I wander if the student made fun of him?
How they treated him ? If someone does not said a word on a campus no student tried to reach him
How come he does not have a friend?
Love to know

I am deeply saddened by what had happened at VT. My prayers are with the victims.

I have a couple of questions and I hope the media will ask these questions too.

Where is Cho's parents? Were they informed about his mental condition? If yes, why didn't they let him get more treatment at the Mental Facility? Why didn't his parents check the transactions he made a month ago when he purchased the gun? If you know your son has mental problems and were making huge purchases, shouldn't that triggers you to do a check up on him? If he had said it was for tuition fees, shouldn't you pay close attention to him and check with the school? Was it so shameful for your family to have a mentally disturbed son in the family that you pretty much outcast him? If the parents had not given up on him and show him more affection, concern, support and help, this wouldn't have happened.

Neither gun owners, clubs or manufacturers promote guns to be used in this way. The only place I know of that glorifies this kind of behavior is the video game industry, but we know America will never get rid of them! Many kids (and some adults) are addicted to them worse than a drug habit.
They promote bad behavior and could never save your life if you needed them to as a gun, when used properly, could.

I have not been able to read all the info on Cho. We as humans are quick to judge and want to place the blame on someone or something when terrible things like this happen. Because a person has "mental problems' does not mean they should be labeled! Society, with the help of the media, has made it extremely hard for people with mental disablites to get jobs, make friends..etc. Let's have the facts first.

I think it is rediculous to blame his parents. They had no way of knowing about their sons actions. He was 23 years old, meaning his parents probably didn't have access to any of his financial information.

My heart goes out to all the victims and their families at VT.

Please, tell me that you are not really thinking of blaming this on his parents! A parent can do only so much for a child. I feel for his parents. I can't imagine what it must be like for them knowing that their son has done such horrible things. We need to pray for them as well. They are hurting to. As far as watching his spending, he was a grown man! How can a parent be expected to watch over their grown child's every move? Does your mother keep tabs on every dime that you spend? My heart goes out to each and everyone that was involved in this terrible, terrible event. But please, this is not the time to start the blaming game.

In response to Maya Admas; as kt eh school why they didn't deny Cho acceptance into next semester in knowing he had these issues, becuase they did know and they are clearly informing the public that they lacked in protecting their faculty, staff and students against possible situations. I am extremely shocked at the massive e-mail they sent out instead of sounding an alarm!!!!

He was 23 years old. Old enough for a job and old enough to have his own bank account and not report every purchase to his parents. Their son did this, not them.

To those of you who have lost few or many at VT , we are all saddened and mourn with you the loss of innocent lives they will all be sadley missed. As a parent there is not a waking moment we do not wonder where or how are children are throughout the day at any age and to have something like this happen again is a tragedy for all of us -- it is unfortunate in this day and age it may all come down to bars-detectors and badges to keep our children in schools /colleges or even our own back yards. To all of you GOD BLESS.

Yes! Out of all the time Cho spent at Va. Tech. A person would think that he would of had at least one person he associated with. Was there such a person? And where is Cho's parents?

For all of the victims of this tragic event that seems so surreal, may God bless everyone of you. I can't imagine losing a loved oned to such a horrible crime! My prayers are with you!

Please do not blame the gunman's family. As a family member of someone with a mental disorder I can tell you, the LAW does not allow you to do anything at all until the person becomes what the court deems to be a danger to themselves or others (usually meaning they hurt themselves or others). Until then, your hands are completely tied. You can try to reach out all you want, but you can't force the person to get help, you can't force them to take meds, you can't do anything at all.

If you want to point blame, point it at the law makers. Get them to change the laws so that families of the mental ill can get them the help they need to prevent these types of tragedies

I'm sure at some point in time he made a connection with at least one person, but never developed deep friendships. If you think about how easy it is to "ignore" something in our busy busy lives, it is believable that Cho just slipped by with his problems because he never made it a point to let people know- Hopefully this will help us all realize that it's important to speak up if we think someone (even someone we hardly know) has an issue. Regardless, the students and faculty of VA. Tech., as well as Cho's family are in my prayers.

This youngman was in serious troubles, a shame family and friends didn't notice. Hind sight is 20/20, the loner's need to be watched. Beyond words of the sorrow for victims, family and friend. A prayer a day for the families will help.
A V/Tec Grandpa

First, My deepest and sincerest condolences to all the victims families, and to the staff and students at VA Tech...May God bless you all and give you the strength to heal and move on as best you can.

