In recent news, a 23 year old student from Virginia Tech University went on a killing spree. The murderer began by killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend because she broke his heart. He then went on to shoot and kill 30 more people and lastly himself. The murderer also injured 21 other people during the massacre. This young man was said to be deranged and have anger issues. He also was labeled as a stalker and wrote gruesomely violent plays more extreme than those of Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino.
A mental issue is no justification for taking a life. In this instance, the young man took the lives of over 30 people. This massacre has gone down in history as the worst school shooting to date. My sympathy and compassion goes out to the families who were impacted by this terrible act. I also have sympathy for the murder’s family for the shame and humiliation brought to them by there relative. The murder’s grandfather stated, “I’d rather be dead than to have to live with this shame that he has brought to the family.”
This tragedy hits close to me because I have family down in Virginia. One of my first cousins has a host of friends that attend school there and could have been one of the victims. Thankfully, all of his friends were sparred and made it out with their lives. This tragic act shocked the nation. It shows how fast things in the world go and come. Just last week we sat in our homes bashing Imus and persecuting him for his snide remarks about the Rutgers woman’s basketball team. About a week later we sit in the same places in awe and bewilderment in regards to such a large scale act of hate amongst the youth. This tragedy shows you never know what an individual is thinking. One day you may make fun of a person and just think its playful harmless banter and the next day they can be on a killing spree punishing all those who hurt them.
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