Compare And Contrast Klebold And Harris

On April 20th, 1999, two high school students committed a crime that forever altered the mindset of the nation. In a malicious attack, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 15 people, including themselves, and injured 28 others. Both boys were troubled, suffering from both bullying and mental illness. Harris was prescribed Luvox, “an antidepressant medication commonly used to treat patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.” While their mental health and social relations should be taken into consideration, they are not the factors that ultimately caused the teens to carry out such actions. The boys worshiped Hitler, and even “extended their arms in a Nazi salute the way everyone else might slap a high five” when scoring a strike in their bowling class. While Harris and Klebold never verbalized that April 20th, 1999 was also the anniversary of Hitler’s birth, their fondness for him leads experts to assume a connection between Hitler’s birthday and …show more content…
Canada also felt the effects of the massacre; they happened to have one of their own. Just 8 days after the Columbine shootings, a 14-year-old gunman entered W.R. Myers [High School] and opened fire, fatally shooting one 17-year-old student and critically injuring another.” While fewer people were affected compared to other school shootings, this event was significant because it was the first Canadian High School killing in over two decades. The shooter shared the same tendencies as the Columbine shooters, as he was a loner who also liked violent music and spent a lot of time on the internet. Presumably, this is how he gained more insight into the Columbine case, because it was so widespread through the