to the Madness A severe outbreak of public civilian shootings have been wide spread across our country over the past several decades. As murders of all kind have been present throughout the history of man's existence, it is troubling that innocent bystanders are being murdered for no reasonable explanation in today's society through what we classify as public shootings. Unfortunately these disasters are found any and everywhere from schools and movie theatres, from parks to public events such as…
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that caused the shooting at Columbine High School should go to jail? In April 20, 1999 a very special girl named Rachel Scott who believed that she can change the world has died because in the shooting. She want everyone to be forgiving and kind. She created the 30 Days of Kindness, and the Chain Reaction. She wants to convince everyone to help each other. The shooting was called by two boys named Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. Dylan and Eric was students at Columbine High School. They have bombs…
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Michael Carneal was sentenced to life in prison for the 1998 school shooting at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky after pleading guilty. Three people were killed and seven wounded at the time of the shooting. For the past couple of years Carneal has been trying to get his guilty plea withdrawn by claiming he was mentally ill. This past week Carneal’s second attempt to get his plea withdrawn has been denied. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that Carneal was mentally competent at least beginning…
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I always dreaded waking up everyday at 6 a.m. to get ready for school. On February 29th, I woke up and felt terrible and I almost asked my father if I could stay home. Before I asked him, I remembered we were going to have a party in the kindergarten class I tutored for; I could not miss that. When I got to school, I was waiting until lunch to go to the party in my kindergarten room. I was working on my math when our school secretary came on the speaker and yelled “Lockdown, the building is on lockdown…
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Columbine High School Shooting I walk to school, the day is April 20th 1999. When I arrive the principle, Frank DeAngelis awaits me and my classmates. It’s around 8:30 and I head to math class. After our teacher Mr. Sanders, was talking and talking until the point I almost fell asleep. It's 10:00 and I look around everyone seems really bored, I was actually pretty bored myself. At 10:59, when class ended I have study hall in the library. I’m sitting at the table finishing up my math homework when…
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juvenile school shootings across America. In the most recent years following the infamous Columbine High School shooting, there has been an increase in fear throughout the nation, with many policy changes and stronger gun control laws throughout states, to prevent guns getting into the wrong hands. Juvenile school shootings has created a nationwide panic and has been the highlight of media coverage, instilling fear amongst parents, children, school staff, and the public. These mass shootings have brought…
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day for various amounts of reasons. School shootings are amongst the top serious crimes. A mass shooting is defined as a shooting that kills four or more people other than the shooter themselves, that are either random or planned. School shootings happen for various of reasons, some people have mental illness, they can be acts of terrorism, or a political statement. The Columbine Shooting of 1999 is considered one of the most fatal school mass school shootings in history. According to FBI records…
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Columbine high school, placing propane bombs within the cafeteria with the intent of blowing up as many people as possible. The boys were also heavily armed with weapons and ammunition, planning to go on a non-discriminatory attack at school, murdering anybody in their path in cold blood. Columbine was not the first school shooting to happen in the United States, but it was the deadliest, gaining attention of the media. This attack had a large impact on the modern-day American high school; specifically…
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School shootings in the United States has been a rising issue since the late 1900s. From the first school shooting that made the front page of all news was in Columbine High School. It made the front page, because, at the time, it was something that no one had seen before. Nowadays, the issue fits into the government discussion of Gun Safety, and the talk is whether or not people should own guns, other than Military and Law Enforcement. Now back to the School Shootings, Columbine High School, in…
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Imagine it being a typical day at school, gossiping about how Becky has a new boyfriend or ranting about Jake’s new hair. In an instant you won't care about those stupid little things because your life, your friends life, and maybe even your siblings life is now in danger. You don’t know how scary a school shooting can be until it's their, in front of you, holding a gun. School shootings are more of an issue than ever before. The first documented school shooting dates back to July 26, 1764. Four…
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