There is an epidemic in the world, and mainly in America of attacks on schools across the world. These attacks are seemingly random outbursts of rage by students or other mentally unstable individuals and are a tragedy that has only been becoming more prevalent in recent years. The fact is that these tragedies are so awful to witness that most people close their eyes on the matter entirely. If we do look back on our dark history we will see what we need to. People focus on the wrong things when these atrocities happen.
By Encyclopedia definition the Columbine shooting was a act of aggression by two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who on April 20th at about 11 A.M opened fire in the school killing 12 students and a teacher, further …show more content…
Acting in the way of the Columbine shooters is very often a case of mental unwellness and finding this out can help us get them help, thus preventing the act from occurring in the first place. Dylan Klebold’s mother has confirmed her son’s lack of mental health through a piece of paper written by him explaining his pain in a Ted Talk in front of people affected by the attack, he stated that he was cutting himself, that he was in agony, and that he wanted a gun to commit suicide. She is trying to look into his mental health and why it would lead to murder, stating “I’m trying to understand how his suicidal thinking led to murder.” She says that she believes that “his involvement in the shootings was rooted not in his desire to kill, but in his desire to die.” She didn’t know how severe his mental illness truly was until the shooting had come to pass and it was already too late. Even though we may think that we know someone we love well and think that they would never harm themselves or others there is no way to know unless you try and listen. Sometimes all it takes is asking them if everything is ok, and that can change everything. People are very good at hiding their thoughts and feelings and even though you may think that no one that you know could ever do it you have to remember that Sue Klebold thought the same thing and that most all of the family or friends of suicide victims think that same thing right up until it’s too late. You taking the time to look around and listen could very well change the future as you know
By Encyclopedia definition the Columbine shooting was a act of aggression by two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who on April 20th at about 11 A.M opened fire in the school killing 12 students and a teacher, further …show more content…
Acting in the way of the Columbine shooters is very often a case of mental unwellness and finding this out can help us get them help, thus preventing the act from occurring in the first place. Dylan Klebold’s mother has confirmed her son’s lack of mental health through a piece of paper written by him explaining his pain in a Ted Talk in front of people affected by the attack, he stated that he was cutting himself, that he was in agony, and that he wanted a gun to commit suicide. She is trying to look into his mental health and why it would lead to murder, stating “I’m trying to understand how his suicidal thinking led to murder.” She says that she believes that “his involvement in the shootings was rooted not in his desire to kill, but in his desire to die.” She didn’t know how severe his mental illness truly was until the shooting had come to pass and it was already too late. Even though we may think that we know someone we love well and think that they would never harm themselves or others there is no way to know unless you try and listen. Sometimes all it takes is asking them if everything is ok, and that can change everything. People are very good at hiding their thoughts and feelings and even though you may think that no one that you know could ever do it you have to remember that Sue Klebold thought the same thing and that most all of the family or friends of suicide victims think that same thing right up until it’s too late. You taking the time to look around and listen could very well change the future as you know