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I must confess that right now the only people I feel sympathy for are the victims, their families and friends, the campus, and the shooter's parents. Basically, everyone but the shooter himself. Maybe one day I'll feel bad for him too, but not right now. Right now, I'm still in my angry stage.

 

On Monday morning while going to the post office on campus I overheard some girl mentioning "It happened at VA Tech" and thought nothing of it. I thought it was men's basketball ACC talk, and forgot about it until I opened up the CNN.com webpage like I do every day. I was shocked, saddened and angry. I still can't believe that all those people are gone.

 

As for the media, I've been trying to avoid most TV coverage because the sensationalism saddens me and of course, I question the wisdom of releasing the actual video the guy made to the public. (Ugh, I don't even want to write his name :biggrin: ) Yahoo.com has some quotes from it though, including one that has incensed me:

 

"Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people"

 

I'm not even Christian and this pisses me off. Jesus? Um, NO. I don't think the Bible ever mentioned that Jesus ever went on a rampage and killed a bunch of people. I suppose we can take this to mean that other people just as unbalanced and disturbed might attempt a copycat? That's about it. His blaming everyone except for himself for his actions angers me too. I guess I can't comprehend what drove someone to kill 32 people. Okay, you're depressed and troubled, but what does everyone else have to do with it?

 

I also admit that the first thought that came to mind after reading his play was "Wow, that was really shitty writing". Seriously, it sounded like a sullen 13 year old boy in remedial English wrote it. Someone mentioned in the VA Tech thread that it sounded angry, and on that I have to agree. Even through his bad writing you can see how frustrated and mad he was.

 

I don't know how to conclude this entry. I guess I just wanted to rant and ramble. Thanks for reading, if you've got this far :)

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I read his writings too, and I thought he sounded like a sociopath. I mean, there was very little "humanity" or understanding of human expression in the writing--it was stilted and cliched, and the character's names were "Jane" and "John", etc., showing he was devoid of empathy or comphrehension of how another could feel.

 

It is really disheartening to see the media circus. I'm glad America has a free press but honestly it makes me sick to my stomach sometimes. I can't bear it when I see reporters ringing people's doorbells and lurking in neighborhoods hoping to interview a neighbor...but I can't help reading it or looking for it online. I suppose I am just part of the problem.

 

Awful awful awfulness. I was in college myself not that long ago, and I keep picturing sitting in a language class and what it would be like if someone burst in. Or I imagine the students I TA'd and how could I ever save them from a deranged gunman.

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I think it was wrong for NBC to release the tape. It just gives the signal to other insane people that they can gain notoriety by going on a killing spree.

 

Brian Williams can kiss my butt.

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I read his writings too, and I thought he sounded like a sociopath. I mean, there was very little "humanity" or understanding of human expression in the writing--it was stilted and cliched, and the character's names were "Jane" and "John", etc., showing he was devoid of empathy or comphrehension of how another could feel.

 

It is really disheartening to see the media circus. I'm glad America has a free press but honestly it makes me sick to my stomach sometimes. I can't bear it when I see reporters ringing people's doorbells and lurking in neighborhoods hoping to interview a neighbor...but I can't help reading it or looking for it online. I suppose I am just part of the problem.

 

Awful awful awfulness. I was in college myself not that long ago, and I keep picturing sitting in a language class and what it would be like if someone burst in. Or I imagine the students I TA'd and how could I ever save them from a deranged gunman.

 

Wow, that's an excellent analysis of his writings. Cliche was the feeling I got from it too, and all of the violence (chainsaws?!)and the fact that both of his writings seemed to end in destruction of some kind is definitely disturbing. Unfortunately, if I were a VA Tech student, I don't know that if I saw his stuff in class I would be alarmed enough to call the police or a counseling center. It's so easy to write off someone as "That Weird Kid" and be done with it.

 

Yeah, I was curious and ended up reading a bunch of stuff online too, which is how I came across his plays.As for the media circus, I heard from my friend that soon after the incidents, reporters were trolling Facebook pages, which goes into the realm of Ick for me. :wub2:

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I think it was wrong for NBC to release the tape. It just gives the signal to other insane people that they can gain notoriety by going on a killing spree.

 

Brian Williams can kiss my butt.

 

I agree. I think it's one thing to tell people they've recieved a tape and report on the general gist of it, but I know that if I were family, I wouldn't want to see a picture of the guy pointing a gun at the camera every time I watch the evening news.

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