importance

The importance of these events is that society must strive to become indifferent towards race, religion,sexual preference or any other thing that sets individuals apart. In the end we are all humans and we all just want to live in peace. The masacre at virginia tech brought to most the attention that this topic needs. People need others to accept them or else there will always be conflict. -Cho was born in Seoul,South Korea on January 18,1984. He died in Blacksburg,Virginia in april 16,2007 -On December 13,2005, Cho was found mentally ill and in need of hospitalization by New River Vally Community Service Board. -During Febuary and March 2007, Cho began purchasing the weapons that he later used during the killing. -Upon receiving the package on April 18,2007, NBC contacted authorities and made the controversial decision to publicize Cho's communications by realising a small fraction of what it recived. -Around 7:15 a.m. on April 16,2007, Cho allegedly killed 2 students. Two hours later, he killed 30 student and himself.

Unfortunatly school shootings are not a very rare thing. In most cases the person doing the shooting feel that they have been wronged by others. The importance of the events that occured on april 16 are man vs. society and individuals vs. everyone as a whole. Seung was just an example. March 21, 2005 Red Lake, Minn. Jeff Weise, 16, killed grandfather and companion, then arrived at school where he killed a teacher, a security guard, 5 students, and finally himself, leaving a total of 10 dead. The sad thing is that most of these incidents end up with the shooter shoting themselves. In society people don't accept their faults.


 * Homicides In U.S Schools**


 * Crime Rate at School vs. Outside of School**

Sept. 13, 2006 Montreal, Canada Kimveer Gill, 25, opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon at Dawson College. Anastasia De Sousa, 18, died and more than a dozen students and faculty were wounded before Gill killed himself.

April 20, 1999 Littleton, Colo. 14 students (including killers) and one teacher killed, 23 others wounded at Columbine High School in the nation's deadliest school shooting. Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, had plotted for a year to kill at least 500 and blow up their school. At the end of their hour-long rampage, they turned their guns on themselves.

Here are some statistics

Child Deaths in America in Context, 1997-98

 * 40** -The number of people (including some adults) that were shot and killed in school during the academic year, 1997-98.
 * 11** -The number of children shot and killed in Pearl, Mississippi; West Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Edinboro, Pennsylvania; and Springfield, Oregon.
 * 11** -The number of kids who died in two days from family violence (child abuse or neglect, at the hands of their parents or guardians).(6)
 * 8** -The number of children who die from gunfire every day.(7)
 * 3,024** -The number of children who die from gunfire every year.(8)
 * 90%** -The percentage of children under age 12 who are homicide victims, and are killed by adults.(9)
 * 75%** -The percentage of youths between 12-17 who are homicide victims, and are killed by adults.(10)

Feb. 29, 2000 Mount Morris Township, Mich. Six-year-old Kayla Rolland shot dead at Buell Elementary School near Flint, Mich. The assailant was identified as a six-year-old boy with a .32-caliber handgun.