Elizabeth_Espinosa's Blog

Yes I'm interested in seeing it! I'm just nosey like that. Like ddain I want to know what made this dude tick too. I think that the pictures and video playing over and over was a little too much. I just kept watching because I felt like maybe they were going to give more information.

I think if the girls who accused him of stalking pressed charges against him, the outcome may have been different. Because he would have been in the system. Maybe they would have kept an eye on him, maybe he would have been evaluated and maybe now he would have been in a mental institution.

Bottom line is we have to step up, be proactive and press charges against these people. Let the DA decide which cases to through out. (Sorry for rambling) =)

i'm glad that you got my e-mail, and i'm blushing too about the "life" part. i ment it as a friendship, maybe even more (a guy could only dream, can't he?).

well this was a good topic to pick. i'm sure most have a opinion about this whole mess. at least your keeping your record straight on going from a serious topic to a lighter one and back.

I AGREE WITH DDAIN, JUST CURIOUS. AND LIKE MEANMYGIRLS, I KEPT HOPING THEY WOULD GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFO. NO ABOUT THE PHYSCHO THAT DID IT, BUT THE FAMILIES. AND MORESO, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED FOR 2 HOURS AFTER HE ALREADY KILLED TWO PEOPLE. I TRULY BELIEVE IN THE DEPTH OF MY SOUL THAT IF THE CORRECT ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN, THOSE OTHER 31 PEOPLE WOULD BE WITH US TODAY??? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TIME LINE. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT THERE WAS A 911 CALL MADE AFTER THE FIRST SHOOTING, WASNT THERE??? IM LOST, SICKENED, AND VERY ANGRY.

AS FAR A GUN LAWS????????? PLEASE!!! GUNS DONT KILL PEOPLE, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE. WE SHOULDNT WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT GUN LAWS AND FOCUS MORE ON WHO IS IN OUR COUNTRY????? AND WHY??? TRY GETTING ACROSS THE CANADIAN BORDER FOR A QUICK VISIT. WONT HAPPEN

i think to much coverage does cause a risk of a copycat , people want to get famous , don't ask me why , the death of all those people is just so heartbreaking , i just can;t for the life of me understand how someone can do such a evil thing , it sickens me and being a mother to four kids and three are teenagers that is my worst fear wene i send them off to school each morning , will this happen at there school , these days anything is possible , there wwere warning signs and no one did anything about it , he was harassing young woman , his writing were disturbing , when a red flag goes up everyone should listen ,in school you now have to learn not just reading , writing , and arithmatic , you have to know survival skills to know what to do if a tragedy comes knocking at your school someday , we have our troops fighting the war with iraq , who are we gonna get to fight the war on violence right here at home , on our streets , in our schools ......breaks my heart :(

I think you finally found an angle on this crazy guy's actions that is defensible and responsible...talk the issues and do not show the video or the pictures that the media have grabbed onto for sensationalism...it is indefensible for these articles to be used to feed minor curiosity . Instead , let's use our brains and seek out ways to benefit society as reporters and news networks. Not to reward a killer's actions by providing an outlet for his manifesto and rantings..We all have the obligation to ourselves and to society to find ways to learn from this horrible loss of life...

Well I just think its horrible that NBC decided to show these videos they not only helped him achieve what he wanted to achive but they also showed others that might be in the situation of this crazed person that they too could become infamous if they decide to step over the line and respond in such a way to depression and social rejection.By the way your great Elizabeth!!

Hey Elizabeth, glad to see you have your own blog. It's well deserved and I know you have a lot of great things to say! Thus, I'll be checking in weekly.

In regards to Cho, not only was mental health an issue but his family should've played a role in taking care of his mental health issue. Unfortunately, I have had situations with friends and family of friends that have had schizophrenic issues and family in almost all cases saved these individuals from damaging themselves. It was only when pleads and referrals from society and friends told the family members to please take care of their loved ones did the family members take the illness seriously.

We must all work as a society together; because we feel someone's culture is different than ours does not make them(whomever) different human beings and mental illness is definitely a disease that strikes a lot of us and can get worse if we condone the wrong behaviours to keep taking place. I feel this was the case with Cho, as an Asian-American, I think people did not want to be intrusive, they felt a bit odd approaching him not only because of his erratic behaviour but because of his ethniticty. Just my 2 cents.

Cheers!

Emmanuel "Junior" Guapo
guapo@onebox.com

I really don't believe that he did this because he was picked on. He probably was looked at differently because of his behavior, but not because of his looks or anything. He had mental issues, for example, they interviewed his family back in Korea and one aunt said that he was always very quiet, some of his family even believed that he was retarded or some thought he was mute because he never talked, never responded to them. He had a girlfriend here, was a senior at V. Tech.. so he wasn't dumb, he demonstrated his hatred towards the rich but killed just anyone.. not just the rich but of all economic stature. He had been instatutionalized before, had prior stalking charges, and he's gonna try to blame it on people picking on him? C'mon... you mean to say his family back in Korea picked on him too that's why he didn't talk to them? If your neighborhood had someone like him on you neighborhood watch program, I guarantee that no one would let their kids around him or associate that much with him... on the contrary.. he would be avoided. This is why I deem the video should be aired, it gives us a chance to look at someone or something that we normally don't see on a day to day basis and allows us to further understand suttle signs that may make a larger than life impact.

Hola guapo!!!

OMG...I soo miss you! We must catch up soon!
Thanks for that in depth response to my question. I think you are absolutely right about family involvement, and the fact that his cultural background may have played a role as to why some professionals probably did more no to intervene with Cho..?? Your 2 cents are priceless, thank you! Hope the film biz is going well!

GLO...

Ok, I hear you as well...and yes people don't always commit crimes to be "copycats"..and yes Cho was not dumb, as you point out, he did get accepted at Virginia Tech! But, as far as continuing airing footage of Cho waving his weapons and threatening people...I do not see it offering any continued value. Ok, we saw it a couple of times, fine..to air it anymore becomes "sensationalism tv". Thank you for sharing your thoughts!! By the way, have you sent any comments to NBC commending them of their actions?

continued...

I want to start with our Schools...our schools are underfunded, and I think we can all agree on that. We can wait until the cows come home for our government to change that, but while we do, many children and teachers are suffering, our most important investment is not being tended to..we are waiting for someone else to fix it.

Have you ever been to back to school night?..do you know that most teachers reach into their own pockets to pay for all the nice things you see around the room...a pleasant working environment is important...and our children in effect are going to work everyday to learn to be productive human beings..to be the leaders and caretakers of our world.

Here is how I am hoping you can help...go to schools in your area and ask the teachers what they need for their classrooms...you would be surprised at what they may ask for...it could be as simple as some pencils, paper, tissue etc...it may be a helping hand with making copies, or reading to the class, grading papers..busy work that sometimes takes away from a teacher being able to give some one on one time to a student who needs help...find out what you can do as one person to help and ask others to do the same...be that drop in the pond. Also one other big thing that can do to make a difference...teach our children grandchildren and others children to be kind to others, that alone will make a difference in our schools and our future

Here goes my first drop...I hope you will join me.

Leslie