The Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999, resulted in the deaths of 13 people and injured over 20 others. The mascot, a 1776 Revolutionary “Rebel” soldier, no longer carries a gun, and the school’s bare vinyl floors are striking to anyone who remembers the day. The massacre was planned as a terrorist attack, but the motive has never been ascertained.
The Columbine shooting is remembered today as the day two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered their classmates and teachers at Columbine High School. Most Americans have reached one of two wrong conclusions about why they carry guns in schools: guns and America. Columbine survivor Evan Todd has clear memories of the day two killers murdered his classmates and now believes that teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools.
After the Aurora, Colorado, shooting in 2012, Martin and another classmate decided to start a group, the Rebels Project, named after the Columbine school mascot, to lend support to and protect students. The Columbine massacre shaped the way law enforcement responds to active shooter incidents, with some advocating for laws to reduce guns to prevent tragedies.
Instead of having a Wild West firefight in our nation’s schools, we need to pass laws to reduce guns to prevent tragedies. The Columbine High School shooting serves as a reminder that guns can be used in schools, but it is crucial to consider the impact of guns on students and the community.
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The detailed story of two troubled students who go on a killing spree inside Columbine High School killing 13 people on April 20, …
Craig Scott had to witness the massacre in the library, and witness his best friends get killed there as well. He’s definitely an inspiration, but you can just see it in his eyes, that he’s really messed up, even after all these years. He also lost his sister in the shooting. He probably suffers from PTSD, and probably can’t sleep at night, unless he’s heavily medicated. Poor guy. I hope he’s doin alright these days.
I remember when this happened. My own daughter was 18 months old at the time and I was perusal TV and all of a sudden the news broke and interrupted the scheduled programming. I sat there in utter disbelief. Such a senseless tragedy that seems to repeat itself again and again. RIP to the victims and love and light to the families and survivors.
My youngest had just started high school. She was home sick that day. We sat together and talked about how scary it was. She started planning that day, finding out how to get out of the school, where best to hide, and it just changed her. It made her more determined to survive through anything. Two years later, on 9-11, she was again home sick (her senior year) and her brother and family also lived with us. We all sat perusal and at one point my daughter looked at me and said, “that’s it. I can’t stay home again. Every time I do, something bad happens.” Broke my heart. She grown now, has a senior and a sophomore in high school and a new baby. She taught college biology and now researches. We got through it, but so many haven’t since that day. Bless you Craig, walking was the best thing you could do, and I admire you for the courage to do it.
A day I’ll never forget. I was in my journalism class which was in our library & we watched this unfold. One of my very good friends grew up in Littleton & was at the middle school close by when they heard all of this going on. Such a tragic day, I still wish they would release the basement tapes so we all can analyze the warning signs they showed.
Dear Craig Scott, you carry a burden and guilt that isn’t yours to carry. It wasn’t your fault your sister was where she was and first to be killed. It wasn’t your fault some friends were targeted in the library while you ran for your life. You did what anyone on this earth would have under the circumstances. Place the blame where it belongs: two young men who committed unspeakable acts on others. I pray God will lift the burden and guilt from your heart.
I feel horrible for that young man that was telling the story.. I don’t want to imagine what he’s went through. It doesn’t make sense why humans and especially kids could do this!? And what we’re still hearing in the news lately just really concerns me. The future of this younger generation. Things don’t seem to be getting better.. we’re not put on this planet to kill each other! We’re all meant to live life to it’s fullest. We have to do better raising our children!! It’s the most important part of life is how your raised!
I was severely bullied as a kid because I was smart and there were a few times when I almost lost it. I don’t think there was ever a point where I could kill someone but it really got me angry and frustrated because I didn’t get any help from friends or teachers. Bullying is a real problem and I suggest if you’re young don’t do it. If you’re an adult and have kids discuss it with them.
