The parents do not deserve any special police protection. They should get same level of law enforcement coverage that the rest of us get

The parents, and siblings should be protected. They are not the killer. Mass media nowadays promote pointing fingers.

I voted no. Why should they get any special treatment ?
How in God's name can you not know your child is SO screwed up? I know the guy was 23, but this doesn't happen overnight. They HAD to know something was wrong for a LONG time...there has to be some accountability with the parents.

It's just so sad...

Rose

Even if his parents knew about it (we have no idea if they did or didn't try to get help for him in the past or whathaveyou) would they *still* have *any* idea whatsoever that he would snap and go kill a bunch of people? IMO, definitely, definitely not.

Ok, let's say (for argument's sake) that his parents knew about the guns and suspected that Cho
was planning to kill a bunch of people, yet did nothing to stop him. Is it ok to kill them now?

not kill them but if they knew then Life in prison sounds like a start for aiding and embedding a crime

Not a bad idea. Personally I want to see the Seung-Huis sterilised. His parents, his grandparents,
his brothers, his sisters, his dog and his goldfish. I don't want to see any more of their fucked-up
genes in our collective gene pool.

The family of the VA Tech killer released a declaration in which it deplores and condemns their relative’s criminal actions, also expressing “hopelessness” and “helplessness”.

Hui’s sister, Sun-Kyung Cho, apologized for the tragedy caused by her brother at Virginia Tech, also stressing out that her family has been praying for the victims and their relatives. The troubled family’s declaration is also accompanied by a full listing of the 32 people murdered at the Virginia University.

"He has made the world weep. We are living a nightmare. Our family is so very sorry for my brother's unspeakable actions. It is a terrible tragedy for all of us," said Sun-Kyung Cho.

“On behalf of our family, we are so deeply sorry for the devastation my brother has caused. No words can express our sadness that 32 innocent people lost their lives this week in such a terrible, senseless tragedy. We are heartbroken.

We grieve alongside the families, the Virginia Tech community, our State of Virginia, and the rest of the nation. And, the world.”

She also added that the family never knew the lone and sullen Cho Seung hui was capable of such actions.

“We are humbled by this darkness. We feel hopeless, helpless and lost. This is someone that I grew up with and loved. Now I feel like I didn't know this person.

We have always been a close, peaceful and loving family. My brother was quiet and reserved, yet struggled to fit in. We never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence.

He has made the world weep. We are living a nightmare.”

Sun-Kyung reassured the authorities of the family’s full cooperation in their attempt to understand why the massacre took place. ”We have many unanswered questions as well,” she said.

“Our family is so very sorry for my brother's unspeakable actions. It is a terrible tragedy for all of us.”

Why would they have been complicit in this crime? I think you need to be a little more vicarious.