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What do you think of Darrell Scotts speach to House Judiciary Committee's ? daughter was a Columbine victim.

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Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell Scott,

the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in

Littleton , Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's

subcommittee.

What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress

was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It

needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every

sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous

words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal.

There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness.

The following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good %26amp; evil in the hearts of men

and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The

death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic

teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood

cries out for answers.

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in

the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the

National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the

murder could only be found in Cain's heart.

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly

fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the

NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or

defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my

daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I

believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest

opponent.

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a

spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies!

Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the

pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago

that expresses my feelings best. This was written way before I knew I would be

speaking here today:

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,

Your words are empty air.

You've stripped away our heritage,

You've outlawed simple prayer.

Now gunshots fill our classrooms,

And precious children die.

You seek for answers everywhere,

And ask the question "Why?"

You regulate restrictive laws,

Through legislative creed.

And yet you fail to understand,

That God is what we need!

"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit

When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that

allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual

presences were present within our educational

systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as

theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a

nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to

hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy

occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They

immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our

personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and

Dylan would not h ave been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can

stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain

lies within our own hearts.

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two

friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I

defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young

person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at

Columbine High S chool prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the

many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new

millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given

right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at

the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your

own heart before casting the first stone!

My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will

not allow that to happen!"

Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech..

Please send this out to everyone you can.

God Bless!

What do you think of Darrell Scotts speach to House Judiciary Committee's ? daughter was a Columbine victim.
I truly think it was God inspired....and the committee pretty much ignored everything that man had to say....
Reply:That was powerful. Thank you for sharing.
Reply:Guns don't kill people, people WITH guns kill people. That's the fact, Jack.

Why isn't my Columbine blooming?

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I have two big, beautiful, bushy plants. The foliage is wonderful, but they have not bloomed and don't show any signs of it. I bought them as small plants from a local vendor, and they are 10x the size they were originally but have no blooms.

Why isn't my Columbine blooming?
old lady is right, Columbines love shade. And they don't like a whole lot of water. They are the state flower of my home Colorado. They like cooler temperature, semi-moist soil and lots of shade.

They transplant well. You can certainly take some of the plant with you when you move and transplant it in you new abode.
Reply:Some kids brought guns to your house and shot up the columbine?
Reply:Where do you have them in your garden? Columbines are shade lovers. If they are getting direct/bright sun, they won't bloom for you.
Reply:mine took a couple years to bloom. Now I have them popping up all around the yard.

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Does anyone know the day the shooting at Columbine happened?

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4/20/1999

Columbine highschool- a perfect case for gun ownership?

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True or false?

If every student were properly trained to use/respect weapons and were armed at school, incidents like the Columbine massacre would be over in two seconds.

Columbine highschool- a perfect case for gun ownership?
Absolutely true. In areas where concealed carry has been permitted, crime invariably goes DOWN.

About ten years ago a middle school principal disarmed two boys who had killed a teacher and a couple of classmates. The principal had retrieved his legally owned pistol from his car and promptly ended the bloodshed without further violence.

I teach, and I am a military trained firearms expert. California law does not permit me the option to defend myself and my students should we ever be attacked.
Reply:Yes I agree, let's sell guns to everybody in school so they will all have an equal chance.

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Reply:Yup, three maybe four fatalities max. They walk in, shoot a student in class, and are turned into swiss cheese where they stand.

The downside is that everytime someone got pissed off about the stupid things that teenagers get pissed off about, there would be another shooting.
Reply:let natural selection run it's course i guess.
Reply:I don't know but it is a prefect case where parents need to be parents and not the kids buddy.

To build bombs in thier bedrooms and do nothing.

I do like the saying "an arm society is a polite society"
Reply:there would be a columbine every two seconds...would you trust kids with guns....to earn respect you have to get it....
Reply:No, I disagree.

Students in the public school system are not all alike--they all handle aggression differently.

What Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did at Columbine was an incident that should not for any reason be given the chance to occur again...giving kids mandatory lessons on gun control and GIVING them guns is not only absurd, but downright dangerous.

You know what it's like to take sex ed. You know what sex is already, you don't care about the exact mechanics of it--and most kids will have no benefit from the class that they don't already know the basics of even if their prior knowledge is just locker room talk. The only product is a generation that is desensitized to the subject.

Kids who are forced to take a gun class will not only feel cornered and pushed, but they might feel the need to resist against something they don't want to do. Granted, there are some kids who are responsible enough to handle owning a gun, but taking 4000 kids and putting a gun into each of their grasping, angst-ridden hands, then pushing them into a building of hormones, puberty, stress, and rejection...that's simply stupid.

Kids are that: kids. They vary just like adults do, and just because you're teaching someone about the dangers of something doesn't mean they'll listen.

Don't you remember D.A.R.E.? And look the statistics for the number of average high school students that do drugs anyway.

It won't help enough to have a major impact--and under no circumstances should every teenager in school be given a firearm. It's not responsible.

An optional class, yes. Teachers, faculty, etc armed, yes but again optional (some people against owning a gun might not want to carry one).

But most definitely NOT the students.
Reply:False. While I support gun ownership, the last thing I want to see is a bunch of teenagers running around with firearms. They can barely handle a vehicle, let alone a gun. I think that armed security at a school is necessary. Our schools have a city police officer stationed at the school whenever classes are in session.
Reply:You have got to be joking.
Reply:The teachers, not the students.
Reply:you are kidding right? so instead of kids beating each other up on the playground they bust a cap in their a**. GREAT PLAN
Reply:That is one example. There are others.
Reply:well not students because there will probably be a higher risk of accidental death then columbine and also consider if someone is mad they will go home plan and this and that steal or buy a gun and will proabably think its a bad idea, BUT if they were provided a gun already i think they would shoot right there. i believe security and faculty should be armed and teach the class what to do if something happens like that
Reply:Teachers, administrators etc. yes. Not the students. The columbine massacre could have been avoided any number of ways. If parents had better relationships with their kids, it the parents had properly secured their firearms and ammunition, if the faculty was better at noticing the problem behavior, if someone had interceded etc.

We shouldn't focus so much on the means they used but on why they felt it necessary to do.

In the 1980's a disgruntled ex-boyfriend used a half gallon of gasoline to set fire to a social club in New York. 86 people died in that fire without any guns being involved at all. I doubt he could have killed that many people if he had ten guns. You don't see us outlawing gasoline do you?

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Is there anyone that went to Columbine or Virginia Tech?

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Or do you know anybody that did or does. If you have i wanna talk to you. Maybe leave your e-mail. I would fidn it very interesting.

Is there anyone that went to Columbine or Virginia Tech?
my best friend went to tech. she graduated last year. the RA that was killed was her RA when she went. the guy that killed everyone went to my highschool for a year before transfering to the newer school that was built, but i graduated with his older sister who i've known since '95 (7th grade).

My obsession with the columbine massacre?

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for some strange reason i have an obsession with the columbine shooters.i dont no why.i have always been deppressed and facinated with dark stuff but why am i so obessed with the columbine tragedy.and no i would never hurt any one.i hate myself and feell powerless all the time for being ugly.but were do you think the facination comes from.and if you havent heard of the columbine massacre.it was when two teenagers shot up there school on hitlers birthday which took place on april 20th.

My obsession with the columbine massacre?
The weird thing about life is that we are our greatest critic... you most likely view yourself more harshly than others.

I agree with Ade, try to focus on the positive and not the darkness...it might affect you more stronly that you believe.
Reply:Something about the event just stands out. Maybe its the whole story behind it. But eh, someone else will take their place in popularity with a much better backstory Report It

Reply:Why not focus on getting a makeover and not being ugly anymore? Nothing like new clothes and hair to make you feel better.
Reply:If you read your question, you will see you answered it yourself: "i hate myself and feel powerless all the time for being ugly" says a lot about you. that is a very dark way to think, and thoughts like that are insidiously destructive. you are fascinated because you see a little of you IN them. They too felt dark and powerless -- the difference being they over-sensitized it to the point of killing.

Now if you are a teenager -- as most people at YA are -- i can tell you life DOES get easier as you get older. For one thing, the kids that tease you for your looks, are the bullies that end up either in jail, or dead from doing something illegal. Also, having dark thoughts is normal -- 75% of ALL teens, ages 13-17 get depressed. That's a LOT of people. Also, when kids pick on you to the point where you don't want to go to class, just stop reacting.... end of story. As long as you react by crying or something, you are their favorite play toy. Stop reacting, they will eventually get bored, and stop. If they tease you for your geeky friends, DON'T ditch them. Because even if you do, you won't be cool... the bullies will still see you as their favorite toy. Not to mention you betray good friends.

Anyway -- like i said -- bullies always end up in jail, or dead. Why? Because they are used to totally getting their own way... and sooner or later real life comes along and kicks their butt royal. At school, they can throw stuff and beat kids up -- in REAL life, the cops call that assult and battery... it lands you in jail everytime, and goes on the kids record. So just be patient, ignore the damn bullies, and things will get better. I went through the same thing as you, when i was in school.
Reply:You'd be surprised how many people do. They're are web sites dedicated to Eric and Dylan.
Reply:Wow that first answer is so superficial.. go to a therapist. you need someone to talk to and work your problems out with. looks are not everything, and the older you get, the more you realize that. Try yoga and exercise, i know it sounds dumb but physical activity will get your mind off of dark thoughts and release endorphins, with makes you feel happy. Also start a journal and write what you're feeling, it will take away some of the stress. Even if you look like a model, you will still feel ugly on the inside if you try to hide what you are feeling.

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Does anyone know the webpage of Eric Harris from the Columbine shootings?

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I'm asking because I want to see where he posted KMFDM lyrics

Does anyone know the webpage of Eric Harris from the Columbine shootings?
Here you go:

http://columbine.free2host.net/ericpage....
Reply:sorry no idea - what if you tried googling it ?? or yahooing it...lol

What could have prevented the Columbine High School shootings in 1999?

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I am a college student majoring in education and wonder what I could do to help students to overcome anger or any classroom managment problems.

What could have prevented the Columbine High School shootings in 1999?
The key to preventing the Columbine shootings would have been if the parents of Klebold and Harris had paid attention to the boys. There were numerous clues as to what they were planning, and the parents ignored and/or minimized those clues. People were telling them that the boys were making threats, and the parents didn't seem to care.

The journal from the father of one of the murderers was released this week. In that journal, the father tells of the people that came to him with concerns over his son. He refused to believe that the people were telling the truth, and refused to look further into the issue.

The boys were at their homes making bombs, and the parents didn't notice? Unbelievable. The parents just didn't want to admit that the boys had mental problems and needed help.
Reply:in New York we have and use metal detectors. Report It

Reply:I don't think anything could have as far as I know, they sound really psycho, if they parents knew cuz I guess they didn't. It was anger maybe, but they were really really psycho and into that kinda thing. Maybe stay away from that, violence?
Reply:Good parenting
Reply:The bad kids could have got hit by a car on the way to school. I think that's the only thing that would have stopped that from happening.

What is the rap song about Columbine that says "would you die for the Christ for the price of the cause"?

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One song is 'Cassie' by Flyleaf.

How many RN ships or shore establishments have been known as HMS Columbine between 1919 and 1928?

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Only 1 as far as I can tell - it was a destroyer base at Port Edgar, Firth of Forth, Scotland. (Also fyi, RN shore establisments are also called ships - going off camp is shore-leave etc - in case you were'nt aware). HTH x

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Who was the girl who said She believed in god at Columbine school shooting?

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Cassie Bernall

I did a project on her freshmen year. Her mom, Misty, published a book "She Said Yes" with her whole life story (it's an extremely fascinating book, which I recommend (though sad, of course)) and with eye-witness accounts of the day.

Who was the girl who said She believed in god at Columbine school shooting?
Her name was Cassie Bernall.
Reply:im not quite sure, but if you want to learn more i hear that there is a really good book abouit it called she said yes
Reply:Cassie Bernall.

Did the NRA really have a rally in Denver right after the Columbine Massacre?

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Do they really oppose legislation to keep suspected terrorists from buying weapons?

Did the NRA really have a rally in Denver right after the Columbine Massacre?
Yes

Yes

Apparently, in the name of fair play and freedom the NRA would like to better arm the terrorists we are fighting

Sit down...pick up a weighted object, baseball bat, tire iron....hit yourself in the head 40 to 50 times...swing as hard as you possibly can

Now you are ready to think like a Republican

....see now how the NRA seems like a perfectly normal organization for freedom loving, warm fuzzy patriotic Americans....

now that your brain has suffered severe damage

See, that's the secret to being a good Republican

...nice of the fellow posting below to provide such a wonderful example...Thank you but you really didn't have to
Reply:they did have their convention in Denver and 8000 people protested......

http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/mod...

http://www5.cnn.com/US/9905/01/nra.prote...
Reply:Yes, they oppose legislation to keep suspected terrorists from buying weapons. John Ashcroft said that doing so violates their right to privacy.
Reply:The rally was already scheduled.

No, they don't oppose legislation to keep suspected "terrorists" from buying weapons. They are just concerned..like all Americans should be...that if these laws are passed it will restrict law abiding Americans, which have the RIGHT to own guns, from getting them

If you don't like the fact that we have the right to own guns in this country, as granted by our Bill of Rights and CANNOT be revoked...you really should move to a country that does not allow private citizens to own firearms.

See, if you disagree with the bill of rights...you aren't being an American who's speaking his mind...you are literally an enemy to all the free people in this country. You cannot negotiate, change or alter those rights.

That was the sole purpose of the Bill of rights...to keep our government..and the wimps that beg the government to protect them...from taking away our freedom. If the fact that the right to bears arms was the SECOND most important right our founding fathers wanted the people of this country to have doesn't tell you something....i really cannot help you.

Now I'm not some dimwit idiot who tells everyone that thinks something is wrong with this country to leave. But if you really don't like our bill of rights...you honestly should leave...and a find a country that suits you. Because you cannot take that right from us...and honestly...you wouldn't want to try.
Reply:The NRA had their annual national convention in Denver, yes. Not a "rally".

No, they do NOT oppose legislation to keep suspected terrorists from buying weapons, as long as it doesn't also infringe upon the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.
Reply:The constitution made it clear that the founding fathers thought that anyone should be free to keep and bear arms-- not just those whom you or some selfrighteous fraud deem worthy or safe enough to handle a weapon.. It is still America and all her citizens have rights.
Reply:Get informed.

A middle school principal ended a killing spree by a pair of kids in Missouri a few years ago. He retrieved his legal and registered pistol from his car and disarmed the two punks who killed a teacher and a couple of classmates.

If trained and armed adults had been at Columbine or Virginia Tech, the whack-jobs who preyed on unarmed people could have been stopped like the two in Missouri.

The NRA has the best firearm safety program outside the military, and they have trained millions. They are advocates for LEGAL and RESPONSIBLE gun ownership.

Wait for the cops, and you'll likely be waiting for the coroner. The government and its minions aren't mommy or daddy, and they can't kiss it and make it better. This country was built by self-reliant people.
Reply:Did they really had security guards?
Reply:Yes they did, and they would sell weapons to Bin Ladin even if he was draped in the Saudi flag, singing death to America, strapped with suiside bombs.
Reply:They went ahead with a previously scheduled conference, yes. It wasn't a rally.

As for the security guards, I would like to see the evidence that supports your claim. I hadn't heard that before.
Reply:YES - but that's their right.......
Reply:Probably... they do love their guns. I think every time some crazy goes on a rampage and kills a bunch of people.. some NRA people should be picked up and thrown in jail too.. after all it is because of them that there are guns on the street.

Movie question for Bowling for columbine?

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1)why does the NRA defend the 2nd Amendment so stridently?

2)How responsible is the NRA for gun violence in this country, or is the violence simply random?

3)Does American culture promote a society of fear and violence? Explain.

4)What parts of the film left an impression on you? Do you agree or disagree with Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine?

Movie question for Bowling for columbine?
1. The NRA defends gun rights for the same reason that oil companies defend the invasion of Iraq. Because there is money in it.

2. The NRA is not responsible for the violence in our country. Many things contribute. The 'war on drugs' is a fine example of how a policy that creates violence is instituted on the basis of 'moral high ground' and ends up creating more problems than it solves.

3. Yes. I don't really need to explain. Look all around you. The aftermath of 9-11 is a perfect example. Our country quaked in fear and went to war with a country that had NOTHING to do with the terrorist attack. We were, and still are, a country where fear and violence go hand in hand.

4. I agree with many of his points. His trip to Canada was a great example of how America is a paranoid country. He walks right into a house. It's wonderful. Can you imagine doing that in America?
Reply:Is this for a class?

If it is, I'd like to know what school you go to and what teacher you have.
Reply:1) Because its a right that are founding fathers gave use.

2) They are very responsible and are not these psycho gun activists like Michael Moore tries to view them as.

3) Some do some don't. America is mixed with different people with different views.

4) I disagreed with alot of the views in the movie.
Reply:1) A lot of people (including me) believe citizens has the right to bear arms. NRA has the right to defend their belief (and their business)

2) NRA has nothing to do with gun violence. These are bad people who made a decision to pick up a gun and use it for violence. General Motors would not be responsible if a person decides to get a Corvette and drive it 100mph over a crowded street.

3)Yes. American culture promote fear and violence and at the same time we look for an excuse why we have such a high crime in our country.

4)Yes
Reply:"After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military." - William S. Burroughs
Reply:Too many ?'s, but I'll say this:

America IS a culture of promoting fear. Fear and spending, you have to have this, this, this, and why is that man looking at me like that? Fright fright fright...

Secondly, parents aren't adults anymore. They lost their sense of responsibility for their children when the gov't stepped in and told them how they ought to be disciplined. Violence begins at home,; it begins with what you're taught. It's not any more random than knowing those who swim often, may get caught in a current.

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Give me your opinions on school shootings? How can we prevent another columbine?

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These are some extremely graphic scenes from the columbine school shooting.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...

Please share your opinions with me.

Give me your opinions on school shootings? How can we prevent another columbine?
You Cant Prevent It....Just Like Terrrorism....If They Really Want To Do It They Are Going To....And Take Away All The Guns And They'll Just Use Something Else So.....Just They Way The World Works....These People Wouldn't Do It If They Didn't Put This Crap On The News For Weeks And Weeks....You Ever Notice That There Are Usually Rashes(Two Or Three)Of The Shooting. Cuz People See It On Tv And Say Hey LOOK aT aLL tHE aTTENTION tHERE pAYING tO tHIS nUT.lOOKS lIKE a gOOD iDEA.....
Reply:i think that they did what needed to be done,i dont support it but i can relate to why they did it,we will never prevent another shooting when theres jocks,wanna-be christians,and bulliies in the question. Report It

Reply:That video isn't Columbine. Read the comments. If you want to know what happened at Columbine, read this: http://www.slate.com/id/2099203

It was one sick individual controlling another. We can't keep people from going over the edge, we can't predict who will go over and when, and we can't live in constant fear of something that threatens us far, far less than irresponsible driving.
Reply:I don't know I grieve everyday about this. I live in Moses Lake Washington where it all started. The town still mourns. My niece was killed in the shooting at Pearl, Ms.
Reply:ban the use of weapons
Reply:that was an intense video... holy crap... but anyways... theres nothing you can do to stop school shootings... its a way of life... its not that the people are crazy or feel alone... coloumbine happened on 4-20 it could all be just that they were not thinking clearly... no one knows... but future ones are unpridictable... becuase the person they tell are usually involved in it... and if they arn't they get threatned and when that happens the person in the spotlight is too afraid to do anything about it!
Reply:Are you kidding me?!?

