It happened thirteen years ago. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students, one teacher and then committed suicide.
This event has fascinated me for many years now. I have read the diaries of Eric and Dylan (on the internet). The massacre was indeed a sad thing, brutal and violent. I never blamed anyone for what happened. Okay, maybe one year ago, I was blaming the people who bullied them. Maybe I also blamed the shooters 3 years ago. If you want more information, here are two sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre
and
http://acolumbinesite.com/
I think you can also find the journals of the two boys on the last site.
Of course, there are many more sites, books, songs, etc dedicated to the victims; such as Cassie Bernall, Rachel Scott and so on.
This post is written in the memory of the students:
Cassie Bernall
Steve Curnow
Corey DePooter
Kelly Fleming
Matt Kechter
Daniel Mauser
Daniel Rohrbough
Rachel Scott
Isaiah Shoels
John Tomlin
Lauren Townsend
Kyle Velasquez;
the teacher: Dave Sanders;
and last but not least, the gunmen, who were also victims of the world, of themselves and their own actions: Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris.
May all of you rest in peace - you won't be forgotten.
Wow, I didn't realize that news travels so far. We've talked about these types of shootings a lot in the US, even more so, considering that I live in Colorado, where a few of these events have happened. It's really sad, that people can be driven to kill others in this way. Thanks for posting this.
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