VT Shooter background

[Smiling JOe]

I found a link with some interesting background info on the VT shooter, Cho. It includes links to a couple of Cho's plays which he wrote. -- somewhat disturbing, but perhaps not too far off the norm for many people growing up. Also has references on Ismail AX, written on Cho's arm. Reading through some of this sheds much more light on the subject. Keep in mind that reports are that Cho had taken meds for depression, and one of the side effects of Prozac is possible increased violence.

Here are a couple of snippits from the link, regarding Ismail AX's potential meanings:

"Shah [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_I"]Ismail I[/ame] was the muslim founder of Safavid Dynasty of Iran. He also apparently dabbled in poetry..

Mən pirimi hak bilirəm,
Yoluna qurban oluram,
D?n doğdum bug?n ?l?rəm,
?lən gəlsin iştə meydan.

I know the Truth as my supreme guide,
I would sacrifice myself in his way,
I was born yesterday, I will die today,
Come, whoever would die, here is the arena.

or,

from the book, ISHMAEL, by E.D.E.N. Southworth

"But there, my dear! that boy has slipped out, and is cutting the wood; I'll go and do it for him," said Reuben, as the sound of Ishmael's ax fell upon his ears.

Hannah arose and followed Gray to the door, and there before it stood Ishmael, chopping away at random, upon the pile of wood, his cheeks flushed with fever and his eyes wild with excitement.

"Hannah, he is ill; he is very ill; he doesn't well know what he is about," said Reuben, taking the ax from the boy's hand. "

 

[Rudyjohn]

Thanks for these links to be able to get a little more info on this person's psyche. I'm not sure how much I actually want to know but...

I had heard a few snippets about the Mr. McBeef screenplay and that confirmed exactly what I had been afraid that had happened to him. If only he had taken his "talent" (if it can be called that) and become another David Lynch or Tim Burton. I'm certain they had some warped and twisted thoughts written down on paper.

So sad to be so tormented.

 

[Bob]

I see a gigantic, slimy wave of lawyers taking aim at Virginia Tech and the Blacksburg Police Dept.

 

[Ocean Lover]

This coming from an aol employee and fellow classmate of Cho.

http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/

 

[Beach Runner]

Thanks for the link, Smiley J. On CNN some students said that as soon as they heard about the shootings, they guessed that it was Cho.

Jamie Bishop was the German instructor who was killed and whom several students mentioned on CNN. He went to grad school at UGA as a Fulbright scholar. The prayer service today for him and his family had an overflow crowd. It was very moving. A lot of people on campus were really upset today because they knew him and/or his parents so well.

 

[Smiling JOe]

OL, they are linked in my first post, but are quickly getting lost as people are adding to the blog. Like JohnRudy said, he sounds very creative, but it just might be the demons floating in his head. In the link I provided, one poster says that Cho is his last name, and is my guess too. Cho is a fairly common sir name in Korea.