The guns are not the only issue here...

Most of these kids that go shooting at their school have been bullied, picked on, and made to feel "inferior" to the "beautiful" people for most of their lives!!

We need to ENFORCE a ZERO TOLERANCE policy for bullying in ALL grades, in ALL schools.
Reply:Negligent parenting is the biggest problem. Children and teens need to have their exposure to television,video games and the internet to be monitored by their parents. They also need to get to know the people that they associate with to determine whether or not they're a bad influence.
Reply:Ok, I don't want to see the video.

To prevent school shootings we need to control the GUNS. What would have been a fist fight where and when I grew up is often a shooting these days. Even in Cambridge. Less guns, less shootings. Makes sense to me anyway. Just by chance we will get a school shooting or two every year someplace think.
Reply:Although guns are obvious problem, I vote for better health care system such that there should be more research on how to detect crazy people and either help them or put them away.
Reply:Really all we can do is pray that God will keep us safe. By your screen name I assume you will agree with me. People can be nice to other people and be alert to things around them. Guns have nothing to do with it, although I do agree that parents should lock up guns when not in used and keep them unloaded. Please, I know that it does not be swept under the rug, but please do not spread that video. Do the families of those killed need to see that?

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Does the incident in Montreal prove that Bowling for columbine was full of crap?

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Michael Moore tried to prove that Canada was much safer because of their gun policy. Years ago a similar accident happened in Montreal. 14 women died then. This is what Michael Moore didn't show.

Does the incident in Montreal prove that Bowling for columbine was full of crap?
What Michael Moore showed was no more or less what statistics tell. In the US are more people killed by firearms in a week time than in a whole year in Canada.

Simply plain facts.
Reply:yes
Reply:Michael Moore is full of phat crap!

If you see that phat phuck you can tell him I said so!

Have fun but be safe!
Reply:Less is Moore!
Reply:Ummmm, you are a sad individual if you buy into any of Michael Moore's rhetoric. It's all fabricated %26amp; lies. Get a life %26amp; the facts!
Reply:What!!! A Michael Moore film that's full of crap? I'm shocked.

Why Is a Mom Buying Assault Rifles for 14 Year Old Who Plan Columbine-Type Massacres?

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"The mother of a 14-year-old boy who confessed to planning an armed assault on a Pennsylvania high school was arrested on Friday on suspicion of buying a rifle for her son, police said."

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/i...

Why Is a Mom Buying Assault Rifles for 14 Year Old Who Plan Columbine-Type Massacres?
it was a conservative mom. God,guns and homeschooling.

adde. mezmarel. the boys father was placed on house arrest a few years back for trying to buy a gun(for his son),something a convicted felon can't do.
Reply:She's doing her duty as a member of the NRA.
Reply:I knew she bought the gun I didn't know she was in the planning, person with the first answer "she an American" dont include most Americans in this wack jobs motive I know I wouldnt buy my 14 year old a gun let alone an assault rife and im pretty sure Im an American.
Reply:Being a mother doesn't automatically make you a good one, that's for sure. I hope they throw the book at her. I'm tired of parents who either pay no attention to what their children are doing, or indulge them like she may have by actually buying him weapons. That's just insanity if that's the case.
Reply:Child abuse comes in many shapes and colors, but isn't this just incredible? What could that women possibly have been thinking of? And any news of the boy's father?
Reply:Isnt that crazy... Scary to think these people are out there..
Reply:if you live in this country it is you duty to own a gun and at least think of using it in a violent way. long live charleton heston that diaper wearing piece of crap
Reply:Becasue she's American - say no more
Reply:It doesn't say she bought the gun after finding out about what her son was planning to do, so I see no relevance for arresting her just because she bought him a rifle.

I live in the country and my former neighbor's son (aged 12 at the time) had several rifles of his own that he used for hunting with his father. He was raised around guns and was taught from an early age the proper way to handle them and the proper time to handle them. He was taught to be responsible with them. He was not permitted to "play" with them because they are not toys. He was allowed to target practice with his father's permission and was reminded of the rules of target practice before shooting.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a 14 year old having a rifle if he is taught how to use it properly and is supervised until the parents know he understands the proper way to handle guns.

The problem here is the school system probably did nothing to stop this boy from being bullied and this child was given no coping skills to deal with his anger over being removed from school. He probably saw it as a punishment for being the victim of a bully. The mother probably had no other option because schools these days prefer to turn a blind eye on problems such as bullying rather than to fix the problems.

While I do not ever wish for students to be killed by other students, I do believe the schools need to be given more freedom to discipline and expel problem students. Schools need to have better venues for students ro report and have resolved issues with other students...especially in cases where bullying is going on.

This case makes me think the mom's arrest has more to do with her socio-economic level than anything else. If she were a member of the elite upper class, she would have never been arrested...it would have never even been considered as an option.
Reply:I think she's probably an NRA-gun toting-republican.

What are the lesson from VT & Columbine?

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Laws didn't stop them.

Maybe we need to stop being so hard on one another and teach our children to do the same.

Teach our kids not to be bullies.

Lead by example in working out problems rather than running off to divorce court.

Not easy solutions but they are the best solutions.

What else do you think are the best solutions not the easy ones?

What are the lesson from VT %26amp; Columbine?
1. Learn to be fair to people from other nations, cultures, and people who look different from the lot.

2. Learn to respect and not be judgemental.

3. As parents, spend more time with kids and teach to not make fun of others.

4. Doctors and other health care professionals should reach out to people who need their help.

5. Improve surveillance and security in schools.
Reply:I have another answer.....

allow me as a responsible, trained citizen to carry a gun. i would have shot the assailants dead before they created any more carnage.
Reply:Sorry, those are NON solutions. We need to ban the 'antidepressant' drugs that were implicated in both shootings. And we need a Shooter's License system, like a Driver's License system. That would eliminate people with mental problems and criminal records from having easy access to guns, while allowing competent, sane Citizens their 2nd Amendment rights.

What is the difference between mass destruction & the mass destruction that happened at Columbine High School?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8567AWGb...

A tribute for the Victims of Virginia Tech

One is by elected officials, the other by the Psychos that that immorality breeds

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I will name my baby Velveeta if it's a girl, or Columbine if it's a boy. Middle names?!?

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I was thinking:

Velveeta Coin-Savory

Velveeta Rayne

Velveeta Spencer

And/Or

Columbine JuneBenet

Columbine Anemone

Columbine Tyronne

Which out of those do you prefer? (One out of each list) Any other suggestions are welcome. :)))

I will name my baby Velveeta if it's a girl, or Columbine if it's a boy. Middle names?!?
i like those names a lot. they're really unique. I love unique names. Mine is Kirby. Both of those names sound italian. They're beautiful. I like Velveeta Spencer or Rayne and I like Columbine Tyronne. Good job. And don't listen to all the stupid people above me. I bet they named their kids Mary Anne and John. Boooooring...
Reply:so in other words , your children will be known as cheese and the awful shooting at a school, girl please rethink ur decision! Report It

Reply:I'm with Emmalynn. The names are neither original nor tasteful. Velveeta isn't even real cheese. Columbine - I didn't think of the school, I thought of the flower and paired with JB it's like two crimes gone bad in one name - he will be on the courthouse steps at age 18. I guarantee it. Report It

Reply:i hope you are not serious
Reply:I'm so happy your not going to be my mommy.
Reply:how about a relative's name. u could name the child after his dad if it is a boy. he could be a 2nd. or a junior. your name might be a good middle name if it is a girl.
Reply:Velveta "My mother is an idiot"

Columbine "My mother is crazy"
Reply:I really really dislike both of the names. When I saw Velveeta I immediately thought of the cheese and Columbine I thought of the terrible event at the school, even though I know you didn't mean it that way. Obviously you like unique names, so how about you try some of these:

Girls:

Trinity Brianne

Athena Danae (Athena was the goddess of wisdom %26amp; Danae was the Princess of Argos in ancient Greece)

Blaine Alexandria

Charleigh Leann

Calista Rose

Haydyn Rose

Boys:

Tryton Pierce (Triton was the son of Poseidon in in ancient Greece)

Hunter Pierce

Derryck Nathaniel

Garrett Everett

Brett Hunter

Seth Cole

Mitchell Cole

Dustin James

I think all of these names are unique and beautiful. And as for the ones you chose, please consider some others first before you make a definite decision. You have to consider how other people will react to the names you choose and how your children might feel if they had these names.

Good Luck! I hope I could help!
Reply:Sorry to say but Columbine would be a horrible name. Your child will always be associated with the school shooting that took place in Colorado. Sad.

mb
Reply:Actually, a columbine is a kind of flower. Do you want your son named after a flower? I'm afraid the girl would be called cheesy.
Reply:How about

Velveeta Spread

or

Columbine Hunter
Reply:OMG are you serious................. Cant pick one because they are not pretty names !!!!!!!

your daughter will be known as processed cheese , and the boy as the school that got shot up by students............. THINK TWICE.

Are you trying to get your kid beat up and made fun of until he is old enough to change Its name?????????? I think thise names would be child abuse SERIOUSLY.

You shouldnt be smoking crack at all but especially if your pregnant... put the pipe down and step away.

a unique name doesnt mean it equals a pretty name...........

Yeah it is YOUR choice, but............. you are not the one that will have to live being ashamed of their name, and being picked on for it......... YOUR CHILD IS !!!!!! what a way to destroy your childs self esteme !!!!
Reply:INSTITUTION? YES!
Reply:I personally wouldnt name my kids after meltable cheese or a school shooting. think about when they will be in school, kids will be calling your daughter cheese face or singing the velveeta song. and when your son says his name they will always be like " columbine? like the school shooting columbine?" there are plenty of unique names out there that you will not regret in the future such as,

Girl:

Mckenna

Mikayla

Mikelina ( mik- elle- eena)

Linaya ( Lin- nae-uh)

Lena (lee-na)

Alena ( Uh-lee-na)

Alexia

Emory

Jordana

Peyton

Rayna

Delancy

Amberlynne

Serenity

Faith

Vienna ( which is close to velveeta)

Boys:

Carmine

Giancarlo ( john-carlo)

Micah

Blane

Hunter

Parker

Brett

Brent
Reply:HOW OLD ARE YOU. JUST REMEMBER THAT WHATEVER NAME YOU CHOOSE WILL BE WITH YOUR CHILD ALL THEIR LIFE AND DO YOU WANT THIS LIFE TO BE ANY HARDER THAN IT ALREADY IS... PLEASE RETHINK IT
Reply:DONT NAME YOU CHILD THAT AFTER A FOOD THATS GHETTO! REALLY IT IS!
Reply:Please dont name your daughter after a brand of cheese--she will get so much crap in school--be good to her and give her a pretty name.
Reply:Okay..Glad to see that I was not the only one thinking this was odd..Whew...
Reply:Whoever thinks velveeta is unique has mental problems. And savory velveeta??

And from those middle names it seems like you're planning for your son to be gay.
Reply:How about Velveeta Cheese and Columbine Bowling?

I'm sorry, I just had to...
Reply:HA! Knock it off!
Reply:Great, unique names!

I like:

Velveeta Rayne

Columbine Anemone

I think Velveeta Coin-Savory and Columbine JuneBenet are both just a LITTLE to exotic...

...but remember, it's nice of you to ask the public, but in the long run, it's really YOUR choice:)

Good luck, and I wish your little one(s) happy lives!
Reply:Please tell. me you are making this up. Naming your child after a processed cheese food? This can't be right.

As for Columbine, that is also the name of a beautiful flower. HOWEVER, it's really not very attractive as a name.

Please go to www.babynames.com and find something suitable.
Reply:You are insane and how dare you my sisters little boy was in the columbine shooting! You are sick!

Did working mothers on birth control cause the Columbine Massacre?

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I could've sworn that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said something like that in 1999. I could be wrong though.

Did working mothers on birth control cause the Columbine Massacre?
Sure. Why not? What the hell.
Reply:no
Reply:i don't see any connection
Reply:Never heard of that one.

Who were the people killed in the columbine tragedy?

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who are the twelve people that were killed inteh Columbine Tragedy by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold?

Who were the people killed in the columbine tragedy?
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and one teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Two of the victims of the Columbine massacre, Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott, reportedly were asked by the gunmen if they believed in God. Both allegedly answered "Yes" and were killed. Within days of their death, Cassie and Rachel were hailed as modern-day Christian martyrs, and became useful symbols for those seeking to advance a conservative political agenda. According to police investigators, however, Cassie and Rachel may never have been asked by their killers about God; they simply may have been victims of a senseless crime rather than martyrs to a cause. As the religious and political use of Cassie and Rachel continues, "The Martyrs of Columbine provides a careful examination of the available evidence and attempts to discover what really occurred..............
Reply:Mostly students
Reply:a bunch of high school kids in the wrong place at the wrong time, mostly jocks and a few teachers.
Reply:Very sad

http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/1327/...
Reply:no lie but my great uncle jorge did...
Reply:ENOUGH! thats how many. crazy flipping dumbass kids!!!

Can anyone name all 15 people that died at Columbine Hig School, Including the Killers?

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The point in ths is, I am doing research and the average person can only name the suspects, Barely ever the victims. Especially in a Massacre. I have been doing research about Columbine and Everyone I have asked only knew the killers names. This is probably a weird question but I really need to know. Please be honest, Nothing to be ashamed about if you can't name any. I just need some sort of result. Thank you very much.

Can anyone name all 15 people that died at Columbine Hig School, Including the Killers?
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbi... has everything you need to know, video,audio,pics,time line,etc.
Reply:No, I doubt it is anything most people would find the desire to commit to memory. Searching online for articles may help more.
Reply:i only remember the black dude, God rest his soul

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HAs the Columbine High School tragedy caused all American police to change their policies?

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Are police now trained to be more aggressive if a similar situation occurs?

HAs the Columbine High School tragedy caused all American police to change their policies?
I think that the policies have probably been changed. I have heard that they now send in a huge team with big guns who will instantly hunt down and kill a shooter, and lots of schools now hold "Code three drills". Even here in Canada, the cops seem to take these problems seriously, and I think they would just rush in there and kill a school shooter without question, unless they dropped the gun right away.
Reply:I think the one real change of policy is similar to The Patriot Act: Words are as good as deeds. In other words, if two dudes make threats, make outlines in a notebook, and the police find it, it's like they've already committed the crime.

"Where's my minority report!!!!"

I kind of agree with it, I guess.

I was watching Bowling for Columbine the other day and near the beginning of the film a army figure said?

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that the poice or the goverment won't protect you when someone tries to hurt you or ur friends and family and you would need a gun to protect yourself and all Americans do it. Do you agree, explain.

I was watching Bowling for Columbine the other day and near the beginning of the film a army figure said?
I'm English but I remember reading an article in Scientific American years ago in which Americans were asked what was the main reason for owning a gun. The overwhelming response was defence against an intruder.

There was then a break down of what actually happened in homes with guns

People accidentally shot themselves handling their guns

Children shot innocent people with what they thought were toys

People shot family members/friends in the mistaken belief they were intruders

Unarmed intruders got the household gun and used it on the owner

Guns were used in domestic arguments

etc

In effect for every one intruder stopped there were nine collateral fatalities as the result of domestic gun ownership.The article concluded that gun ownership was therefore at best "inefficient" .That was probably15-20 years ago and I know that debate is highly polarised and partisan in the US but it struck me as interesting
Reply:No. If we weren't allowed to have guns murders and suicides would decrease drastically.And when everybody's all like those are your rights as Americans, they don't understand that we live in a much more violent time. I believe only police should be able to have guns. I think in England even the police don't carry guns and their are only like 65 murders a year whereas here in the state their are thousands
Reply:yeah, i do. do you trust the government? the government lies to us EVERY SINGLE DAY. they covered up roswell, they assassinated jfk, they knew about 9/11 before it even happened...do you expect them to protect you?

did you like bowling for columbine? i suggest you go on ebay or you local bookstore and buy Stupid White Men by Michael Moore and go to blockbuster and rent Fahrenheit 9/11 (both by the man that brought you bowling for columbine)
Reply:I agree if you live out in the middle of nowhere (think Devil's Rejects and House of 1000's corpses).

Also in some areas (lapd) it takes them a little longer than expected and you may be forced to take justice into your own hands. In No way is this promoting any kind of violence but when it comes down to it, it is basically survival of the fittest.
Reply:No, we dont need guns. In fact no one needs guns at all. But its people like that, who drive fear into others making them feel like they need guns. I think its from the same movie where it says like, "Violence is happening in America because of the news causing fear into the public." And how cannada has like no violence and their news is all peaceful.
Reply:I disagree. The police do help people who are in danger. It is sad to think how many children have died or killed another person after finding a gun in the house.

EASY10PTS is it illegal to have a columbine massacre picture of the shooters with the guns n your myspace page

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i dont have it but my friend jonathanXthug has it.

EASY10PTS is it illegal to have a columbine massacre picture of the shooters with the guns n your myspace page
myspace does not fit into any law so no he cannot get into

trouble. But it is very disrespectful to have that. I also think that your friend needs help. I tried to look at his myspace but it is private. But his quote made me think that he needs help

soon.
Reply:I don't think so, but people (ehhem the government) might start watching what you do online and it's just weird.
Reply:not illegal, but sure will attract attention.
Reply:In what context is ur friend using these pictures? Does he idolise them? Is he intriqued by them?

It raises questions about your friend!
Reply:It isn't illegal, but your friend will probably be ordered to remove it by the site administrators. If he refuses, they will cancel his account.
Reply:While it may not be illegal, some people may find it offensive or in bad taste. I do not think, however, that a picture such as that will be in violation of the Terms of Service on MySpace and therefore, nothing can really be done because of it.
Reply:It may not be illegal, but it is in really bad taste.
Reply:Can't imagine what purpose he would have that there for. They're not exactly role models.

Do you feel the media coverage of today's campus shooting differs from those Columbine High School first day ?

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If you watched both times there is a very distinct difference.

Where it goes from here, no one knows. All those cell phone

text and blogs they can be even more horrible once revealed.

Many of us watched Columbine every station all day. I feel the media gave this a bit of grace in a disgraceful time.

Honor to those fallen. Respect to the real evidence yet to unfold.

Next you can step away from those who portray the graphics

and exploit the disaster. Change the channel. Then we were glued to it.

Do you feel the media coverage of today's campus shooting differs from those Columbine High School first day ?
I did find the finger-pointing annoying. As someone who goes to college, I can't imagine how a campus could be locked down completely. Especially when there are thousands of people on that campus each day.
Reply:I've only watched small amounts of it. Shocked again. So many this time. Where do these weirdos come from? What is happening to this younger generation? (I sound like my parents now.) Youth should just go back to protesting the establishment (non violently) rather than hurting each other. ;%26gt;(
Reply:The big difference is the finger pointing started so early on this time. VT is a city of 30k+ and the media is saying that the faculty and admin should have "locked down" the entire campus. Nancy Grace is a ****.
Reply:While I am not trying to say that this isn't a big deal, because it is, it isn't much different than any of the daily bombings in Iraq. And it hurts me that people just ignore all the innocent deaths in Iraq, but then when it's on U.S. soil, it's all the media can talk about.

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New fact that deals with bowling for columbine/gun violence in US?

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i am assigned to do a film review about bowling for columbine. i am supposed to make/present a new fact that deals with this topic...any suggestions?

