1,800 words and 43 photos of fame.

Im sure a majority of people (at least those who will bother to read this) have heard of the Virginia Tech. Massacre. For those who haven’t I will attempt to briefly outline the event.

16 April 2007, a 23-year-old Korean man Cho Seung-Hui, murdered 32 people, injured 29 and then went on to commit suicide after what is being called “the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.” (wikipedia)

Up until today, I had ignored the fact that this man slaughtered so many unsuspecting people – not even wondering what could have caused this.

Then it occured to me – no human being kills for no reason… I guess thats my logic. So i searched a bit (online because news on TV as i have decided is useless) and came up with this, the most recent “discovery” i assume. My enlightenment came in a package that the murderer mailed to NBC. More shocking; the Postal Service time stamp showing that it had been mailed at a Virginia post office at 9:01 a.m. Monday, about an hour and 45 minutes after Cho first opened fire (he had stopped fire to send this package and then returned to continue). The package contained a video manifesto cosisting of 1,800 words and 43 photos of himself brandishing weapons.

You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today… But you decided to spill my blood. You forced me into a corner and gave me only one option. The decision was yours. Now you have blood on your hands that will never wash off.

How does one man become so completley detatched that, not only does he resort to murder and suicide, but also pre-meditates a video giving reasons?

You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience… You thought it was one pathetic boy’s life you were extinguishing. Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people.

A fourth year english major with a point to prove, i wonder if, in his eyes, his life and the lives of 32 others was a just price to pay for 1,800 words and 43 photos of fame.