Around 21 years ago, I heard a conversation that caught my attention. It was being held by some women, and it was about a nephew of one of them, a teenager who took his own life. This kid had a dog, a german shepherd, whose name was “Rambo”. He loved his dog. He was introvert and shy, and almost didn’t talk to his own family. Some days after the massacre at Columbine, he showed really bad signs of depression as a result of the killings, the sadness and pain he was experiencing due to this evil events. He told his family: “Mom, dad, please take care of Rambo when I’m gone”. They just said (in Spanish): Ok son, don’t worry, we will!. Because he never had a conversation with them, they didn’t take him seriously as a person, and they didn’t even know the outcome of his words. It was about 2:00 A.M. of the next day when they heard Rambo barking. His dad woke up and, through the darkness, he could distinguish his son leaning back to a tree in the back yard, while Rambo was playing with him, putting its paws on his chest. His dad said to his wife: “Let me go to see what’s happening with this weird kid, playing with the dog at 2:00 A. M!”. When he got to his kid, he found him dead, purple, barely hanging from the tree. Later on they knew that Rambo was just trying to take him down to save him. They found a letter in the garage, where he was living alone, where he stated that he was tired of living in this world full of pain and sorrow. He mentioned Columbine as one of the reasons that finally triggered his fatal decision.
This event definitely reverberated throughout the country. I was in 8th grade in April 1999 in NJ and I remember everyone talking about columbine and trench coat mafia. At that time, I think everyone around our age was looking at their own classmates and wondering what was really going through the minds of some of the less popular kids or those who were socially awkward. This was one of the few major events I will never forget along with OJ Simpson and then of course, 9/11.
Daniel Mauser’s father seems to have never been able to find peace after losing his son. I can only wish peace, to some degree, for these parents. I can’t even try to imagine their pain. All the parents over the years, that have lost children to these travesty’s, such a deep, unfathomable loss is beyond me. God willing, someday this will be written about as a time in our history plagued by an unreasonable war within our own schools. And will be spoken of in only the past tense. Until then, I discuss with my daughter what she ought to do in such a situation, and her classes are interrupted with active shooter drills. This shouldn’t be happening. Yet it is.
we remember eric and Dylan. let’s not forget the others. i’m going to give the name of the victims, all in order of death, i think, and some comments made about them by family, friends etc. Rachel Scott- a young woman, who was making changes in her life to find her religion again. she wrote extensively about finding God again and following his lead. she wrote about how she wouldn’t live long, but would make an impact. she also drew a columbine flower, with 13 tears falling form it. her family keep her message and life alive despite her being gone. Rachel was 17 years old. Daniel Rohrbough- a boy who is loved by his mixed family, both his mother and father adored him, he loved electronics and games, and looked froward to getting a driving license soon. Daniel was 15 years old. William “Dave” Saunders- a father of four loved Children and 5 grandchildren, a teacher at columbine for around 25 years, teaching computers and business’ at the school were said to be “tell my family, i love them” dave was 47 years old. the only teacher to be killed during the shooting. Kyle Velasquez- a student with a learning difficulty, but happy and enjoyed life around him. he was a gentle giant, a lovable boy at heart, whos’ family were going to spend their time staying with him. Kyle had a stroke at a young age, which left him with disabilities, despite this, he was loving and is adored by his family. Kyle fought a lot as a child to overcome the illness and now disability he had. Kyle’s last words to his mother were “goodbye, i love you, mom”.
This has absolutely ripped me apart. I am so very very sorry. R.I.P. to all you beautiful angels my deepest sympathy to all the families as I believe they are always by your side and you look up at the night sky the star that shines the brightest is them. God bless to you all. Love to all of you and those that survived.
It’s disheartening that we’ve become desensitized to mass shootings like this, for lack of a better word because no sane person ever truly can be, but this was truly one of those “where were you when?” moments…I remember exactly where I was, who I was with, and what I was doing when I first heard the news of this. I’ll never fully shake it, especially since it was in most people’s minds the match that lit the fuse of everything that’s happened since.
My heart will forever be with every single family that had their son or daughters die that day. I recently went to the memorial, such a beautiful place. I was instantly hit w a wave of sadness you can literally physically feel the pain. Rip every single person who died that day. It’s so sad. It will never be nothing but tragic.
i was lucky enough to meet Rachel Scott’s father in a assembly at my middle school. he’s such a sweet man that didn’t deserve what happened to his child. at least rachel is happy in heaven knowing she’s in a better place. she was ok with the fact she wasn’t going to live very long. R.I.P to all the victims of Columbine ❤
Brooks Browns parents kind of irk me. I don’t really think they grasp the fact that Eric genuinely hated everyone. He thought human beings in general were a waste. He wanted to surpass the OKC Bombing. He talked about dreams where he would violate women, in very graphic detail. While bullying might have added fuel to his fire, I don’t think it was a primary driver for him. Dylan seems more complex to me. I wish he had been shown another way to handle his emotions.
