LPAC Exposes Video Game Addiction Of The VT Killer To The Official Review Commission
May 14 (LPAC) - At the first meeting of the "Independent VA Tech Incident Review Panel" held on May 10, 2007 in Richmond, VA, there was not a single mention of killer's Seung Hui Cho's addiction to violent video games until it was brought up to the panel by LPAC representative Don Phau. In personal meetings with each of the eight panel members, Phau was told that they had not been informed of Cho's playing of video games and were very appreciative to learn about it. Lead panel member, former homeland security chief and Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge, was amazed that he hadn't been told of Cho's playing of Counterstrike, the point and shoot video game, which allows the player to chose a high bullet capacity Glock, the same weapon that Cho used for the killings. He said he would get to the bottom of Cho's involvement. Each panel member was personally handed a packet of material which included Lyndon LaRouche's statement that promoters of violent video games are Nuremberg criminals committingand Helga LaRouche's call for the
There are two more panel meetings scheduled. One at VA Tech in Blacksburg, VA and the other in Northern Virginia.