The Torment of Cho - Victim or Brutal Murderer?

It’s still blanketing the news. NBC just received a package with video, pictures, and more writing from Cho. In the video he speaks with a strange tone about his death being like that of Jesus Christ.

“I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people.”

He says a lot things that reach to the bizarre. He mentions the Columbine killers as martyrs, he calls the universal you hedonistic, and he says, “You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience.” What does this all mean? This guy was probably insane. The radio shows are now inviting psychologists to comment on the possibility of schizophrenia or some other serious mental disorder.

The element in all this that troubles me? His image is getting revamped into an abused or severely disturbed victim. Some are forgetting that he murdered 32 people in cold blood. No matter the reason that drives a person to such lengths it doesn’t change the actions committed. If he were still living I’d say he deserves to die on a poorly grounded electric chair.

Articles like Cho offers glimpse into tortured soul attempt to invoke pity for the crazy murderer. His rants in the video are so strange and filled with hate that I really wonder if he wasn’t being influenced by forces unseen. The comparison to Jesus is reason enough to think that something more may have been behind his actions.

Ultimately, a kid as disturbed as this should not have flown under the radar so long. Had he come under psychological evaluation he may have been recognized as a threat and detained. It’s important to identify these types and notify the right people before somebody gets hurt. Imagine 32 deaths that could’ve been prevented.