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ty whore. Where would they ever get such ideas? The public school system is set up with the concept of separation of church and state. Yet somehow this has been translated to mean separation of people from their faiths. This country was founded on the belief in a God, without ever mentioning a particular religion. In our history, this concept is prevalent. But it is not allowed to be taught this way in school. Having faith in just about anything is taboo. This type of thinking translated even in the wake of the Columbine shootings. Crosses were set up near the school as a memorial to the dead. But since it was on public property, they were not allowed to stay. The survivors were clinging to their faith, while the government was tearing it down. Stripped of faith, there is nothing but hopelessness and a sense of futility. Perhaps that is what kleboldharris was dealing with.Gun control has somehow become one of the main issues when talking about the Columbine tragedy. School superintendents, governors, and even the president of the United States have given speeches on whether better enforcing gun control laws, or making new laws is the answer. Kleboldharris didnt have any problems in getting the weapons used in the shooting. But if they had, then maybe their propane bombs would have been used, and to a greater destruction. In that case, would there be speeches given on stricter propane tank laws?So left with unwanted moral issues, society has instead turned towards accountability. Understandably, the parents should have supervised their children better. Coming from an era where corporal punishment is a no-no, and truth is defined by the individual, the parents of kleboldharris were perhaps doing what they thought was best. Maybe they were just your average parents nowadays. The only difference is that kleboldharris killed fifteen people, and now society wants answers.U.S. law has generally avoided holding parents accoun...

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