Over here in the U.K. we had a shooting in Dunblane Scotland, a man killed 16 children and one teacher, 15 others were injured, the school was a primary school and the children were between five and six years old, I went to get my children from our primary school at home time, the playground where we stood waiting was so quiet, everyone was in shock at what had happened to those poor children and their poor families. I will never forget that silence.
One of the saddest things about this case to me is that Littleton was a normal community. Then this happened, then the Littleton bowling alley shooting, then the Aurora Theater Shooting. So much tragedy in the town, I feel so bad for everyone effected. Rest In Peace to all the victims and prayers to the families of the victims 🙏🏻💚
I heard Craig speak and met him over 15 years ago. He came and spoke at teachers meeting for our district. He was still very young at the time obviously. It was so moving listening for to him speak. I felt for him and think of him often and Rachel as well. She was an amazing young lady. So incredibly wise. My heart still breaks for all those young people and there families. As so many other since. Its always in the back of my mind each day as I go to work for the past 20 plus years. I just keep and extra awareness of my surroundings.
Absolutely heartbreaking. My heart goes out to all those that lost their lives and their family and friends. Also to all those that survived for the trauma and survivors guilt you had to go through. What happened was out of your control. You did what you had to to survive. I remember this happening at the time and it’s still as shocking and horrifying today as it was then
This tragic event — I’ll never forget… 😔 I heard about this when I brought my newborn son home from the hospital. I remember sitting there wondering — will my son make it in this crazy world.. or will his life be cut short by gun violence or God only knows what else…. (I was 19 — by then, I had already lost several of my friends to gun violence, overdose, and “self-harm”.) I hope that these survivors & the families will find contentment one day… 🙏🏻❤
Growing up and attending school in Colorado, and not far from Columbine, it didn’t surprise me that this tragedy happened. The Dept.of Education will certainly give you a good education, but teaching kids social skills, and not to tease or be bullies, they turn the other way, and didn’t care. You were on your own. I can only hope in the many years since this, that things have changed.
I’m 20 years old and this is the first time that I’ve heard this much information about this shooting. My heart breaks for everyone involved and my heart is destroyed for the families ❤ 😢 all my love is sent to them, this is so horrible. I don’t understand how someone could have so much hate in their hearts and were able to nonchalantly carry out so much pain, loss, and trauma. Those sick monsters were such cowards that they killed themselves because they didn’t wanna live with the consequences 😒
Will never forget this, and how insane it sounded, and felt. Sadly, it almost feels like it’s where it all began. At the time, I had graduated the year before and perusal this unfold felt like something I’d never felt, before. Now, we are conditioned to it, in this country. It is so sad. This is a very well thought out documentary, and respectful. Love and light to all those involved. Seems like yesterday.
That’s not the killing of just 13 innocent people, it’s killing all their future descendants, their entire future generations wiped from existence, all, just gone. The fact that just one or two people can cause this much destruction in humanity is beyond depressing, and I can only imagine how many generations of people do not exist today, only because people like these shooters had to exist.
This is absolutely heartbreaking. My dad went to church with these two teenagers and he had friends in that church who were killed in the shooting…. Luckily he didn’t go to that school but he did go to a private school my grandparents helped build just a couple miles away. I learned from my parents just recently how scared and heartbroken everyone was considering how my grandparents knew their parents.. RIP even now to those poor students who lost their lives.
The teachers won’t do anything to help certain students from bullying and if you fight back, you get into trouble too because they say there’s zero tolerance. My son gets bullied and when he fights back to make it stop, the school cause me to tell me that he’s in ISS for fighting back because zero tolerance. It’s affected his sell esteem and hates school because he is conflicted as to what’s right and wrong. He says if he doesn’t fight back, it’ll get worse and the teachers won’t help him and last year a teacher slapped him in the face and bloodied his nose at 9yrs old and nothing happened to that teacher. Other teachers bully my son too by saying very inappropriate things to him and I’ve went to the administration but nothing ever happens. I feel like the schools have taken so much power and rights away from the parents and kids that it’s turning some kids into very depressed low self-esteem school hating children. My son is 11 now and is over of the sweetest people I’ve ever known and loves to help people and make them feel good but at school he feels like everyone’s against him. It’s very depressing as a parent to be helpless to make a change happen because they blame the kid for everything and the teachers can do no wrong, which is impossible because they’re human too and humans make mistakes but they won’t own up to it because they have so much power over parents now that they don’t have to own up to it. Our school system needs a massive change.
