If it doesn't, how do we explain what happened this week on the campus of Virginia Tech?
What can be done to prevent this from happening again? Can we prevent it?
Exactly who is the we in this process anyway?
Is what happened the end result of a difficult childhood or of experiencing physical, mental, sexual abuse?
Was all of this a direct result of insufficient preemptive intervention?
What about the purported verbal taunting and teasing the gunman dealt with as a young, new immigrant to this country? Did that play a role in this event at all?
Is it a normal "rite of passage" to be abused like that as a child by other children (and sometimes even adults)? Says who?
When all is said and done (if that ever happens), will the conclusion be that the gunman at Virgina Tech was in one sense at fault but not really?
Does it seem like no one is really ready to admit they may have "looked the other way" (for whatever reasons) and let someone with serious emotional and mental problems "slip through the cracks"?
Why did the gunman's DVD still photos, video and manifesto end up being broadcast (over & over & over & over &......) and discussed on the public airwaves?
Does a seeming cultural fascination with gratuitous violence, death, gore & mayhem play a role in the tragic events of this past week?
If evil does exist (Please note: I believe evil does in fact exist), with what can it be countered?
- Force...
- Passivity...
- Non-violent protest...
- Positive thoughts...
- In-treatment programs and therapy...
- Medicine...
- Goodwill...
What?
Suggestions anyone?
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