New fact that deals with bowling for columbine/gun violence in US?
Compare it to NAZI propaganda of the 1930's. Michael Moore's movies have little to do with facts and a lot to do with fights of fancy

Where can i buy wild columbine flowers?

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just look for the little handguns attached to them.

...

they must be pretty rare if you have to buy them wild. try googling 'wild columbine flowers'.

Where can i buy wild columbine flowers?
Here in Minnesota this native plant's Latin name is Aquilegia Canadensis......it is a perennial here. You could go online and type in Native Plant Greenhouses (for you area). You should be able to find them that way. Any place could send them to you if it's to far for you to drive.
Reply:Try looking for" Aquilegia caerulea" right now you can probably find seeds on line.. later try your garden center.. they are native to the rocky mnts
Reply:Wait til spring, and you can get the plants or the seeds at your local Wal-Mart or Landscapers. They say they are perennial, but here in Ohio, they are annual.

Where did Eric and Dylan get the guns they used on the Columbine Massacre?

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They had a friend who was 18 named Robyn Anderson buy one of them. The others were purchased at gun shows and from private sellers. Who, in turn were prosecuted for selling guns to underage kids.

Where did Eric and Dylan get the guns they used on the Columbine Massacre?
It was my understanding they bought them. But they did not buy them at gun shows or at gun stores; they were supposed to have bought them off a private seller or two.

I'm not entirely sure on that. I do know they didn't get them at a gun show or store; I'm just not sure if they got them from private sellers or in some other way.

How many people died in columbine?

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Virginia tech vs Colorado?

How many people died in columbine?
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in an unincorporated section of Littleton, Colorado located in Jefferson County, near Denver. Two teenage students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, carried out a shooting rampage, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 24 others.
Reply:It is now up to 32 people killed sad very sad.
Reply:12 in columbine... in 1966 at the University of Texas, Charles Whitman climbed to the 28th-floor observation deck of a clock tower and opened fire and killed 16 people before being shot by the cops.
Reply:12 including the gunmen
Reply:12 in Columbine versus at least 21 in VTech.
Reply:21 at Virginia tech.. Columbine 12..
Reply:how many peolpe where killed at the columbine massacre
Reply:to many
Reply:12 to many

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What are pommes columbine?

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Does anyone have a recipe for these? Not sure if the spelling is 100% correct.

What are pommes columbine?
pommes is apples in french..pommes de terre in french is potatoes...pommes frites is french fried potatoes in french..so pommes could refer to potatoes OR apples

....columbine may be a restaurant in new york?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/2R1KAjhs0bpWqLTc...

http://www.columbine229.com/menu.html

I am thinking Columbine is a type of flower...that could be used as a food dye or as an edible garnish... look about 1/2 down the page about columbines, then blue and cornflowers..

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SW...

here is a description with pics of columbine flowers..on henry fields..not sure if edible or not...maybe they want him to make up a recipe for blue(?) apples or blue(?)potatoes using essence of flowers or pureed/liquified flowers as a food coloring or apples or potatoes with candied columbine flowers as a garnish?

http://henryfields.com/search.asp?dt=11%26amp;...

then here is a hybrid of columbine called "green apples" for its color..

http://www.paghat.com/columbine9.html

Here is something about crimson columbine flower essence is good for ADD disorder...so probably can buy the flower essence in health food stores and maybe recipes there also..may add a flavor and a coloring to apples (or else it is the candied green apple columbine flowers alone)

http://medicinegarden.com/store/copy/fe_...

here is a web page talking about aquilegia vulgaris , a type of columbine flower and its uses as an edible item..It is sweet flower that can be eaten raw in salads and used in a tea ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE (and other uses) THE PLANT PART IS POISONOUS THOUGH!!!

http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_...

here is a map of where in the US it is located and a drawing of the plant

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb...

Here is some photos of aquilegia vulgaris (one color of columbine)

http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/perdeck/...

http://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures...

http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/perdeck/...

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_qu...

article mentioning that the other parts used may be poisonous

http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/co...
Reply:Well...sort of - I found an almost incomprehensible website - good luck with it!

http://columbine-flowers.todimamy.info/
Reply:I think your friend may have the wrong name for the dish.

I have a course book from my Uni days and the potato section has 51 pommes dishes, none being columbine.

If its Pommes:

a la creme, a la neige, amandines, allumettes, Anna, au four, au lard,

bataille, berrichonne, biarritz, brioche, Byron,

champignol, chateau, cocotte, cretan, chips, croquettes,

dauphine, Delmonico, duchesse,

en robe de chambre,

fondantes, frites,

galette, gaufrettes, gratinees,

Lorette, lyonnaise,

Macaire, maitre d'hotel, marquise, mignonettes,

nature, nouvelles, nouvelles rissolees, noisette,

pailles, parisienne, Parmentier, persillees, Pont Neuf, puree, puree au gratin, puree a la creme,

rissolees, roties,

sautees, sautees a cru,

vapeur,

I can help, but if not, sorry. Show list to friend %26amp; see if they recognise the name. I can help you then.

Good Luck %26amp; hope they taste nice!
Reply:Pommes in German means fry. Columbine is a plant . There is a Deli in Manhattan named Columbine that serves

Pommes Frites or homade french fried potatoes. Are you looking for recipe to tell you how to prepare potatoes like they do?

Concerning the Columbine shootings, were there cams in the library that were in use?

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It seems like I read somewhere a long time ago that there were cameras in the library, but that they were either not in use at the time, or if so, the tapes were strictly used as evidence and kept out of the public domain for respect of the families of the deceased which is totally understandable.

Concerning the Columbine shootings, were there cams in the library that were in use?
Yes and you right they seal them for respect of the families.

I just think there are somethings that should remain private.
Reply:yes
Reply:Yes there was but they are not public. The families that were

affected were given a copy ( if they wanted it ) no one else.

If it had been made public some people would have abused

the families by showing them anywhere, anytime they wanted

to. Those families have been through enough don't pour salt

on an open wound.

Why do they not have in the Columbine School that is known?

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for its student's misconduct in regards of bringing weapons to class All they need is a metal detector in front of the school entrance that surveys students from carrying concealed weapons?????????????????

Why do they not have in the Columbine School that is known?
It wouldn't really matter if they had metal detectors or not! All the kid would have to do is shoot the guard and then walk right in while the detector goes crazy! It's not going to stop crime!
Reply:Because it is not an iner city school. Report It

What do you think about the Columbine High School massacre?

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i hope for it everyday.

What do you think about the Columbine High School massacre?
I think people made it into a bigger deal then it was. I guess its ok for dumb jocks to go around beating up people in and out of school(usually 3 or 4 on 1), but the first time someone fights back, people freak out and act like Harris and Klebold did something wrong. There is nothing wrong with what happened at Columbine, I just think they went about it the wrong way. They should have targeted people after school, one at a time. If your going to pick on someone, be prepared to die for your stupidity.
Reply:it is obvious to me you are being bullied at school.

You feel you are a loser,I felt the same way when

I was a teen and I had a learning disability and

was bullied.Please do not wish for a shoot up

at your school. Report It

Reply:Why? That's awful... though somedays I must say I hope for it too.
Reply:I don't condone murder of any kind unless of course it's self defense. However, those boys were tormented at school by stupid @sshole jocks and preps. I can understand where they would've been upset and fed up. Does that mean they should've killed people? Hell no. I just think they had enough.

Anyway, don't hope for another one. That's retarded.
Reply:Tragedy, yes. But it really opened the eyes of people every where on how hard high school life can be. It was bound to happen somewhere, Columbine High School just happened to be the place.

A lot of good has resulted from the ordeal, though that may sound morbid. New standards on how things are handled in school, bullying contracts and such. Things have come from it that have made high school more tolerable for thousands of kids everywhere.

It was a great loss, many innocent people were lost. But you need to look at it as most of the people that died, died helping out their friends and complete strangers. They need to remembered as hero's.

If you are hoping for one in your Highschool to possibly get rid of tormentors, just seek out the help of an adult. Really, it may seem like it will only make things worse, it really truely wont.

Plus, you also need to realize the kids that get tormented are usually the ones that end up with the nice jobs, nice cars and happy lives.
Reply:Sad. Hope for it? Do u mean hope the people heal and get better? Or that it happens again? This is confusing and just plain scary. If u want it to happen again please get some mental help.

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Why was a game about the Columbine shooting massacre allowed online?

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Why the heck does it seem okay to make a game out of a horrific massacre that happened??? The families are still grieving over their lost kids and people are MAKING A GAME OUT OF IT!!! Go to http://www.columbinegame.com/ and check out how horrific this sick game is! People who support this are siCK!!! You say it is just for fun or whatever, well check out that messed up kid from Canada who shot up his cafeteria in his college! HE ADMITTED HE GOT THE IDEA FROM THE GAME AND PRACTICED! Get a CLUE! These games are BAD AND VIOLENT!!! We need to get a petition going to stop this site...anyone willing to sign?

Why was a game about the Columbine shooting massacre allowed online?
I don't agree with it and im sure alot of people can feel where I come from on that issue. Yet there are insinsitve people in the world who take the " freedom of speech and Press " law abuse it and run with it. If your not this kind of person you will never truly "understand" why people do it. Even if someone with those views were to answer this question you rwould read their reply in dissgust and you still wouldn't get why its " OK ", and your answer still will be left unanswered. Just know that you are better then that. There are alot of computer and video games that I don't agree with but there is nothing you can do other then be the bigger person and ignore it.
Reply:I don't know why it was allowed. Just recently I was lucky enough to hear a father of a girl (Rachel Scott) that was killed in the Columbine shooting talked about Rachel's life and her death at Youth event. Rachel's story is the most inspiring story I have heard. It totally changed my perspective on life. Visit http://www.rachelscott.com/index.htm to read her story.
Reply:I don't know if I would be willing to sign something like that because than people could use that as an example to stop all kinds of things on the Internet not just horrible stuff like that. But I realized how cold and callous people could be when I saw this and saw a game called Terri Revenge. It is a game where Terri Irwin swims around and kills stingrays. I thought it was so disrespectful and not even a week after his funeral!!!!
Reply:Sorry, not me; I won't sign.

It's not that I don't agree with you about how sick this is but there's a larger context. There are powerful forces that want to get control of the Internet because it's the only major media they don't control. If we let them win, then we'll have no access to uncensored information and our descendants will be serfs to them (the global overclass) just like the peasants in the Middle Ages were.

If an occasional loon going off is the price we have to pay for freedom, then so be it....
Reply:because this is america and we believe in free press and free speech. unfortunately there are those who abuse those privelages or dont have any common sense or compassion for others such as those families. They are only concerned with making money . Hopefully noone bought that game and they lose thier ***.
Reply:Because that's the USof A for ya.
Reply:Well they have games about Iraq and I was there and lost a buddy, so why don't you get a petition for that one. THey have games about WWll and vietnam so why don't you raise hell about that??

Can anybody share bibliography on the psicology of public masacres like the one at the NIU or Columbine?

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Try Psycinfo

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Does anyone from Columbine High School in 1999 know the real story?

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I need it for this song I'm going to sing in church.........So...........Could anyone help me, Please!!!!!

Does anyone from Columbine High School in 1999 know the real story?
Read the story about Rachel Scott, a young Christian girl who was shot at Columbine. It's a really amazing story and will help you a lot =] The book is called "Rachel's Tears" by: Beth Nimmo, Darrell Scott, and Steve Rabey.

Why are police withholding evidence in relation to the COLUMBINE MASSACRE?

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Who else is involved in this insane and maliferous chain of events?

Why are police withholding evidence in relation to the COLUMBINE MASSACRE?
Michael Moore set it up so he could have a best selling/high rating documentary
Reply:Do you have some inside information? Is this yet another plot?
Reply:george bush

Can anyone help me find that video that used to be on youtube called "columbine leak security tape"?

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youtube deleted it, so any websites that just have it posted, linked directly from youtube arent going to do me any good.

Can anyone help me find that video that used to be on youtube called "columbine leak security tape"?
Here it is...

http://www.filecabi.net/video/columbine-...

Just so you know it's not actually footage from Columbine, it's from a 2003 movie called Zero Day about a fictional school shooting. But on every website it is titled as a "leak tape".

What element in American society is responsible for VT and Columbine?

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If we look at the US and Canada together they are both quite similar in their culture - heritage(mainly European), language, sports etc. But yet the rate of gun related murders in the US is more than 50 times that of Canada.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mu...

I appreciate there are probably more guns per capita in the US, and I understand that Canada has stricter gun laws.........but the people are essentially the same.

It would be interesting to hear from Canadians as well as Americans.

What element in American society is responsible for VT and Columbine?
Im english and personally i cant believe guns are legal in america you should trust the police in protecting you your always running the risk of gun crime, murder etc.
Reply:There is no "element".. It was one crazy individual. Nothing more.
Reply:Anti-gun laws are responsible for the VT tragedy
Reply:The 'element' is a homegrown group of young people with 'terrorist' mindsets.
Reply:bullying, ostracizing

gun culture

violent tv, movies, video games

mental problems

copycat crimes, criminal becomes a celebrity
Reply:Gun control laws don't work. They just embolden the criminal element. When a city in Georgia made owning guns mandatory crime dropped by more than 80%.
Reply:There are similarities between Americans %26amp; Canadians but they are not the same. Their societies are governed differntly for one and there is less pressure on the Canadian populace due to a drastic difference in population density. There is a huge underclass that exists in the USA that isn't an issue in Canada. Gun control is just that CONTROL. You hear Americans spouting about thier constitutional rights, what a load of rubbish. The second ammendment was to protect the newly independant colonists of the late 18th century from their recently ousted oppressors. Nothing to do with carrying conceled saturday night specials or semi-automatic sub machine guns.
Reply:there are more guns in Canada per head of population than the USA and less deaths, why because you let anyone have them, you don't look after them and let anyone steal them, and your living in the past clinging on to anything that you think may erode your rights, you campaingn to stop iraqs killing americans yet dont bother that more americans are killed in the usa by americans. in other words your an outdated backward society, and far from being jealous of you i for one am glad i dont live there or with any of you backward ignorant anacronistic ( you might have to look that one up ) people
Reply:Dude Its plain and simple: LACK OF GUN CONTROL.

There are psychos in every society- they just dont have such easy access to guns anywhere else.... Face it- a nutter all alone is just that- a nut. Put a gun in his hands- you got a mass murderer.
Reply:Hmm it has happened here - Motreal out west it has happened

It is very disturbing -

I think the way to look at it is a cultural phenomona - Yes it is harder for me to get a gun here - but It is not impossible to do it

Blame TV ? Well some of it maybe - but isn't it more that the parents are so busy making a living that the TV is now the acceptable baby sitter and there is no balance provided to it through social interaction ? Kids have been watching cowboy movies and such for a long time - No gun fights at high noon were reported to the best of my knowledge .

The other thing is that we have to accept that a % of our population is and will always be nut bars .

Does the US shootings compared to the Canadian shootings accurately represent the 1/2 % of lunitics per capita ? I've never heard one way or the other

Way back when that 1/2 % had a 6 shooter or a knife so the # of dead was lower . Now it's a machine gun.

Gone are the days when it was a black eye and a thick lip

What has changed and is of great note is the urge to kill strangers - It leaves police baffled - all their life they have been taught motive motive motive.

If I am going to take the time to kill someone - it is assumed I have a reason

Killing strangers that I should have nothing against - that is new-

I think in large part gun control curbs crimes of passion - accidents and so forth

It does stop the soft criminal as well and these things are a big % of gun killings -

It will not stop the hardcore lunitic or criminal

So again lets look at the stats between our countires with that in mind - I think it would be interesting
Reply:First off, how do the population numbers of each country compare? I don't believe there is any element in any society to explain why there are people who want to kill!
Reply:Glamorisation of gun violence in films, seeps into the nutters brain. making him think it is 'cool' to go round killing people. I have seen the pictures of that plonka who caused the V.T. Tragedy I one thing is plain, The twerp thinks he's cool because he has a gun.

I don't think there is a single element to blame, Insanity and Hollywood play a big part though.

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Columbine?

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I'm doing an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT report on why Columbine High School is an American landmark. I haven't said too much yet and I've already run out of reasons on why it's a landmark.

Columbine?
Well it is where the shooting happened.

It is the location of the start of improvements in school security.

What happened there is the reason we have taken another look at mental health of kids.

Also, talk about the beautiful landscape. ^^

Was anyone there in the columbine massacre when it happened?

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was anyone in columbine high school when the shooting in april 20, 1999 happened?

Was anyone there in the columbine massacre when it happened?
Yes, And Unfortunately

Some Of Them Are Not With Us Anymore..........
Reply:no
Reply:No,but I was 9 years old. It was a horrible thing.
Reply:not me , thank goodness
Reply:If there hadn't been anyone there, how could it have been a massacre!

THINK!
Reply:i didnt even know there was a shooting there
Reply:Not me. I was on spring break in Daytona Beach. It was quite a buzzkill.
Reply:Queenbees and wannabees

When should the last students who witnessed the Columbine massacre graduate?

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do you think it will be a big ceramony for these people

When should the last students who witnessed the Columbine massacre graduate?
The shooting happened in 1999, so even freshman at the time would have graduated already (in 2003). A person would have to be a Fourth time freshman to still be a highschooler who witnessed the shooting.
Reply:ceremony even

Looking for the care & maintance of flowers named COLUMBINE & FUCHSIA?

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Sorry, I can't help with fuchsia... but I do have a columbine. I don't do much to it, really. I'll give it Miracle Grow every other week and I'll deadhead the flowers as they fade. Other than that, I let it do pretty much whatever it wants. They are a rather short-lived perennial though. If you like it and want more, then just let it go to seed. It will self-sow and you'll get more plants next year.

Looking for the care %26amp; maintance of flowers named COLUMBINE %26amp; FUCHSIA?
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Reply:good answer smooches! :p
Reply:Columbine will do well in part sun to shade. It is a hardy perennial that will die back to the ground each winter and return in the spring. Here in western Washington, they don't seem to require much special care, other than about a medium amount of water in addition to the rain we get.

Two kinds of fuchsias. The most common are the ones that are sold every spring in hanging baskets. These do best in full shade or only morning sun. Afternoon sun will wilt them no matter how much water you give them. To keep the blooms coming, you must water consistently and feed regularly. I use a diluted (like maybe half strength) liquid every other week or so. In order to keep these fuchsias over the winter, you must store them in a cool place where the temperature does not drop below freezing. Cut them back almost to the soil surface and water them occasionally.

Hardy fuchsias can be planted in the ground here in Washington, but I am not sure about other zones. These are a lot less fussy than the other kind and can take more sun and need less water and fertilizer.

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Were the columbine shooters mentally ill?

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I heard that they played many violent videogames, but what I want to know is if they were mentally ill from the start?

Were the columbine shooters mentally ill?
I don't think they were actually DIAGNOSED as mentally ill, nor were they ACTUALLY mentally ill, just from what I've read about them. And I'm not going to assume that they WERE mentally ill because they killed people, because what you're asking is WERE they mentally ill, not "do YOU think they're mentally ill." I'll give you facts, and not my opinion. I know one of them had to take anger management classes, and was on an anti-depressant for it (Luvox). They also underwent psychiatic treatment after some prior misdemeanors, but I think that was just standard protocol for youth offenders. Wikipedia has a good page on them. You can follow the links at the bottom of the page too, for more info. Check it out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Harris...

It's far too easy for everyone to say "they did it because they're mentally ill and that's final" without looking at the societal roots and causes of a tragedy like this. And btw, the boys didn't actually listen to Marilyn Manson.

