Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Gunman Opens Fire at Cleveland High School /NY Times Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/us/10cnd-shooting.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

A 14 year old student who had been suspended earlier this week returned with weapons. It was said that this 14 year old gunman opened fire in a Cleveland High school earlier today shooting and wounding several people. So far those injured were two adults and two teenage adolescents. The gunman while running from and hiding from the police within the five floor school building shot and killed himself to end his misery. It was said that he screamed out "Shut up. Shut up. I hate this school".
The question is how could a 14 year old hate a place like school so much that he would want to hurt and possibly kill those who attended? What was really bothering him? Is this another copy cat Columbine high school shooting?

2 comments:

Cory said...

Interesting story, but truly a tragedy. Guns are really out of control in this country and should be brought back into center stage.

ester said...

The truth is I never heard of any thing quiet like this in my country. Maybe because of the fact that guns are under the control of the government and the police and would not be sell to any costumer that wishes to buy one. Anyone in the U.S can buy a gun illegally. I also believe it is the mentality and the structure of a society that puts a lot of pressure on teens. It may also be the result of a violet technology: TV, computers, games...