I’m doing a report about school violence and events such as Columbine High School, when two teenagers went to school with a gun and killed their fellow students. I have a survey that I assembled as well as just general curiosity on views on such an event.

I personally view such shooters as troubled teenagers who’s teenage angst and feelings of isolation has pushed them to their breaking point. Much similarly to someone who commits suicide, statistics have actually shown that most teenage shooters also intend on killing themselves afterwards.

Basically I was wondering what you think. Can you see why someone might get to such a point that this seems like the answer? If your friend was going to commit such an act, would you know about it? Why do you think somebody might do something like this?

They are betes its a shame they have to take others with them.

no probably not. every1s more fucked up than they show anybody. it aint a matter of how good a friend you are or any of that bullshit. some ppl just want to watch the world burn.

well shit thats a vauge questions. theyre fucked up, they hate everybody, they're sad. i do think that this kinda stuff could be prevented tho. school shooterz are bullied motherfuckers they always have been. sad shit but its more of a reflection of our society than it is of the induviduals who shoot the places up.

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i don't get bullied, but the pure stupidity of my peers makes me want to nuke the entire school. heck, there really is no consequence to this kind of stuff, you kill a ton of people then kill yourself. nothing they can do, you're dead.

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You don't get bullied but something tells me your alienated. You want control of others lives since you have none over your own. You must be a sad sad person.

Ive been on both sides of bullying and it is a big problem

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I can understand why they believe this is the answer, but i also believe it is a stupid and irresponsible conclusion.

I honestly can't say, it all depends on how well i knew the person, and if they actually showed any signs of change before they did it...

Desperation, humiliation, violent mind or isolated social history...Basically i think they would do it because something bad has happened to them, and they cannot decide on a better resolution. Usually something that happens to them continually and on a regular basis

They had a history of being bullied.

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Being bullied wasn't the only problem with the Columbine shootings, the parents had no involvement with their children and were not aware ( or so they claimed) of what their kids were doing. I mean bulling was what pushed them over the edge but had their parents even shown the slightest attention to them the whole thing could have been prevented. I mean how, as a parent, can you not know that your kid is making pike bombs in the garage?

But other school shootings, like the more recent V-Tech shooting could be more attributed to being bullied and socially outcast.

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Bulling has been going on for years and guns have been available for years. It all started in the 90's with the pussification.

wow really? you're the funny type i take it? nah, not sad. very happy with life right now although being as smart as i am compared to my peers, makes me want to just kill someone. the littlest things get me irritated. probably just puberty yah know?

come back when you know something kay?

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Certain people already have an mental illness and they can be calm one day then the next day they snap. And dealing wit everyday bullying can get them to tht point. Not tht I'm sayin it justify what they did but some people can't deal wit the constant negatively around them

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Watch a documentary called, 'Bowling for columbine', Its available on youtube, in parts.

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Evil abounds.

I like Chris Rock's bit on the 'Trenchcoat Mafia,' about like this:

"'We don't have any friends. Nobody likes us.' I saw the yearbook picture. There was six of them! I didn't have six friends in high school. I don't have six friends now! That's 3-on-3 with a halfcourt..."

Does anyone expect anything different? Seriously, kids are taught that they are animals and that there is no consequences after life, therefore, whatever you do on Earth does not matter and the only consequences there are is what man can deal, which is, at worst, death.

I think these shootings and school violence would happen a lot less if guns were allowed on campus. If every teacher were taught how to use a gun and had a gun in every classroom, these shooting would not happen or, at worst, would be ended faster than if we just relied in the police.

Remember, school shootings only began to really happen after we started teaching a lot of Evolution, threw out God, and started making gun laws.