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Pastimes : WHY?? Littleton Colorado -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kivu who wrote (291)	4/27/1999 9:28:00 AM
From: Jody Ritchie	Respond to of 368

Kivu, Are you implying that the kids at Columbine high are racist? I have never seen color in anyone, so please take the following statement open minded. I'm tired of hearing how the gunmen targeted minorities and jocks. Of the dead, only two were of color. Look at the pictures and write ups of the dead. Only a couple jocks, four girls, a couple computer "geeks" (I'm one, and I don't mind the title), and other normal kids. These killers were obviously twisted and I have no doubt they said things about killing blacks and jocks. However, their actions don't back that statement up. The black boy that was killed was called "N" before he was shot. A girl in the same room was killed when she said she believed in God. Does that mean Christians should be afraid to send their children to that school? If these kids truly intended to focus on killing jocks and minorities, why did they end up in a library? Not the most popular jock hang out, especially with the gym just down the hall. My high school experience was that the library was usually 50% girls who were more into their studies than anything else. Of course, that was sometime ago, so things may be different now. These demented children, the "Trench Coat Mafia,"do not represent the community of Littleton! I have not heard any other statements saying blacks were harassed by students on a daily basis. Jody

To: kivu who wrote (291)	4/27/1999 9:36:00 AM
From: Nancy W	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 368

After watching a special about Cassie (the girl who was asked if she believed in God and then was promptly killed by a shotgun blast in her face)I was amazed about the coincidences surrounding this murder. First, this girl's family originally had been having a very difficult time w/her. She had become involved with friends who were bad influences, started becoming interested in the occult. They found out because THEY CARED ENOUGH TO SEARCH HER ROOM!!! I've done that with my children but only when I felt something was wrong. I didn't enjoy doing it, didn't like myself for doing it but it had to be done. So, instead of taking the easy way and doing nothing, they uprooted her, forced to switch schools and have absolutely NO contact with any of her former "friends". Of course she objected -- very strongly, even screaming that she hated them! They also made her go to church where she "found" God. This turned her whole life around. Because of this decision, she lost her life. While the other parents decided to take the "easy" way, let their kids do whatever they wanted. (At least according to what we know now it certainly appears to be the case.) Also, Cassie had told her mother just a few days before this tragedy that it would be okay if she died now because she would go to heaven. At least now these words can be a comfort to her Mom and Dad. But the whole irony is that Cassie died because her parents did the right thing and the shooter's parent did not do the right thing. If Cassie hadn't switched schools, she never would have been at the scene that day. I blame those parents, I blame the school and I also blame the police who were warned of a problem over and over again and did nothing. Nancy