March 11, 2018
Columbine High School
Dylan Klebold
Eric Harris
Rachel Scott
Thalia Romo
Having grown up hearing of Columbine and the tragedy that follows that name, it saddens me to hear of the back story and strategy of the two teenagers. They were in a terrible mind set and situation which all in all lead to the shooting. Although their disorders don’t necessarily excuse their horrific actions, one lesson to take from this is that bullying is never okay. Not only was bullying one of the main reasons they decided to plan out the act, but it was also what lead them to follow through with it.
10/09/2019
8:25 am
Ashley Martinez
Today in our society school shootings have become the new normal which is absolutely awful to say. Schools should provide a healthy environment and be the safest area for students. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were constantly bullied throughout their years at Columbine which motivated them to shoot the school up. This story is extremely devastating because Eric and Dylan targeted innocent victims but also got revenge on those that had bullied them throughout school. It is important to be kind to all those that you meet. Everyone has their own ideals and beliefs pertaining to their religion but it is important to respect others’ views. I find it awful that these two individuals asked Rachel Scott and Cassie Bernall if they still believed in God while they were dying, and when they replied yes they were shot again. My heart goes out to all the victims family and friends.
11/09/2019
8:25 am
Courtney Reeves
It’s saddening how these two boys planned out this massacre for years and nobody felt inclined to stop them if they had heard about the plan. However, this massacre took place in a time when people didn’t have to worry about tragedies like that. Our urge to take action when hearing threats such as shooting up a school is because of the consistent string of murders that have taken place at schools. Because of the news coverage pertaining to students harming other students, we become scared, some even desensititized since it seems like a never ending news story.
13/09/2019
8:25 am
Mitchell Yocham
It’s hard to read this article because I am Christian and they were targeted in this shooting, but it shouldn’t have even come to the point where the two boys felt like killing. Although they were bullied everyday, they could have sought out help or tried to move schools. I think one of the major problems with shooters in today’s society is that they’ve had enough of life already but they want to make the people that caused them pain to suffer and to die, and it is just so horrible.
13/09/2019
8:25 am
Priscilla Poorbaugh
This shooting was a huge deal for people during this time because mass shooting were never this great. However, now this mass shooting is nothing compared to the ones we have been having today. People who get bullied almost always have a breaking point, but these boys went to the extreme. If only had had talked to people about their situation perhaps they could have got the help they needed to prevent this shooting.
15/09/2019
8:25 am
Nicholas Hatch
It is very sad to hear about the tragedy that surrounds Columbine. It’s saddening to hear the planning and backstory that went into the shooting. This is not an excuse for the boy’s actions, but this shows the bullying is never okay. Bullying is what pushed these two boys to the limit and built up a lot of anger and aggression. It is very sad to hear what the boys had done to Rachel Scott asking her if she believed in god. It is good that she put all trust in God and stuck to her faith in God.
15/09/2019
8:25 am
Sofia Martinez
It is easy to blame on the bullies’ actions as a cause for this the two boys’ behavior, but it does not justify their hateful crime. Eric and Dylan knew that they had mental issues and they knew they were troubled; they should have asked for help, if they did, this wouldn’t have happened. This day would must have been horrible for the families of the victims, as they were asked if they believed in God before being killed, they died because they believed in something that these two boys despised.
15/09/2019
8:25 am
Gabriel Lopez
What a horrifying event in America’s history. It is indeed frightening to think about how strategic and brutal these young men were with their plans. It’s also frightening to think about how normal these guys could’ve been looking and nobody would even suspect that they were planning out the whole shooting. I also want to mention that I liked how the school was described as “the most famous high school in America, for the wrong reasons.” This was a very interesting article and pleasing to read, congratulations on your award!
15/09/2019
8:25 am
Felipe Macias
With an unfortunate trend of school shootings passing us recently, its difficult to put yourself in one’s shoes who has gone through a similar event. Of course, mass shootings are a definite problem, yet it is important to know that weapons used in such catastrophes are not the problem. The problem lies in the people behind the weapons. Weapons are only a mere tool used for destruction in the wrong hands.
22/09/2019
8:25 am
Sebastian Portilla
Very descriptive article. Like every mass shooting the “victims” claim it was due to bullying. Its a mental illness to conduct a shooting. It is no way to handle a situation. Just because people are ignorant and insensitive doesn’t mean they’re genuinely evil people. Evil people are another story. Those people cannot be helped but teenagers can. No one can ever feel the fright those students had. Most of them never did anything wrong to those 2 individuals. It very sad and heart breaking.
08/09/2019
8:25 am