The Tech Massacre: Va. Tech Gunman Fired 170-Plus Shots

In a previous post I mentioned that the reason that Cho’s rampage probably ended when he ran out of ammunition. Firing 170 shots is not totally determinative, but that’s a lot of bullets and we can probably conclude, absent further evidence showing how much ammo he had left, that the massacre ended on Cho’s initiative, not because of any police or student initiative.

That’s why so-called “gun free zones” are much more likely to result in massacres like the one at Tech. the ability of someone like Cho to shoot and shoot and shoot defenseless victims is reprehensible. And what is particularly reprehensible is that the victims were defenseless on purpose due to a policy set in place by the Tech administration.

But what is infuriating about this article is this:

But they said investigators still don't know why Cho launched the bloody attack on his fellow students at Virginia Tech.

"We talk about possible motives and theories and whatnot, but we don't have any evidence to suggest anything," said State Police Superintendent Col. W. Steven Flaherty.

He said investigators had searched computer files, cell phone records and e-mails, and had compiled 500 piece of evidence from Norris Hall alone.

Yet so far, nothing indicated a motive or close link between the 23- year-old loner and his victims, Flaherty said.

This kind of “reporting” makes you want to scream! Cho took the time to make a movie filled with hatred and chock-full of motive. What the hell are the police looking for? Do they think he was just kidding when he made his video and there are hidden reasons for his actions?

In between, a package was mailed to NBC containing Cho's videotaped tirade and written manifesto about rich "brats" and their "hedonistic needs."

What is it about this case when police and reporters don’t want to take “yes, I hate you and want to kill you” as the answer?