Norris Hall Massacre

My deepest condolences to the families and friends of those involved in the tragic Virginia Tech University shootings.

I was appalled as I read through the updates, teared briefly as I watched those YouTube vids of the shooting posted by fellow students (but yay for citizen journalism), angry at the monstrosity and remained shocked when I learnt the reasons for the delay in identifying the shooter were because the classrooms and hallways were that bloody, and bodies were mashed up beyond recognition that investigators needed that extra time to sort through all that mess.

Do we have to wait for another Michael Moore film, something like _______ for Virginia before the lax in US gun laws is brought to light and effectively debated? 1 500 perished in the sinking of the Titanic before proper legislation on life vests were imposed. Thousands die each year due to guns—dorang tengah tunggu ape lagi? Doesn’t that stat reflect how fucked gun laws are in the US?

Am I bashing America (Ferrera as well for her predictable plots)? Yes. You are dumb enough to think that precautionary laws like the only one gun can be sold per customer per month, lack of background checks on potential firearms purchasers, and giving free admission to above 18s to quarterly gun fairs are not contributive to such acts of brutality. You cannot eradicate this problem—especially in what seems like a society that uses fire to fight fire—but make firearms less accessible and maybe you’ll hear less zipping up of body bags.

True, guns don’t kill people. People kill people. But if Cho had been armed with a penknife or a really sharp pen (the same one he uses while churning out all that macabre lit. for his writing classes), he’d think twice before going all terminator on those students. Psycho. This guy obviously needed serious help. Judging too by his suicide essay in which he detailed the moral laxity and double-dealings among the wealthier students on campus, he sure as hell has a way of venting out.

But why cause such bloodshed to make your point, or has America indoctrinated into society where violence as a key solution is a reasonable way of living?