Fort Hood

1. What are your thoughts, feelings, etc, as you read these articles?

I thought that this was an unreasonable way of responding to all the criticism he got from the people around him. He didn't have many friends and he was criticized but it's no excuse for killing 13 people and possibly wounding others. Many people around the world deal with the same issues Hasan did but you don't see them going around killing people.

2. What role do you think terrorism played in this massacre, if any? Why? Do you think that there was an terrorist organization behind the shooting?

I don't think terrorism played in this massacre, I think it was an act of frustration. Even though the posts on his blog about his thoughts on the Iraq war sounds like he was defending Iraq, it doesn't prove that it was an act of terrorism.

3. What role did racism or religious persecution play in this incident? Why?

Racism did play a role in this massacre, I'm guessing Hasan got sick and tired of people making fun of his race and was stressed out, resulting in the shooting in Fort Hood.

4. Do you think a lot of Muslim Americans have the same feelings as this man? Why or why not?

Yes, I think many people just like Hasan is facing racism and other criticism because of the war, but I don't think they would go out and shoot people like Hasan did, they would be able to control their emotions.

5. What do you think the military could have done to prevent this from happening? Why do you believe this? Were there signs that this man had the potential to do something like this? What were they?

The military could have prevented this kind of harassment by letting everyone know that racism and racial discrimination would not be tolerated at Fort Hood. By preventing racism, he wouldn't have gotten frustrated and it probably wouldn't lead to his act of violence.

6. Talk about the leadership of Kimberly Munley (the woman who stopped the shooter). What did she do? How would you have reacted in the same situation?

She was the one that was able to go to him and stop him, but even though she got shot 3 times she was somehow able to stop him. I wouldn't be brave enough to stop the shooter, I wouldn't want to get shot, I would try to get out of there as fast as I can.


7. What does this incident say about race relations in America? Specifically with Arab-Americans and Muslims? Is there a reason that Muslims and people from the Arab world feel a certain way about
America?

This incident says a lot about the relations between Hasan's country and America, because of the war most people think Muslims/Arab-Americans are bad, based of what happened in the past. There probably is a reason they dislike America, mostly because of racism and certain discrimination against Arabic people.