Virginia Tech shooting

[Geoffrey S]

Are you suggesting that the question shouldn't be asked? I used the example of Japanese society to illustrate my point - if the question "Why?" hadn't been asked of all the various incidents, would people be as aware of the poisonous results of a society dedicated entirely to work? As I said, this is one case where vengeance and constructive investigation go hand in hand. Vengeance means the killer's family gives up their right to privacy until this is satisfactorily cleared up. The answers are then used as part of a wider investigation to minimise the chances of something like this happening again. Is there owt wrong with this?

No, I never suggested such a thing. "Why?" is a perfectly valid question to ask, considering that right now we now next to nothing about the origins of the tragedy. The post I responded was filled with preconceptions about the shooter's family, who as Ser Clegane rightly pointed also lost their relative in both body and mind, in a situation where you clearly cannot know the facts yet. What I would suggest is to allow some more time before jumping to conclusions.

Edit: Sasaki, good post. The more I hear about this, the more chilling it becomes. A horrible, horrible situation.