Enough is Enough

The Virginia Tech massacre is a tragedy, no doubt. Anyone would have to agree. But in true CNN form, in the search for any and all angles, they have done a disservice to such a tragedy. There has been some good stories. Like the Romanian Jewish professor who was a Holocaust survivor who sacrificed his life to save his students. But then there is Deepak Chopra. A major media organization like CNN can bring him on and, with a straight face ask him "where was God in all of this." If one is religious one may want to personally reflect on this sort of thing. But this was a farce. Chopra goes on to tell the anchor that "God is not a little man in the sky." No kidding. This type of thing to the repeated psychoanalyzing of the guy who perpetrated this horrible act is revolting.

According to classmates he was "a weird kid" who was "hospitalized for mental illness a couple years ago." Then they ask why didn't someone stop him if he showed all of these signs? Is there anyone out there who hasn't known someone with mental illness? Or the odd kid that doesn't fit in? This reminds me when there is a killing by some Satanist kid, parents are warned to look for signs like mood swings, drawing evil images on your notebooks etc. in their kids. This does nothing but create hysteria. Also, the focus on every minute part of this guy's life must be heart wrenching for his parents and family. His sins are not theirs.

How about a little social commentary CNN. Instead of Chopra's incoherent rantings on the subject can we ask why a guy with such an unstable background was able to buy a firearm? How about talking about the hypocrisy of Bush giving a speech deploring such violence while he kills Iraqis and sends US soldiers to their deaths every day? CNN won't focus on these questions. They are outside of what is "news" for them.