tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025347549920829254.post1063839922835713164..comments2023-07-29T06:23:48.614-07:00Comments on The Blood Blog: COLUMBINEBloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029409092624135209noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025347549920829254.post-49468876570604597832009-10-29T21:13:24.897-07:002009-10-29T21:13:24.897-07:00Great post B. I have been to Littleton, CO many t...Great post B. I have been to Littleton, CO many times as my wife actually spent a large part of her youth living there and her parents still do. It is a nice, mellow community that would be about as far from the type of place you would expect this to happen as anywhere in the world.<br /><br />My brother-in-law, Shane was in high school at that time and actually would have been at Columbine that day if he were not at a private school instead.<br /><br />This incident devestated the community. It also has changed how out schools today deal with any comments, jokes, threats, weapons, etc.. At the time, schools really cracked down on any student who said or did anything that could be considered an agressive act.<br /><br />Unfortunately, today, after 10 years, administrators are relaxing and I see the potential for more violence growing. <br /><br />A couple of years ago, I found a utility tool in a kids locker. It unfolded into pliers, but had a three inch locking blade inside. The kid was holding it for a friend who had threatened a teacher the day before. The Assistant Principal saw the weapon and decided it was only a "tool", not a weapon. He also judged that the student was not the type to use the knife on anyone. No consequence was given. That's scarey.BoltBacker21https://www.blogger.com/profile/08263108244677627396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025347549920829254.post-15760243640390423382009-10-03T21:46:28.314-07:002009-10-03T21:46:28.314-07:00Agreed.
Sad day indeed.
Even more sad is that ...Agreed.<br /><br /><br />Sad day indeed.<br /><br /><br />Even more sad is that the perpetrators blamed their actions on others treatment of them. <br /><br />We've all had people pick on us or sometimes feel as if we didn't belong, yet didn't go postal like these two animals. <br /><br />Since the beginning there have been bad seeds...Ultimately, they create the reason for lashing out then try to justify it when there is no justification.BleedPRPLnGOLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916449090921856481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025347549920829254.post-37967559676211037952009-10-02T05:51:22.116-07:002009-10-02T05:51:22.116-07:00" every individual deserves a fair chance in ..." every individual deserves a fair chance in society."<br /><br />Sounds like a pretty radical idea to me. Do you mean to say we ought to put more money into the education and safeguarding of our children than we do into the pockets of corporate greed. Better watch out there Blood, people will start calling you a socialist.<br /><br />I apologize about the sarcasm, but I'm getting old and I fear for my granchildren.<br /><br />You're a good man my friend and I wish you and your family peace.aerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805627922484631213noreply@blogger.com