POST 15: School shootings in the USA

   

 School shootings web site :

Interesting information :
Shooting at the Colombine High school on the 20 April, 1999 that causes the death of 15 people and injured 24 people. The school was filled with fear, chaos and panic. During the shooting, a teacher called 911 so they could hear the gun explosions and the screams. The audio of this phonecall is accessible on the website. The shooters were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. They were two American high school seniors who got nearly graduated from the Colombine High School. They attacked their old school to take revenge on the people who picked on and snubbed them. They both died during the shooting.




The shooters : Eric and Dylan










 A photo of Jessica Holliday along with other students of Columbine High fleeing the school.

Rachel's coffin



One of the best film that can be related to this issue, in my opinion, could be April showers, that shows the Columbine shooting through the eyes of a survivor. This survivor is called Sean, who knew the man who shooted during the shooting. He's left speechless. This movie illustrates this issue because it shows how an entire life can be disrupted in just a few minutes. This school shooting had left deep scars in Sean's life and it will be difficult for him to get back to a "normal" life. It is important for students to see that movie because we feel identify to the characters of the film. It is a way to show to teenage people that they can be victims of those kind of things, even if after all we think that it will never happen to us, that it is impossible.

These are the reasons most commonly mentioned for the recurrence of school shootings in the USA :

1	They want to get back at those who have hurt them.
2	Other kids pick on them, make fun or them, or bully them.
3	They don't value life.
4	They have been victims of physical abuse at home.
5	They have mental problems.
6	It is easy for them to get a gun.
7	They do not get along with their parents.
8	They have witnessed physical abuse at home.
9	They drink alcohol or use drugs.
10	They do not have any good friends.
11	They see violence on TV, in movies, in videos, and in computer and video games.
12	Violence is a way of life in their neighborhood.
13	Other kids encouraged them to do it.
14	Their teachers don't care about them.
15	They are afraid of their own safety.
16	They are bored.