• The Columbine Shooting and what It Mean for Us

     

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Published: 03.06.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Columbine Shooting and what It Mean for Us ', 1.
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On April 20th, 1999 two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into their school in Columbine Colorado and began a one-hour long killing spree, which ended in the death of 12 of their fellow classmates and one teacher and left another 28 wounded. The shooters then took their own lives. The two teenage gunmen did not have a previous history of violence but were both enthusiasts of killing-oriented video games. The violence in video games was a major factor in teaching these kids how to shoot other people in real life. Violent video games can and have led children to committing acts of violence against other children and adults.
Growing children are easily influenced by the examples laid out before them.…

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