All Language Is Murder

Americans love people who kill people.

This essay was originally published at Vice on Dec 12, 2011, after reading David Vann’s Last Day On Earth about 2008 school shooter Steve Kazmierczak. I’m reposting it here because nothing has changed.

You can read more about Seung-Hui Cho’s Virginia Tech creative writing class experience here. You can read a pdf of “Richard McBeef” here.