Ive been researching the Columbine massacre since I was 15, I’m almost 24 now. No matter how much I learn about the victims and the cowards that took all these poor kids life’s, I will never understand why this happened and how no adults saw the signs. We need to do better as a country and protect these kids. Get our teacher’s trained so they can carry or hire some vets that will protect these schools. I’m so sorry to all the families who never got to see their kid come home from school.
This is a terrible needless tragedy but I’m wondering how many kids out there who have been relentlessly bullied have thought about doing something like this but fortunately never actually went through with it? Seems as if some preventative learning on how to treat each other with respect and kindness would be a good idea especially at this age when life can seem hopelessly cruel and confusing.
My heart goes out ro all the students who were killed and their families who will never be the same. My heart goes out to all the survivors of that school and their families who will be scarred for life and had witnessed such a horrible act of violence that a majority of us will never witness ourselves. But in the decades since this tragedy this type of event has become all too common whether in a school a parade a restaurant or any public place. Mass shootings have become all too frequent. Lastly, I want to draw attention to one person who shed light as best she could on the Columbine tragedy About 15 years ago I came across an article that I think everyone should take the time to read as it put the hook in me and to this day I still think of this words written and the one picture that accpanies the article. The picture is thst of a young boy who is smiling for the camera and a birthday cake laid out on the table in front of him. Seated next to the little boy is a middle aged woman who has her arm bent at an angle and her hand supporting her chin as she looks like she had a long day at work but wanted to make her sons birthday as special as it could be at that moment. The article written many years later after Columbine is that of the mother of Dylan Klebold and her recollection of the events leading up to that horrific day and her struggle to deal with the tragedy and in search of any signs she somehow missed and or was unable to see with regards to her son who along with Eric Harris committed such a horrible series of crimes.
I lived in Durango Colorado at the time this happened. I have a son that was in a grade school there. It was so horrific and sad. It terrified parents to send their child to school, no matter where you lived. This would have been a better story if the narrarator wouldn’t have continued to go back repeating parts that had been told. It was very easy to lose focus on the story being drawn out .
I remember being in highschool and perusal the news coverage of this the morning after (can’t believe they scrapped lessons and wheeled in a TV for that, by the way). I remember feeling totally safe, like somehow it could only happen some place else, never here, even though my highschool was no different than Columbine.
I remember when this happened, I was in 8th grade and a classmate ran in and turned on the TV and I was like wtf is happening?? Now as a dad I’m terrified everyday sending my kids to school and daycare. Even though both places require badge entry or a code to get in the door. I’m still nervous all day and living my worst nightmare.
I’ll never understand why kids become obsessed with this and want to be like these guys. How did we get to a place where we are idolizing murderers and killers? It has been so sad to see it coming up through the late 70’s and through the 80’s and 90’s. And now being a middle aged man now. It’s just so disheartening.
The Rachel’s challenge thing was so cringy in school. They tried to make it sound like she was a fortune teller. Well if she was clairvoyant, why did she put herself in harms way? That always rubbed me the wrong way. As a 6th grader I had more sense than the adults who were shoving that BS down our throats
My oldest daughter was born in Aug. 99 & this petrified me. Before she started school I made sure to discuss with her the perspective of being a bully & being bullied. No one deserves to die for bullying…. I can’t help but think it’s so easy to call them crazy instead of getting to the root of what caused this to happen in their mind🤷🏻♀️ I could be wrong, but looking at colleges & going to prom leaves me with that what if🤔 RIP to all those lost that tragic day. I hope them & their families have found the peace they deserve 🕉️
School shootings were definitely scary. But this one is by far the most terrifying in my opinion. I’m honestly emotional while perusal… I’m not American, but I been hearing this story for a long time now, yet this is the very first time I entirely learned what happened. I got goosebumps because today is April 20th, marked the 24th anniversary of this tragedy… Although 24 years later, I am still going to pray for peace in every students and their families hearts.. and finally, a closure…
It’s so sad. Who else feels like they could’ve lived through this I’m crying perusal this. Parents waiting for their kids to come to meet and not knowing they are dead or injured. Craig has done so amazing with his work. Just saying this I feel like Eric was leader and Dylan was the follower and he went along to get along because Eric had hatred and Dylan I don’t think this would’ve happened just if it was Dylan alone. Because I feel like Dylan thought if he didn’t do it that Eric would’ve killed him too it’s all crazy
I was in 12th grade this happened. For a month straight kids were making fake bomb threats and shootings at our school so we would get the day off. Was happening about 3 times a week and they had to take it serious because of what just happened at Columbine. They knew it was kids doing it but still had no choice to shut down the school. Then the school warned us if it happened again school was going to be extended for the entire summer because of so many missed days. The next day the threats stopped.
