Compare And Contrast Columbine And Eric Harris
Eric harris states in his first basement tape “Don’t think we copied anyone. We had this idea way before anyone else. Ours is better.” On April 20th, 1990 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire onto their high school, columbine. Twenty four people were wounded, one teacher was killed trying to protect kids in the library. Thirteen students were killed throughout the lunchroom and library. And 24 other students and teachers were wounded. Eric and Dylan both committed suicide after the mass shooting. Columbine was considered one of the first mass school shooting in the United States. There plan was to go to school with multiple types of guns they've been collecting. The two boys set up two bombs at the back of the lunchroom. These bombs ended up not working. Their end goal was to kill as many people inside of the school as possible. Though they did have certain people they wanted to kill. They travelled around shooting people from the lunch room, through the gym, and ending up in the library where Eric and Dylan shot themselves in the head. One thing to remember about eric and dylan both suffered from severe mental illnesses;
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Due to recent” studies these drugs have been proven to induce extreme violence and suicidal thoughts on the people who take them. Both of the boys at some point took paxil, luvox, and zoloft. Dr. Tracy, after reviewing their medical history, states “the Columbine killers’ brains were awash in serotonin, the chemical which causes violence and aggression and triggers a sleepwalking disorder in which a person literally acts out their worst nightmare.”(shooting). Many people in the 90’s were given medicine and pills before therapy and therapeutic help for mental illness. This is a key case of that. It has been reported that Eric Harris was very suicidal taking zoloft. He also had thoughts of murdering people and attacking
Due to recent” studies these drugs have been proven to induce extreme violence and suicidal thoughts on the people who take them. Both of the boys at some point took paxil, luvox, and zoloft. Dr. Tracy, after reviewing their medical history, states “the Columbine killers’ brains were awash in serotonin, the chemical which causes violence and aggression and triggers a sleepwalking disorder in which a person literally acts out their worst nightmare.”(shooting). Many people in the 90’s were given medicine and pills before therapy and therapeutic help for mental illness. This is a key case of that. It has been reported that Eric Harris was very suicidal taking zoloft. He also had thoughts of murdering people and attacking