Cho sent photos and rambling letter to NBC.

MSNBC

[harwood]

Just heard anchorette report this on pMSNBC

[GOP_1900AD]

Also, the background check missed his detention for mental observation.

[GRRRRR]

ALL, EVERY student at atoday is covered by the following FEDERAL LAW “FERPA” that PREVENTS the Institution of Higher Education that receiveds federal funds, from releasing STUDENT EDUCATION information about the student!

Our daughter had to sign and authorize information to be released to us about HER BILLS, which WE are paying. WE could not even get an itemized tuition/room/board bill without her authorization. We can’t even get a record of grades without her permission...

THEREFORE: This MURDERER was treated medically and NO information about that could be released without his approval...

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are “eligible students.”

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Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student’s education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
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Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):
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[SirJohnBarleycorn]

<< Oh gawwwd! I thought the ROP-ers (for Cho) were finally dead and buried. You mean there is still someone out there looking for the ROP-connection for this totally whacko nutjob? Un-freakin-believable! >>

Until we know much more about this guy, what his ramblings in the note were, what is in these new materials, etc. it is premature to completely dismiss the possibility of a sympathy with islam.

I do agree that based on what little has been disclosed, preliminary indications are that this a-hole was a leftwinger - class warfare, anti-religion.

[GOP_1900AD]

Wrong. He had plenty of time.

[Pyro7480]

Why would he say Christ is persecuting him if he was a Muslim? In Islam, Christ is a prophet.

[Star Traveler]

You asked — “When did NBC receive the package and when did they know of his instability??”

They knew about the package today; they notified the FBI immediately. It was mailed at 9:01 AM on Monday.

Regards,
Star Traveler

[rhombus]

And lastly, the commital was *voluntary* — according to the news conference today — and thus a *voluntary commital would not be recorded. An “involuntary one” would be recorded. That’s the idea I got from the news conference today.

Well that'll be changed with the unintended consequence that fewer nuts will check themselves in now.

[jerri]

"Also .. who buys a gun .. scratches off the serial number .. but puts the purchase slip in their backpack"

who knows what went through the guys head. Maybe he filed the numbers off after the first shootings. Then decided during that 2 hour period to go ahead with the next site.

[tsmith130]

Because he went voluntarily, therefore not on record. And the two girls that stalked did not press charges.

[dragnet2]

wow

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

And it is just now being reported on FoxNews that the return address on the package to NBC was: “Ismail Ax” !

[theophilusscribe]

No, because then it would identify the MSM/DNC’s values with mass murder.

Then they probably need to ask Rosie to be quiet. :o\

[tsmith130]

Why would he say Christ is persecuting him if he was a Muslim? In Islam, Christ is a prophet.

Who said he was a Muslim?

[GOP_1900AD]

He was apparently away from the dorm more than he was there. An older guy, who didn’t interact with class mates or suitemates. Double life.

[FReepaholic]

...Also .. who buys a gun .. scratches off the serial number .. but puts the purchase slip in their backpack...

Perhaps this dude was so in and out of reality that he didn't know he'd left the receipt in the backpack.

[A Citizen Reporter]

It was "A. Ishmael"

I saw the copy of the label on NBC. The spelling was different from yesterday.

[Pyro7480]

People on the thread are saying this is jihad. I’m sorry, there have been insane people since time immemorial, even before Mohammad was born. Caligula for example?

[theFIRMbss]

>Who said he was a Muslim?

There are some Freepers
who see Muslims everywhere . . .
You know, like commies!

[Crawdad]

I am recalling the hundreds of calls Limbaugh has received over the years from leftists telling him to tone down his message because he might send one of his “followers” over the edge.

[M. Thatcher]

Cho had an older sister, Sun-Kyung, who graduated from Princeton University with an economics degree in 2004, Princeton officials confirmed.

From Princeton Weekly Bulletin, November 24, 2003:

This fall, five students told the Weekly Bulletin about their international internships: Sun-Kyung Cho, a senior; Avril David, a junior; Iva Kleinova, a sophomore; Marilyn Waite, a sophomore; and James Walter, a senior.

Sun-Kyung Cho -- Bangkok, Thailand
Her interest sparked by a previous summer working at the State Department's International Labor Office in Washington, D.C., Sun-Kyung Cho, an economics major from Centreville, Va., wanted to observe actual labor conditions in a developing country. After consulting with Uribe, she secured an internship through the State Department with the Economics Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. The internship was unpaid, but IIP provided enough funding for most of Cho's traveling and living expenses.

"They were the most amazing three months of my life," said Cho. She worked with a labor officer on a wide range of issues, which included visits to factories. The experience was so profound that after returning to campus, she changed the focus of her senior thesis to a more labor-related topic.

"We went to Mae Sot, a town on the Thai-Burmese border, to observe working and living conditions of Burmese migrant workers," said Cho. "At two of the sites, conditions were in an unspeakable state with no running water and crammed rooms housing up to 30 people. Most factories in the area make ceramic and garment products and specifically hire young Burmese girls, whose small hands are deemed best suited for this type of manufacturing work. It was humbling to see and changed my perspectives in many ways."

With housing provided by the embassy, Cho said she missed the possibility of benefiting culturally from living with a Thai family, but she made the most of her free time to explore Bangkok.

"I found that the best way to get to know the city was taking the skytrain to random locations and walking around for a couple of hours," she said. "I think it is always easy for Americans to maintain an American way of life abroad. The best thing is to avoid these traps and go out there and immerse yourself in a new culture."