15 Years After Columbine

[Tender Branson]

Memories of a Massacre: What We've Learned 15 Years After Columbine



It’s fate that the 15th anniversary of the Columbine shootings fell on Easter Sunday, a day of remembrance. A day of resurrection. But with the commemoration of lives lost comes a painful reminder of the circumstances of their passing, the return of unresolved feelings their friends and families will never come to terms with. In the 15 years since Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 fellow students, a teacher and wounded 23 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., the world has changed. The motive for one of the deadliest mass shootings ever to take place in the country has been the subject of detailed analysis, but the bigger and more relevant question is what have we learned in the period between that pivotal, horrific day and now.

In the wake of the attack, the question on the tip of every tongue was why did Klebold and Harris take 13 lives, and, eventually, their own. A combination of panic, fear and confusion compelled some to incorrectly blame popular culture and subcultures. The recent release of The Matrix, the popularity of bands like Marilyn Manson and general unease with Goth culture led to the erroneous and overblown perpetuation of the "Trench Coat Mafia" myth.

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http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2014/04/what-we-ve-learned-15-years-after-columbine-shootings

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/20/columbine-15-years-later/7914447

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

20 years now, never forget

[Some of My Best Friends Are Gay]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

[darklordoftech]

Goth culture has largely faded, enforcement of movie, tv, and video game ratings has strengthened

[Del Tachi]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

[Some of My Best Friends Are Gay]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

And mass shootings continue to happen regularly in this country, too.

[darklordoftech]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

I'd bet that zero tolerance policies have ruined more kids' lives than shootings have. In addition to the consequences of expulsion, if the response to bullying is to punish the victim, there's more of a motive to bully than there otherwise would be. Parents always believe the school over their kids and therefore punish their kids further for something their kids didn't do. We should talk about schools the way we talk about cops.

[PSOL]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

And mass shootings continue to happen regularly in this country, too.

The only real cure to mass shootings is the hardest one to achieve, and that is economic stability bringing forth societal stability. Until then, our best bet is cracking down on gun sales to at least lessen the blow of each spree killing event.

[darklordoftech]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

And mass shootings continue to happen regularly in this country, too.

The only real cure to mass shootings is the hardest one to achieve, and that is economic stability bringing forth societal stability. Until then, our best bet is cracking down on gun sales to at least lessen the blow of each spree killing event.

There were shootings in the 1950s.

[PSOL]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

And mass shootings continue to happen regularly in this country, too.

The only real cure to mass shootings is the hardest one to achieve, and that is economic stability bringing forth societal stability. Until then, our best bet is cracking down on gun sales to at least lessen the blow of each spree killing event.

There were shootings in the 1950s.

Yes, but they were not even close to the scale and frequency we have today. That you can give credit for then by having actual growth in people’s well-being.

[Orwell]

The deadlist school attack in US history was in Bath Township Michigan in 1927.

[Continential]

20 years later and we still haven't learned a damn thing.

What?  There were a lot of policy changes immediately in the aftermath of Columbine that have carried through to the current day.  Zero-tolerance policies being chief among them.

I'd bet that zero tolerance policies have ruined more kids' lives than shootings have. In addition to the consequences of expulsion, if the response to bullying is to punish the victim, there's more of a motive to bully than there otherwise would be. Parents always believe the school over their kids and therefore punish their kids further for something their kids didn't do. We should talk about schools the way we talk about cops.

[Meclazine for Israel]

Credit where credit is due.

5 year necro-bump.

Nice work Bagel!

Some random young woman from Florida took guns and ammo to Columbine for the 20th anniversary.

[darklordoftech]

The deadlist school attack in US history was in Bath Township Michigan in 1927.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Credit where credit is due.

5 year necro-bump.

Nice work Bagel!

Some random young woman from Florida took guns and ammo to Columbine for the 20th anniversary.

Cannot tell if sarcastic, but thanks

[darklordoftech]

I wonder if one day, "lockdown drills" will be seen the same way "duck and cover" drills are seen today.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I wonder if one day, "lockdown drills" will be seen the same way "duck and cover" drills are seen today.

We can only hope.

[Sestak]

I wonder if one day, "lockdown drills" will be seen the same way "duck and cover" drills are seen today.

We can only hope.

They are seen the same way here. Both are performed regularly; duck and cover for earthquakes, lockdown drills for school shooting. Both happen once every few months.