen Allen, Va., according to her father, Guy Hill.
_ Emily Jane Hilscher, a 19-year-old freshman from Woodville, according to Rappahannock County Administrator John W. McCarthy, a family friend.
_ Jarrett L. Lane, according to Riffe's Funeral Service Inc. in Narrows, Va.
_ Matthew J. La Porte, 20, a freshman from Dumont, N.J., according to Dumont Police Chief Brian Venezio.
_ Liviu Librescu, 76, engineering science and mathematics lecturer, according to Puri.
_ G.V. Loganathan, 51, civil and environmental engineering professor, according to his brother G.V. Palanivel.
_ Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34, of Indonesia, civil engineering doctoral student, according to Kristiarto Legowo, a spokesman for the Indonesian foreign ministry.
_ Lauren McCain, 20, of Hampton, Va., international studies major, according to a statement from the family.
_ Daniel O'Neil, 22, of Rhode Island, according to close friend Steve Craveiro and according to Eric Cardenas of Connecticut College, where O'Neil's father, Bill, is director of major gifts.
_ Juan Ramon Ortiz, a 26-year-old graduate student in engineering from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, according to his wife, Liselle Vega Cortes.
_ Mary Karen Read, 19, of Annandale, Va. according to her aunt, Karen Kuppinger, of Rochester, N.Y.
_ Reema J. Samaha, 18, a freshman from Centreville, Va., according to her family.
May they all rest in peace.
"You caused me to do this!"
The two guns Cho carried on him when found by police:
Glock 19
Walther P22
30 people were shot by a lone gunman at two campus locations before the gunman died.
Unknown at this time is motive for shooting and how the gunman died.
Campus authorities waited two hours before issuing a warning to students, just as an engineering building was targeted by the lone gunman.
Originally, the gunman had opened fired on the fourth floor of a dormitory about 1/2 mile from his final standoff.
In addition, 26 people were wounded.
See what happens when a gun nut believes strongly in his right to bear arms?
UPDATE: 2:32 PM April 17, 2007:
According to recent reports, the following is a good picture of the gunman.
Cho Seung-Hui, a South Korean permanent resident, had apparently bought a gun, a Glock 19, in a gun shop back in March. Five weeks later, he bought a second gun, a Walther P22.
In his rambling letter, all three pages of it, he blamed others for his rampage, writing, "You caused me to do this."
As well, he ranted about debauchery, deceitful charlatans, and rich kids. So in a sense, the possible reason for his rampage was the apparent immorality of his peers on campus.
So let's call this shooting what sometimes happens when hikikomori happens on American soil.
Maybe it's time to befriend a loner before he turns evil and identifies with a Qutbian terrorist.
Glock 19
Walther P22
30 people were shot by a lone gunman at two campus locations before the gunman died.
Unknown at this time is motive for shooting and how the gunman died.
Campus authorities waited two hours before issuing a warning to students, just as an engineering building was targeted by the lone gunman.
Originally, the gunman had opened fired on the fourth floor of a dormitory about 1/2 mile from his final standoff.
In addition, 26 people were wounded.
See what happens when a gun nut believes strongly in his right to bear arms?
UPDATE: 2:32 PM April 17, 2007:
According to recent reports, the following is a good picture of the gunman.
Cho Seung-Hui, a South Korean permanent resident, had apparently bought a gun, a Glock 19, in a gun shop back in March. Five weeks later, he bought a second gun, a Walther P22.
In his rambling letter, all three pages of it, he blamed others for his rampage, writing, "You caused me to do this."
As well, he ranted about debauchery, deceitful charlatans, and rich kids. So in a sense, the possible reason for his rampage was the apparent immorality of his peers on campus.
So let's call this shooting what sometimes happens when hikikomori happens on American soil.
Maybe it's time to befriend a loner before he turns evil and identifies with a Qutbian terrorist.
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