Posted on 04/17/2007 9:51:27 AM PDT by areafiftyone
April 17, 2007 — Cho Seung-Hui, the 23-year-old student who killed 32 people and then himself yesterday, left a long and "disturbing" note in his dorm room at Virginia Tech, say law enforcement sources.
Sources have now described the note, which runs several pages, as beginning in the present tense and then shifting to the past tense. It contains rhetoric explaining Cho's actions and says, "You caused me to do this," the sources told ABC News.
Sources say Cho killed two people in a dorm room, returned to his own dorm room where he re-armed and left the note, then went to a classroom building on the other side of campus. There, he killed 30 more people in four classrooms before shooting himself in the head.
Cho, born in South Korea, was a legal resident alien of the United States. He was a senior at Virginia Tech, majoring in English.
Sources tell ABC News Cho bought his first gun, a Glock 9 millimeter handgun, on March 13; they say he bought his second weapon, a .22 caliber pistol, within the last week. The serial numbers on both guns had been filed off, they said.
Authorities found the receipt for the 9 millimeter handgun in his backpack. They say it also contained two knives and additional ammunition for the two guns.
Legal permanent resident aliens may purchase firearms in the state of Virginia. A resident alien must, however, provide additional identification to prove he or she is a resident of the state.
Sections of chain similar to those used to lock the main doors at Norris Hall, the site of the second shooting that left 31 dead, were also found inside a Virginia Tech dormitory, sources confirmed to ABC News.
That's entirely up to you.
Nikki Giovanni, who spoke at the thing on Monday night, had him in her class and though she wouldn't allow his work to be quoted or posted, she says that his poetry contained disturbing, sexual stuff....."I can see your bra and it's torn, I can see your flesh".
Thanks for your well-reasoned, considerate post.
Though he should have flunked out ( yes, his writing IS that bad! ), the profs gave him As because they were scared of him.
Whether the relationship is between entire civilizations, nations, or mere individuals, appeasement is always the best policy.
People are posting really ridiculous speculations to FR and it makes this site look as though it is filled with a bunch of barking moonbats. Some talking heads are quoting posts here. And those posts are the TINFOIL ones.
Hunh?
Do you see any parallels between the UN and Iran, or do I need to elaborate further....
If you disagree with that, I'll just have to bully you some more 'til you give me my way.
So what.
As disturbed as this guy was the nuttiest sounding speculations might turn out to be correct.
I doubt we’ll ever find out what it all meant; he was insane and had been for most of his life.
Let me get a dart, so I can zero in on the most likely theory.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.