Social Philosophy and Policy · 2004 · 12 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesConstitutional LawCriminal LawCrimeMedia StudiesViolent CrimeCrime PreventionCriminal JusticeMedia EthicsViolenceYouth Violence PreventionMass Shootings
The year 1999 witnessed the horrific shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, where two teenage boys killed twelve of their classmates, a teacher, and then themselves. What lessons are to be learned from this tragedy? Certainly, it tells us that in a nation with approximately one third of a billion people, even an infinitesimal percentage of mentally unstable persons can create mayhem. Are there other lessons?