Hope this helps you out!
Reply:they must have been to do something so horrible...
Reply:yeah their moms claim to have dropped them on their heads as infants so then they suffered violent trauma causing them to react like that....
Reply:it's very possible. they were angry and probably depressed kids.
Reply:I liked kelly s's answer best

And will add: Even if they did have depression or ADHD or bipolar, those illnesses do NOT make someone kill or hurt people. Folks with almost all kinds of mental illnesses are violent at about the same rate as people without the mental illness. I think it was the bullying. Killing people, even in such a horrible and senseless way, is not a mental illness. What would you call it, killing frenzy disorder?

Someone on here was going on about how bullying isn't that big a deal, folks should learn to stand up to it. Well he probably was in a school where teachers paid attention to what was going on. I was viciously bullied in junior high in a school in massachusetts, and when I moved to Minnesota, I rarely got bullied and it was very minor stuff. In some schools, kids get severely beaten etc. He lives in fairyland. Obviously those two kids didn't handle the bullying just fine, and not most of those other shooters. The violent videogames just reinforce the anger, imo.

Anyway, just some additional thoughts for you that weren't already covered by others.
Reply:Well no. They were bullied and tortored because they were different. Kids were bullies and they got sick and tired of it and made a huge mistake! If someone knew about this they could have helped them, like Rachel Joy Scott, who is an awesome person! Thats why I'm nice to everyone. I don't want to be responsible for something like that happening! I think they were so mad that they didn't think about what they were doing! I bet these kids could have had a great life but it ended short and they caused the world to be in great pain. I'm saying its good to do this, but I think they wanted to be heard and they thought this was the only choice they had! I mean they are a little nuts cause I mean nobody in their right mind would do this, but you have to think of it in their shoes. I know what it feels like to be an outsider and its not good, I cried and cried and I always thought non sence things but my now time friends reached out and now I hate to see someone down. So I wouldn't call them dumb, stuiped, or mentally dumb, because that can't change what they did it only makes it work. So please if you see someone alone boy or gril help them out! It feels great to help and be kind!! Like the song Hands in the end only kindness matters!
Reply:I don't like mental illness as an excuse for killing people. Anyone who goes around murdering is mentally ill, and should be put to death.
Reply:Naw, they weren't mentally ill. . . They just came into school and murdered a bunch of people. I wouldn't say there's anything 'ill' about that, seems completely normal now-a-days anyway.
Reply:Ask yourself this - do you think a mentally stable and sane person would do something that atrocious?!
Reply:Videogames, TV and movies Have NOTHING to do with Columbine or other tragedies.

Yes they were mentally ill, but clearly rational with regards to thier plan. They just wanted to die and get famous in the process. Clearly they saw themselves as little specks.
Reply:No, they weren't. Nor were their actions actually inspired by violent video games.

They did struggle with family and friends, which played a part in what they did. Kids at school made fun of them for being different, which is probably the biggest factor in them actually going through with it...

However, the unnecessary amount of sympathy that was generated for kids "like them" (who are made fun of in school), in order to avoid what people actually believe is a possibility for incidents like this in the future, caused a huge movement of liberals trying to change the way punishment is carried out in schools, and to punish people who might abuse other kids verbally and physically. While those things do get out of hand, what actually happened is that we now have a system where everything is labeled as abuse, and instead of kids learning how to stand up for and take care of themselves, or live through even the negative experiences that could define them as a person, we now have a system where kids and their parents are conniving and try to abuse the rules of the system in order to get their way.

It's pretty sad what's happened as a result.
Reply:I think they were bipolar but I'm not sure
Reply:yes

its all about killing
Reply:I think so.

It's not really Marilyn Manson's fault- but I have to say that I do not like him personally.
Reply:I don;t think that they were mentally ill. I just think that they had a lot of problems and were depressed.
Reply:um.. do ya think?

normal people dont think of attemptive mass murder at a high school. I would say they definately had some issues. as do every person who has tried to copy the act or has done it prior.
Reply:Could have been. At the very least, serious anger issues
Reply:maybe, or probably just had a lot of hatred in their hearts .
Reply:nope i don't think they were mentally ill i read a book call "No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine by Brooks Brown and Rob Merritt " its supposedly by a friend of theres and it said hat they were basically tormented on a daily bases glas bottles thrown at them and other things i think it was from bullying they got pushed way too far i don't think they decided to shoot there school from games they played or the music they listened to
Reply:well normal people don't go around shooting people and the violent games desensitize so they probably didn't help
Reply:Its sad how people try making excuses for sorry losers like them.

Of course they were mentally ill- anyone who can take another human beings life, is sick to say the least..
Reply:probably. do you think Doom really did that to kids?
Reply:yes. they were probably depressed. They never really had friends or anything, and some people can just be born violent,plus with influences (such as videogames)..they became inspired to become more violent.
Reply:i think they were bullied and treated like outsiders because they did things differently..mental illness does have to play a part in it....violence does tend to be more numbing no days bvecause of all the violence......
Reply:Young and stupid. They were not mentally ill, though anyone that could do something like that has to have something really wrong with their thought process. I played Doom for years, and I never felt the need to go kill people.
Reply:video games don't make killers, everyone needs to take responsibility for there own actions. as far as I know the columbine shooters were outcast, they probably felt misunderstood, sad, depressed, probably had a bad home life. Every killer has a motive, every killer has a reason to kill, they were probably weak minded because of all the things he went threw, and they just didn't know how to handle it. most people that kill have mental disorders, and I'm sure they did. but video games don't make killers.

P.S. I do not sympathize with killers at all, but they all think they have a reason to do it.
Reply:I think that it's theorized that while both eric harris and dylan klebold were bullied at certain times throughout high school or such, that their motives were far more sinister and that harris was thought to be sociopathic while klebold a follower and perhaps depressed. Both students were said to have laughed while doing the shootings and one even stooped down under the table and said 'peekaboo' before shooting which even sounds evil. They both knew that what they were doing was wrong which, according to the law, meant that they were of 'sound mind' and would've been 'competent to stand trial'. Time magazine did an article in december of 1999 and talks about how they'd planned the massacre out for over a year. It was not as though they snapped and such. You may be able to get an archived copy of that article from Time or look for it on microfilm at the local library.

On the note of bullying, 'bullycide' is when a person is bullied to the point where he or she commits suicide as in the tragic case of Jared: http://www.jaredstory.com

There is a videoclip (about 9 videoclips) where a reenactment was done on the shootings at youtube: http://www.youtube.com and search 'zero hour' (Not zero day which is a film loosely based on columbine).
Reply:No, just really pissed off.
Reply:Marilyn Manson's fault.

How did Michael Moore manipulate Charles Heston's answers in Bowling for columbine?

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He dubbed his answers.

How did Michael Moore manipulate Charles Heston's answers in Bowling for columbine?
He didn't Charlton just opened his mouth and then put his foot in it.
Reply:Editing. See below.

Why do some people think that music was one cause of the columbine shootings?

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i just recently watched bowling for columbine (no comments about michael moore please i DONT CARE) and some of the people interviewed were listing marylin manson as a cause of columbine. people also blame other bands like rammstein (just not in that movie). is there some reasoning behind their opinions?

Why do some people think that music was one cause of the columbine shootings?
Because it just so happened that the kids who were involved in the shooting listened to heavy rock, music most society doesnt approve of. They were just looking for someone to blame. Manson and Rammstein are the unfamiliar and seen as so controversy that society was ignorant enough to blame musicans as a cause of the shooting.
Reply:Because people fear what they do not understand. The blame needs to go some where ( or at least that's how most feel). I do not advocate this. And those blaming the music obviously do not understand it and fear it. Does this help?
Reply:Because of the lyrics of the music, it causes people to become depressed etc. Heres an experiment for you to try. For the rest of the day every 15 minutes I want you to tell yourself that you hate everyone and everyone hates you. By the end of the day you will be depressed and feel lonely. Now if you listen to music that sends the same message or a more depressing one such as suicide and murder, imagine the effect that would have. Words are powerful and the mind easily absorbs them.
Reply:Its easier to blame an artist or a type of music than to admit any fault in our society in general.
Reply:That type of music's songs have hidden messages in them (sometimes not so hidden).
Reply:Music affects a person's "mood". Sometimes, a person who is depressed can be pushed over the edge by the right music. Similarly, other music can be uplifting to one's mood and break a depression.

Music may well have played a part in that incident. However, Ritalin was likely a more causative factor. Schools have gotten into the habit of drugging students who show mood 'disorders' rather than address the actual cause, in this case bullying. Ritalin has a known side effect - increased aggression.

If you are getting information from Michael Moore, you are not getting good info. He is notorious for misleading and for Soviet Montage (look it up), standard propaganda techniques developed by Communists to 'agitate' a population. His films are NOT documentaries.
Reply:People have to blame something so they blame video games and violent music and everything else. Even though Duck Hunt was around a generation before us and songs our parents listened to were just as violent as the ones we listen to now.
Reply:Ever since Heavy Metal music became popular, it has been blamed for many things. There were some suicides and murders in the 80s that were blamed on Twisted Sister and Ozzy Ozbourne. People would rather attack and blame something that they don't understand than admit that they are to blame for what happened.

At the same time, when Rock and Roll became popular in the 50s (especially Elvis with his pelvic girations), parents blamed music for making the teenagers sexually active. Nevermind that there was essentially no sex ed or open discussions - it must have been the music.
Reply:Because, unlike you, these kids were a little screwy to say the least and they took those lyrics to heart. Moreover, their parents didn't pay much attention to them to make sure they were OK. Thing is, it's hard to figure out who will listen to Marilyn Manson, who's a little screwy himself, and commit mass murder and who will listen to him merely as music, if you can call it that. Oh.....Michael Moore is a liar so I'd take whatever he said or did with a grain of salt and a wary eye.

Should Michael Moore's documentary "Bowling for Columbine" be shown in public high schools?

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Or is it too conservatively violent, and shows how easy it is to get guns and bashes President Clinton?

Should Michael Moore's documentary "Bowling for Columbine" be shown in public high schools?
anything Michael Moore makes should not be shown anywhere should al be flushed down a toilet.
Reply:If it is Conservative and bashes Clinton, then by all means. It should be required viewing and in no way should anyone be able to show a different view.
Reply:High school is the perfect place to show Michael Moore's films. It could stimulate great conversation and debate in the classroom. That's what you call education. Anything that educates and stimulates thinking and debate should be welcomed in our education system, not censored.
Reply:As a school teacher I have found that it is okay to show as much graphic violence as you want as long as you do not show any nudity. (Which means you cannot show something like Roots).

I have taken my students to see Bowling for Columbine at a Moma event and they really enjoyed it and thought it was eye opening.
Reply:Michael Moore's movies should be studied by people who want to learn how to distort facts and be subtle in their deceit.
Reply:It mostly sympathizes with gun control. In the future, people will think that all gunowners are criminals and that guns need to be banned, should this be shown in public schools. Let people decide things for themselves, don't choose any path for them; let them take their own path.
Reply:Our schools are there to teach our children, not to shove biased opinions down their throats.
Reply:Absolutely not, unless you want our youth to be brainwashed into one way of thinking. Michael Moore does not show both sides of any argument.
Reply:No.

On factual data please!
Reply:Anything made by michael moore should not even be shown in a run down porn theater in the ghetto where only the projectionist and a drunk bum passed out on the floor are watching.

Michael Moore is an America-hating, self righteous, propaganda filled gas bag who wouldn’t know the truth if it jumped up and smacked him in his fat over-fed face.

Did I mention he is one of the biggest hypocrites to ever soil the face of the earth?
Reply:I don't really see the educational value of it. It is well known that Mr. Moore is pretty radical (I don't mean he doesn't have a point, just that he is pretty extreme), I don't really see a school allowing his movies as part of curriculum.
Reply:michale moore, or anything that he has touched, had a hand in, or produced should be showed to innocent children. his stuff has no business in the school system.
Reply:Nothing of his is worth watching , anywhere. He is just a propaganda pig.

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Columbine info?

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does anyone know where to go to watch video clips of the footage shot of the columbine shootings? i'm doing a school report

by the way, wasn't columbine HORRIBLE ohmigod that disaster bothers me more than anything else. any info on columbine you can give me would be great thanks

Columbine info?
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There is a film called Elephant, a small indepedant film produced by Diane Keaton, which dipicts similar events. One of the more profound scenes, plays a mock up of security cameras taping all the killings. If you have the opportunity to watch this film, do so; it may hold information that could help you.
Reply:yeah, I saw Elephant, It's alright, I prefir the movie Bang Bang you're dead, mainly because it has a happy ending sort of. yeah columbine was bad, Jonesboro, Paduka, Springfield, ect...?, it's just that it has the most victims and more media coverage. Report It

Reply:any shooting is a horrible thing.....all those innocent people and they're families! how could anyone do something like that? yes columbine was horrible, and any other school shooting is just as bad!

i pray everyday for all the victims of tragedies like this and their families....god bless them! Report It

Please read my blog about the columbine tragedy.?

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tell me your opinion about Darrell Scott's Testimony.

cast a vote if you agree with what he wrote

Please read my blog about the columbine tragedy.?
this is not the psychic hotline... where is your blog?

Sorry, i clicked on your profile but did not notice your 360 blog listed on your profile. After reading your columbine tradegy I don't have much to say other than guns should stay legal and to remind everyone back in the old west days when everyone strapped on a gun there were fewer crimes as everyone was proactive to defend themselves. Today, we call 911 and talk to the college drop out waiting for the trigger happy barney fife deputy to arrive
Reply:what is the website or the blogg???

When people like the columbine killers set up a site, how do people find it? Like news commentators..?

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I'm not sure about Comumbine, but with a few would-be massacres that were foiled lately, the bad guys had posted their plans (in detail) on MySpace.com.

People browsing around on there find this people's plans, %26amp; report them to MySpace %26amp; HOPEFULLY the local police department.

The press picks is up off the police wire.

When people like the columbine killers set up a site, how do people find it? Like news commentators..?
The police usually find it and inform the media.

Is that song, Cassie, from Flyleaf's latest album about the girl who died at columbine?

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If you don't know the song then don't worry! Go to www.bebo.com/Flyleaf to hear it!

Is that song, Cassie, from Flyleaf's latest album about the girl who died at columbine?
"The song "Cassie" refers to Lacey Mosley's view on the Columbine High School massacre concerning the supposed incident where Cassie Bernall was asked by one of the gunment whether she believed in God or not. Upon expressing her belief, she was shot to death. This incident is a common myth surrounding the events of the Columbine High School Massacre. According to some accounts, Cassie was not questioned about her beliefs, but a similar question was put to Valeen Schnurr, who was spared by the gunmen. The investigation team that worked on the Columbine shooting came to similar conclusions regarding the incident and its authenticity."

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Essay writing - Bowling for Columbine - urgent?

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Hi everybody !

I've to write an essay about this movie ; "you're a journalist writing about Michael Moore' documentary. Write a movie review giving your opinion about the way he presents the Amercian society and say if in your opinion it can be an efficient means to fight against school violence."

Could you give me some help please ?! Thanks very much !

Bye_

Essay writing - Bowling for Columbine - urgent?
Bowling for Columbine was an indictment against the love affair that America has always had with guns. He challenges the idea that citizens must enjoy full access to fire-arms (specifically handguns) in order to be 'free'. He demonstrates that Canadians have a much different level of trust for each other than Americans do. To put this to the test, he literally walks into an unlocked house, camera in hand, and begins interviewing a couple about why they don't feel the need to lock thier door.

For all of Moore's antics, there is a very serious message behind the film. The rights that our Constitution assures us were put in place in a very different era. It was a time when guns were an absolute MUST for Americans. The gun was a tool, used to hunt and protect the home. It was common for a militia to be used in times of need, and every man needed to bring his own arms. This carried into the 19th century, as the West was explored and border towns with very little in the way of law enforcement forced citizens to protect themselves and each other with firearms.

Moore illustrates clearly that all of these needs are now gone. Every good reason for non-law enforcement citizenry to own a gun is vastly outweighed by the deluge of tradgedy that they cause in modern society.

It's hard to deny that he presents a very good case for stricter gun laws in the U.S. The British aren't likely to invade, the cowboy and Indian days are behind us, and our children are dying. School violence is just one of a great many problems that would be eased by the banning of handguns and tighter restrictions on other firearms.

Thanks, and good night.
Reply:My advice is, expand your knowledge pool. Writing is only hard and the mental blocks tough to get over if your knowledge pool is limited. Get to know your subject like your favorite hobby; check videos, reference works, and get to know who it is you are writing about. If done properly, this will give you more than enough content to fill the paper.

Then draw your own conclusions on whether or not you agree or disagree with Moore. Just put some meat on the bone, and it shouldn't be too difficult!

Do you think this is a bad example to use in my paper?

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I'm writing a persuasive essay on why we should wear uniforms at my high school. My teacher said I should add an emotional appeal in my paragraph about equality. In the paragraph I talk about how uniforms cause less chance of judging and cliques. As an example, I thought about writing a tiny bit about the Columbine massacre, which I've done a little research on before. The boys targeted anyone with a white hat (as well as many other classifications) but certain clothing was one thing the boys looked for. So, do you think I should put it in my paper, or is it too extreme? After all, massacres like Columbine don't happen very often.

Do you think this is a bad example to use in my paper?
Well, not really bad, but not very emotionally strong as well. Unless you are able to zero in to your point on the boys targetting anyone with a white hat. were they looking for equality? If I were you, I'd look for emotional appeal through equality meaning kids should be in school not to dress up and show off, rather to learn and equally gain with what the school can provide. A uniform should conceal the background of a person, what race, family, income bracket, group or whatever....
Reply:That could be a good example, but I might want to give example based on what is happening now in your school.

But in my opinion, would uniforms really solve the problems in today's school?
Reply:I think that it would be a bit too extreme. Perhaps an appeal to finances and leveling that playing field would be more in order.
Reply:Personally, although your perspective on uniforms and the Columbine massacre may be correct, I think it's best to leave it out, unless your teacher equates "emotional appeal" with "sensationalism", which, sadly, they sometimes do. Your point may be "right-as-rain" but the inclusion of such an ugly event in American history takes away from the core reasons as to why school uniforms were originally used. I can say, as one who went to Catholic schools from around 1956-1966, and wore uniforms all that time, that issues such as the pathetic columbine incident NEVER crossed our mind. It was a matter of de-emphasizing the individual for the achievement of the common goal: a good education, and it worked, and still works. So, that's my opinion, for what it's worth. God Bless you.
Reply:And why not? I think it's a completely valid point. Just because it doesn't happen often, doesn't mean that it's not an important factor. I didn't know that, and something that's not commonly known is a definate plus in writing any paper.

Good luck with your paper!
Reply:I don't think it's a valid example for your paper. I do not think it's too much to cite Columbine, but I am not quite sure that I see the connection to your argument. School uniforms are a good thing because then that way high school killers would have to find another way to select their victims? Is that what you're saying? If you want to cite Columbine as an example then it should be as an example that high school cliques can cause real damage to people - meaning the killers - but I don't think that's a very strong argument.

Don't think just about popularity and cliques - think about the idea of economic equality. If school is a place where you're meant to learn, without distraction, and be judged solely on the merit of your work, then think about how much it would level the playing field if everyone had to wear the same clothes.

Just watch any John Hughes movie from the 80s for an emotional appeal on classism in high school.

I need help on writing an essay for church?

