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After the shooting, Giovanni wasn't surprised that it was Cho. "I knew when it happened that that's probably who it was. I would have been shocked if it wasn't."[https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.shooting/index.html] | After the shooting, Giovanni wasn't surprised that it was Cho. "I knew when it happened that that's probably who it was. I would have been shocked if it wasn't."[https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.shooting/index.html] | ||
==Stalking | ==Stalking allegations== | ||
Cho had written these words on a whiteboard outside the room of a female | During his attendance at Virginia Tech Cho has received several verbal warnings for stalking female students and sending them unsolicited text messages.<ref>https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9645423</ref> | ||
Cho had written these words, a quotation from Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' on a whiteboard outside the room of a female student during his time at Virginia Tech: | |||
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By a name<br> | By a name<br> | ||
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My name, dear saint is hateful to myself<br> | My name, dear saint is hateful to myself<br> | ||
Because it is an enemy to thee<br> | Because it is an enemy to thee<br> | ||
Had I it written, I would tear the word.< | Had I it written, I would tear the word.<ref>Suicidal Mass Murderers: A Criminological Study of Why They Kill | ||
</blockquote> | By John Liebert, William J. Birnes, p. 32</ref></blockquote> | ||
Cho probably intended it to be a poem to show his interest | Cho probably intended it to be a poem to show his interest in the woman, which is an example of his social awkwardness and lack of social awareness. | ||
During his time at Virginia tech, Cho became depressed and wrote to his roommate that he wanted to "kill himself". He was put into a psychiatric ward briefly, and seemed to cease his erratic behavior for a period.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140509194251/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101223_pf.html</ref> | |||
Emily Hilscher | Cho had a particularly strong unrequited infatuation with a fellow Virginia Tech student called Emily Hilscher.<ref>https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/obsession-may-have-led-to-slaughter/news-story/f3ea54802f1b5ca81f324ef7a9e38825</ref> Just a few days prior to the massacre, Hilscher was dropped off at her dorm by her new boyfriend. The appearance of the boyfriend likely enraged Cho, and the school received several bomb threats soon after.<ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/massacre-gunman-s-deadly-infatuation-with-emily-7238319.html</ref> Hilscher was possibly his first victim,<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3069419&page=1</ref> sparking speculation that her rejection of Cho precipitated the massacre. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||