I graduated in 95. Jr high was attached to the HS. Those kids were scary even to us seniors. Like a different breed instead of a different generation. Lots of violence occurred and we had metal detectors and police presence Small school small town. Big problems. Not sure what had changed but I wasn’t surprised when things did. I’m still wary around anyone under 40 because of experience from 20+ years ago.
i remember when i got to high school after this i was terrified of this happening at my school and then when i was a junior my brother joined as a freshman so i got even more scared. i literally thought about where his classes were constantly and played scenarios in my head on what i would do to get to him if this ever happened. i was terrified and it didn’t even happen to me so i cannot imagine what they all went thru. i would be an absolute disaster if this happened and i couldn’t get my brother out safely.
Really sad perusal this in 2022, when nothing has changed since. we’ve failed the survivors from seeing this unfold almost every month. But we’ve failed the victims even more. We’ve failed the people of columbine, of sandy hook, of UofTexas, of Red Lake, Brown, of VTech and of SO MANY other people and children who lost their lives too soon…
This is gonna be a very unpopular comment but, as an Australian that has only ever seen one mass shooting before gun laws were changed an zero after in this country I have to say, why do Americans think that their right to have all sorts of automatic and semi automatic weapons so easily available trumps a kids right to be safe at school. I mean you don’t need that kind of fire power to defend yourself. Here, as soon as we had the port Arthur massacre we bought back all automatic and semi automatic weapons, brought out strong punishments for those caught and toughened up the vetting process and included a waiting period of one week so angry people couldn’t get a gun right away. We have not had a single mass shooting since, the overall murder rate has drastically decreased and nobody even thinks about it. I can’t see how in a country with 300 to 350 mass and school shootings a year, would have such an issue with doing it. You don’t loose your right to bear arms, just that it has to be within reason. I know alot of people don’t agree so please don’t come for me. Just stating my opinion.
If that person had contempt for the world from where did he learn contempt? Just wondering what the dynamics were with the people that raised him. Was hoping for a deeper dig here into the pshycological trauma, that, no doubt, caused such bitterness in these indviduals. Not looking to justify such heinous, execrable acts, just wanting humanity to consider that much violence can be averted if children’s emotional needs are met for starters
People constantly look for someone or something other than the people involved to blame for these things. These 2 kids made movies depicting what they were planning to do. Other kids said that these 3 were acting erratic and didnt want to be around them anymore. All of these signs and nothing was done. People to this day look to blame the weapon.
The issues of bullying has been going on for years… These 2 bullies (Dylan & Erik) had already been insulting by gang white cap members that they can’t stand anymore that these 2 bullies take drastic actions against them…. 12 students & 1 teacher deceased… After 25 years; they were still idols & worship by bullies in all American schools….
I remember when I was at secondary school in the UK in March 1996, being called into the assembly hall to be told about the Dunblane Primary School massacre in which 16 children and 1 teacher were killed. It’s something I’ll never forget. These were days before there was any internet or social media. I then remember almost exactly three years later when this happened, and thinking ‘what the f**k is wrong with the world?’. It’s very sad to see that things have only gotten worse since these two incidents. How much more can the American people put up with before the government take proper action?
I remember this making the news here in Portugal. It was surreal. Two young students killing people in their school. At the time, closest event that occured to me, was when a kid from Oregon, named Kip killed his parents and drove to his school and killed and injured other kids. Throughout the years I bend over this sad event, by reading articles, interviews and perusal some documentaries. That footage of Rachel’s body being dragged through the grass by the police still haunts me…
First be a responsible parents. Never do toxic things to your children. Its the impact of careless parenting. Weak kids falls into this trap. I was once bullied by some, but i gave them a good fight, knocking 2 kids and soon i gained respect. But, unfortunately some weak kids dont have strength to do this. Often the weaker ones are the one that bullies other.
