Virginia Tech Massacre, Part 2

[MRT144]

Originally posted by Q Cubed


Bull-****ing-****.

He probably had a normal Asian childhood. Which is to say that it's very unlikely he was sexually molested, but rather his psyche was traumatized by the continual and utter repetition that he's a worthless failure and will never amount to anything, and that his parents have never been, are not now, and will never be, happy with him.

Oh, Asian parents. When those kids grow up and prove them wrong, the damage is already done.

And sometimes, they just snap.

he most likely played a lot of piano.

[MRT144]

Originally posted by DanS
I can't fathom this Korean collective guilt thing.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/..._korean18.html

thats a seattle thing. ultra pc bull****.

[Solly]

So what restrictions have been brought in on gun ownership yet? Obviously allowing people guns caused this.

[DanS]

Originally posted by MRT144
thats a seattle thing. ultra pc bull****.

As I understood it, the Korean ambassador gave a teary-eyed heartfelt apology to the American people.

If I were Korean or a Korean immigrant, I'd be like "wtf, ambassador? Don't drag me into it. I didn't have anything to do with some crazy shooting up the joint."

[Arrian]

Absolutely agreed, Dan.

-Arrian

[MRT144]

Originally posted by DanS


As I understood it, the Korean ambassador gave a teary-eyed heartfelt apology to the American people.

If I were Korean or a Korean immigrant, I'd be like "wtf, ambassador? Don't drag me into it. I didn't have anything to do with some crazy shooting up the joint."

the article you linked talked specifically about seattle.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Ohhh good lord, first its the "stooopid availability of guns that caused it" arguements, then its the "stoopid if only VT wasn't a gun free zone he coulda been stopped" arguements, now its "teh evil moovies wat ruinz our kidz" arguements

Copycat: Killer Re-Enacted Violent Film

Updated: 17:26, Thursday April 19, 2007
Police investigating the Virginia Tech killings are looking at whether Cho Seung-Hui was copying parts of a violent film when he murdered 32 people.

Officers believe he repeatedly watched Oldboy as part of his preparation for the killing spree.

The film, which won the Grand Prix award at the 2004 Cannes film festival, has been described as "an ultra-violent movie of obsession and revenge".

It contains stylised scenes of killings and an attempted suicide, and is filled with what one critic called "punishing emotional violence".

Similar themes seem to have occurred in Cho's own writings.

The video, which Cho posted to an American TV network while carrying out his murderous rampage, appears to include photographs of Cho re-enacting scenes from the film.

He is shown holding a gun to his head and wielding a hammer, images that appear in the movie.

The fact that he seems to have been influenced by the film will re-ignite the debate over whether violence in movies and video games can lead to people becoming more violent themselves.

Cho's video diary, along with his collection of movies, writings and that fact that he bought a gun last month reveal that, rather than the killing spree being a spontaneous event, he had planned the massacre in advance.

:: See Sky News Online's in-depth coverage of the shootings.

Linky

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Arrian


The "background check" (if it was actually done) was obviously pathetic.

-Arrian

The system broke down somewhere. And people died as a result.

[Arrian]

Perhaps. On the other hand, this ******* may have been the type to break any system. I dunno.

-Arrian

[Drogue]

Originally posted by VJ
it's kinda sad how far from the original topic we have wandered with all the personal attacks...

I agree. While it seems to have died down, I want to remind everyone that personal attacks are not ok, and quite frankly, there's no need. I will start taking action if people continue.

Originally posted by nostromo
Based on the *****'s so-called plays, a shrink now claims that he was sexually mollested when he was a kid.

I agree that he sounds like a ****ing moron in that clip. And WTF is he talking about when he says "I'm doing this for my children. for my sisters and brothers..."

Bypassing the autocensor is not ok, for any reason. I don't want to have to edit posts, so I don't want to be seeing this again.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

In light of the above I presume cheap shots and unprovoked attacks such as:

Kuci doesn't really post anything meaningful anymore. Just unbacked one-liners which are usually personal attacks. And they're not even imaginative, when I stopped listening he had been using his standard "You are a tool" reply to different posters making different points (valid and unvalid) 6 times within two days.

will no longer be tolerated or does this fall under the guise of "mere observation."

[Kuciwalker]

I loved the juxtaposition of those two.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
In light of the above I presume cheap shots and unprovoked attacks such as:

will no longer be tolerated or does this fall under the guise of "mere observation."

Exactly, although there were far worse comments posted in the last thread.

However, as always, if anyone has any moderation issues, please report posts or PM one of the mods. Let's get back on topic.

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by Straybow

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Threads like this can be be revelatory. I've been forced to reassess my overly generous assessment of the intelligence and maturity of several Poly posters.

You don't come to OT very often, do you?

Actually, I'm here quite a lot. I guess I've just been too generous in cutting some of the idiots here some slack.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe


Your not serious are you? Reaction to people of Islamic faith was and is surprisingly muted. Actually a credit to the sensibility of Americans and truth be told one of the few things Bush did right by urging restraint. The fact that a few (emphasis few) bigots are around is not the same as a governmental response.

A more appropriate response would be Japanese-American internment circa WW2.

They key to my post was:

"I'm not sure how either of those reactions compared to the korean reaction to the death of the two girls."

I cannot compare these backlashes as I know nothing about the manner or the degree to which south koreans went ape**** when two girls died in that traffic accident.

I agree that the 9/11 backlash was extremely muted by historical standards.

I thought the internment of japanese was too far back for the koreans to have that in mind but who knows, it's infamous and certainly koreans haven't forgotten other wwii era grievances.