Paper Details  
 
   

Has Bibliography
8 Pages
2023 Words

 
   
   
    Filter Topics  
 
     
   
 

Columbine

weitzberger). Yet the public school system was not aware that he was taking any medication. Children who are diabetics normally must be sent to the nurse to be given their insulin. Why dont the same rules apply to those who are on mood altering medicines? In the basement tapes, Eric claims that he stopped taking his medication shortly before the attack, in order to let his rage build. If he had been monitored by the school or his parents, this would have been much more difficult to accomplish.There doesnt seem to be any attempt to hide their intentions. In a creative writing class, kleboldharris wrote stories that showed their hatred, anger and their desire to harm or kill others. In another class, Eric presented a video, which depicted kleboldharris armed with guns, enacting revenge shootings on other Columbine students. Also, Eric was known to have maintained a web site that was filled with nazi memorabilia and violence, most of which was directed towards his own classmates. Kleboldharris had managed to accumulate an arsenal of sorts in their basement. How could this happen without anyone noticing? The invasion of privacy in this matter wouldnt be at all comparable to reading a diary (although in this instance, that too would have been useful). The parents should have noticed, and should have said something. The neighbors claim that they heard a lot of noise coming from the house the day before the massacre. Maybe if they had said something, they would have found and stopped kleboldharris from making their bombs.People try so hard to maintain and give personal privacy that our safety is being jeopardized. Invasion of privacy is condoned when it concerns cases of child pornography, sexual harassment, and ethnic intimidation. Why not intended violence, too?Religious intolerance also seems to be an important factor. In the basement tapes kleboldharris mention the name of Rachel Scott as a target because she is a Christiani...

< Prev Page 3 of 8 Next >

    More on Columbine...

    Loading...
 
Copyright © 1999 - 2025 CollegeTermPapers.com. All Rights Reserved. DMCA