ns that still surround this tragedy. What caused these two teenagers to go to such drastic measures? Why was no one able to stop them? Were there any signs that this kind of destruction was in the making? But, more importantly, what has been the aftermath of this horrible massacre? These questions dont have any definite answers, but speculations are more than abundant.In what was to become known as the basement tapes, kleboldharris gave the most revealing insight into their psyche. In these tapes kleboldharris say that they were natural born killers. If we are to be held to this kind of thinking then we are to believe that some people are just plain evil, and there is nothing that can be done to stop them. But there were warning signs. And with warning signs, there is an opportunity for intervention.The most easily identifiable accomplice in hardening the hearts of kleboldharris lies in the media. From video games to movies, violence and callousness towards violence is everywhere. The shock-jock, Howard Stern, was the most distasteful of the crowd. Immediately after the shootings he made comments about the girls running out of Columbine, screaming and waving their arms in the air, as being sexy. He claimed that if he was going to shoot them, he would first have had sex with them. He also made comments about their not being any black people left in Coloradoor at least now two or three of them were gone. His comments were as distasteful as they come, yet this is what America listens to. If it werent so, he wouldnt be on the air. If we are willing to pay for violent entertainment than we should expect our fantasies to infect our real lives. At some point violent talk becomes a public threat. (Schweitzberger) The media is hardly solely to blame. Eric Harris was on drugs. He was prescribed some sort of psychotropics, which are mind- altering medications. He was rejected by the Marine Corps because of this medication (Sch...
