Columbine Shooting Case Study
Background:
In the small town of Littleton, Colorado, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School on Tuesday, April 20th, 1999 prepared to unleash havoc on the masses of the school. The two students had formulated a plan months before April 20th, part of the plan consisted of assembling bombs that were designed to destroy the cafeteria and the library. Furthermore, Harris and Klebold both took note of the amount of students that were inside the cafeteria at each time of the day so the bomb could be set off at a time with the utmost students in the cafeteria thus leading to the maximum amount of casualties. In addition to the bomb arrangement, Harris and Klebold both purchased various guns and spent an extensive amount of time out in the wilderness filming each other practice their aim as preparation for the big day. On April 20th, Harris and Klebold dressed up in long, black trenchcoats and arrived at Columbine High School with an arsenal of various guns and homemade bombs. …show more content…
It is speculated that their situation in high school as bullied social outcasts, being enthralled by Goth culture, and being influenced by violent video games and music were prime reasons. Harris displayed his justification and his hatred of humanity through his journal, one of the entries being: “Everyone is always making fun of me because of how I look, how fucking weak I am, and shit, well I will get you all back: ultimate fucking revenge here.” In addition, the Columbine High School Shooting occurred on Adolf Hitler’s birthday and one day after the anniversary of the Waco disaster (1993) and the Oklahoma City bombing (1995), all of which led to an enormous amount of destruction. Harris and Klebold specifically choose the day they would execute their plan and commit this mass murder; they wanted to do something bigger than those disasters, they were attention-seeking, vindictive and ruthless
In the small town of Littleton, Colorado, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School on Tuesday, April 20th, 1999 prepared to unleash havoc on the masses of the school. The two students had formulated a plan months before April 20th, part of the plan consisted of assembling bombs that were designed to destroy the cafeteria and the library. Furthermore, Harris and Klebold both took note of the amount of students that were inside the cafeteria at each time of the day so the bomb could be set off at a time with the utmost students in the cafeteria thus leading to the maximum amount of casualties. In addition to the bomb arrangement, Harris and Klebold both purchased various guns and spent an extensive amount of time out in the wilderness filming each other practice their aim as preparation for the big day. On April 20th, Harris and Klebold dressed up in long, black trenchcoats and arrived at Columbine High School with an arsenal of various guns and homemade bombs. …show more content…
It is speculated that their situation in high school as bullied social outcasts, being enthralled by Goth culture, and being influenced by violent video games and music were prime reasons. Harris displayed his justification and his hatred of humanity through his journal, one of the entries being: “Everyone is always making fun of me because of how I look, how fucking weak I am, and shit, well I will get you all back: ultimate fucking revenge here.” In addition, the Columbine High School Shooting occurred on Adolf Hitler’s birthday and one day after the anniversary of the Waco disaster (1993) and the Oklahoma City bombing (1995), all of which led to an enormous amount of destruction. Harris and Klebold specifically choose the day they would execute their plan and commit this mass murder; they wanted to do something bigger than those disasters, they were attention-seeking, vindictive and ruthless