Gunman sent package to NBC News
‘I didn’t have to do this,’ says message mailed between shootingsSometime after he killed two people in a Virginia university dormitory but before he slaughtered 30 more in a classroom building Monday morning, Cho Seung-Hui mailed NBC News a large package, including photographs and videos, lamenting that “I didn’t have to do this.” }} more…Video also available at NBC via link above.
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I know this will not be seen in a positive way; and I agree that it should not, however, I see what this murderer Cho did as his own personal work of art all the way around. I can see him as an artist who has, out of his own delusional way of thinking, surrounded himself with his own thoughts and ideas to the point of driving himself mad.
I would say that he is upset with society in general and with what he would see as society’s ignorance for the plights of those who are not as fortunate as them. I would say that he separated himself from society for believing them to be hypocritical. He probably began seeing revenge killing against society and this form of expressing his feelings as a great statement worth telling in the way he was about to tell it. He probably grew his own stature upon the premise that he would may join the ranks of the Kleebold’s; people who he admired and followed.
I have been feeling this coming and believe there will be more joining them in the future. It is time for society to wake up and begin understanding what is causing people of this sort to commit such insane acts of violence. Such people feel shunned by society; unable to fit in, socially rejected, and all the while feel superior to society. Such people willfully reject society and begin hating society on a personal level. Where such people lose their minds; I would say, is as they begin to cope with their own existance in a realm of revenge. This coping mechanism adapted by such people then spirals out of control at a time, upon which these people are at the end of their coping ropes.
I would say that perhaps Cho reached the end of his rope as his plans were coming into fruition. He had probably been coping with mental illness; psychosis- which prevented him from seeing his own reality, and wound up in his own self-fulfilling prophecy. He revealed he had an imaginary girlfriend who called him “Spanky” and I would imagine he was jeered for this. He felt he was morally upright compared to others. He also felt he was at a disadvantage because he could not fit in.
His attempts to get girlfriends got him in trouble with the law; and this was only caused by his own social retardedness. I see him as a person who was desperate to be somebody and to find success in something. This was his way of making himself a success at something. He took a stand against the ignorance of the social, medical, educational, jurisdictional, and religious society by rejecting all of them; probably as he felt he was rejected by all of them. This was his battle and that was how he fought it.
I do not agree with any of the outcomes of his ways of thinking personally. I only think I can understand them out of my own personal experiences; none of which would ever make me desire to harm others. This personal choice made by him shows a severe disconnection from society where there had never been any love of any kind whatsoever. Leaving Korea when he was eight years old; perhaps not knowing English, maybe not having parents at home who could assist in his problems of adapting to a new society; I believe all of those things happening at that time in his life, coupled with maybe being raised by a television set as his friend, is a large part of this person being on a path leading to destruction.
It’s nice that you attempt to understand him, but there is only one good reason to do that. Understanding what drove him may save lives in the future. If we can recognize folks walking the edge, we may prevent their future carnage. But if he wasn’t insane, then he bears the brunt of all the blame.
I don’t think he was insane, so I say, Fuck him. Too bad I wasn’t around. I’ve been in much worse spots than that one. I’d have gone in and confronted him if I was there and armed. No problem. I’d have shot him in both kneecaps, both elbows, one non-fatal shot to his gut, then sit and watch him bleed until the cops arrived. I’d do the same anywhere. If I have a chance to stop a madman, I’ll do it. Without remorse. Badda bing!