There were men killed, as well as women, in this horrible incident. It's obvious that this man showed homicidal tendencies, but there is only so much people can do. Yes, he was kicked out of a class for his writing. Think he's the first? And yes, the female department head was scared. I know I would have been. But think about it. (I'm not making excuses for him.) He was an Asian student. All that had to happen is for them to make noises to dismiss him and he could threaten them with discrimination. I'm not holding myself up as any shining example, but I work on a campus and when someone like that has a problem, there ARE attempts to help. We have all kinds of 'safes' installed. If anyone shows any problems or psychological disorders, send him to...
All for naught if the person doesn't WANT help. And he obviously did not.
Yes. It's awful. And there must have been something that could have been done. But I agree with the above posted that the two unrelated deaths did not indicate a shooting spree had started. The worst is seldom thought until it happens.
You are not the president of Va. Tech. You don't know what avenues were open to him or how much information he was given. Do you not think that he lies awake nights thinking of all those people- faculty AND students - who were murdered on his watch? Do you not think that if he could go back and do things over again, he wouldn't change SOMETHING so that all those people would not die?
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Date: 2007-08-24 12:30 am (UTC)All for naught if the person doesn't WANT help. And he obviously did not.
Yes. It's awful. And there must have been something that could have been done. But I agree with the above posted that the two unrelated deaths did not indicate a shooting spree had started. The worst is seldom thought until it happens.
You are not the president of Va. Tech. You don't know what avenues were open to him or how much information he was given. Do you not think that he lies awake nights thinking of all those people- faculty AND students - who were murdered on his watch? Do you not think that if he could go back and do things over again, he wouldn't change SOMETHING so that all those people would not die?