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Cho left a long and vitriolic note in his dorm room, law enforcement sources told ABC News. It contains an explanation of his actions and states, "You caused me to do this," ABC News reported.
It also railed against "rich kids," "debauchery" and "deceitful charlatans" on campus, according to the Chicago Tribune. --CNN.com Damn those deceitful pokemon 
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You make a good point, I was not fully aware of the situation, that he was raised in korea. What Im trying to get at is that there are places in the world that have higher homicide rates than others. I can think of three possible explanations: 1) Genetics 2) some crazy ass geographical wave force that makes people want to kill. 3) Society, culture, how we are raised, and other social influences Point 1- Im not going to debate this. Even if one thought this was a factor you have to consider that north america has a very culturally diverse arrangement of people. (unless the cultural conflict itself has something to do with it) Point 2- this is obviously rediculous, but must be considered if we are going to rationally look at all angles here. Anyone have any scientific proof? Point 3- What else can we conclude other than its some type of social influence? I dont know exactly what caused it, the most I can do is speculate and probably be completely wrong. But it seems like the only rational explanation left when homicide rates are higher in some locations than other. Im not saying that this applies to every situation, and maby not even this situation, as there is homicide everyware in the world. Now Im not trying to pin the killer as victim. Obviously there was something very wrong with anyone that decides to take their problems (percieved or real) out on other innocent people. But I hate how people will instantly pin this person as a crazy monster that had no capability to fit into society. More than likely this person was a social outcast that wanted to fit in but was not able to. Quite probably due to their own actions. If this was the case they probably percieved a great and unsurmountable pressure that built up greater and greater untill they reached their breaking point. When you reach this point some people loose all rationality. Mass killings seem to be an attempt to harm society itself. No one specific, just people in general. What can we do? LoL who do I look like Dr.Phil? Im just making the statement that I think social factors lead to this. To change North American culture would be a major undertaking if not completely impossible. If everyone became more considerate and accepting of others I think we would have less of these issues. -As if this is going to happen, North American culture thrives on individuality. All im trying to say is that when we ignore the factors that lead to this we are not fixing anything. To think that society has nothing to do with this is naieve.
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Guns don't kill People, People kill People.
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haha this makes me laugh. im sure it has nothing to do with the fact that americans as a whole are basically war crazy yahoos, lead by a war crazy yahoo nope nope, its gotta be those fucking video games, like if everyone stopped playing those violent video games and JUST watched the war footage playing on CNN 24/7 american society would be much better off.
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i wouldnt discredit the accusations against videogames so quickly.
yall know tetris can get hella frustrating. HELLA FRUSTRATING
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Here`s some stuff on how troubled he was.....two plays as an English Major he wrote:
Cho Seung Hui- Richard McBeef - AOL News Cho Seung Hui- Mr. Brownstone, by Seung Cho, Title Page - AOL News
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^ What I don't understand is why no one did anything about those plays her wrote... they were definitely suspicious in many ways.
If I was a teacher and one of my students handed me in a paper like that, I would definitely take it to the school's principal and then put that kid on some kind of 'watch' (the principal should then inform some kind of higher authorities). That's just what I would do. Hopefully from now on the assignments of students will be looked at more carefully in order to prevent a future assassin in the making.
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These works didn't go unnoticed. How much the professor said was really true, but it was noticed nonetheless.
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basically any artist/writer/musician whos ever had anything worth saying has said something provocative, disturbing or "suspicious" at one point or another thru their craft.
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I think the biggest take-away from this horrible event should really be looking at how we treat and deal with the people around us. Most of us are too tied up in our own busy lives to notice when the people around us need us the most. And, if they're not the type to ask for help, they most likely will not get it. Some people are genetically predisposed to depression, psychosis, etc. Whether or not the shooter suffered from any of these mental health issues I don't know - but one thing is for sure, you have to be pretty messed up in the head to kill 33 people. Personally, I try to impact the lives of the people around me in the most positive way possible. I have 20 great kids who work for me, and I make a point of being interested in their day to day lives and becoming almost kind of a confidant for them. You'd be shocked what a little bit of caring can do for someone in need. For example, I have a staff member who had been fighting with their parents like crazy. This person was extremely depressed, and I had noticed that each time they came in to work they were more quiet than usual, didn't joke around, etc. So, I took this kid aside and found out what was going on. No teacher or friend had even noticed, yet it was absolutely blatant to me. I gave the kid a little advice and asked if it was OK for me to call their parents - they said yes, I talked to the mom, and they sat down and tried to sort things out. It didn't get fixed over night but at least they're working on it. But, if I hadn't said something who knows what could have happened? The poor kid was so distracted by all of this trouble at home that they were practically on the way to not graduating in June. I think all in all it's the little things that count. My boyfriend is an RA on a floor in a dorm filled with 40 suuuper geeky guys. So far this year he's had to deal with a couple of suicial students, a drug addict who was trying to bring his dealer into the dorms (this kid got kicked out), among many other issues. But the only reason that he has had to deal with these issues is because he notices them. He takes an interest in the people around him and is able to tell when something's going wrong. I think that whether or not you "like" someone, you still have to care about them as a human being. You don't have to like the way they talk, dress, act, etc. but when it comes right down to it, you need to have empathy and a sense of responsibility to care about the people around you.
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It's the People behind the weapon that make the concious decision to pull the trigger and kill someone. The weapon itself is not an autonomous thinking and killing device.
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its just a deadly combination of homicidal mania with modern firearms.
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