Comments on: Virginia Tech Tragedy http://nightster.net/blog/virginia-tech-tragedy Play, or Get Played! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Philip http://nightster.net/blog/virginia-tech-tragedy#comment-13 Philip Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:13:58 +0000 http://nightster.net/blog/virginia-tech-tragedy#comment-13 I would be interested to see if they are able to find anything wrong with the killer's brain in an autopsy. Of course he shot himself in the face, so this may be difficult. From all the stories I've been hearing on the news though, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho_Seung-hui" rel="nofollow">Cho Seung-Hui</a> was <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vatech.writings/" rel="nofollow">seriously disturbed</a>. After the University of Texas Tower shooting back in 1966, the autopsy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whitman" rel="nofollow">Charles Whitman</a> revealed that he had a brain tumor. It was never proven that this led to his horrific actions, but the tumor was located in the hypothalamus, from which emotions are controlled. As more news comes out about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_massacre" rel="nofollow">Virginia Tech Massacre</a>, including the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.shooting/index.html" rel="nofollow">killer's manifesto</a>, I find it hard to believe that this guy even got admitted to college. If he was writing things like this in high school and before he came to the university, you would think some warning flags about his mental state would have been raised much sooner. I would be interested to see if they are able to find anything wrong with the killer’s brain in an autopsy. Of course he shot himself in the face, so this may be difficult. From all the stories I’ve been hearing on the news though, Cho Seung-Hui was seriously disturbed.

After the University of Texas Tower shooting back in 1966, the autopsy of Charles Whitman revealed that he had a brain tumor. It was never proven that this led to his horrific actions, but the tumor was located in the hypothalamus, from which emotions are controlled.

As more news comes out about the Virginia Tech Massacre, including the killer’s manifesto, I find it hard to believe that this guy even got admitted to college. If he was writing things like this in high school and before he came to the university, you would think some warning flags about his mental state would have been raised much sooner.

]]> By: Jdogg http://nightster.net/blog/virginia-tech-tragedy#comment-14 Jdogg Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:37:00 +0000 http://nightster.net/blog/virginia-tech-tragedy#comment-14 This situation is a real shame! I can't imagine what could draw someone to a point of self-hatred that would allow them to concieve this kind of plan or even worse carry it out. My question is; are people born this way or does something push them over the edge? Its hard to imagine that there are actually people capable of these kinds of actions! How can one act so devilishly with no remorse at all. What is it that they get from the power they have over thier victims? I can't begin to speculate if the signs of this guy acting out in this way were as visible as they are made out to be. I'm sure the guy seemed depressed or weird but you can't assume someone will don something trajic like this. Its not in our nature to assume those kind of things about people. All I can really say about the whole situation is why? This situation is a real shame! I can’t imagine what could draw someone to a point of self-hatred that would allow them to concieve this kind of plan or even worse carry it out. My question is; are people born this way or does something push them over the edge? Its hard to imagine that there are actually people capable of these kinds of actions! How can one act so devilishly with no remorse at all. What is it that they get from the power they have over thier victims? I can’t begin to speculate if the signs of this guy acting out in this way were as visible as they are made out to be. I’m sure the guy seemed depressed or weird but you can’t assume someone will don something trajic like this. Its not in our nature to assume those kind of things about people. All I can really say about the whole situation is why?

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