{"id":3311,"date":"2007-04-18T12:35:23","date_gmt":"2007-04-18T19:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/04\/18\/two-female-students-had-previously-complained-about-virginia-shooter\/"},"modified":"2007-04-18T12:35:23","modified_gmt":"2007-04-18T19:35:23","slug":"two-female-students-had-previously-complained-about-virginia-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=3311","title":{"rendered":"Two Female Students Had Previously Complained About Virginia Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"

From The New York Times<\/em>:<\/a><\/p>\n

Two female students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute complained to authorities about the behavior of Cho Seung-Hui, the killer in the shooting rampage there, when he contacted them in separate incidents in 2005. Police questioned Mr. Cho and he was sent to a mental health facility, but no charges were filed against him. […]<\/p>\n

Also in 2005, Lucinda Roy, an English professor, shared her concerns about Mr. Cho with the Virginia Tech police, but no official report was filed. The writings did not express threatening intentions, or allude to criminal activity, the police said today.<\/p>\n

In the incidents involving the female students, the police said that in late November 2005, Mr. Cho contacted a fellow female student, by phone and in person, and she notified the campus police. She later declined to press charges, but officers spoke with Mr. Cho, who was referred to the University\u2019s disciplinary system.<\/p>\n

On December 12, 2005, a second female student complained to the police about an instant message Mr. Cho sent to her by computer. The police then spoke with Mr. Cho and asked him to have no further contact with the student. The police said the message was not threatening, and the student characterized it as \u201cannoying.\u201d […]<\/p>\n

Neither of the female students who complained about Mr. Cho were among the shooting victims, and the police said they did not know if they were in the vicinity of the shootings. […]<\/p>\n

Federal investigators said Mr. Cho \u2014 a South Korean immigrant who Americanized his name and preferred to be known as Seung Cho \u2014 left behind a note that they described as a lengthy, rambling and bitter list of complaints focusing on moral laxity and double-dealing he found among what he viewed as wealthier and more privileged students on campus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s too early to know for sure, but it’s my guess that Seung Cho was not just an asshole but a misogynistic asshole. ((As Myca said in comments, “What do you want to bet this guy was a misogynist twit?” I have to admit, though, that I was also expecting that he’d be white, and I was mistaken about that.))<\/p>\n

Everyone’s noticed that these kinds of mass shootings are exclusively perpetrated by men? Just like rapists are almost exclusively male. I don’t think the parallel is a coincidence; I think both kinds of attacks are usually rooted in strong feelings of male entitlement, and in strong fears of failing to be a man. Whether or not that’s true of Seung Cho remains to be seen, admittedly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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