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nofx · 08-11-2005, 05:37 PM

only 12 people died and 23 people were wounded

not really that many people

a copy cat killer at his school in Germany killed more people(16) but the media didnt really give two shits about that.

maybe it was such a huge ordeal because the two (ages 17 & 18) had so much firepower. they were armed to the fucking teeth and had a nice arsenal of explosives.

they killed a bunch of deeply religious kids(yay) and a few other retards and then ended their own lives.

a big loss ? nope

CDSmith · 08-11-2005, 05:43 PM

You might feel differently if one of them was your kid brother or your niece or something.

"No big loss"??

I don't know man.. I think you're way out to lunch on this one.

David! · 08-11-2005, 05:43 PM

Dude, you should get yourself a DELL

High Plains Drifter · 08-11-2005, 05:45 PM

Changing any human life into a statistic makes it no big deal.

JuiceMonkey · 08-11-2005, 05:47 PM

uh.. what the hell?
Of course it was a big deal..

nofx · 08-11-2005, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDSmith

You might feel differently if one of them was your kid brother or your niece or something.

"No big loss"??

I don't know man.. I think you're way out to lunch on this one.

in the big picture of things, the death toll and loss was not big deal. more people died from starvation on 4/20/99 then in Columbine High School.

but what came FROM their actions was. had a huge effect on school rules and what was accepted. clear/see-thru backpacks went into play, increase of metal detectors, etc.

it was a horrid event, true. the media blew it out or proportions. feeding off of the fear and stupidity of americans. when it first happened the media portrayed Eric and Dylan as kids geeky loners, who were picked on at school , which was later to be proved FALSE. they both had histories and mental and emotional problems.

they carefully planned out their attack for months. they aquired massive amounts of ammo and guns before hand and even sought out certain students to kill. it was brillant I think.

Sly · 08-11-2005, 05:58 PM

I can't believe I'm agreeing with nofx, but I am. Tragic? Of course. End of the world and worth creating new regulation after regulation? Absolutely not. In the grand scheme of things, 30 people is nothing.

tristan_D · 08-11-2005, 10:49 PM

sensationalism is not a new thing in the media. they do it most of the time.

NinjaSteve · 08-11-2005, 10:51 PM

I think the german media 'under reacted' in this scenario.

Realpascal · 08-12-2005, 12:22 AM

Did I write this already ?

nofx · 08-12-2005, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

I can't believe I'm agreeing with nofx, but I am. Tragic? Of course. End of the world and worth creating new regulation after regulation? Absolutely not. In the grand scheme of things, 30 people is nothing.

yup

think about it, no one even probably remembers much about Columbine. whens the last time you even thought about it until you read this thread?

very typical

spunkmaster · 08-12-2005, 12:30 AM

13 died not 12 !

je_rome · 08-12-2005, 12:47 AM

well.. yeah.. media always sensationalizes things.. when in fact it's just one of the many and ordinary life dramas.

GatorB · 08-12-2005, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofx

only 12 people died and 23 people were wounded

not really that many people

a copy cat killer at his school in Germany killed more people(16) but the media didnt really give two shits about that.

maybe it was such a huge ordeal because the two (ages 17 & 18) had so much firepower. they were armed to the fucking teeth and had a nice arsenal of explosives.

they killed a bunch of deeply religious kids(yay) and a few other retards and then ended their own lives.

a big loss ? nope

A) 15 died in Columbine

B) the American media tend to focus moreon things that happen in America as I'm sure German media focus on thigns in Germany.

C) you're fucking moron. don't breed and shoot yourself in the head so the world can be rid of one less idiot.

Joe Citizen · 08-12-2005, 01:30 AM

I just wish Klebold and Harris has gotten the jocks like they wanted to before they blew their brains out.

Mutt · 08-12-2005, 01:33 AM

wtf? what year is this?

i'm going to start a thread about the Lincoln assasination.

vvq · 08-12-2005, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mutt

wtf? what year is this?

i'm going to start a thread about the Lincoln assasination.

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nofx Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Virgin Mary's womb Posts: 16,826	people really over reacted to the whole Columbine school shooting ordeal only 12 people died and 23 people were wounded not really that many people a copy cat killer at his school in Germany killed more people(16) but the media didnt really give two shits about that. maybe it was such a huge ordeal because the two (ages 17 & 18) had so much firepower. they were armed to the fucking teeth and had a nice arsenal of explosives. they killed a bunch of deeply religious kids(yay) and a few other retards and then ended their own lives. a big loss ? nope __________________ Often times I wonder why There's love and hate, theres live or die. When sickness comes I must decide: When feelings go, theres suicide.

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