Eric Harris Klebold Analysis

day two seniors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris carried out a full blown assault on the school during school hours with hundreds of kids and teachers present” (Levy, 1999). These two had a plan to kill as many people as they possibly could. They had multiple guns and explosives as they patrolled the halls looking for their victims. By the time the situation was resolved they had murdered 12 students and 1 teacher before they killed themselves.

School shooters usually do not plan on getting away with the crime because the shooter has adopted a kill or be killed attitude and as such, is willing to take one’s own life. The third element of the social bond theory involvement. Harris and Klebold, spent a substantial amount of time involved in a lot of illegal online activities that included searching for information as to how to make pipe bombs and other explosives. Revenge is a motive in more than 50% of the school attacks because the offenders believed that retaliation is the only way to get revenge for the wrongful behaviors and actions of others, some investigators believed that the Columbine Shooting was out of revenge, and others believed that Harris and Klebold just had severe mental issues. The last element is belief. Belief is a common value system within a culture. Belief plays a role in deviance in two ways, the criminal either neglects the moral beliefs they have been taught, or justifies their deviant behavior beliefs so that they can engage in criminal activity, while still believing it’s wrong. Harris and Klebold belief was a mix of both, they disregarded the social norms of society and they justified their belief even though they knew it was wrong. A tape left behind showed footage of the boys confessing they wrong doing and how devastated their parents would be, but still followed through

The court struck “seven of 11 African-Americans, who traditionally do not support the death penalty, in favor of whites vocalizing strong conservative values” when deciding on the final juror pool (McMichael). This blatant disregard for a neutral jury is shadowed by deeply-rooted racial biases that were present in the south even in its infancy. The fact that this trial was handled so poorly is an affront to America’s justice system and suggests that Brannan’s trial is not the only trial handled in this manner. In another political play, “assistant district attorney Craig Fraser repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of PTSD as a medical diagnosis” and Brannan’s disability pay, leading the jury “to believe that Brannan faked his mental illness after the war to live off hard-working taxpayers” (McMichael). Rather than insult and mock Brannan, a man who fought for the nation even in an unpopular war, the district attorney and other people in power should have reviewed the case through an unbiased, professional lense. The degradation of Brannan not only affected him, but also contributed to harmful notions against PTSD and other mental illnesses, as well as

The tragic story of Columbine by Dave Cullen analysis’ the bitter events that were caused by Eric Klebold and Dylan Harris. Although tough to read, the description and imagery within the book about the intense news reports, the role both boys played, and the somber realization of a inspirational marter story furthers the reader's understanding of the truth. Cullen wrote with the purpose to develop each character while going in depth to tell the truth and dispel any rumors that were connected to the tragic 1999 massacre.

For this assignment, I’ve decided to focus on Dylann Roof and the hate crime he committed on June 17, 2015. In summary, during a prayer service, Dylann Roof killed nine people, all African Americans. After the shooting took place, several thoughts of why Roof committed such heinous crime were considered. However, shortly after, a website owned by Roof was discovered. The website contained images and symbols of white supremacy, along with a manifesto written by Roof. After such discovery, it became clear the motive behind Roof’s actions.

On a Tuesday in 1999, two armed teenagers, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, entered their high-school and began shooting classmates. They shot and killed 13 and injured 21 before taking their own lives. The Columbine High School massacre made history. They acquired their guns by purchasing them from acquaintances.

Shah, K., Hanna, J., Shoichet, C. E., & Savidge, M. (2017, January 10). Dylann roof jury: Death

Dylann Roof will face the death penalty. Roof is accused of killing nine people during a Bible study on July 17 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Prosecutors are trying to get Roof the death penalty because he has killed more than two people, and other lives were put into risks. Prosecutors also mentioned that Roof does not feel any remorse for the killings that he committed. Roof also have some federal charges, this includes: hate crimes and obstruction of the practice of religion.

Dylan Klebold seemed to be more calm and held together than Eric. No one would of expected Dylan to be a cold-blood killer because he had such great parents and seemingly great life. Dylan was a gifted student in school, but very shy and did not have many friends at Columbine High (“Dylan Klebold Biography”, 2016). Dylan held a job at a pizza shop, a love for violent video games, and a love for baseball

“Eric was not a depressive, like Dylan, that was for sure.” (196) Eric Harris was a psychopath. Eric found joy out of violence and didn't care who he hurt. He had no regrets over hurting people. Eric was sweet-faced and well spoken, like many other manipulative psychopaths. Adults, and even most kids would describe Harris as “nice.” Harris was actually cold, calculating, and homicidal. Harris was not merely a troubled kid, but psychiatrists say, he was a psychopath. Harris has a private journal, it opened with “I hate the f***ing world.” Harris’s hatred supposedly led him to revenge. This all make look like hate in Eric’s eyes, but really it was more about demanding other people.

On the evening of June 17 2015, a group of twelve black church members accepted a stranger into their bible study. The stranger sat with the Bible study group for about 45 minutes, and then during the final prayer, when everyone's eyes were closed, he pulled out a gun and started firing. Dylann Roof killed nine of the twelve people present, only three survived. He was convicted of 33 federal charges, including hate crimes, obstruction of religion and firearms charges. He has just recently been sentenced to death. Roof decided to defend himself and called on no witnesses and did not produce any evidence for his case. He did not even ask jurors to spare his life. The prosecution however called around 38 witnesses, including family and friends

Judge Richard Gergel formally sentenced Dylann Roof, an openly white supremacist, on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern time. A group of defense attorneys who worked on behalf of Roof stated that by deciding on the death penalty it means that the case will not be over for a “very long time.” The jurors didn’t even bother looking at Roof when they came in with the verdict. Instead the jurors looked in the direction of the victims’ families. Roof, who was looking away from the

“No one seriously believes that Timothy McVeigh is being put to death because he is a white male. He is being executed because he is a cold-blooded killer, with the reasonable hope that his death will advance the safety and security to the rest of us, whatever our skin color. The same is true for the other cold-blooded killers being put to death.”

Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are two of the most historic mass murders in American history. They are the two kids who attacked columbine high school on april 20, 1999. Ever since that day people have been constantly looking for the reason they did it but they actually did it for a number of reasons, not just one like many people think. There is a number of reasons for why Dylan and Eric did what they did, and why they clicked so well together.

Richard Hickock, Perry Smith, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold are all mass murderers, one pair responsible for the murders of an entire family after a robbery attempt gone astray, the other pair responsible for one of the deadliest high school massacres in American history . Through the lense of Truman Capote and Dave Cullen, the reader ironically notices that although both within each pair were literal partners-in-crime, that was, for the most part, the only strongly shared link between the two. Such a misconception it is to tie both names together as a single entity, when they are in fact radically different from one another. When looking at both stories together, the reader becomes aware of the resemblances between the social, psychological