Red Lake High School Shooting

has anyone else heard about this!? here is what happened:

Red Lake High School containg 300 students was attacked yesterday March 21st. The student blasted through the metal detectors killing a gaurd on his way through. The students name was Jeff Weise, 17 years of age. Earlier that morning he had shot and killed his grandparents and continued the killings at school. He was said to have been a copy cat of the Columbine High School Shooting. He walked up to the studens and asked if they believed in God and then shot them. The victims all include 5 students, 1 teacher, a body gaurd, and the grandparents. They sadly did not make it. 14 other studens were wounded. At least 3 of the victims were shot in the head at close range. Other studens afterwards had descibed the boy as a loner, he wore black all the time, very quiet kind of person, he has also THREATENED to do it before. But no one believed him. No one knows what his motive to do such a thing was. Jeff Weise killed himself after exchanging fire with officers.

Here is the Link to other information:

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050321185409990006

Anywho. I just thought you guys who have not heard this might want to. They said it was the WORST since Columbine. It has also been mentioned that they are blaming the Media Violence along with something to do with teen socialism or something.. i dont' remember.. read the article!

It was a terrible shame.

I think it sounds like the guy had some real issues he needed to deal with. And it is so typical for everyone to start pointing fingers already. People just aren't allowed to be crazy anymore, no. It is all the media/music/video games's fault!

What a tragedy though.

How horrible. This kid's life was probably a living hell. His father commited suicide and his mother is living in a nursing home because she suffered brain damage during a car accident, and also other kids in his school teased him. No one lend this kid an ear or a shoulder to cry on, that's why he went this far to get attention.

Let's quote Marylin Manson shall we?:

When asked what he would say to the kids from Columbine-

"I wouldn't say a thing to them. I would listen to them. And that's what no one did"

They shouldn't call it a copy cat shooting. Thats dis-respectful to him and columbine.

How could he get through the metal detector? Just proves that turning the schools into prisons doesn't help a thing.

They shouldn't call it a copy cat shooting. Thats dis-respectful to him and columbine.

 

How could he get through the metal detector? Just proves that turning the schools into prisons doesn't help a thing.

My school has no security what-so-ever. In fact, this one 21 year old guy came and beat the shit out of someone right in the middle of lunch break for making fun of his girlfriend, so something like this could easily happen at my school. Probably wouldn't, but still, kind of makes you paranoid a little bit :S

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for more............ im scared..

Let's quote Marylin Manson shall we?:

When asked what he would say to the kids from Columbine-

"I wouldn't say a thing to them. I would listen to them. And that's what no one did"

From 'Bowling For Columbine', right?

This is a problem right now in our society...these kids get swept under the rug, and they end going nuts over it all and doing something crazy like this. I read a book by Frank Peretti, The Wounded Spirit. It gives probably the best critical look at school shootings. Anyone who wants to know why people do things like this should read that book. It is a real eye-opener.

yeah' date=' but how? yeah, sure, everyone needs some friends. and we can all be nice to people and act like everything's wonderful, but things like this will still happen. regardless of how people are treated, mental problems are out there. take one of my best friends for example. he had everything going for him. he was kind of the "gothic/punk" type... but everyone LOVED him.. he had very little self esteem, even though he was very well liked. he just recently got sent to a mental hospital for suicide attempt.. twice. it all basically comes back to the family life, most of the time. so, really, no matter how nice people are to other people.. no matter how many times someone is shown understanding, no matter how much people are cared for, there are still going to be some out there who do things like this. and we can't sit back and blame anyone but them.[/quote']

 

that's true, but sometimes it can have to do with the way you are treated. Family is a big part of it. But sometime, like you said, it is just a mental thing. Even if it is a mental thing it wouldn't help anything if you would go up them them and dis em. You have to walk on egg shells around those ppl. Trust me I know. I've had a friend who attemped suicide, and it was her family and friends that were the reasons.

I have heard about it too. I'm scared.. I mean I'm going to America next year and this country make me more and more scared...

It's horrible and inhuman...

That's so terrible.

I'm in England, so thank God these things are pretty non-happening here, but kids bring knives to school instead of guns This world is so sad and scary... makes you wonder why this sh!t happens, it really does.