The killing of 32 people on Monday, by student Cho Seung-hui, who then killed himself, is a tragedy.
Of course, all murders are tragedies, but cases such as this are more so, because it was so sudden and the victims had no opportunity to find out what was happening or why.
We shall probably never know just what drove this young man to act the way he did, though in hindsight warning signs will probably turn out to be all too obvious. Just as with the shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado - eight years ago this week - after the event it became obvious that things were going wrong for the killers long before they did the deed, it seems that Mr Cho was showing signs of disturbance that could have been reacted to, but tragically were not.
In all such incidents, after the event there are always lessons to be learnt. Sadly, it seems they never are.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones.
Of course, all murders are tragedies, but cases such as this are more so, because it was so sudden and the victims had no opportunity to find out what was happening or why.
We shall probably never know just what drove this young man to act the way he did, though in hindsight warning signs will probably turn out to be all too obvious. Just as with the shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado - eight years ago this week - after the event it became obvious that things were going wrong for the killers long before they did the deed, it seems that Mr Cho was showing signs of disturbance that could have been reacted to, but tragically were not.
In all such incidents, after the event there are always lessons to be learnt. Sadly, it seems they never are.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones.
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