What a sickening video to watch.
Considering his troubled past, I'd like to see if anyone who bullied him in the past (it's very likely he was picked on as a youth) will step up and admit that they were part of the problem, not the solution. Of course it'll never happen - all you hear about is the positive warning signs that people gave - his roomates triying to talk to him, his teacher's suprvisor offering to help teach him one-on-one.... that's all great, these people are innocent; however, you'll never hear anyone speak up about admitting they may have bullied him in the past. To me, besides what happened on Monday, the greatest tragedy in all this is that no one will really ever know what turned him into this sadistic killer. Obviously, it's a whole collaboration of people over a number of years who played into his course of actions, but those directly-related people will never admit to being part of the problem. They know, but they'll never admit it.
I've known a couple of these types of kids; maybe not to the same extent as Cho, but definitely along the same isolated lines. Unquestionably they were harassed and picked on, resulting in their psychological deviation from regular society. It's sad, and the even sadder part about it is, is that if they aren't breaking any rules, they have every right to go about their daily business. Warning signs popped up, but no one expected this.
And here's the crappy part - Cho is now puppeteering the media in the exact way he wanted. If he was craving acceptance and attention all of his life, he's sure getting the attention now, just the way he probably wanted it. Sending his tape to NBC, I'm sure Cho knew EXACTLY what he was doing when sending it.
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