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I need to write an essay on my response on massacres such as the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings from an orthodox Christian Point of View.

I need some ideas on how to write this essay. Some biblical references would be nice. Hope you can help.

I need help on writing an essay for church?
For VA Tech, visit the website below:

As for Columbine, read the essay below:
Reply:make an appointment with your priest after watching Bowling for Columbine

What are the reasons to kill 32 students?

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More than a question, i guess it's a reflection: Where is the security in the U.S? Why gringos (in general...I mean, the government) do not learn? First, Columbine and now, Virginia Tech?

What are the reasons to kill 32 students?
The reason to kill 32 was his reason alone. Can you understand what goes on in such a person's mind?

There is nothing that can be done to protect all of the people all of the time.
Reply:Gringos? You racist *****.
Reply:NO reason. This kid was messed up in the head. He had been evaluated and he was not stable and the parents did not see to it that he was taken care of. In this situation I blame the parent for what this boy did. They knew what he was capable of doing and only they could have stopped him.
Reply:What's to learn? Maybe a law against mass murder would help?

No security system in the world will protect you against a mad man, only self protection.
Reply:People that are mentally ill don't have a logical reason to kill their victims. He was on anti-depressants, but obviously depression was not his problem. I believe that people that are mentally ill that are given these drugs become much worse and go off the deep-end. These drugs are not for everyone.
Reply:What can you do if you allow people to carry weapons that can get off 200 shots in mere minutes? We are probably lucky this hasn't happened more often. We should have not allowed citizens to carry these semi-automatic weapons in the past.
Reply:I know and I agree with you. It look like we would have learned our lesson with Columbine but I guess not. Maybe this will make them sit up and take notice. I sure hope so. I feel so sorry for all of the families that have lost children both at Columbine and Virginia Tech. They are in my prayers.
Reply:theres been more shootings then just those two and they have all been the same, a student from the school, several sings, and they didnt just flat out kill them they made them suffer
Reply:I don't understand what gov. has anything to do with this. If someone breaks down and decides kill one person or many how can gov. stop them. The only people that can do anything are those around that person that is having the break down. Look at what is going on around the world. Bombs, shootings, stabbings, auto homicides (because of drugs or alcohol) ect…

Those around the person are the only ones that can stop him or her. If you feel someone is going to do something or someone says that they are going to do something then tell the proper authorities. Don’t think that they are just mad at the time and will not act on anything. Better safe than sorry. That guy need help and people knew it. He should have been in a hospital and receiving help. But lets say that was done. What if those around him had a gun of their own. If someone he confronted had a license to carry a weapon the out come would have been different.

Do not rely on gov. to take care of you. The have enough to take care of.
Reply:if you dont like the gringos, perhaps you should go home
Reply:For a moment, this guy had the college's life in his hands. It must have felt really powerful. He was getting away with it so he must have felt invincible. He told himself that these people didn't deserve to live because they were all mean or had potential to hurt him emotionally. And he was a foreigner who didn't see these people as comrades, I guess. He'd already decided to kill himself. I wish they would assign people to each school to regularly patrol and provide security right on the spot and be available whenever there is a student with a concern. Or maybe only people who've passed a mental check-up could attend college and have to take more tests throughout the year/s.

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Was it necessary for the news story about the Ohio school shooter to mention what shirt the guy was wearing?

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Do you think since Columbine and obviously as it continues today the media is trying to perpetuate the false assumption that music and games cause kids to turn violent REGARDLESS of the kids' environment? (the story said the kid was wearing a marilyn manson shirt, NOT IMPORTANT TO THE STORY!!!)

I blame parents, low-to-no school funding, school counselors and officials, bullying and a host of other reasons that would rank much higher than music or games.

We even know by now the kid had some mental problems, why not go with that and just skip the scapegoating of marilyn manson?

Was it necessary for the news story about the Ohio school shooter to mention what shirt the guy was wearing?
If the info in the first answer is correct, then I can see it being mentioned. But generally speaking, I agree with you. My first thought when I read about the shirt was accompanied with a rolling of eyes. And this kid had a history of mental problems. Maybe, in his twisted mind, his "worship" of Marilyn Manson played some small part, but what is the role of this kid's parents in this situation? With the Virginia Tech shooter, I think his parents truly felt like he was past the worst of his problems, but he was not in their home for them to see his downward spiral. This kid in Ohio was a minor still living at home, so it would be interesting to hear about his home life and parents.
Reply:Obviously, what you are reading or seeing is stuff perpetuated and sensationalized by the media. The reason that Asa Coon's clothing was mentioned was to identify what he looked like during the shootings. He was clearly different (white, goth kid in an all black school) and is mentally unstable. Personally, I don't think that Marilyn Manson is satanic and does get a bad rap for his image and lyrics. Clearly, the administration, teachers and perhaps his parents are somewhat accountable for what happened. My question is how Coon got past metal detectors and security?
Reply:Marilyn Manson's music promotes suicide, death, drug use, violence and hatred. He legitimizes and encourages that kind of behavior. This should be a warning to parents whose kids admire and / or idolize him. Is the fact that he was a fan the reason? No, but it could have contributed to his thought processes.

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Reply:No. They're just looking for an easy explanation and something to blame it on.
Reply:Yes, it was necessary to describe the shirt the shooter was wearing. Clothing is one of the primary items used in identifying criminals. I'll bet that, somewhere, in the police report the race of the shooter was also used but NOT for racism (regardless of race).

Scapegoat: "One that is made to bear the blame of others." At no time was Marilyn Manson used as a scapegoat. He was never questioned or charged in this crime.

I think you have a "wad" in your drawers over nothing.
Reply:Forget the shirt - was he wearing a straight jacket?
Reply:The shirt gave and Ideal of his mental state. Are you a parent? Why do you blame the parents that you dont know?I agree bully has alot to do with a kids mental state
Reply:The report I read also said that the reason that the student had been suspended was because of a fight that started because he told another student that he didn't believe in god; he worshipped marilyn manson. It sounds way too cliche to me, but if those are the facts of the story...
Reply:It was not nessecary,in fact ,the Cable TV and Television News in general is guilty of being criminally negligent in trying to promote these crimes ,so they can stay busy.When the news is slow after a big event such as (9/11),then you will notice that the Media will do a report on themselves and how they covered the Big Story.They don't realize that they would be more popular with the Public, if one day they just came out and said, "we have spun all we can possibly spin out of such and such a story, so we are gonna give it a break","we will come back when we can get an honest story that is truly interesting.One that we don't have to fabricate at the expense of harming more people unnessacarily in the name of making our News Station $$$$$$$$$$$$$!................... DREAM ON.
Reply:A lot of psycho killers like to wear military clothing. Does this mean the military causes children and others to kill?

What sick person would make this game? Super Columbine Massacre RPG!?

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Why in the world would anyone want to expolit the needless deaths of children? I am all for creative freedom but someone has to draw a line somewhere? What's next a 9/11 game?

What sick person would make this game? Super Columbine Massacre RPG!?
seriously disgusting--and regarding those 9/11 films: I was standing watching those towers fall, seeing people jumping, and just the thought of those movies make me start to cry so I'm never even going to see a second of them. it's be just like re-living that day over.....which right now I'm doing. if they make a game about that then i know for sure that the whole civilization is beyond redemption.
Reply:What website is this game on?
Reply:most likely yes. Ive seen some sick games on the market recently from fighting the anti-christ to playing as him/it to playing a terrorist organization and commiting mass suicide bombings.

Honestly I have more of a problem with the lack of moral fibers from the publishes that publish and market the game then the developers.
Reply:that is pretty sick. and i wouldn't be surprised if there was a 9/11 game in the pipeline, they've already made money out of it with films
Reply:Hey look dumb asses there fun because it would show you what it's like to blow up the world trade center ( In my opninon it would be fun ) so because you play sick video games doesn't make you a sick person, Trust Me.
Reply:Well, actually, there was a game I have seen on the news a few years ago about a flight simulator and you have to try and recreate how the planes crashed into the towers. Along the lines of a simulator of JFK's assassination, and whoever got the most acurate shot would win 10,000 dollars. So this Columbine game is what puts these people on the map, noticed, and into a broader aspect than if they would create a regular game for a freebie website. There is a lot of exploitation going on in the world, sad, but people will do anything for money nowadays. And the news shows that put it on the air is just that much more publicity. If people would ignore it and not get so angry and expose them on a larger scale they would simply disappear from lack of users and not being well known of.
Reply:Probaly the same people who made a sick mini-game World trade center Jummper, 9/11 dash to crash, and 9-11 flight simulator where you get hijacked 15 seconds in the game. People in this world can be cruel and sickning at some time. When i see games deplicting stuff like that makes me wanna vie for the normalicy of the old days where we didnt have 9-11 and wars like back in the late 80's earily 90's (i am 25) But there really isnt nutting we can do about it and thats sad

Bowling For Columbine Questions?

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Finished watching this movie in class and we have to do some questions on it. I'm a little confused with this one, i Don't rember where this was in the movie, could someone please help:

A. Define Satire

B. Give two examples of how Morre used political satire in the film to make a point.

Thanks !

Please check back, I understand the rest fo the questions, however I might stumble upon somehting i either forget/don't know.

Bowling For Columbine Questions?
Satire: literary technique that combines a critical attitude with humor, often with the intent of correcting or changing the subject of the satire

Example: Moore played Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World while showing footage of the World Trade Center on September 11. Obviously this is not a wonderful world, and the footage shows it, yet he plays it anyway.

Example 2: Moore goes to a bank where he gets a free gun for opening an account.

Example 3:

Moore takes two Columbine victims to the American superstore Kmart headquarters in Troy, Michigan, ostensibly to claim a refund on the bullets still lodged in their bodies. After a number of attempts to evade the issue, a Kmart spokesperson says that the firm will change its policy and phase out the sale of handgun ammunition; this comes after Moore and the victims go to the nearest Kmart store, purchase all of their ammunition, and return the next day with several members of the media. "We've won," says Moore, in disbelief. "That was more than we asked for."
Reply:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionar...

Also about question #2

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jht...

Wahts the movie called where they do the remakin of the columbine shooting?

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You may be referring to Gus Van Sant's film, "Elephant." More of a dramatization of the whole incident, not a re-enactment.

Wahts the movie called where they do the remakin of the columbine shooting?
ZERO DAY is another movie that was inspired by the columbine shooting and is far more powerful and incisive than the popular Van Sant flick.

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Can i see the bodies from the two killers on columbine high school massacre?

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dylan harris and eric klebold

Can i see the bodies from the two killers on columbine high school massacre?
Why the hell would you want to?
Reply:There are pictures out there.
Reply:that is gross, why would you like to see dead pleople?
Reply:Kid, you are one sick puppy!!!!! Peace and God bless.
Reply:There may be pictures but they are both cremated and the location of their ashes are unknown

What did you think about columbine?

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Do not delete this please I really want other peoples opinions and perspectives.

What did you think about columbine?
overrated!!! happened everywhere else for years-no one cared then, but all of a sudden, suburban white upper-middle class americans, i don't support prejudice!
Reply:I think that if you have to go to the internet or anywhere else for that matter to ask what anyone thought or still thinks about Columbine must be a real sicko. It was horrible, and repulsive to think that other kids have such intentions going on in their heads. What in the HE__is this world coming to anyway. WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW. ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO AND PLAY SHOOT-EM-UP AT SOME OTHER INNOCENT SCHOOL? I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHY YOU WANT TO KNOW. I LIVED THERE AT THE TIME, AND MY KIDS GREW UP THROUGH THE YEARS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL, AND PLAYED SPORTS, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, ETC. EVERY SEASON WITH SOME OF THESE VERY KIDS. THEY WERE THERE, THEY SAW. THEY GOT SICK. THANK GOD THEY WERE AT ANOTHER SCHOOL. COLUMBINE INCIDENT STARTED A WHOLE SERIES OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND CRAZY KILLINGS. GO TO A PSYCHIC AND ASK, STAY OFF THE INTERNET, YOU SICKO.
Reply:The Columbine tragedy shows that:

1) school officials should treat every single minor threat as very serious one, the same way the Secret Service does the same thing to safeguard our President's life. If something like that goes down, a student should tell their teacher or parent. They then will call the police and have the problem defused before it happens. The guilty students will then be dealt with accordingly to the fullest extent of the law.

2) parents should monitor what their kids see on TV and what sites they go to on the Internet. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were unsupervised on watching violent images in film and visiting sites on how to make bombs that were used in the April, 1999 attack. They should also listen to the music they listen to as well. The Columbine attackers listened to some violence-laced lyrics to hard-core metal. That have definitely fueled their violent tendencies that caused all of the carnage at the school.

3) parents also should keep their weapons locked away and out of access of their kids. Klebold and Harris obtained assault weapons from other people to use in this bloodshed.

4)kids should talk to their parents if they have been bullied at school. It's the only way to keep them from doing something disastrous to their teachers and classmates. They could also tell their teacher and principal about this as well.

5)schools need to institute an _extremely_ strict take-no-prisoner attitude toward this bullying behavior as a way to keep school disasters like what happened at Columbine from happenening there. Anyone who engages in that behavior should be dealt with harshly, and:

6)the entertainment industry needs to be very careful marketig their products that are deemed unsuitable for young kids. Unsuitable material should _only_ , and I emphasize _only_ , be shown at night on some channels.

That's my take on this Columbine tragedy.
Reply:Kid's who had alot and didn't know how to use it. They also had access to guns and didn't know how to use them properly
Reply:I think Columbine reminded Americans that crime, regardless of anything, still existed and sadly, resulted into one of the most tragic events in educational history.

Some people might argue that the Columbine shooting was a result of kids and media violence, and though this is partly true, it all goes back to the issues of morals.

We see it everyday; rape, murder, theft, and kidnapping. Often, too many times, political correctness atempts to "make everyone innocent" and blind people from actually seeing that true evil still exists. And that real crimes do happen.

Personally, I don't think playing the "video" games contributed all of the Columbine shooting. Instead, I feel the way society had warped the concept of "good and evil," all humans became blind themselves with the lack of good values and judgement.

Games are not wrong; but the way people REACT and make DECISIONS afterwards becomes a problem. Yes, some games are virtually evil but how a person responds to it is the key issue.

In all due respects, I think the U.S. became more wary of what dangers lied ahead as a result of political corruptiveness, moral failures in the homes and schools, and even lack of judgement that has decayed.
Reply:What about columbine? Some kids who needed psychiatric help got teased and tortured to the point of no return. It happens every day in our society. some kids turn to drugs and booze, some turn to suicide, some just run, and others take revenge. Until kids learn not to be so mean, and self-centred, its gonna continue. america (andcanada)has to learn to respect the differences in others
Reply:was anybody listening?

they even e-mailed the principle...

over 180 documented cries for help....

one of the saddest days...for all involved...

i hope it opened many eyes...

especially those involved in the life of a child...

Report offers Columbine hindsight

Interviews show that killers dropped hints of rampage, but no one gathered all the pieces

By M.E. Sprengelmeyer

and Michele Ames

Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writers

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold announced their violent plans for Columbine High School in veiled threats, cryptic clues and strange behavior — but nobody put all the pieces together until gunfire erupted.

About 11,000 pages of police reports released Tuesday show numerous warning signs that were missed or ignored ........

I need to write a strong response on Bowling for Columbine. I can not think of what to write. HELP!?

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How did it make you feel?

What could have prevented it?

Can you relate to the students?

All the signs for Columbine were there werent they??

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In the Colmbine Shooting were all the signs there??It seems there was do u think that??

All the signs for Columbine were there werent they??
The signs were there, but nobody could believe it.

People rarely believe that somebody they know will become homicidal or suicidal, even if they say so.

There was a double-murder-suicide near where my friend used to live. One of the neighbors I talked to was a friend of the murderer. The guy told him he was going to kill those people, but he didn't believe it. He was distraught afterward, thinking about it.

In another case, reported in the news, a boy was threatening to shoot people at school. His friends frisked him when he came on campus, but didn't check his backpack or tell the authorities. The boy killed 2 people. Imagine if you had been his friends.

When people threaten such things, it's best to pay attention and tell the authorities. It's better to be embarrassed because the threat wasn't real, than to have a tragedy that you could have prevented.
Reply:They may have been, but it was a matter of interpreting them correctly.
Reply:Yep.

Kids are being BOMBARDED by too much information

The internet, Ipods, cell phones, DVD's, webcams.

I recently read a psychological study that concluded that these days, the maturity of a 21 year old kid now, is on par with that of a 15 year old 20 years ago!

Where the HELL are the parents?

It's the Dumbing Down of America.
Reply:yes but people just dont care anymore i blame the parents
Reply:I think the kids went crazy. It's not about guns. In the 60's when I went to high school my 2 friends had a lot of guns. We went out shooting and had fun. We never did anything crazy. I learned how to properly handle guns and to respect them.
Reply:it seems u need to get out of watever cave u livin in and realize that has passed and there are worse things today

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Do you remember when Columbine happened?

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I was sad, but I think I'm the only person who remembers it when it happened instead of hearing about it later. How old are you now and you old do you think you were then? Do you remember it when it happened or not?

Do you remember when Columbine happened?
I remember when it happened. I'm in my 40s. I read the published diary of Rachel, one of the girls killed. She was only 15. It was a terrible shock that something like this could happen, but since then the senseless violence has occurred all across the country at other schools and universities. They're senseless tragedies.
Reply:yes I remember,it was awful
Reply:I remember hearing about it on the radio while it was happening and then a day later when my friend who lived there came to visit so he could get away from all of that craziness for a while.
Reply:i remember when japan attacked pearl harbor, when hitler invaded poland, when the korean war broke out, when jfk, malcolm x, and martin luther king got assassinated, when kent state shooting occured, when jim jones massacred his cult, when september 11th happened, and virginia tech massacre. oh yeah , and columbine too. it's depressing
Reply:i recall news about it, sad day for those familes
Reply:Yeah. I thing I remember the most was the kid jumping out the window. It was sad
Reply:i'm 16 now how long ago did it happen?? i can remember abit of it,but only coz i saw it on the telly!!!!
Reply:yes I remember,
Reply:It wasn't that long ago, of course we remember. I'm scared to death for my child going to school that someone else hasn't raised their child properly. I'm 37 and my son is almost 12 and in middle school.

About that movie ELEPHANT based on Columbine?

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why is that movie so weird, they say is based on Columbine but on this one park the kids are in the shower making out, were they gay or somthing? that movie makes them see gay ? was it actually like that cause from what ive read is nothing alike.

About that movie ELEPHANT based on Columbine?
Saw the movie, I thought it was pretty good. I don't think that the shooters were gay, if they were then I don't think that it has much to do with the story.

It's important to remember that when a film (or whatever) is 'based on' something, the writers are allowed to take certain liberties to advance the story. 'Elephant' isn't a biography of the shooters, it's more along the lines of 'two kids walk into a school with some guns.'

How can I get my message across?

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I'm doing a poster on the Columbine Massacre for my history class. I've done research on it and I know it was a very tragic day. When I present my poster, what can I do or say to really get the message across of how horrible it was, instead of just making it sound like any other small shooting?

How can I get my message across?
The poster is secondary to the point of the speech.

It is a point of reference to confirm the spoken words.

Less is more when it comes to dramatic issues.

List the names and ages. [the dead and injured]

A picture of a memorial- flowers/candles.

NO gross stuff, that is really bad form.

Find out that facts only, then Followup up on the GOOD that came out of that horrible day. That's a spin they won't expect.

