20th April 2007, 8:51 AM
Seeing as we're all posters on an internet messageboard, I think it's safe to say that we've all had social problems in middle school. By the time I got into high school, I was just so used to keeping my mouth shut and not saying anything to anybody. People thought I was unfriendly because of it, and I've since learned to talk to people even though I still don't do a whole lot of socializing and "hanging out." (I've made progress though.) In 9th grade, one person even commented that he was freaked out by me. I think this was about a year or so after Columbine. He was afraid that I was going to just randomly shoot people. I may not have been very talkative, but I wasn't a homicidal maniac. Now, I'm 21 (or will be in four days) and in college, where immature people are basically weeded out and everyone's much nicer and less concerned with shit like fashion or wrestling. I feel much more welcome in an environment like this, where I can actually learn and talk to other people who like learning as well. The thought of killing several of my fellow students based on grudges that I hold from middle school is absolutely ludicrous at this point (although as Ryan said, even those who picked on me in middle school don't deserve death; maybe a swift kick in the ass, but that's it). Therefore, I have no sympathy for Cho Seung-Hui. He was cold to people who didn't do anything to him and he killed and injured people who didn't do anything to him. There's no excuse. The victims and their families and friends are in my thoughts and prayers and I've cried for people I've never even met. Cho Seung-Hui, however, can burn in hell for all he's worth to me.