There were warning signs. There was something that could have been done. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. Unlike other tragedies, this one was fishy before it happened. Cho Seung-Hui had been hospitalized for his mental stability in the past, and he was able to buy guns. What does that tell you? It tells you that whoever sold him the guns obviously didn't care about what those guns were going to be used for. I hope that sales clerk feels like shit. There is no requirement of a background check when purchasing a gun. Mr. Joe Nobody could buy one and just have escaped from prison, but as long as Mr. Salesperson gets his bones, the problem is no longer in his hands. Great country we live in.
Apparently Seung-Hui had harrassed girls in the past, and I heard there was a bomb threat A WEEK AGO also made by this psycho. He was anti-social, wrote disturbing papers for english assignments, OBVIOUSLY showed signs of awkward and psychotic behavior... and what happened? These behaviors and past happening were IGNORED. HE was ignored. (this is why you should be nice to EVERYONE.) I don't raise him up him for his sadistic success, but he accomplished his goal and made a statement via his actions. We can't be SO absorbed in our own lives to pass up opportunities to prevent these kinds of things from happening. Wait, yes we can. We ARE.
We have to be smarter than this. Don'tignore signs like this. Don't be shy to "tell" on someone if you have a reason to. If you feel threatened or uncomfortable in ANY situation, talk to someone about a possible solution. If it's threatening enough, take it to the police. If the police ignore it, raise HELL. Make them see that you are serious and make a scene.. cry.. pout.. scream.. YELL at them. Well, you might be taken in for disorderly conduct, but the fire under that conduct? THE PO-POS IGNORED YOU. If something can be done, do it. Don't wait for 32 people to die because you stayed silent.
peace
2 comments:
I agree for the most part. But do they know where he got the guns? He could have bought them from random joeSchmo on the street. If you think about it, even if someone legally buys a gun AND registers, 1) it can be stolen, 2) he can sell it a SAY it was stolen... I mean, its not just one persons fault who owns a shop that didn't do a background check. I think more gun control lessens the ability of the good people having guns, not the bad. And what happens when only the government has protection. Its obvious they aren't where they need to be at ALL times. PLUS if they are the only ones with guns, that makes us completely at their will, even if there is corruption. and who doesnt believe their government is corrupt? I just have so many opinions about gun control i can't get them out right. I just know they shouldn't be more strict, if anything.
btw: did everyone hear what the french said? they said the shooting was "as american as apple pie"
damn.. as american as apple pie, huh? even though the guy was an asian dude... BUT i agree with you. the guns are known to have been purchased from a store, though, that's why i said that. and yea i know, you can really get a gun from anywhere. i mean, i'm all about gun control too, but there's somany different directions i can go with it. i mean, i lost mom to a gun.. of course i'm gonna be against them.. if we could all just say "stupid people shouldn't have guns" and that be it, it would be MUCH easier, but it's not that simple.
Post a Comment