*******

(I am a minister now- this is my most popular teen age sermon)

Without adversity, we know not how to create courage and character within ourselves. Those are the times the "god" or "goodness" in us is most apparent. Courage is acting while being fearful. Honor is the reward you recieve for being Brave enough to lead others to the right path. All of this is already IN you, its a God given gift. Its your choice to use it.

******************

Who survived and how ( not injuries) what steps toward positive growth did they take.

Start with bringing the other students into the story with a Q%26amp; A.

How old are you? What is your dream for the future?

My subject today is Columbine. [leave it at that]

What do you think about when you hear just that Name?

Can you imagine the fear? If it was a normal day, like today and then this was a gun and you all were trapped and scared. How would your lives be changed for ever?

That is what I am here to talk about.

Columbine- Hope for tomorrow, learning from the history of this event. Here are the facts. SHOW THE POSTER.

Or better yet a powerpoint presentation.

Best wishes. It will be a popular subject, so lets hope you can give Grace and Hope to a tragic situation. Gory details don't make the case. having the listener identify with the pain and fear of each person in the place and the parents/teachers and families will bring the "real emotion" of the event.
Reply:Have huge print on how many people died..thats a low key as I can think. Without having picture of dead bodies...
Reply:You've already wasted the one chance you'll get with me.
Reply:One way you can get the point across is graphics and/or pictures. Nothing makes the average person cringe like seeing a fatal shotgun wound. Or, if you can, find a picture of a pile of bodies. If you want the pictures to be authentic, then kudos to you. I for one would also find some quotes from surviving students and include them in your presentation.

Hope this helps!
Reply:You can put pictures of the families and students crying, the funerals, quotes from the loved ones, pictures of the people while they were still alive.

If you really wanted to be grotesque you could put pics of the actual massacre, though I wouldn't recommend that.

What can we do to avoid having another school shooting?

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i thought columbine would be the end of school shooting for awhile and here we are now with the virginia tech shooting, my question is what can we do to avoid things like this from happening again?

What can we do to avoid having another school shooting?
girls, give a hug to the lonely guy in class.
Reply:It will happen again and again and again -- nothing can be done ---- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shoo...
Reply:Get to know the quiet people in your classes. Make friends with them instead of making fun of them. If they seem mentally ill, don't just run from them, see if you can get them to the counseling center. If you think someone is kind of weird or doesn't have any friends, you should try to make friends with them. (I also think we should make it harder to buy guns; longer cooling off periods for example.)
Reply:a ton of people are going to hate me for this, but gun control. gun control gun control gun control. yes, the constitution gives us the right to bear arms, but arms werent semi-automatic when that was written. i have been to countries that have strict gun control policies and the crime rate is so low....if this man didnt have access to guns, it sure as hell would have been a LOOOOOOOTTTT harder for him to do this wouldnt it? i know there are people who wouldnt get a gun to go shoot some place up, but in this day and age, when you cant honestly predict who is going to do what....you kind of have to watch everybody. yes, this kid was quiet and withdrawn and wrote violent things, but so is my brother and he wouldnt even think of killing anyone because he knows its wrong. so picking out all the quiet people isnt going to help because some of the quietest people i know are actually some of the happiest most well adjusted. meanwhile some of the loudest are the scariest people i have ever met. you cant predict what people are going to do but if you make it harder for them to get weapons they are less likely to do it
Reply:Number one increase school security.

Number two make it tougher to gain access to guns.

Number three pay closer attention to troubled students.
Reply:It's not just schools but post offices or businesses; but school shootings will happen, because human personalities are eternal. There will always be bullies, abused loners, violent angry people with an attitude, innocent bystanders, negligent officials, well-meaning bureaucrats, people who are in the wrong place at the wrong time, gun dealers who follow the law, teenagers desensitized by violent media, people who love to be victims and have lawyers, heroes, victims, bystanders, on-lookers, negligent or abusive parents, loving parents who can't help, mentally disturbed persons who can't get help, governments who don't spend enough on social services, governments who spend too much on the wrong social services, people who don't care, people who care and work... It's the human condition. Although in America, the human condition is kinda demanding... We are a special case. Just be kind where you can and it will pay off for you in the long run.
Reply:destroy all guns in the world. that way we don't have o buy guns to protect ourselves from other people with guns. But then we would probably have more school stabbings:(

it scary to go to school the way the world is these days. I'm a high school student myself
Reply:raise security. teach people kung-foo
Reply:I'm a public school teacher and we had a kid bring a gun to campus last semester. I'd say that it's hard to detect when a youngster is about to hurt himself or others. In the end, I think tragedy can be prevented by knowing the students well enough to be able to detect changes in habits. As teachers, we get so little training and some of us just do not have the time or patience to simply pay attention to our students. Having an outstanding school psychologist helps, as does keeping tabs on students who are at-risk. I found a suicide note from a student in my late work box last year and we were able to get the student help. Some things, on the other hand, are impossible to prevent. The young man at Virginia Tech was deeply troubled- perhaps the hardest thing for us to grasp would be his isolation... where were his professors? Where was the counseling department? Where were his peers? People in our society become so isolated.. we need to start watching over each other and taking care of each other and to know our neighbors.
Reply:You can't. It's unfortunate, but you can't. You can add more laws, more restrictions, whatever, but some f***ed up dude will find a why to do it again.

People in this world are messed up. If they stopped thinking about themselves things might be better.
Reply:I'm just amazed that there wasn't a lockdown or officers, with lights flashing, posted at main entrances or thoroughfares. I went to college on a very large campus. Every main entrance had a guard station where they checked for parking stickers and issued visitor badges. There were no checkpoints at VTech?

My common sense would tell me that if I saw a huge police presence as I was walking onto campus, I'd turn myself around and find out what was going on... from a safe distance!

What if the VTech police/officials asked for assistance from local police in helping keep students and staff from coming in to class/work that a.m.? I think the outcome would have been very different. But that is water under the bridge now...

Even at the primary, intermediate, and secondary school levels in our large city, if there is a robbery, reported murder, incident involving a criminal with a gun within a certain vicinity of a school, until that person is apprehended, nearby campuses go into immediate lockdown.

Having worked in three different states, I see a big difference when a campus develops a plan of action that involves faculty and staff as proactive participants. As a teacher, I feel that I have certain responsibilities to my students that will keep them safe in the event of an emergency. If campus staff is trained and there is a proceedure in place, although a tragic event may occur, its severity might be greatly lessened.

God bless everyone affected by this horrific event and may He comfort the friends and families of those innocent victims. They are truly in a better place...
Reply:you missed quite a few school shootings between columbine and now.

What can we do?

improve our schools, kids shouldn't have to go to school and get bullied while the faculty is apothetic.

encourage social health in our children: organized sports vs pc games
Reply:SHUT UP!
Reply:Hello, I also thought the school shooting would end. But I am wrong because of the awful shooting that happen at the Virgina Tech University. To avoid things like this in the future i personally think we should start taking the lonely people more serious. If someone is writing horrible things and doing obscene things then maybe we should really look into it and not throw it on the back burner for us to deal with later. We should also have better security at these schools. I am a high school student and sometimes i dont feel protected when i come to school because we mostly only have one police officer in his office on duty. Most of the time the officer is away on other business. We should definitely pay more attention to the little things and keep more security in these schools and universities!! I am also praying for the killed and wounded victims of this horrible event
Reply:if everyone had a gun we would think twice about shooting people in public
Reply:We can't

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What would you say if someone came up to you with a gun and asked if you believe in God?

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First of all you should always say you do. In 1999 Columbine High School students were asked this and 13 students died. So remember to always believe in what you belive in.

What would you say if someone came up to you with a gun and asked if you believe in God?
If someone with a gun asked me that, I think I would probably say something like, "Well, what do you believe? Tell me about it."
Reply:Dying for your beliefs when your religion isn't in trouble doesn't make you a martyr. That's pride-driven suicide.
Reply:Let me get this straight. Your school told you to tell people you believe in god if someone threatens you with a gun? Where the hell do you go to school? I can think of about 20 things that are illegal about what they did.

And I don't believe in god. So I should tell them what I believe, right?

Oh, and the other kids under the table with that girl say that the story is complete bullshit made up by her parents. They would know, wouldn't they?
Reply:be carefull in your answer: be nice and try to please that person.

That person need someone understand his/her poin of view.

Follow his comments in order to calm him/her down. That person

is under emotional stress and cannot thing right.
Reply:If you truly believe in God, then the circumstances, gun or not, won't matter. Faith is not an abitrary, changing thing. It is something which can withstand even the most brutal of circumstances.

Many people in history have declared their belief in God while being nailed to crosses, having their entrails ripped out, and many other much more gruesome tortures.

If someone changes their answer in the face of adversity, then it was only a belief of convenience, not true faith.
Reply:"None of your * business. Get your * gun out my face."

;)
Reply:This is presuming that you know the answer the gunman is

looking for...I have never heard this story before..

Are you certain of its truth ?

What were the students supposed to have said ?

All the 13 students probably said "yes" if it is a true story and

is verifiable..

Does this mean that should have said "no" ??
Reply:Columbine is a tragedy that should never have happened. But the human mind can become a dark, uncharted territory more dangerous than any jungle. I think you'd know you were going to die in a situation like that more than likely. Yes, I would have declared my belief in God irregardless. I hope the wielder of that gun is facing God now and learning to understand that killing others is no solution to any problem!
Reply:remember to believe in what you believe? I find there to be a problem here. not everyone believes in god, so what you are saying is a contradiction. always say you do believe in god even though you don't, but still believe in what you believe. doesn't make sense.
Reply:This occurance happened to Cassie Bernall at Columbine. You should read the book She Said Yes. It is her biography written by her mother Misty Bernall. Also, the Michael W. Smith song "This is your Time" was written about her. It will bring you chills and tears.
Reply:I would say yes, because it is true. I wouldn't want the shame and guilt that I would feel for denying God, and for lying.
Reply:If you refuse to stand up for God on earth, Jesus will deny you on judgement day. If it really came down to it, life wouldn't matter if I was dying for a reason.

Where is the line between sympathy and repulsion?

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The day of the Amish school shootings, CBS evening news had a guest commentary from the father of a Columbine shooting victim.

He blamed school shootings on "taking God out of schools and government" and abortion among other things.

On one hand, you sympathize with him for losing a child, on the other you feel repulsed by his taking advantage of it to promote his personal platform.

You also wonder, are people really this simplistic? Do they really think that before their lifetime, everyone was a Christian and nothing bad ever happened? Have they not read history? If it was really as simple as the quick fix they long for, the world would have been perfected ages ago.

Lastly, one has to wonder how much violence has at its root the existential horror of being surrounded by a majority of simplistic, paternalistic and / or irrational people. If people like this guest commentator want to increase the level of God in our lives, they may increase the violence.

Where is the line between sympathy and repulsion?
You can only think how would you act in that situation, what would you say. Americans are the most judging and unforgiving people. He is upset and wouldn't really say the most thought out comments. This does not mean I agree with him just that I will take his comment as a human emotion.

What can we do to put an end to school shootings?

2010-05-21T23:46:00.003-07:00

Ever since 1999 with the unfortunate Columbine shooting, school shootings seem to be a common thing these days. Every time I hear of one happening on the news its sad that I'm not even surprised anymore.

So people, what can this country do to help prevent these type of events from happening? What do you think?

What can we do to put an end to school shootings?
The government needs to make it illegal for a regular civilian to have a gun. If they wont do that then make it harder for people/civilians to get guns. Have stiffer penalties for people who have a gun illegally.

good question! Serious topic that needs to be addressed!
Reply:Unfortunately we are going to see more metal detectors and security checkpoints in schools.
Reply:tighten your gun laws. People shouldn't have access to these weapons, especially not teenagers, it's kind of sick. I think the US needs to admit that the right to bear arms is outdated in the 21st century. People may say this isn't true, but name me another developed country that has this amount of school shootings to prove that point.

I agree with the second answer, parents need to take greater responsibility over there cyhildrens actions, and be more involved. People who don't feel isolated mostly do not feel the need to las out at society.

I can't comment on whether it has anything to do with your schools, counselling networks etc, because i don't know, but I'll be interested to read what others say.
Reply:Some look to ban guns but the real solution is to educate the public on guns. Teach them not to fear it like the media does. Part of the problem is the fascination with catastrophes by news organizations. To some extent the media is giving an outlet for deranged mental cases to gain the only thing they want. ATTENTION! Crazies like that have learned that if they want to "go out in style" they just have to shoot up a public place. They know within minutes that their name will be known throughout the nation. Don't ever give them that satisfaction. What there needs to be is a more aggressive approach to mental health. When an individual shows signs of mental anguish don't ignore it. Proper professional help should be notified. Again education about weapons and proper use will teach pupils to not fear but have a healthy respect for them. Outright banning never works, history proves that this creates black markets and never keeps the item of the streets. "Gun-free" zones are prime targets for individuals looking for unarmed victims. Think of the stories you don't hear, the stories with a happy ending. The one responsible citizen who stopped a crime because he was at the right place at the right time and carried his/her gun. You hardly ever know something is going right until something goes bad. For every crime committed there are a hundred others foiled by armed citizens. Disarm the citizens and you open up the streets for crime.
Reply:Close all schools and hold class at the park.
Reply:Stop bullying and teasing.
Reply:You can't; there will alway that one alienated individual.
Reply:First of all, parents need to parent their children. Stop being their friend, letting them do whatever they want.

Second, we need to have better access to quality mental health care in this country. People tend to feel shame if they need help, but they shouldn't.

A lot of people start blaming gun laws, but I don't think they need fixing, per say. I think adults need to be held equally culpable if their child commits a crime with a gun that the parent should have had locked and kept away.

How many high school/ college shootings have taken place, or attempted/copycat since Columbin shootings?

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I am doing an argumental research paper. I am wondering if anyone out there feels that some of the crimes are mimmicked or copycatted due to the "attention %26amp; glorification" given by the news and media. For example the Columbine shootings?

How many high school/ college shootings have taken place, or attempted/copycat since Columbin shootings?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shoo...
Reply:Too many.

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How many more kids have to die before people take preventative action against school shootings?

2010-05-21T23:46:00.001-07:00

First Columbine, VA Tech now Cleavland. What is the deal?? The saddest part about this tragedy is that this kid made public threats about bringing a weapon and noone did anything!!! How many more people have to get hurt before schools and parents take action??

How many more kids have to die before people take preventative action against school shootings?
As long as we allow anyone who wants one to have a gun, no one is safe.
Reply:Sure... but if schools spend time digging into every case of a kid threatening their school, they'd have no time to teach.

I'm with you... but do you have an answer? The schools are not to blame, barely-there parents and a culture of violence are to blame.
Reply:My guess is that it will take as many as it takes for people to stop blaming music for those children's mental illness.

What is the best way to sow flowers inside, so you can plant them out in the summer?

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Next year, I'm planting LOADS of flowers, I'm planting them all around my open field near the trees. I'll probably be sowing about 1500 seeds indoors. A lot of the seeds are Annual Foxglove, Hollyhocks, Columbine, Snapdragon, Balloon Flowers, Zinnias, Penstemon, and many more, that I've forgotten. Which is the best, and healthiest way to grow them inside? I was thinking of getting these things called "biodomes" where it can fit 60 seeds, but i would need to many. I might be getting a mini green house thing for indoors, which has floresent lights, and about 4 rows of soil. What is the best way? Any suggections or advice on any of these plants or on sowing them inside? I live in ontario, canada, zone 5, and i will be sowing them side Anyway from Janruary to April. Thanks:D

What is the best way to sow flowers inside, so you can plant them out in the summer?
Wow, that's an awful lot of seeds Dan. First of all you are going to need a place with a bright light source that will reach all those seedlings. I would guess that the mini greenhouses with florescent lights would be best, but you might need more that one for 1500 seeds. If you have a spare room you could set up some tables and place florescent fixtures with one cool and once warm florescent bulb in each above each table. Make it so the fixtures can be raised and lowered because they will need to be no more than 3 inches above the seedlings at all times. This is how I do it for my seedling, but I only start a few hundred indoors. Anyhow, you can get some seedling flats from garden centers, fill with starting soil and plant away or you can get peat cells, but 1500 can get pretty pricey. You said that you would be starting the seeds in January, but that will be too early. You only need to start the seed 6-8 weeks before your last frost. Start them any earlier then you will be looking at leggy plants that will suffer more stress when planted outside. Besides, the older they get the harder they are to keep alive indoors. Well, I hope this helped some.

Good luck

How many people believe that they live a fear based life.?

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I don't mean specific fears such as violence, phobiasl, etc. I mean general fear such as fear of lonliness, being unsuccesful being unloved and unloving. In the movie Bowling for Columbine there is a cartoon vignette about America being a fear based society and no this is no a pro or anti NRA statement I'm Canadian eh. Do you feel that there is truth in that vignette. This morning there was a piece on CBS morning interviewing Elaine Stritch an 60+ actress and when she was aske what was the best thing about aging. She said that she wasn't afraid anymore. When asked what she was afraid of she said everything. Sometimes I see a lot of fear in this website and maybe instead of being so critical we can help each other out.

How many people believe that they live a fear based life.?
Fear is the most violent of human emotions, the most primal. And, fear of death is our strongest fear, or, so it seems. In thanatology, the study of dying and death concepts, our fear of death is found to be not a fear of death, but a fear of disintegration. It's like whatever Energy is up to in how it constructs itself into lifeforms, it wants to remain cohesive. Most of what we fear are perceived threats to the cohesion of our constructs.

Modern materialistic society is so expensive and we are so trapped in consumerism and debt and credit ratings that any upset at all can and does wipe us out. We increasingly and unrealistically avoid risk in fear of costly accidents and errors. We are afraid of losing our credit ratings, our homes, our jobs, our place in line, our first-class ticket to "heaven", our minds . . . our constructions we've worked hard to build and identify with.

Politics and plunderers can and relentlessly do prey upon our fears by tapping into our fear of losing our fragile house of cards, our way of life, if we don't flock together against terrorists, for example, in order to have the strength of numbers to protect our constructs. Scarcity concepts are perpetuated in order to elevate fear. Greed / consumerism and fear are entwined. For example, the majority of people believe that some of our problems today are due to overpopulation. In fact, the world is experiencing an alarming reduction in population growth, although researchers are becoming hopeful recently that we will have sustainable birth rates for two or three more generations at least. But, the falsehood of over-population scares creates in people a sense of scarcity and competitive frenzy.

Once, as a team building exercise, I video-taped a distinguished board of directors after prepping them by saying there is a comfortable seat in the board room for each one of them. They entered the room and sat down like gentlemen. After the break, without removing any chairs, I prepped the board of directors before they entered the room by telling them seating would be per "Musical Chairs" and that the person who did not find a chair by the time I stopped humming a tune would be excused from the meeting. There was violence in the room as they rushed in and literally elbowed and shoved each other. Even after they saw that there was chair for each and everyone of them, several of them "horded" chairs as "back-ups" or something and wouldn't let others have them. It was almost a free-for-all. When I then showed them the two versions of their behaviors and we had a discussion of scarcity concepts and how I had tapped into their fears of not having their own seat, they remained convinced that their behavior had been justified in the free-for-all.

The veneer of society is that thin.
Reply:Thank you, Judy:

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Reply:i'm too afraid to read this. so i didn't

I need photos to help identify plants?

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Its early spring and I have plants coming up that I am not sure what they are. Is there any place that shows photos of plants at their earliest "two-leaf" stage? In particular: viola, zinnea, larkspur, lupin, hollyhock, columbine. I am a new gardener and can hardly tell a weed from a flower at such an early stage. I usually have to wait until they are about 8 to 12 inches high before I know which is which.

