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Originally Posted by Goldenphoenix
The following two articles deal with how some people are apparently elevating the status of the VT shooter with those of his victims. This is the moral equivalent of honoring suicide bombers, only in this case it's a suicide shooter. My heart goes out to the victims of the shooter, but he knew what he was doing, he didn't go to get professional help (medication and counseling), and he coldly and methodically plotted his evil deeds. I'm sorry, but I'm not so relativistic as to put the shooter on anything close to an equal level with his victims.
http://wtopnews.com/?nid=644&sid=1121840
http://wtopnews.com/?nid=644&sid=1126459 |
It's not for us to decide. It's up to the victims, their families, and the campus. They are the ones going through the pain.