Virginia Tech

[john m roberts]

The guy was insane, and totally delusional. The persecution was entirely in his own head. His "manifesto" was just what you'd expect, after the writings of the Unabomber, Sirhan Sirhan and other murderous nutcases: a rambling diatribe full of self-pity and self-justification. He was resentful, or more likely just envious, of the possessions of wealthier students. This from a fourth-year student living at one of America's most beautiful campuses at someone else's expense. To 90 percent of the world, he was privileged beyond belief. By such accounts as have come to light, he was not bullied because he seems to have attempted no human contact at all. No, this guy was locked inside his own brain, which was seriously defective.