I need photos to help identify plants?
its usually only something you can learn from experience... the seed leaves(cotyledons) look NOTHING like the true leaves (next leaves to come up) after the true leaves come up its a lot easier...but still can be difficult for some... pictures do help since a lot of plants are hard to describe...

here is one site that looks confusing but provides some pictures on weeds...it might help you rule some out...

and the other site has some herbaceous plants that might help you a little... good luck... and happy hunting...
Reply:http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/e1363/...

This has loads of information on identifying weed seedlings as opposed to the plant seedlings.

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Where can I watch 'Bowling for Columbine' online for free?

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Where can I watch 'Bowling for Columbine' online for free?

Where can I watch 'Bowling for Columbine' online for free?
I would go to www.Alluc.org, or I would go to www.tv-links.ca
Reply:click here http://video.google.com.au/videosearch?q...
Reply:youtube.com

What exactly is/was the trenchcoat mafia and does it still exist?

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I understand Harris and Klebold were part of this group but did/does it extend beyond Columbine highschool. Is/was this more wide spread than one school?

What exactly is/was the trenchcoat mafia and does it still exist?
I don't think it extended beyond Columbine. None of the others were implicated in anyway with the massacre and distanced themselves from Harris and Kleibold. These kids felt like outcasts and identified with the gamers culture.

I think there was some hysteria in the weeks after that the trencoat mafia was nation wide but that was never proven.
Reply:On the contrary, first of all Harris and Klebold were NOT members of the TCM just friends of a member and yes after the shootings some TCMs were created all around the country (probably small in number though). I am a TCM member in Los Angeles. We're about noncomformity. Report It

Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenchcoat_...

It was a nickname given to outcasts in schools who wear the black/grey duster trenchcoats, like Kyle Reese in The Terminator. Neo and Trinity in The Matrix and McCloud in Highlander.
Reply:The students from Columbine High School's 'trenchcoat mafia" were an anti-clique, a group of outcasts who met during and after school. They identified with the gamer subculture and sometimes wore trenchcoats.

The perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were identified by the media (and by Harris's father in a 911 call on the morning of the attacks) as part of the group in the days immediately following the event. The students in the 'Trenchcoat Mafia' were not implicated in the shootings. One reason the Trenchcoat Mafia became associated with the massacre is that Harris and Klebold wore black leather dusters, a long coat similar to a trenchcoat. The shooters were wearing their black dusters during the massacre. The term 'Trenchcoat Mafia' was used in media reports, and the term stuck in the public memory.

No it does not necessarily exist now.

Should the blog of the Virginia Tech shooter be made available to the public?

2010-05-21T23:44:00.002-07:00

When Columbine happened it was well before MySpace came along and the killers had put up webpages. The FBI took the pages down but not before hackers created a mirror of the site.

With other crimes since then, MySpace and Xanga pages have sometimes been left up and sometimes locked by MySpace administrators perhaps do to family wishes or police orders.

If the murderer has a blog, do you think the public should be allowed to see it? Does the general public have the right to that information?

Should the blog of the Virginia Tech shooter be made available to the public?
I think it would be valuable information for future reference. If this person had any blog and mentioned anything or there was any indication of what he was planning to do, maybe people will recognize warning signs in other blogs or websites, etc.
Reply:Everyone has a right to know what is in the mind of the sick people who do this kind of cowardly acts
Reply:Yes. We need to end this censorship in Amerika.
Reply:No.....he was a sick boy.......no need to delve any deeper into that. Let's focus on the families of the victims.
Reply:Not while an investigation is ongoing. Later, yes.

Columbine killers are heroes?

2010-05-21T23:44:00.001-07:00

I have been doing a lot of research on Columbine and find out that people are saying the 13 got killed

deserved it.Those that got killed were 2-3 years younger than the killers and hardly knew them.

Where is the justice saying they deserved it?

I have watched youtube videos and people

all around the world think it is great that Eric and Dylan shot up the school.

These kids who are making them out to be heroes,

I wonder if these kids are being bullied at school?

I do not make them out to be heroes,if they were

being bullied why did they not say something to

someone instead of their anger pushing them

to the point of no return.

I too was bullied and hod almost no friends myself.

after my research I vagley understand why they did

it.What would the parents of their children who were

murdered say about people making them out to be

heroes?

Columbine killers are heroes?
I have never seen or heard anyone calling them "heroes".

They absolutely were not heroes, they took a long time planning this murderous attack and there are indications that their parents knew something was not right, but they were just hoping their sons were going through and "angry teen" phase. These two knew they were not going to walk out of this alive, because they committed suicide. It was planned and carried out with no humanity.
Reply:You really shouldn't have to ask this question, but I'll answer. The columbine murderers were the slime of humanity. They aren't worthy to lick the scum on the bottom of my shoe

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Reply:The bullying that Eric and Dylan has suffered was pretty severe. Athletes in particular, due to their esteemed position, got away with bullying. This lead to the pair targeting athletes as well as others. Their isolation and depression was evident. One of the them wrote a poem about being a bullet penatrating into a victim. Their plight was overlooked by peers and authorities. They were obviously disturbed and needed serious help.

However, the shooters at Columbine are not hereos. They did not cope with the problem in a positive way such as talking about it to other people. They did not show respect for others any more than other people showed to them. They were racists who deliberately shot Blacks and Hispanics even if they were innocent of bullying. Those who admitted being religious were killed as well. Just because they suffered, but the lives they took was no justification for their actions.

If there is positive aspect to this, the lessons to be learn include but not limited to...

1) Bullying is not something to be taken lightly, it can have lasting damage to both victims and perpetrators. I do not condone the shootings, especially when innocents are involved, but perpertual abuse of others can drive those over the edge. Feel bullied victims go that far, but many do fall into deep depression. Bullies will have a hard time coping as an adult as standards of behavior change.

2) Mental illness is disease. They need help before they become a threat to themselves and others. The cause can be biological (like chemical inbalance in the brain) and medication may be necessary. Perhaps things could have been much better if the two changed their way of thinking (which was self-destructive) and had better coping strategies and outlets to aggression.
Reply:i hate the fact that people are bullied everyday but i don't think they should kill anyone. i don't think if a person kills someone they are any better than the person that bullied them. i think that if you are bullied you should tell a teacher or parent. i think they would rather take you out of the situation before you get to the point where you could kill someone. murderers are not heroes.
Reply:I think this problem is getting out of hand. All over the world children seem to be able to get guns too easily. I know that some children do relate to child-shooters and think of them as heroes. I think it is partially the responsibility of the parents to explain to their children that this kind of behaviour is not to be tolerated at all. On the other hand I also think it's partially the responsibility of the media that they will not expose such young children to these messages the way they do at the moment. Children do get too accustomed to this kind of news and it's becoming less terrifying each time they hear or see it.

I think your question is a little misplaced because I think that not a single person who has got some respect for the unfortunate children in high school shootings will agree with the statement that these shooters are heroes. I think it hurts everyone when you realise that society is so messed up that these thoughts can come across it by such young children.
Reply:You really shouldn't have to ask this question, but I'll answer. The columbine murderers were the slime of humanity. They aren't worthy to lick the scum on the bottom of my shoe.
Reply:Sorry I cannto say anything I am not aware about these Columbine.
Reply:Obviously shooting schoolkids is not an advisable tactic, but the issue did bring to light the brutal culture of violence and alienation in many middle-American highschools. Saying that you can understand what makes someone go postal is not the same thing as saying that they are heroes or that the victims deserve what they got.

The Columbine High School shooting was an all-round tragedy that could have been avoided. If any good can come out of it. it's in trying to end the culture of harrassment in schools, but so far I don't think much progress has been made in this directuion. It's so much easier just to demonise the perpetrators.
Reply:no offense but only immature and ignorant people think like this?

if that's the case then everybody's dead in this earth just because we let our emotion get over us.
Reply:All you have to do is place the actions against yourself. Would you like someone to shoot you? Of course not. The people that are saying that the trench coat posse boys are heros could be just as dysfunctional as the killers themselves. A hero saves lives, protects others, and stands up for a rightous deed. Did they save lives? No. Did they protect others? No they were the threat. They acted on a unrightous deed because they took that law into their own hands and performed cruel acts against innocent people. The people that are promoting the killers have no proof that the people killed were bad, it is just thieir opinion.
Reply:they were disturbed young men, but consider why they were disturbed... no one likes to feel humiliated or made fun off. But that does not give anyone the right to take a life... they were cowards!!!

It sounds cliche, but can't we all just get along?
Reply:rule #1 killing is wrong.

rule #2 refer to rule 1

rule # 3 if you have ignored the first two rules always remember the most important rule: killing is WRONG! DUH!

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4/20 a day for pot smoking? Hitlers B-day? anniversary of the Columbine shooting?

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anyone else find it strange on what that day has in common? there might even be more things that happend on that day but those are the 3 i just came up with

4/20 a day for pot smoking? Hitlers B-day? anniversary of the Columbine shooting?
I think you could take any day of the year and find 3 or more significant anniversaries, birthdays, annual celebrations, etc.
Reply:tweeds
Reply:Yea, alot of bad things happened on that day. Lets remind ourselves to be better than them.
Reply:I think it also might be Kurt Cobain's birthday.

Were any of you people at the columbine attack in colorado in 1997?

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yea, i was in the class where he shot my teacher

luckily i survived a shot to the hand

i will never forget that experience

Were any of you people at the columbine attack in colorado in 1997?
Something tells me the person who said "yea" is an outright liar-

1) No one who was REALLY involved would be so nonchalant about an answer to this serious ?

2) nor would they state something without correcting the asker on the date of the occurance

The asker is a complete moron too. Report It

Reply:no
Reply:working in nyc
Reply:no, but thoughts and prayers were ! ! !
Reply:I wasn't. Thank God.
Reply:why do you want to know?
Reply:Columbine happend April 20, 1999, not 1997.

Prob should get ur facts straight b4 u ask a ?
Reply:nope but it happened in 1999
Reply:Nope but I support Eric and Dylan.

Why did they do it (the columbine shooting) what was so wrong with life that they had to take so many lives?

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every time i think about it i get sick to my stomach but when i dont think about it i feel even more sick. Why, What, no where did all that hatered come from

Why did they do it (the columbine shooting) what was so wrong with life that they had to take so many lives?
The "hatred" came from years and years of being bullied in a toxic environment where school administrators repeatedly refused to step in as the boys' angst became more and more evident.
Reply:Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever felt like no one would do anything to your bully? When you are devalued as a person by most people around you, then you begin to believe it yourself. So, your life becomes worthless to you, and the lives of others become worth less to you. It doesn't take much at that point.
Reply:They wanted to be known, just like the recent university shooting by that "cho" guy or whatever his name was.

sick, obviously.

the guy underneath me is describing "EMO", not pyscho killer

Which was worse Columbine or VTEC? Not for the weak hearted?

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Ok Im not here to pick on some raw nerves here, just out of curiosity. If you had to choose a assasin to kill some terrorist who would it be out of the three Cho or one of the columbine shooters? Who do you think was more planned out in the attack? Who would you rather have killed the columbine shooters or Mr. VTEC? Do you think we should end the life of a bully for bulklying other kids in order to prevent another Columbine?

Which was worse Columbine or VTEC? Not for the weak hearted?
they were both good entertainment.
Reply:Dylan And Erric Should be praised as heroes rather than criminals! Report It

Reply:VTEC they new it was coming but did nothing to stop it and cho didnt want counseling

Columbine... those kids had it coming...
Reply:I believe we as humans should not have the right to kill each other. People kill for all manner of reasons in this world. When it is done we all think we are right. Killing to prevent killing? Is that really our place? It is only anger and hatred that leads us there. I see a grim future for all of us if we continue down this path.
Reply:VTEC gets good mileage but i never heard of columbine maybe u mean Wankel rotary?
Reply:Kids will always bully, people need to stand up for themselves if they are getting picked on, not with guns though, with fist. The Colombine kids idolized Hitler and were racist Nazi's. I think Cho had mental disorder, probably paranoia schizophrenia. Sometimes a bully does not know he is a bully, that is just his personality to be a d!ickhead.

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What do you think about columbine?

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I think two sick and demented individuals carried out a premeditated attack against fellow classmates, teachers and indeed the entire community of Littleton because they felt it was the only way out. I've never understood why people who are going to commit suicide feel it necessary to take out others along the way. There are ways to deal with problems and they way they chose was obviously a very bad way to do that. They talk about being social outcasts, so was I and millions of other school children over the years who haven't murdered innocent schoolmates. The schoolmates may have been guilty of teasing and maybe worse but that's how school is, if you can't deal then get some free counseling from the school. If that doesn't help then you need to either grow up or seek outside help.

What do you think about columbine?
Kids need more individual attention large schools don't give it.
Reply:I think it is a tragedy. But it is also a tragedy that most people answering these questions were alive then and with few exceptions will they even know how long ago it was or how many died...The Murrah building in OKC is another example...if we do not learn from history(and we Clearly do NOT) then we are doomed to repeat it...
Reply:It was very sad. At the begining of the school year some weight lifter man had came to my school to talk about "Rachels Challenge" and that was the first time I heard about the columbine shooting. I wanted to cry . The whole shooting thing ahd a moral to the story

" Always be kind to people" because you never know what they are capable of. I search through the internet that week and read a long page about how they bought guns from k'mart and stuff. But it still is sad how people are still doing thiat this very day. So I wonder when or if its going to happen to my school every other day.

Columbine High School massacre letter?

2010-05-21T23:42:00.001-07:00

Was a letter written by the two guys that did this shooting? If so where can i read it?

Columbine High School massacre letter?
That's the rumor. Why would you want to read it?

Do we have a "Columbine Generation"?

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With the rash of killing sprees of innocent people in public places, and the killers having known mental issues and ceasing medication, parents that don't care, bullies getting back at the world, where are we headed?!?

Do we have a "Columbine Generation"?
yes we do and about timeWe the People" Sorted it.
Reply:A lot of these shooters had mental issues yes, but sometimes they just get fed up with the system and something snaps.
Reply:Columbine generation??? Please look at the big picture. There are 300 million people in this country --- Thats 8 zeros -- 300000000 people --- out of all those people very few are killed by a nutjob with a gun..... The percentage of 300000000 people that will blow a gasket and shoot up a school is actualy quite low!!! You have a better chance of being killed in your car, run over by a car or die falling down a flight of stairs than getting shot at school -- or for that matter being shot anywhere ----- The big picture is the media companys like CNN hype up gun crime because they dont believe in gun ownership.... They want a police state -- I'm not sure quite why but they do have an axe to grind with legal gun owners....... I dont know about you but I would not be comfortable living in a country where only the cops, military and govt agencys are the only ones with guns!!
Reply:Hell on earth.

What's a pivotal event in the history of the United States?

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I have to write a 1000-1200 word essay on this using 2 sources from books, 2 sources from the internet, 2 sources from magazines, and 1 other source. Whatever I choose is going to have to be interesting otherwise I'll be bored to tears, so I'll appreciate any help or suggestions....

These are what I have so far:

Hiroshima

Kennedy's asassanation

September 11, 2001

Columbine

Brown Vs. Board of Education

Like I said, your help will be greatly appreciated....

What's a pivotal event in the history of the United States?
The Civil War is a pretty big one. So is the War of Independence. There's been tons of stuff written about both of those events, and the first one is very interesting.

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If you plant flowers to attract hummingbirds, what kind do you plant and how soon do you plant them?

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I have wisteria blue, gladiolus, astilbe, phlox, lilly of the valley, bleeding heart, hollyhock, red hot poker, lupine, canterbury bells, columbine, larkspur and snapdragon.

If you plant flowers to attract hummingbirds, what kind do you plant and how soon do you plant them?
Good choices. They like bright flowers... especially red, ...but they also like purple, white, orange, pink and blue. They like flowers with trumpet, tubular shapes.

http://birding.about.com/cs/birdshumming...

These are the 10 flowers most used to attract hummingbirds:

Bee Balm

Red Columbine

Delphinium and Hollyhock

Butterfly Bush

Catawba Rhododendron

Rose of Sharon

Trumpet Vine and Trumpet Honeysuckle

Cardinal Vine

Lantana and Fuchsia

Silk Tree

http://landscaping.about.com/cs/forthebi...

Here's a whole page of the hummingbirds favorite flowers, shrubs %26amp; trees, vines %26amp; bulbs; Hummingbirds are attracted to flower colors and nectar, not fragrance:

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/hummingbi...

Aside from the colorful nectar filled flowers, make certain that there is always fresh water available for drinking as well as for bathing. They need sunnny areas and they especially need shady areas to perch as well as to build their nests.

Willows and Eucalyptus trees provide nesting materials along with bits of leaves, spider webs, moss, and lichens to build their tiny nests.

Good Luck! Hope this helps.
Reply:Rose of Sharon is also an excellent choice.
Reply:Red Beebalm is what the hummingbirds really go for in my flower bed. I get some really great viewing as they will feed for a long time. These are by far their favourites and I have many of the same plants you do.

I'm in western Canada and I never plant anything until the end of May or beginning of June when the likelihood of snow is gone. We'd had snow in May and June before and I've lost some plants that way. I sometimes start plants from seeds and usually do that sometime in April indoors and then transplant later.
Reply:I plant salvia, red salvia, they love it, also honney suckle
Reply:Harold the humming birds are attracted to my Night Blooming Jasmine!! I was amazed to see the dozens and dozens of them surrounding the plant. I took a branch from the plant with several flowers on it, held it out to them, and they came right up to it in my hand. it was so great to see. Take care- Jen
Reply:The hummingbirds go crazy for the monarda in my garden but i agree with the other answers that red flowers of most kind of flowers draw them but i also think a feeder helps keep them around also. Hope this helps.
Reply:hummingbirds like bright pink or red flowers. just plant something big and pink. :]
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So are the Columbine shooters heroes?

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http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/120311...

What is telling about this teacher is this part of the story:

"Owen Robinson, a West Bend resident and administrator of the conservative Web site -- bootsandsabers.com -- said it seemed "Observer" was "posing as a conservative, right-wing whack job to discredit" the Web site's discussion of teachers' salaries.""

Or is this another attack on Free Speech?

So are the Columbine shooters heroes?
The link didn't work but to answer your question:

So are the Columbine shooters heroes?

NO NO NO NO NO NO N O NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Reply:I think that his comments are not threatning. I think he was within his rights. The investigation was initaited by his job site, and was based on unlawful charges, and probably conspiracy between the school board and police, the firing was probably illegal too.

I suspect he will be prosecuted because the DA will be acting with his or her heart and instead of the brain. If the teacher is intellingent and gets the ACLUs help, this will be a landmark case.

Many people in Yahoo answers and in blogs expect a degree of anonimity. For example, when I read someone asking whether the teacher should be punished in Sudan for the teddy bear, I might write something intended to insult those who agree. In other words--sometimes I'm sarcastic. Sometimes people are sarcastic in these blogs. Writing the Columbine Shooters were heroes may have been just one way of being sarcastic towards those who would disagree about pay raises.

For example, say you want a teacher raise, and the other guys on the post writes, naaah, I don't really wish for a raise. You might write something provocative to make a point. Like, "oh yes, I love my salary, and living at the YMCA with my children sleeping in the car is a great way of living." Again saracstic.

