I grew up in the wake of columbine, as a teen in the 2000’s. Weird time. Like someone on true anon said it best:
In a weird way this was the real end of America. Everyone in power punted on the chance to offer any meaningful remedy for school shootings, they eventually became normalized, and every other horrifying event that has occurred since is offered the same response that was offered to Columbine- thoughts and prayers.
Just the year before there was a well planned, for a child, school shooting in Jonesboro Arkansas. Kids pulled the fire alarm and laid in wait for the students to file out. That and Columbine back to back made me think even then that this was normal and I just had never noticed. But no it wasn’t normal yet
I swear I was the only person who remembers this. I was the same age as the shooter and I remember saying “that kid’s evil but that’s a really smart and creative plan for a 12yo”