Cho Seung-Hui video/pics/manifesto

hippiemom

mammasan wrote:

While agree with you that airing this is disgusting I don't think it will cause another person to go on a shooting spree. Regardless of the level of media coverage if someone wants to go out and kill scores of people they will do it.

That is no doubt true, but I also think it's possible that someone with a mental illness who feels like he's invisible and no one listens to what he has to say could see this media frenzy and decide this is a way to make a name for himself. Obviously, you'd have to have serious problems inside your head to make that kind of leap, but there's no shortage of mentally ill people in this country.

Collin

hippiemom wrote:

People for whatever reason seem to need to get their sick thrills watching this stuff. I think it's disgusting, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit to learn that a very disturbed young man is out there somewhere watching the news and shooting his own videos in preparation for his very own killing spree.

I just watched it on the internet. It's disturbing and disgusting. But on the other hand perhaps his message will show some people that bullying isn't always as innocent or whatever. Maybe the people will start to think that we should treat each other with more kindness, I don't know...

mammasan

hippiemom wrote:

That is no doubt true, but I also think it's possible that someone with a mental illness who feels like he's invisible and no one listens to what he has to say could see this media frenzy and decide this is a way to make a name for himself. Obviously, you'd have to have serious problems inside your head to make that kind of leap, but there's no shortage of mentally ill people in this country.

It definetly wasn't the right thing to do, airing the video and pictures. I just see it as more of a disrespect to the victims families and to a certain extend the killers family as well. While we may loath this kid for what he did his family lost someone too and not only do that have to deal with the grief of that loss but also thew guilt that their son did this and what could they have done to prevent it. I just can't make the leap of seeing the media coverage being the catalyst that sets someone off.

hippiemom

Collin wrote:

I just watched it on the internet. It's disturbing and disgusting. But on the other hand perhaps his message will show some people that bullying isn't always as innocent or whatever. Maybe the people will start to think that we should treat each other with more kindness, I don't know...

You make a good point. Maybe someone who does a bit of bullying is seeing this and thinking that maybe they should change their ways. And if this incident sparks discussion at schools across the country and makes administrators take a harder line on bullying, that would be something positive coming out of this nightmare.

meme

Collin wrote:

I just watched it on the internet. It's disturbing and disgusting. But on the other hand perhaps his message will show some people that bullying isn't always as innocent or whatever. Maybe the people will start to think that we should treat each other with more kindness, I don't know...

I certainly do think there is some "blood" on the bullies' "hands"

And on 12 year olds being able to legally buy guns in VA... even if you put the gun issue as a matter of right, a 12 year old hardly has ANY legal right, why would buying a gun be one of them?

Beyond all the gun control talks there simply should be things everyone can agree on, and this (as well as no guns for people who have been committed to mental institutions for being a danger to themselves and others) should be one of them.