In a written statement
following the decision in the Pryde and Peterson lawsuit, Virginia Tech
officials expressed disappointment, calling the shootings "an
unprecedented act of violence that no one could have foreseen." The state
attorney general's office issued a similar statement, saying, in part:
"Only with hindsight can one conclude that Cho's unprecedented acts were
foreseeable."
The university's president, Charles W. Steger,
wrote a letter to faculty and staff. "We stand by our
long-held position that the administration and law enforcement at Virginia Tech
did their absolute best with the information available," he said, echoing
the university's defense in state and federal investigations. He suggested that
Virginia Tech would appeal the verdict. Both the statement and the letter are
simply not true. If a faculty member threatens to resign because she is afraid
for her safety as well as the safety of her students, how can school officials
say they saw no potential for violence? Such an assertion is glossing over
blatant malfeasance by those bent on deceit and covering up the abysmal,
mediocre leadership Virginia Tech officials demonstrated on April 16, 2007. (To
be continued)
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