In the very end, this was a stupid arrest. This arrest was vengful and intended to attack freedom of speech. The subesequent firing based on this arrest was orchestrated by the school dept. So I can imagine this making its way to the supreme court, and yes, I can imagine the case winning on the teachers side. Of course it will! Even if its something so terrible like "(insert person you hate here) was a saint", it doesn't matter. We don't get to arrest people for being jerks. But I don't think this was the real motivation for this blog.

I think the teacher just won the lottery. He proably had a concern over his retirement (bet ya there was an issue). He knew exactly what he was doing. All those grammatical errors just lured in the cops, and I bet he'll have a great defense team in no time, and mupltiple lawsuits. Posting on a site where teacher normally blog just put him in the right place for unlawful arrest. He didn't do anything wrong but I bet he knew that the police and school board would exact vengeance for saying something like the shooters were heroes, or one bullet at a time. Sadly, now the taxpayers of Colorado get to pay 7 figure settlement fees to a teacher who might not have gotten his retirement otherwise (bet ya), or if so, very little. Then on top of this if the Supreme Court rules then that makes it easier for real nut jobs to post very threatning messages on Yahoo Answers and blog sites.
Reply:Hmm! I think the thing that worries me the most is that his posting was full of grammatical errors and spelling errors. And he's teaching our children! He's like a beacon for his own attack on teachers' unions. If there weren't any, he probably wouldn't be teaching.

But first I'd have to know if they were sure the comments actually came from him and not either someone else using his computer or someone hacking into his wifi system.

Then it gets a little dicey. Free speech means he can say whatever he wants about the unions, short of advocating their murder, I believe. When he suggested "one shot at a time", I think he stepped over the line.
Reply:nein

Columbine High School shooting?

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There is going to be a report on Columbine High School shooting on Tuesday, April 3 at 10pm. We you see it? The channel I forgot. I will let you know today in the evening or if You know please let everyone know!

Columbine High School shooting?
The report was not broadcast at that time where I live so I did not see it. I have seen earlier reports.

"DO YOU THINK OUR SCHOOLS ARE AT RISK TODAY?"

There is, and always will be, some risk.

"IF YOU CAN,SAY WHAT SCHOOLS?"

Every school.

"AND, WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE DONE TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS?"

A lot has been done already.

There is better security at many schools.

People are now more aware of the problem and are more likely to share concerns they have about particular students, and authorities are more likely to take those concerns seriously.

One thing that can, and should, be done is encouraging everyone to treat everyone else with more respect, even when you do not agree with them. If more people are alienated the chances are higher there will be more problems.

Let me add one more thing. Although it is good to be aware of possibility of another situation like Columbine, it is not good to worry about the problem. Life is not predictable and bad things can happen anytime, anywhere. Every bite of food you eat could be contaminated, but the odds are so low it is not worth worrying about. Any time you walk you could trip and hurt yourself, but no one would recommend we avoid walking. If you spend too much time worrying you will take all the joy out of living.

Columbine Crime Scene Photos?

2010-05-21T23:40:00.002-07:00

Does anyone know where I can access the Columbine massacre crime scene photos? I need them for a forensics assignment. I would like to know if anyone knows where I can find them online. Don't call me a sicko, just give me a site please :)

Columbine Crime Scene Photos?
http://www.google.com/search?q=Columbine...
Reply:you tube...crawling with them...look for columbine
Reply:watch bowling for columbine. it shows shootings and blood pools and stuff on the cameras

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Does anyone remember Columbine?

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It was April 20th, 1999 so many people died there, does any one really remember the pain of that day?

Does anyone remember Columbine?
I still remember it .. I live in the town that the Westside Shootings took place in about 5 years ago.. I was a sub teacher at that school. I remember thinking" this doesn't happen here..it happens everywhere else..not here"... I grabbed my son that afternoon and hugged him and didn't want to let go...I remember panicking everyday if the bus was late bringing him home or dreading turning on the TV to hear that "it might have happened at his school".. who ever would have thought that you send your kids to school and they never come home...the 1 place they are supposed to be safe..
Reply:sure do .
Reply:Hey, do you actually know how many people lost their lives ?

I am not being smart, I just can not remember..

I do know that it could have been much worse.

Over in either France, or, Germany they had the same thing happen and I think that 27 people got killed.

Look how many got Killed in Irac when the Muslims blew up a school.

I think that there was 32 killed there.

In India, 63 got killed the same way.

It is bad, but, I do not think that any person or group of people are going to stop something like that from happening.

Those people that caused such tragic things were just sick..
Reply:It sticks with me. I can't help but feel sorry for everyone who lost a loved one. I couldn't go through with it. So bless them
Reply:Yes as a teacher, it bothered me a great deal. I also had a daughter starting high school then so we discussed it together.
Reply:Who DOESN'T remember that horrible day?
Reply:How can anyone forget.
Reply:How could I forget? It was on the news for months, my school introduced dozens of outright stupid rules that banned everything from black clothing to protractors, and my parents got rid of my copy of Doom.
Reply:Yes, A terrible day. Will never forget and hope it stops happening.
Reply:I do. Very sad that so many young lives were lost in such a senseless act.

Were the columbine shooters high?

2010-05-21T23:40:00.000-07:00

When the columbine shootings happened on April 20, were the shooters at columbine high school high when the shootings happened? some one let me know. Thanks

Were the columbine shooters high?
No, they did an autopsy and found no drugs on them, except for one of them who was on a anti-depression drug.

Did you ever see ''Bowling for Columbine'' (with Michael Moore)?

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I think it is brilliant! What are your opinions on it?

Did you ever see ''Bowling for Columbine'' (with Michael Moore)?
Yes, I saw it - in the theares actually. It was excellent. It was really hard to watch the actual school video as the shooters stalked through the cafeteria. It was creepy and scary to think that two children were capable of such things.

Farenheit 9/11 was good as well.

You know, many people don't like his point of views or the ways he tells his stories, but he has bones to pick with a lot of people/institutions. At least he's doing something about it.
Reply:Yes. Actually, the part that made me cry---literally---was towards the end when the film indicated which nations in which the U.S. helped to overthrow the existing governments...and the numbers of civilian casualties. Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" played in the background.

I agree that it was a brilliant film, as are all of Mike's; incidentally, he's my homie, I'm proud to say :)
Reply:I agree. If you haven't seen his newest movie "Sicko", you should. It's his best movie so far. Oscar material!
Reply:no.. never heard of him..

Bowling For Columbine Movie Help?

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I got a lil questionnaire I got to fill out for the movie Bowling For Columbine but I haven't seen it yet and was wondering if anyone who saw it, have a good recollection and help me with this assignment. Thanks!

-Katherine

What is the Michigan Militia? How might this be related to violence and deviance? What does the film show regarding this?

According to the film, has the US contributed to deviance outside of the country

What is the media’s role in deviance?

What are a few examples in the film of influences on deviance?

What have you learned from the film? Use at least one example from the film.

Bowling For Columbine Movie Help?
Michigan Militia

Moore visits a target practice session for members of the Michigan Militia. He gets their general views on gun ownership, including "You can't expect the police to protect you", "If you're not armed, you're not responsible." One militiaman says he has an M16 rifle as a personal weapon at home.

Early in the movie Moore links the violent behaviour of the Columbine shooters to the presence in Littleton of a large defence establishment, manufacturing rocket technology. It is implied that the presence of this facility, and the acceptance of institutionalized violence as a solution, contributed to the mindset that led to the massacre.

Moore conducts an interview with Evan McCollum, Director of Communications at a Lockheed Martin plant near Columbine, and asked him

"So you don't think our kids say to themselves, 'Dad goes off to the factory every day, he builds missiles of mass destruction. What's the difference between that mass destruction and the mass destruction over at Columbine High School?'"

McCollum responded:

"I guess I don't see that specific connection because the missiles that you're talking about were built and designed to defend us from somebody else who would be aggressors against us."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_for...

my fave part is when they go to Kmart, you know I thought it was weird is that where I live they stopped selling bullets in Kmarts years ago.

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Columbine high shooting (Rachel knew she's going to die ?)?

2010-05-20T03:55:00.001-07:00

I saw that in Rachel's dairy , she wrote that " i am dying"

isn't it mean that she's going to die? how did she know it? amazing!!~~

Columbine high shooting (Rachel knew she's going to die ?)?
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Reply:We are all dying.
Reply:She took a wild guess

Where can I find a public shooting database (i.e. a list of every shooting since Columbine)?

2010-05-20T03:55:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to see how much public shootings have increased and how many suicides have been a result of these shootings over the past 10 years.

Where can I find a public shooting database (i.e. a list of every shooting since Columbine)?
These sites have what your looking for:

http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_mu...

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777958.h...

http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/School_sh...
Reply:www.google.com
Reply:Harvard University School of Public Health, Injury Control Research Center. The link below is for the "fire arms research" division. The kind of stats you are interested are more likely to be found in a research center such as this because they have to pull them from each state individually. This link has info on gun deaths and suicides, but it looks like you'll have to read through the information.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/hic...

great question!

Do you think Marilyn Manson was the cause of, or one of the causes for Columbine?

2010-05-20T03:54:00.003-07:00

I can think of lots of reasons why Marilyn Manson was NOT the cause of it. What do you think?

Do you think Marilyn Manson was the cause of, or one of the causes for Columbine?
Columbine was caused by mental instability and poor parenting and nothing else.
Reply:Nope....people need to STOP acting like music,movies, video games or any thing else makes you take another humans life!!! because its not TRUE!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!!! and thats that! Report It

Reply:What music did Hitler listen to? thats your answer, Idiot
Reply:No I think it's bullshit blaming music for peoples choices. People act of their own violation and are responsible for themselves. I hate it when people are up in court or such and completely disrespected because the music they listen to isn't "normal". They're is no such thing such as normal and I hate it when people get convicted, even with bad evidence just because of the music they listen to. It's a bunch of ****
Reply:i dont think so; i think the kids that did that had bigger mental issues and marilyn manson couldnt have caused it. Maybe music like that and other things like violent video games could have conrtibuted, but i dont think they could have done that huge amount of damage.
Reply:I don`t think music is to blame for mass murder, but...they have to blame somebody now, don`t they?

Freedom of speech, yet they drag you to court for it.

I`m sure there were a lot of factors involved. Maybe that just gave them the final "push".
Reply:I'm sure his life style influrence young people.
Reply:Anyone who can be motivated to murder people because of a song has much deeper issues to deal with. There are lots od "sick" songs out there and rarely does anyone act upon them. Those boys were just 100% pure evil. They needed no excuse to do what they did.
Reply:No. I think it was the parents who did not have good relationships with their children, along with other factors that were the cause of the shootings.
Reply:No, he was not the cause. Society tried to put the blame on someone and they used him because of the way he is. Those kids had a mind of their own. If anything, I blame the parents. Where were they when these kids were getting guns and had such easy access to them. Everyone in the school noticed something different about the boys, but the parents never did You would think the parents would have noticed a few things and tried to solve the problem before it erupted.
Reply:I don't think he alone was the cause of it but many people, celebrities, etc. and the way the dress, the way they act, and the music they put out have definite impacts on kids who are vulnerable or having difficulties in their lives.
Reply:to blame a celebrity for someones problems is asinine. no one is responsible for what happened except the 2 that did it
Reply:the "causes" were Harris and Diebold. Period. No debate, no argument. They planned, pulled the triggers.....duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Absolutely Not!!, i think it is parents not taking an active role in the lives of the children the created and the dang liberals for babying kids that when they do something wrong its not their fault.

Kids need to get a good beating if they do something wrong, it sure would make them think twice.
Reply:I dont think so either...but like he was in the movie bowling for columbine...
Reply:I think he is a very sick individual.

But the cause of Columbine was two kids who wanted to shoot people. They chose to do that, Manson didnt do anything to make them.
Reply:I do not think he should at all be blamed. How many other groups are singing the way he is. Not to mention I firmly believe we all have our own minds. How can we possibly be convinced to do something to horrible because of music, movies, video games etc? I think all that stuff is just an east target and easy to blame.
Reply:I highly doubt he was the cause, investigators have found that one of the boys carried signs of a psycho- path due to the writting in his diary (which included the plot for Columbine, origionally ment to be much worse) and the other was weak minded and easily influenced by the other

How can we stop bullying? it is the common denominator in the lives of school shooters?

2010-05-20T03:54:00.002-07:00

Also, don't you think young victims of bullying are getting poor examples of how to deal with the problem? I mean they are getting ideas from what they see in media broadcasts. The Virginia Tech shooter appeared to admire the Columbine shooters. How can we stop all this madness? Are we going to have to homeschool our kids or have them take all their classes online?

How can we stop bullying? it is the common denominator in the lives of school shooters?
Teaching respect for one another, and knowing how to take a joke. Knowing that you're not always going to be number 1, the best, the winner, the most popular, the best looking, the smartest. Accepting that we have to share the earth with all living things and have respect for ourselves. And most importantly - PARENTS THAT ACTUALLY PARENT THEIR CHILDREN.
Reply:I don't think bullying causes mass murder. That's kind of a big stretch. This gunman was obviously a paranoid schizophrenic with the worst possible form of the illness. Most paranoiacs would never do such a thing. But paranoia is common in mass murderers, though many are not mentally ill at all.

That said, of course I agree that we should work to stop bullying. It does cause some serious social problems, and often most of all for the bullies themselves, who never learn to function well in society. This kind of behavior should not be tolerated.
Reply:We cannot stop bullying. Kids are mean to each other, it is a fact. The kids that can deal with it basically find friends who accept them and live thier lives.

The kids that cant accept it become loners and outcasts because they refuse to accept the people that offer friendship to them. Then they blame thier problems on everyone else, and results in stuff like this.
Reply:Bullying does not excuse the actions of a mass murderer but it still is a blight in our schools. We have even had bullies write answer to this question saying "Stop whining". If you see bullying by young people put a stop to it right away. No one should be a victim of a bully, who is really just a coward.
Reply:There have always been mean kids - this is nothing new. Mental illness, poor self-esteem, poor coping skills, and poor social skills are all factors when on who was bullied snaps.

There will always be bullies. They should not be tolerated in schools. However, targets of bullies need help also. They need to be taught that self-esteem comes from doing good works. They need to be taught that who they are as a person, and their character defines them, not what some bully says about them. They need to learn how to defend themselves and resolve conflict successfully.

This is called life. Life is tough. Kids need to be taught how to successfully deal with the tough situations of life. Perhaps that is the problem - many adults don't even know how do deal with the tough situation of life - how are they going to teach the children when they don't do it themselves.
Reply:Parents need to start parenting their children. Period. Too many parents do not want to take the time to actually teach their children the difference between right and wrong, and being respectful to other people-so many children have no idea how to be kind to other people. They are too busy having the "It's all about me" way of thinking.

To be honest, I don't think that the news media is giving anyone any new "ideas". If they are that fed up with life in general, and feeling like a martyr, I guarantee they have already thought of doing things along the same like as what happened at VT.
Reply:Reporting bullying to people who can do something

and if you see someone thats getting bullyed then talk to them and have compassion for them and let them know that because this is happening dosent mean everyone feels that way and encourage them t report the bullys
Reply:the answer is today's society.
Reply:It's a growing problem with a lack of accountability among parents.

Teach your kids that it's not OK to be a bully. Be part of their lives. You should know if your kid is one.

On the flip side, encourage your children every day. A confident kid doesn't get bullied as much as the ones who are timid and un-confident. They just aren't as easy targets. And if they are getting bullied, they shouldn't be afraid to tell someone.

Parents need to be more involved. And they need to teach their kids to be empathetic, caring individuals. That's the only way to stop this stuff.
Reply:This is the fact that we have to take because of the changes of this world. Where there is a factor, there is its consequence. A happening actually leads to another next. Apparently, the culprit of this shooting, Cho was traumatized or haunted by his past memory that many schoolmates pushed, teased, bullied and laughed at him with the word starting with letter 'F'. Somehow, we would ignore and forget to attend this sort of person. Consequently, tragedy took place that has struck us and so was the shooting in Virginia Tech. Sometimes, I feel that American should not be vulgar nor rude as what they did to Cho....If American have been mild, gentle and caring, this would not have happened. This shooting is not related to racism or racial prejudice so please don't take it as racial war. Chill out and do not overreact, stirring up the unnecessary racism or discrimination. There used to be the similar cases of shootings in America but done by Americans themselves in schools. Therefore, it's all about the lack of kindness of US, leading to all these tragedies. By the way, so far, guns and riffles are so accessible and approachable in US so that might be a reason. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY DUES, JUST BEHAVE YOURSELVES and BE MERCIFUL
Reply:no
Reply:I think a lot of people at some point in their life, will feel picked on or bullied. Adolescence is tough for a lot of kids. However, most of them deal with it, learn from the adversity, and grow up just fine. Anyone that can take a gun to their classmates has mental issues, and that is the deciding factor in how they react to problems they have with their peers.

I do think that teachers %26amp; school administrators should keep an eye out for bad cases of bullying, but so should parents. Parents should raise their children in such a way that they will feel comfortable talking to them about problems they are having at school.

I don't think home schooling is the answer, kids need to learn how to socialize with others. And they need to learn that not everyone will like them, the grown-up working world is also unfriendly at times. Keeping children at home and isolated will not help them when it comes time to grow up.
Reply:Stop bullying?.. its called stand up and be a man. Ever heard of Darwin? Survival of the fittest? How about stop crying and being a wimp! Christ, all this whining about cry babies. That VT Killer was a pathetic cry baby and took the cowards way out. If you don't like the world you live in move on or seek some mental health help. Victims of bullying? They make themselves their own victims and then make others victims of their own problems. I am so glad he is dead. I only wish the last victim was the first then we would not have all this boo hoo over a piece of crap like the VT Killer.
Reply:put a perant in class must scedule for the kids.one perent must report to a class for there child and sign a statement stating what time and what class the perant whent to with the child put a cam in every class so the perant can see and talk to the child.
Reply:There really isn't away to stop bullying. Unfortunately, it still continues today. I think we just have to try to raise our children with secure self-estimate. This way they would feel the need to pick on anyone else to make themselves feel good. It just boils down to respecting yourself and others.
Reply:Damn, I wish I could yell on a keyboard. YOU STOP BULLYING BY BEATING THE BULLY TO THE GROUND! KIDS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DEFEND THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF COWERING AND "REPORTING" THE BULLY!

My generation (I'm 51) did not have these problems. Yes we had bullies... each of them finally met their match on the playground or in an alley and got bloodied up. We didn't get expelled for defending ourselves,indeed, we didn't even get in trouble. We had no school shootings. We had no bullying problems, at least none that lasted very long.
Reply:Don't blame bullying. It's a natural part of growing up. Granted, it shouldn't be taken too far.

Instead of trying to hide and shelter children from occassional humiliation, we should teach them how to deal with it. Kids need to learn how to cope with the stresses and pressures of everyday life.
Reply:The common denominator amongst the perpetrators in school shooters is that they refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
Reply:In order to strengthen a nation or society the family must be strengthened. We can learn and teach values and morales in our homes. That goes both ways for those who bully and those who receive the affliction. We can learn to be kind and caring in an environment of love in the home, which will be reflect in our families, friendships, schools work, on the road, in society, etc. If the home and moral standards are destroyed, then the society or a nation will follow with it.
Reply:This is a really good question. Since most bullying takes place at school,there should be a zero tolerance to this problem. Teachers and parents need to come together on this to help stop the bullying. Some kids can take it and learn to fight back but other kids let it build up until they snap. I know some kids who are home schooled because of this very problem.

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