Columbine High School Shooting Massacre, Way back in April 20, 1999 Options

[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

Sorry if there is a topic like this!

I recently watched a documentary called Bowling for Columbine. It's basically about a high school massacre in Columbine High School and the director's thoughts on gun violence.


Anyways I really want to talk about the high school shooting a bit more. It's the second deadliest attack on a school and the deadliest school shooting. The two shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and teachers and injured 24 others. The documentary I mentioned earlier has detailed footage of what had happened through the security cameras (boy were they brutal). These two students were "out-casts" of the school and were full of hatred towards their fellow students.

The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, near Denver and Littleton, Colorado, in the United States. Two teenage students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, carried out a shooting rampage, killing twelve fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding twenty-four others, before committing suicide. It is considered to be the deadliest school shooting, and the second deadliest attack on a school in US History.

The massacre provoked refined debate regarding gun control laws and the availability of firearms in the United States. Much discussion also centered on the nature of high school cliques and bullying, as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society. Several of the victims who were believed to have been killed due to their religious beliefs became a source of inspiration to others, notably Christians, and led some to lament the decline of religion in public education and society in general. The shooting also resulted in an increased emphasis on school security, and a moral panic aimed at goth culture, heavy metal music, social pariahs, the use of pharmaceutical anti-depressants by teenagers, violent films and violent video games

here is a detailed article of it:
Wikipedia explains what happened before, during, and after the shooting
The Depressive and the Psychopath

I know this happened years ago, but I want to see if there were people who actually went to Columbine, heard of it in the news by the time it came out, and a few of your reactions (and theories as to why this happened).

[*jooleeah*]

this somewhat relates, i guess.

soooo. this happened somewhat recently at a friend's school:

Centennial High Teen Charged With Terroristic Threats
(WSB Radio) Roswell Police have arrested a Centennial High School sophomore accused of making online threats against school staff and classmates.
WSB's Richard Sangster reports the 16-year-old boy had a sort of Internet "hit list" on his myspace.com web blog which also named different school groups.

Authorities say, however, a search turned up no weapons or bomb-making material.

"He felt like that he was being mistreated by some of the students, and maybe by some of the staff," says Roswell Police Sgt. B. C. Brackett, "and this was the way he wanted to vent."

The boy was threatening to attack the school on next month's anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings in Colorado. He is charged with making terroristic threats, a felony.

"The student will go through our normal tribunal process, and we'll take appropriate action," says Fulton Schools spokeswoman Mitzi Edge.

At Fulton County Juvenile Court, the 16-year-old's attorney said the boy has been severely bullied and teased about his cochlear implant.

"I never knew how depressed I was. I've always been a good kid. I never felt accepted or loved by anyone except my family," the teen said in court.

The judge ordered the boy may be released to his parents, probably Saturday, under several conditions: The teen must be under adult supervision 24 hours a day; he must get psychological treatment at an inpatient facility or be electronically monitored; he cannot return to Centennial High or have contact with anyone on the "hit list;" and he cannot have access to a computer.

The teen's attorney, Lee Whiteside, says the boy's parents are distraught and that the next step is to "get him the proper counseling and attention that he needs."

A tentative trial date is set for May 26.

Friday, 3.17.2006

Yeah. My friend [who is a sophomore there] said that the kid was planning to shoot all sophomores there. Bleh.