Dumbest headline EVER: "Va. Tech Shooter Was Laughed At"

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/19/national/a090738D77.DTL

He was laughed at?! Well, that explains everything! :sarcasm:

What's next? "Va. Tech Shooter Was Made To Go To Bed Without Supper"?

I mean, really. How many of you have ever been laughed at? And what would happen if we all picked up Glock (s and started firing away? :scared:

But see, that doesn't happen, because 99.99999% of people who have been laughed at do not become homicidal maniacs. Phew!

[Deja Q]

1. Va. Tech Killer Picked On, Classmates Say

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/19/virginiatechshooting/main2703671.shtml

[mudesi]

2. You shouldn't underestimate the power of bullying

Constant bullying for certain vulnerable individuals can lead to those individuals becoming antisocial. There is a lot of ignorance on this subject for many people here. Bullying can, and does create homicidal spree killers, and this incident is only one example.

[KamaAina]

4. I am certainly not coming out in favor of bullying!

It's wrong, just on general principles. "God damn it, you've got to be kind!"

But in Cho's case, there are clearly issues here that go far deeper than bullying. Even a casual glance at the play "Mr. Brownstone", with its repeated references to anal rape, will indicate the likelihood that Cho was sexually abused.

http://news.aol.com/virginia-tech-shootings/cho-seung-hui/_a/mr-brownstone-title-page/20070417141309990001

Again, most survivors of abuse don't become homicidal maniacs, but it's just wrong to heap that much abuse on anyone.

[saltpoint]

5. Thank you. Exactly so.

[BlueJazz]

3. What ?..heh..heh...Are you trying to threaten Me??