Post by tcrashfx on Apr 26, 2007 3:50:43 GMT -5
Cho Seung-Hui’s killing spree sheds light on the court system’s struggles in balanc - ing individual liberty with societal welfare when ordering psychiatric treatment
by Angela Tant
April 25, 2007
by Angela Tant
April 25, 2007
He wrote on the walls of his dorm room. Slept with the lights on. Said very little to others, even to his roommates. He took pictures with his cell phone of girls in his English classes. And he once signed a class roster with a question mark for his name.
The question mark moniker may be the most fitting legacy for Cho Seung-Hui, a young man whose attack on the Virginia Tech campus has forced the legal system and mental health professionals to re-evaluate how they identify and treat psychologically troubled people who could be violent enough to kill.