Mental-Health Records of Virginia Tech Killer Found

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I suffer from mental illness and I also attend college. The difference is desspite the stigma attached...I stay in treatment. Peggy of Ca is an example of why mental illness is still ignored and undertreated until it reaches crisis level! This kid had problems long before the shooting. Trust me, if everyone were scrutinized...no one would make it through a mental disability screening. The school is a place for education no treatment...their liabilty is limited.

mercer of NC 8:54PM August 11, 2009

Cho existed prior to Virginia Tech admittance. Why has the focus been on what the school should have seen in the time he was there versus the previous years of his life? I think the mental health system has failed yet again, however, I feel the blame goes much further than the university.

Lisa of NC 10:14AM July 27, 2009

Ah, but remember, the Americans With Disabilities act guarantees access to everyone, that includes people with mental illness. He must not have met criteria for involuntary hospitalization, so.... what exactly were school officials supposed to do? Thier hands are tied by the federal government.

His rights are guaranteed, and as so often is the case, everyone else's are ignored. Welcome to the other side of civil rights.

Peggy of CA 2:10PM July 24, 2009

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