This is a person....

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This is a person....

Donald — 4/19/2007 1:13:34 AM (archived)

...with a severe mental health problem. There would be no way anyone could have talked sense into him.

This is the conundrum about mental illness - one can never be certain just how far off the charts someone will fall. You can tell something is missing but the law won't allow you to act preemptively to prevent something from happening.

Cho apparently had been hospitalized for his mental illness, but then released after his condition was stabilized. That's how the mental health system works.

There will be a lot of second guessing about whether or not this tragedy could have been prevented. Unfortunately, I suspect not. In a nation of over 300 million people there are bound to be a number of sleeper nutburgers fully capable of going off the deep end at any moment without warning.

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My feelings about the VT Shooter. - REB - 4/18/2007 4:44:30 PM
- re: blaming the world - pops - 4/22/2007 2:45:42 PM
- Contributing factors - SDF - 4/19/2007 1:50:20 AM
  - re: Contributing factors - REB - 4/19/2007 2:01:32 PM
  - re: Contributing factors - SDF - 4/19/2007 3:05:31 AM
    - re: Contributing factors - Marcia - 4/20/2007 8:33:26 PM
      - Censorship - SDF - 4/22/2007 10:51:05 AM
- This is a person.... - Donald - 4/19/2007 1:13:34 AM
  - Indeed he was - McFly - 4/20/2007 6:01:09 PM
  - I agree with RobVG. - Bowser - 4/19/2007 2:02:57 AM
    - (That's a first. :)) (n/t) - RobVG - 4/20/2007 3:32:05 AM
  - Well said. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/19/2007 1:51:44 AM
- I just wrote MSNBC - Lindy - 4/19/2007 12:55:36 AM
  - re: I just wrote MSNBC - Marcia - 4/20/2007 8:37:23 PM
  - I'm with Lindy on this one. - TB - 4/19/2007 4:56:07 AM
    - and expect a full length movie on this one... give it 4 to 8 years (n/t) - [blank] - 4/20/2007 5:00:59 PM
    - The guy is dead. And sticking one's head in the sand won't help. - Bowser - 4/19/2007 9:17:39 PM
      - We all know the name of the shooter. But we know nothing of the victims. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:47:29 PM
        
        Not true. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 4:46:22 PM
      - Copycats are all over now....36 California Schools under Lockdown - Lindy - 4/20/2007 1:03:06 AM
        
        Incredible if true. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:53:35 PM
      - You really think that was NBC's motivation? - TB - 4/19/2007 9:52:10 PM
        
        The Freedom of Information Act - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 12:09:25 AM
        
        re: The Freedom of Information Act - pops - 4/22/2007 7:43:58 PM
        
        What else needs to be said? How about a verb or two? - Mary Anne - 4/23/2007 3:46:45 AM
        
        FOX probably would have showed the whole thing...That don't make it right. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:51:04 PM
        
        Varying degrees of acceptability - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 3:39:02 PM
        
        Waiting a few days would have been nice - Lindy - 4/20/2007 4:09:28 PM
        
        I hope the victims of the next school shooting sue NBC and this shooter's estate. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 8:03:00 PM
        
        Frivolous lawsuits - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 8:10:09 PM
        
        Varying opinions - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 4:25:12 PM
        
        they could have released transcripts... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/19/2007 10:04:12 PM
        
        Cho did his own version of the Reality Show - Lindy - 4/20/2007 1:12:01 AM
        
        I understand NBC saying "its news" - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/20/2007 2:45:22 PM
- Starts in a common manner. - Bowser - 4/18/2007 7:43:32 PM
  - The issue of 'responsibility' - Yeti - 4/18/2007 9:57:29 PM
    - The guy hated the wealthy. The whole thing was about greed. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/18/2007 10:10:09 PM
      - You, I'm sure, will find whatever simplistic explanation that fits your worldview - Yeti - 4/18/2007 10:18:09 PM
        
        Yeti's right. You can't rationalize crazy. - TB - 4/18/2007 10:29:50 PM
        
        Admit it...They all had greed. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/18/2007 10:24:34 PM
        
        Scott, I don't think you are actually this stupid. I think you are trying to be your usual lightening rod self - Yeti - 4/19/2007 1:12:03 AM
        
        Yeti... Play his video backwards... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/19/2007 1:58:51 PM
- re: My feelings exactly - ER - 4/18/2007 5:44:58 PM
  - re: My feelings exactly - not entirely, ER. - Marcia - 4/18/2007 7:00:39 PM
    - The dating world - edgar - 4/18/2007 9:24:21 PM
      - re: The dating world - beyond the dating world. - Marcia - 4/18/2007 10:09:48 PM
        
        Warning signs - ARRELL - 4/19/2007 2:36:17 AM
        
        re: Warning signs - Marcia - 4/20/2007 7:41:37 PM
        
        Police are getting a bum rap. - TB - 4/19/2007 4:58:36 AM
        
        There's something wrong with your society... - nick hoffman - 4/19/2007 9:52:08 AM
        
        It's a police procedural term. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:21:27 AM
        
        Thanks. - TB - 4/20/2007 3:31:03 AM
        
        re: We are being trained to dumb down - SteveS - 4/19/2007 11:34:22 PM
        
        That says it all, Nick - more succintly than I can manage - Daniel - 4/19/2007 8:22:05 PM
        
        I'm glad you're over there, too. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 12:12:08 AM
        
        I'm not attacking your culture - Daniel - 4/20/2007 7:23:05 AM
        
        Makes no difference. - Lee - 4/20/2007 3:31:25 PM
        
        That is a dishonest comparison - Daniel - 4/20/2007 3:57:07 PM
        
        The Human element is at the heart of this matter. - Lee - 4/20/2007 8:00:13 PM
        
        You didn't register a single word did you? What a waste of time (n/t) - Daniel - 4/21/2007 6:03:19 AM
        
        I get what you're saying, but it's wrong. - Lee - 4/21/2007 11:22:07 PM
        
        The shooter was never committed. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 8:19:07 PM
        
        But he was labeled as a danger by a court. - Lee - 4/21/2007 2:28:39 AM
        
        A danger to himself. - Mary Anne - 4/21/2007 3:25:00 PM
        
        Charming, as always - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 12:06:54 PM
        
        I don't claim to be "great" - Daniel - 4/20/2007 12:30:49 PM
        
        OK - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:55:57 PM
        
        re: OK - Daniel - 4/20/2007 4:11:49 PM
        
        And not all American's own a gun. - REB - 4/20/2007 3:08:22 PM
        
        And that's fine too. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 3:54:25 PM
        
        "Loaded." - TB - 4/20/2007 7:06:50 PM
        
        Good safety habits are paramount. - Lee - 4/20/2007 8:21:36 PM
        
        re: And that's fine too. - REB - 4/20/2007 4:19:51 PM
        
        I don't hunt either. - Lee - 4/20/2007 3:50:43 PM
        
        re: I don't hunt either. - SteveS - 4/20/2007 5:39:00 PM
        
        That's cool - Lee - 4/20/2007 8:18:00 PM
        
        Wow Mary Anne! - Lee - 4/20/2007 12:59:44 AM
        
        Don't get excited. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:22:32 AM
        
        Forums do serve a purpose though. - Lee - 4/20/2007 2:39:59 AM
        
        re: Warning signs - SDF - 4/19/2007 3:11:52 AM
        
        Yes. Imagine letting a schitzo with a hatred of the rich and rich kids in particular, into a college setting. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/18/2007 10:11:49 PM
        
        It's not right to hate the rich. - ER - 4/19/2007 1:57:05 AM

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