Just like most of you out there, I'm sure you are glued to your televisions about this incident at Virginia Tech. And I must say that it is hard for me to watch the coverage. For many reasons:
1. It makes me upset to hear all the finger pointing - like the university should've done this and should've done that. But of course it's easy to look back and say this is what should've been done. Hindsight is always so much clearer. The school and its officials did everything they were supposed to do. There was no way they could've known what was going to unfold. And if they had any idea, any kind of inkling - they would've reacted differently. I know it. And trust me, they don't need the finger pointed at them, they feel responsible enough and its probably something they will think about for the rest of their lives. They don't need to be punished by the public because I am sure they are already punishing themselves. Furthermore, you can't stop a crazy person. He was determined, I mean he chained the doors shut. He chained the doors. So no one could get out and no one could get in. The police had to blow up the door to get in. He was crazy. Sick. There's only so much you can do with a person like that. And also, people in college these days know how easy it is to get into a building even if you are not a student. Yes you have to swipe your card to get into the building, but I can stand by the door and get in right behind someone. And just like at VT, he (the gunman) could easily hide himself in the crowd. Just like VT, GMU is huge.
2. It can happen anywhere. It could've been here. If that same scenario played out here, on the same day, I was in class at that time. If it was here, it could've been me. I can't help but think that. And I really admire the students' strength, because if it was here I don't know if I could be that strong. I mean this is going to affect them for the rest of their lives. But not just that. It affects everyone. It affects me, probably more than I realize now. Everytime the door opens in your classroom, you just wonder. Who is about to walk in? You never know. You almost tense up a little. Call me overdramatic I don't care. But I'm sure there are others who feel as I do. If it was here it could've been me.
3. The South Korean gunman, Cho Seung- hui, is from here. About 8 miles from here. Centreville. He was a resident alien, which means he was allowed to be here whether it was temporary or permanent, he had a green card, but he was not a citizen of this country. So someone tell me why he was able to purchase a gun from a gun store. Because that's where he got one of the guns the friday before. Honestly? I don't want to hear the NRA and their stupid excuse of an arguement of "Guns don't kill people, people kill people". That angers me because you know what, this could've been avoided if he was unable to purchase a weapon. He would not have been able to shoot 32 people without a gun. So my 2 points here are that a.) there need to be some kind of gun control laws in this country. Why is it in America we have such an issue with that? I'll tell you why. Because it's a huge front. Almost unbeatable. Republicans need to wake up. No one cares if you hunt, but why does anyone need a semi-automatic weapon? Why does anyone need the capability to shoot off 32 shots in a matter of minutes and be able to reload in 3 seconds. Someone tell me why a regular citizen needs that kind of power. It's ridiculous and how many more shootings and massacres is it going to take in this country to have a change made? And why is it that America is the only country with this issue? Gun control laws. Other countries have much stricter and better laws and look, you don't hear about 32 students being shot at school in other countries. The gun was too easy to get, and if you want someone to blame, then blame the government for looking the other way. Which leads me to point B. This kid was not a citizen of this country. And I guess I will preface this arguement by saying I am all for immigration. I have no problems with people coming to this country to have a better life. I'm glad they are here. But it infuriates me that someone who is not a citizen has so many benefits in this country. They can get a driver's license, they can get jobs and they can even get in-state tuition at our universities. It's hard for me to understand how people justify that. Oh here's their arguement.. They work for cheap and bring money into this country. Seriously? Whatever happened to integrity and nationality? It flies out the window when money and greed come into the picture. Something needs to be done, what it is I don't know, but something. Maybe if it was their child or friend who died in such a massacre they would think twice.
For now that is all the ranting I can handle. Too many thoughts. Too much to digest.
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