I ended our last installment by asking why young, deranged mass murderers believe that their only option is to kill others. We can't hope to reduce the rampage of mass slayings in our schools unless we try to understand the root cause or causes of this phenomenon. And that requires us to be ... Views: 1214
I ended the last installment of this ongoing series by asking you to ponder a question: Was Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho evil, or was it just his actions that were evil? One thing that might be helpful in answering this question is to take a look at a small sampling of other youngsters ... Views: 1009
I caught about ten minutes of "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" on CNN the other night, and found it to be more than just a bit interesting. I happened to tune in when some woman (no clue as to who she was) was presenting an award to Zach Petkewicz, a Virginia Tech student credited with saving ... Views: 766
In April 2006, I said that from what I had seen and heard, it was clear to me that the media had no clue as to the underlying cause or causes of the Virginia Tech massacre. It was then, and is now, an undisputed truth. I also promised that I would weigh in with my views on this tragedy of ... Views: 817
Now that a considerable amount of time has passed since Seung-Hui Cho's bloody assault at Virginia Tech in April 2007, perhaps emotions have cooled off enough to make rational discourse possible.
From Columbine to Virginia Tech, from the Holocaust to 9/11, from Saddam's gassing of the Kurds to ... Views: 808