This thread was never strictly about "mourning," as I know very well that many citizens across the globe couldn't really give a rat's ass. Such a group of people doesn't include Seven, who has already admitted that he was just itching for such an event to happen. Digusting really, using every opportunity to say "hey, America got what they had coming."
In reality this thread was started because the Virginia Tech massacre was breaking news that could be found on channels from Stockholm to Seoul... for the reason being it is absurd that such heartless rage could be carried out in classrooms. Many members of this forum are students, especially students at different universities, so it could potentially hit home for them. Personally, I have a few friends at Virginia Tech myself, so I watched this matter closely.
But whether this horrible attack against students took place on US soil or some other continent across the globe, it doesn't take away nor add to the importance of the event. Lives are lives wherever they are, and hundreds killed in Iraq during one single day should be noted as well. So no... it's not just about mourning, but some level of respectable discussion should be kept in place while discussing such a horrible tragedy.
If I were to infiltrate a thread such as the Beslan school massacre and stated "you know, this is what the Russians get for blasting away Chechens. And by the way, people die by the thousands every single day, so this is inconsequential," I would deemed as an arrogant, classless American who doesn't care about the deaths of innocent people. And rightfully so. But as soon as the tide swings, we cannot even start a peaceful thread regarding our own loss of students. Incredibly typical.