Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Massacre in Blacksburg, VA
The tragic news from USA reached the international community a day after horrible events took place in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where a student shot to death 32 people and injured at least 15 in two shooting attacks before committing suicide. Physicians reported that the shooting was extremely brutal, as none of the injured had less than three or four wounds in them. During the second attack, shooting lasted for more than 20 minutes.
It is supposed that a student, 23-year old South Korean, arrived early in the morning in a dormitory looking for an unfaithful girlfriend. Update: New information is that the guy, to the opposite, was a loner, who rarely spoke with his own roommate. It is known that the university staff felt nervous about him due to the level of violence he expressed in his writings (the man majored in English). Prescription medications related to the treatment of psychological problems were found in his belongings. Also, it is said that before leaving his dormitory room for the last time, he left a note describing his anger about moral decay he saw in the students community around him.
The massacre started with a shooting in dormitory. Two students were killed on the spot. The police assumed that the incident was a domestic dispute. Two hours later, the suspect appeared in one of the Tech University halls and opened shooting from two guns in which more than 50 people, students and professors, were killed or injured. The gunman made cool-blooded finishing blows while a number of victims tried to survive by pretending to be dead. In conclusion of his murderous path, the gunman committed suicide by a shot to his head, which left him faceless.
It is supposed that a student, 23-year old South Korean, arrived early in the morning in a dormitory looking for an unfaithful girlfriend. Update: New information is that the guy, to the opposite, was a loner, who rarely spoke with his own roommate. It is known that the university staff felt nervous about him due to the level of violence he expressed in his writings (the man majored in English). Prescription medications related to the treatment of psychological problems were found in his belongings. Also, it is said that before leaving his dormitory room for the last time, he left a note describing his anger about moral decay he saw in the students community around him.
The massacre started with a shooting in dormitory. Two students were killed on the spot. The police assumed that the incident was a domestic dispute. Two hours later, the suspect appeared in one of the Tech University halls and opened shooting from two guns in which more than 50 people, students and professors, were killed or injured. The gunman made cool-blooded finishing blows while a number of victims tried to survive by pretending to be dead. In conclusion of his murderous path, the gunman committed suicide by a shot to his head, which left him faceless.
# posted by Nat4mba : 6:17 PM
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There is nothing intrinsic, of course, to Blacksburg that makes it a magnet for violent rampages. The sad thing is, the vulnerability is everywhere. I recommend reading a book called "Violence" by James Gilligan to better understand the reasons we live in a society awash in testosterone-fueled mayhem.
# posted by 
: 8:35 PM
: 8:35 PM
I work for an University, this type of incident worries us. School is an institution for higher learning and bettering oneself, not worrying about one's safety.
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