Posted on 04/19/2007 7:19:43 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Edited on 04/20/2007 1:05:35 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The brooding silence of Cho Seung-hui was so impenetrable it disturbed his family even when he was a boy growing up in South Korea, relatives of the Virginia killer told the Guardian today.
His grandfather feared Cho, at eight, might be mute; the boy's great aunt worried that he had mental problems. And his mother, Kim Hyang-im, spent most of her time in church praying for him to snap out of his unhealthy taciturnity.
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this type of media ruminating is nothing but a distraction, pushing toward calls for government and institutions to “do something,” when the power is supposed to be with the people.
Boo freaking hoo, life is hard, wear a helmet.
That is so sad. I can’t imagine what his parents are going through right now. My prayers go out to them and all affected by this tragedy.
FBI says gunman's family in protective custody
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Yonhap) -- Family members of accused South Korean gunman Cho Seung-hui are safe in the protective custody of authorities, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed to the South Korean embassy on Thursday.
An embassy press release said Joseph Persichini, deputy chief of the bureau's Washington office, told the officials Cho's parents and older sister are safe. Some press reports said the parents committed suicide.
The embassy intends to meet with the family as soon as possible in consultation with the FBI, it said.
Investigators named Cho, a 23-year-old English major at Virginia Tech, as the gunman who killed 32 people on Monday at the campus before shooting himself. His family lives at a townhouse in Centreville in northern Virginia.
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Yep - there's not much more to live for ...
I hadn't heard this before, but it is not surprising.
I wonder if he had Asperger’s Syndrome? Most are not violent but a few people with the disorder have become very violent.
Well, DUH, nobody would think he was normal (except for some libs of course).
Sad for his family however, hope they find the strength to keep going.
I wonder if he had Asperger’s Syndrome? Most are not violent but a few people with the disorder have become very violent.
This was a guy who hated himself and was jealous of others.
Do you know what the relationship was to the female victim that was killed first at the dorm? Did she even know he existed?
I feel deeply sorry for his family. I can’t imagine what they must be going through. Prayers for peace for them, and for peace for the families and friends who lost loved ones.
at least now this shows clearly that any razzing he took from kids here in America isn’t the origin of his problems and reason for his ultimate final act.
too bad for the NEA, the lefties, media, and shrinks.....
What a horror this family is experiencing worse even than that of the victims’ families because they know their son is responsible for this suffering. At least there is solice in death from random events or innocence to a father this is the worse. Who would not prefer being the father of the shot rather than the shooter.
And from a righteous family. Wow.
No clue.
Listening to Greta calling him 'Cho' is most disgusting.
Geez! These Koreans love to gossip. Who knew?
Some people can handle these violent games. Others can not. They desensitize. I stopped playing years ago, when my oldest son started watching what I was doing.
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