Eric Alterman

The press rushing Captain Stephens with questions of how Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold got their firearms. NBC News Reporter, to the captain: Captain Stephens! Captain! Can you tell us how these two young boys got ahold of the firearms used in the shooting? Captain, speaking to the crowd of reporters: We are still investigating close friends and family, so far we have no leads. CNN News Reporter: Do you think you will find out why Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold decided to bring weapons to…

The human race has never been pure. Some would say we have Eve to thank for that. Our society is made up of an unsettling amount of murderers, rapists, and other monsters, praying on the unsuspecting and defenseless. When an innocent life is ruthlessly taken, the pain does not end after the victims last breath. The families and friends of these victims are also affected by the cruel and barbaric actions of these monsters. They are left heart broken, angry, and often without closure. History…

Jonathan D.). Thirteen lives were tragically ended, by two young men whom took it upon themselves to play the role of God. Over twenty more individuals were wounded in the line of fire unraveled by the two teens. The names of the two young men were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (DeLisi,…

In the world today, there have been many tragic occurrences that as evil, for example the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. On Wednesday February 14th , 2018 Nikolas Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Cruz, a former student of Stoneman Douglas, opened fire killing 17 and wounded many others. When looking at the situation, Many people argue about Cruz’s motive. William Golding, would argue that Nikolas Cruz is a innately evil person, his true purpose was to hurt the…

twentieth of April in the year 1999, it seemed like it was going to be just like any other Tuesday, but by the end of the day that turned out to be about as far from the truth as it could possibly be. That is because two seniors, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, arrived at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and made that small town a talking point for years to come when they began shooting at both their classmates and the staff members of their school, before fatally shooting themselves…

On April 22, 1999 two teenagers went on a killing spree at Columbine High school in Littleton, Colorado. This killing spree resulted in thirteen people pronounced dead, and more than twenty of the gunmens’ classmates and teachers were wounded before the killers turned the gun on themselves. One student, while hiding for his life, called 9-1-1 and described the location of the school and what the murderers looked like. If it weren’t for him, a multitude of other students could have potentially…

is not within everybody's power and is not easy.”(Aristotle). Anger, is normal, however, it is the cause of a notable amount of negative actions in society, as shown by Jack Merridew in the Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris the article “Columbine High School Shooting”. Anger can gradually cause people to change and completely shift into totally different characters and perform actions that normally would not be carried out by this person. Anger starts out as…

to analyze the root cause. On the morning of April 20th Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into the cafeteria, where they left two duffle bags containing propane bombs. The two teens then left the school and waited outside planning on shooting the fleeing survivors of…

In the essay "Too Close for Comfort" written by Katherine S. Newman in 2004, a discussion of a school violence to the possible causes for such extreme behavior. The essay focuses on school shootings, how and why they occur especially in small towns. It begins with a harsh and unforgettable memory of the massacre in the community of Malcolm, Neb. A 17-year-old who prepared 20 homemade bombs and brought them to the school parking lot. It is said that these attacks usually happen in urban cities…

Eric Harris kept extensive documentation of his thoughts and plans on his website. Although it did not include his motives like his journal, the ‘blog’ included statements about his making of pipe bombs. The parents of Brooks Brown, Judy and Randy, notified the police of the website. Eric unintentionally gave law enforcement a written confession of his intent to kill, two years before the massacre (165). The actions of the police during this period seemed less urgent than it should have been…