To The Editor: It is so sad that hate has such a hold on some people's hearts that they will cheerfully assassinate someone's character without reason or fact.

Another low was reached when the tragedy at Virginia Tech was used to make a point of hate for the vice president of the United States.

Such hate fuels the mind to the point of exploding and the shrapnel of that explosion hits everyone, encouraging those of like mind and demoralizing others.

Tom Plott