Why should one person’s actions reflect on an entire group?

That can be said for any group....an organization, culture, belief, etc.

Here's a link I was sent regarding the VA Tech tragedy this past Monday.   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18178194/site/newsweek/  I've seen so much floating around the internet.  Some people making racist comments and others realizing that making these comments won't take the hurt away from the people directly affected by this tragedy.  The people it directly affects are the victims involved, their friends and families as well as the Cho's. 

It's sad that in the year 2007 you can have comments that foreigners should "go back to their own country".  It's sad that so many have forgotten how they came to be here in the first place.  They may not have immigrated themselves....maybe not even their parents or grandparents, but more than likely someone did.  That is what makes this country great.  People from all walks of life.  This one young man was obviously disturbed, depressed, etc., but how does that make a whole culture/ethnicity bad?  It has nothing to do with it.  He is an individual that acted individually.  Take note how many countless other acts of violence are committed by caucasians.  It doesn't make the rest of the caucasian community bad.

I'm sad for what happened.  It's absolutely horrible and a person/parent's nightmare come true.  I pray that something like this never happens again.  But, no one can promise that.  Saying people shouldn't immigrate would never be the answer.  There's a huge difference between legal immigration and illegal immigration.

I just pray that the people who feel this way, thinking no one belongs here except them, come to realize that thinking is not how this country came to be or what it's about.  I pray the people of S. Korea from whom I have heard from feel at peace that most United States citizens do not feel anger towards the entire Korean or Korean-American population.  I'm amazed at the caring conveyed by South Korea for one man's actions.  That shows such honor.    I pray for the families across the country involved in this terrible action and pray for them to get through this.  I can't imagine how hard this has been for any of them.