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May 30, 2007 (theage.com.au / Dan Oakes) -- A BALLARAT schoolgirl who made references on the internet to killing her schoolmates also posted a tribute online to the man responsible for massacring 32 people at Virginia Tech university last month. Police from the Ballarat criminal investigation unit are investigating the Loreto College student's comments made on the Vampire Freaks website. Vampire Freaks - a social networking website, akin to Facebook for goths - came to notoriety last month as the host of an online journal maintained by Stephanie Gestier, one of two Upwey schoolgirls who killed themselves after disappearing. The 18-year-old Ballarat student, whom The Age has chosen not to name, was removed indefinitely from the college after school authorities became aware of the comments on May 18. On April 18, the girl posted a picture of the Virginia Tech gunman, Cho Seung-hui, and made approving references to him. "Well gve a hand to Cho Seung-hui the second worst school shooting in the world - that's a fair efort if you ask me!" she wrote. Four days later, the girl went into great detail about how she would execute a similar shooting, saying she had put a great deal of thought into it. However, she then wrote that her words should not be cause for concern because she did not have a gun and would therefore be unable to "kill the stupid pathetic excuse for human catholics of my school". The student's mother accused the school of over-reacting to the internet writings. "It was just her venting a bit of anger and it was not meant to be taken seriously whatsoever," she told Channel Nine. In a statement, college principal Judith Potter said the girl's parents were asked to collect her from school after the website messages were discovered. Last September, Montreal college student and Vampire Freaks user Kimveer Gill, 25, killed one person and wounded at least 19. His blog suggested a fixation with high school slights, video games and the Columbine massacre. Dr Joe Tucci, from the Australian Childhood Foundation, said that technology was making situations like this more common. "Once upon a time you might have written it in your diary and that would have been a private matter," he said. "The internet, and any of these sorts of websites where adolescents can post things to, are not private and they're accessed by other young people. So technology's facilitating the communication of it." The recent spate of school violence was not a coincidence, Dr Tucci said. "I think copycat threats are inevitable when there's so much exposure to events like Virginia Tech." Earlier this month, two year 11 Crookwell High School students in rural NSW discussed shooting students. The two planned a shooting rampage on an internet chat site and drew up a hit list of students and staff they planned to target. The Ballarat schoolgirl's blog suggests some emotional tumult. At one stage, she writes of being "angry at my self". On another day, however, the girl wrote of her glee ahead of the opportunity to dress like a Gypsy at a school walkathon.
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Yikes
I can only shake my head in disbelief. What is wrong with these people? Granted, high school is tough for everyone, but this kind of shit isn't warranted.
If you happen to be reading this and think the same way she does, get some professional help. Life isn't that bad, everyone has ups and downs, so just cope with it and don't step over the line into your fantasy/role-playing life.
I agree
This is just over the top. And the timing is not all that is wrong with it. Imagine if one of the students parents of Virginia Tech saw this, or even one who's kid was going there next year. What is wrong with people.
extremly pointless
If someone honestley has that much anger, they should seek professional help(maybe from the nice men in the white clothes)
Do not say you know me, because you don't. It is worthless to try.
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