To me, it seems like everyone is doing a good job at blaming the school and the police for how they handled past situations with Cho and on Monday that dreadful day. I ask where were the parents? I have to agree with Maya! Did the parents not realize that there was something mentally wrong with their child? Be him 3 or 23 or whatever age, its still their child and they have a responsibility as a parent to make sure that he is stable enough to mingle with others in society. We as parents cannot depend on the teachers, staff, police, or even freinds, to take care of our own flesh and blood. They can only do SO much!! It is the parents responsibility!!
So ..where where Cho's parents? According to the media, they didnt even visit him once at his dorm? Be them shamful of their child or whatever the circumstances, they had no right to throw him out into the world and let him become someone else's problem and this past monday many people's nightmare! I wonder how they are sleeping at night? knowing that for all their hard earned money to put their son thru college, that money would of been better spent on a mental facility for him. Surely they knew how twisted he was! They have NO EXCUSE!

I pray for all the familys. My heart goes out to you. But I must ask, if we can a AMBER ALERT on our highways go out in moments; why not have a similar system in our colleges? A few well placed monitors around campus might get the word out there faster than 2 HOURS !! Are we listening D.C.?

I can't imagine what all of the VT community is going through. I just hope that everyone can come together and this can serve as a reminder of just how fragile and short life can be. May God Bless the entire community and know that our prayers are with you and your families.

I agree, please don't blame the gunman's family. And, and the very least, please pray and sympathize with his family as well as the others. They are parents, too, and probably not only grieving for the loss of their son, but also wondering where they went wrong. Reports are that his family was sweet and friendly, although quiet. They will not have the support, and probably would not be welcomed, at the rememberance ceremonies and will be standing alone. Please pray for everyone . . . . God bless you all.

How is it that no one tried to reach out to this stange individual. Being a former teacher, I have had students who rarely spoke or were introverts, and I always took extra time to attempt to get through to them and learn about them, their likes, dislikes, and personalities. I realize some people are simply not big talkers or social butterflies- but this goes beyond that. How did he get to the point where he went to this extreme? Was he abused as a child? Was he bipolar? I have so many questions as I am sure we all do. I send my love and prayers to all students and families affected by this terrible tragedy.

My thoughts and prayers not only go out to the families of slain/maimed VT students and faculty, but also the parents of the shooter, Cho. Theirs is not just the pain of losing a child, it is also the pain of realizing that there was nothing you could do, no help you could give, and the guilt of wishing you could have done something more to prevent this horrific tragedy. Their struggle has only just begun, and I hope and pray that the community does not turn a blind eye toward them.

To all of the victims of this tragic event my prayers are with you. Trying to find something or someone to blame is common today. I say let those that need to heal do so, and leave the fact finding to the police. As far as the media it is what it is fact and fiction.

I pray that the Lord will extend His love and strength to the students and families who have suffered so much in this horrific tragedy. Words cannot express the sorrow and outrage that many feel and in this time, I want to offer my heartfelt prayers and condolences. May you feel and sense His very real love and concern for you. And may you also know I am praying for you several times daily.

Perhaps if the students were allowed to carry weapons they would have been able to defend themselves. It seems cruel to disallow the students to arm themselves while the killer proceeds without concern of retribution.

Our employees, most of them Florida Gator fans, are wearing Va. Tech. hats in honor of the fallen.

I too, tend to blame the parents for not acting more prudently with an emotionally and mentally disturbed son. But he was also an adult. There is not much you can do when that child becomes an adult short of a mental hygiene warrant. Those are difficult to obtain and take time. This could have happened whether they were in that process or not. Cho was a sick man with a sick mind and made a very sick decision. I am sick with grief for all those kids and their families and I am sick of automatic weapons that are designed to kill only people and kill many people quickly. By the way I am a Mother and Grandmother with my whole family in a large university town...two of whom are students and a lab teacher and God knows I worry.

I am disturbed by a previous comment from Bela P. - we have already begun to lay blame on the shooter's family without so much as a comment to the media from them. It has been reported that Cho's parents had him admitted to a mental health facility in prior years, but Cho is an adult, and w/o being able to prove that he was incapable of handling his own affairs, there is nothing his parents could have done. Also, it was reported that Cho's parents lived more than 4 hrs away (one way) from where he attended college. That's not exactly an afternoon jaunt to visit your child. Not to mention, do you know for sure yet that they didn't communicate through e mail, IM, phone calls, etc? Maybe we should wait until we know more about Cho's family before we start casting judgement...