Although many years have come and gone, there memory will live on. To Daniel and all the other people who were called home that day. There are no words only prayers for the family members 🙏. To the parents of the two shooter’s I hold no hate for you. Only that over the years they realized that they were not at fault..
I remember in the movie Back to school with Rodney dangerfield where a particularly stuffy professor of economics and business had everybody in his class write out an obituary of how they want to be remembered. Had I been in that movie as one of those students I would’ve saved that ink by pointing out to Mr. Stuffy professor that you can be the most outstanding and upright citizen in the community with all the wealth in the world and, other than family fights on who gets your money you be lucky if you are remembered for an hour. However, if memory of what you did on earth is the target than people will always be remembered for school shootings, seriel killings and outright chaos, anarchy and mass destruction. Why? Because it’s morbidly fascinating to the audience for it at large. And that’s how you can be remembered forever. After all, we’re still in awe of columbine, huh? So, who would you want to kill if you can get away with it like the trenchant mafia did as mass murder suicide does happen to be beyond the jurisdiction of all American courts? Because that’s exactly what’s behind this blood sport entertainment, you wish you can kill your oppressors, too.
When looking at the picture of all the victims, I had realized Matt and I share a birthday. Each year I grow older on that day while he forever will stay that same age he was that day, not a second older. I celebrate my birthday on that day the way he used to. The words “used to” really feels gut wrenching to realize.
This should never have happened. Why did these kids do it? What were the red flags? How did they get hold of weapons? As tragic as it is and its heartbreaking . There’s questions as a society you have to answer. Not the after thought of punishment. That is up to the courts. But it should never have got this far and yet you have a majority of citizens that think it’s your rights to own deadly weapons. No where in a civilized country this would be tolerated against our children.
I was in highschool when this tragedy happened. It definitely changed everything about schools being trained and prepped for a shooting. I’m a teacher now and I still think about Columbine every time we have an active shooter drill. More recent tragedies have once again changed how we are trained. It used to be “hide and stay still”. Now we prepare for “dont be a sitting duck.” I have baseball bats and large scissors strategically hidden around my classroom
Such a harsh reminder of how vulnerable our children are to such acts…even now. Our government has failed to act and we now have have this happen almost yearly. Instead of enacting laws or funding for security at schools across the nation, our politicians have used our children as pawns to enact gun control rather than provide armed security. This is the tragedy that exists still as we send our children into “gun free zones”, as if the words alone will provide safety. If you haven’t read the book “Why Meadow died” it will open your eyes about how the media, local and federal government treat these situations, and leave our children exposed to such dangers so they can push gun control instead of securing our schools. All while they themselves are protected by men with guns. It’s an absolute travesty. God bless all of these victims and families of this tragedy. It’s absolutely heartbreaking as a parent to hear some of these stories and their personal experience of loss.
Theses boys who did this are weak little boys, who didn’t have the intelligence to seek help for there psychological issues and preferred to reflect the blame of others for there short comings, very sad condolences to the family and friends of the fallen, the USA needs to look at there gun control, years have passed since this happened but yet school shootings are still happening in the USA it’s way overdue to make schools a safe place for students and teachers
And I bet these kids asked for help and were ignored,before their mental health got so bad after being bullied by the teachers and kids that made the boys mental snap 🥱 you won’t Bull them again will you y’all brought it on yourselves how U treated these Boyz before they turned on U and now one of the bullies is famous because he hid in the library U won’t bully again will you Boi 😛 don’t cry because they turned on U after what U did
25:16 Harris had some sort of pharmaceutical in his system. 100%. His mannerisms and the way he slid his right arm off the table and his entire right side just dropped.. I was an addict for years. Usually stuck to what I knew but experimented a little. And I was shown first hand what these legal drugs do to you and your mind. He was in his parents medicine cabinet or one of his friends was and sharing. This was the Era of these drugs being pumped into suburbia. Every other mom or dad was on these anti depressants and muscles relaxers. And if you don’t have personal experience with these drugs. Like KLONOPIN aka MIND ERASERS. Then you have no idea what you’d do while on them. Let’s just say that felonies are fun when you’re on them. You have no care for what might happen. Who you might hurt. You feel NOTHING. But are capable of anything.
