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BNC92781
03/20/09

In reply to Columbine Author on Winnenden Shooting
All these nerds just need to get laid. I might be full of shit but I remember hearing that the Columbine kids were a close knit group of 5 or 6. I was super popular in high school of 2500 and only had 5 or 6 actual friends that I hung out with. How is 5 or 6 not enough friends that you can't tell all the jock assholes, like me, or the rednecks or preppies or any other social clique to fuck off. The main problem is these kids want to fuck the cheerleaders instead of the flag girls. If you aren't "accepted" by the cool kids then stay away from them. There are plenty of hot ass super nerds who want the dick at all times.
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
03/20/09

@BNC92781: I don't even know where to begin with this. Not everything in life boils down to sex. Klebold and Harris were unstable, and in an environment that is notorious for shunning anybody and anything that doesn't fit the current trends, it can easily push somebody over the edge.

I myself was shunned when I was in high school, and while I didn't shoot the place up, I definitely snapped in other ways. (drugs, fights, extremely anti-social behavior) Thankfully, I was already receiving therapy at the time, so I at least had an outlet. And believe me, sex had nothing to do with anything. Apathy wasn't as simple as you make it out to be, either.

Keep kicking a dog, and it will eventually bite. And if all the dog knows is biting, it will bite that much harder. It isn't just an overused plot for angsty drama films, it's how things work. Whether or not you get any is a non-issue. Klebold and Harris kept getting kicked, all of their outside stimuli told them it was okay to bite back, so they did.
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Pezdispenser
03/20/09

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Honestly, I feel more insulted by the claim that being in the south makes kids more violent.
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forwardmotion
03/20/09

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Inner city violence had nothing to do with what happened at Columbine. If the history of gunning down people for no apparent reason is going to be brought into it, we would have to include the history of all killing gangs, Italian mafia, etc. Why should we be afraid to blame the parents in this case? One of those young psychos had an ARSENAL at his house.
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zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
03/20/09

@forwardmotion: @Nubius: Ding Ding.

but yet no one will speak on that.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
03/20/09

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I don't think Videogames are completely blameless here. After playing God Hand, I wanted to go back to my old Elementary School and beat up the children in hilarious ways. I didn't, however, because I was certain that one of the children would turn into this really hard-to-kill demon and that I'd give up the game and give it a 3.0 because it got too hard.
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carrliadiere
03/20/09

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"Staring at the computer screen would keep Eric and Dylan from developing the social skills to merge with the rest of the world they so desperately wanted to connect with."

Disagree. I would argue they had no desire to connect with the world because of deep-rooted feelings of isolation, coupled with a cognitive pre-disposition for violence.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
03/20/09

@carrliadiere: Jesus Christ this.

I've spent enough time on 4chan to know that social outcasts are drawn to technology, and not vice-versa.

Someone on /v/ even linked me a study claiming that most people on imageboards are candidates for Avoidant Personality Disorder.

[plus4chan.org]
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