I am 30 and I must admit that I had an unhealthy obsession towards Eric Harris when I was a teenager boy Many things helped me and I am ultimately ashamed of my 18-year-old self. I just have no enough words to express remorse and apologies for all those who suffered at the hands of those evil young men. I know I’m not the first nor only one, but I just can speak of myself about my shame. May God forgive me for my own mental troubles back then.
I think the “last school bus mistake” was really just the cops and people trying to keep all the parents calm while they figured out who all the casualties were and how they were going to explain to the parents the worst. Shouldn’t be mad at the cops for doing that. Anybody that would have to explain to parents that they aren’t going to see their kids again and that they had been killed. That has to be explained delicately and they would need some time to consider just how they were going to explain it.
They both must have hated the school and the people in there. Bullying can be life changing for everyone.. One wrong word to someone, and that could ricochet off many. I always hope they got the right people, people who showed them no mercy. Nobody deserves to be murdered but nobody deserves to be bullied.. this wouldn’t happen if people got treated fairly and with respect. Status, looks, are not important but showing everyone respect is. I’ve watched too many times people abuse others who may not be good looking not got the best clothing on not popular ect ect.
They played those demonic killing games and the lines of real life and fantasy blurred! This to me was a THRILL KILL meaning they got their kicks doing this! They did not care about their classmates in that moment! They both look demonically possessed in their eyes which is the window to our souls! They where lil boys acting out in real time the games they played:( I went there many yrs after while visiting a friend who lives in CO that library where the kids had to exit to live was terrible:( It is a lovely town columbine lovely homes peaceful place!
I live in Australia. We had what was known as the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. The shooter used high powered rifles and our federal government dramatically changed gun laws soon after there after which restricted the types and access to firearms. Many in our society weren’t happy with the changes. We don’t have anything comparable to the US 2nd amendment. The brilliant thing is there has not been one single mass shooting event since Port Arthur. I no longer live on farm land but if I wanted to keep shooting as a sport I am still able to. The biggest difference is I cannot legally possess semi automatic long arms and definitely not possess automatic weapons. Felt sad for my grandfather as he had to give up his semi automatic.22 long arm rifle. He’s long deceased now and was an incredibly safe and responsible firearms owner. We’ve never have had a mass school shooting thank goodness. As a grown man with adult children and again perusal this story and hearing the story from first hand witnesses made me tear up.
DeAngelis: “HmMm I wOnDeR wHy ThEy DiD tHiS!?” Also DeAngelis: a douche of a principal who glorified the athletes and was a major player in the toxic CHS culture I don’t even believe his supposed “encounter” was as perilous as he claims it to be. I think he exaggerates the details to make his story of that day more interesting and/or as a way to say, “Me too.” For f*cks sake, he can’t even get his stories straight! In one of his versions, it was Dave Sanders who spared him from being killed. In this version, it was a group of female students who he was just so determined to protect. 🤡
I feel so sorry for the young guy who slammed the door on his sister. I lost my dad when my I was 17yo and our last time together was a big row about me staying out all night with my friends. I m 54yo now and have come across many people who s last meeting with their lost loved one was something stupid like an argument. The fact is none of us knew how quickly life was going to change. I do nt feel guilt now but still miss my dad sometimes 🙏
I live in Finland, and in the whole country’s history we have had a total of 5 attacks toward a school. That is ten times less than the US had in ONE YEAR (2022 statistic). It makes me sick just thinking about it, here the last attack happened in 2019, in the US it was this month. You NEED laws and regulations, these situations are completely avoidable. No student should fear going to school, and nobody with an immature prefrontal cortex should have easy access to veapons. Edit: gave wrong info, originally said the statistic was 6 times ours, actually it was 10. 51 school shootings in 2022, 140 people killed or physically injured. I feel awful for anyone who has to go to school fearing for their lives, I have so much respect for all the students and teachers. The US is so dystopic.
I was 17 when this happened and I felt so sad for everyone (except the shooters) involved. Being in high school myself at the time I was so scared even though in my country guns are banned. The pain in Daniels dads voice is heartbreaking and Rachel’s brother I feel for him so much especially because their last interaction was them arguing I just hope he knows his sister knew he loved her. R.I.P to all the victims who’s lives were cut way to short