-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy ----- As always, Caveat Lector. Om K ----- <A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:519086">Columbine--100% Preventable</A> ----- Subject: Columbine--100% Preventable From: AMERICANFOCUS STAFF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, Apr 29, 1999 9:06 AM Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Regardless of anything that comes out from the moral, psychosocial, psychiatric or psychological profiles, past run-ins with the police, or what medications were (once) being taken; one shooter's rejection from the Marines; the affluency of the region; and even the Columbine Principal not knowing about the TCM (even though they were featured in the high school yearbook), the Columbine massacre and tragedy was 100% Preventable! Many other school violence incidents may (possibly) also have been prevented. What have we learned? How many more young people must meet the end of their lives before we get it right? Now, in the aftermath, we are faced with the copycat shooting incidents, bomb scares E-mailed hit lists, and hoaxes highlight the news and robbing and depriving innocent children of an education. Parents are in fear of Copycat incidents, which, unlike Columbine, are not always preventable because they are spontaneous and self-styled with no warning. Parents are keeping their children home because the school cannot guarantee a safe environment in which to exist and learn. Who are the winners and who are the losers? In the case of Columbine, administrators, police, students, parents and significant others had a full school year to address the pressing problems of intimidation, moral violations, bullying, harassment, supervision flaws, monitoring the school population and all the actions which could have averted this tragedy. There was an extensive amount of time to institute awareness, intervention and prevention, before the tragedy. Here's what went wrong, before: 1. The warning signs were clearly visible but not detected; 2. The virtual crying out for help fell on deaf ears; 3. The student against student cruelty and harassment was condoned; 4. The "unwritten" dress code was violated but condoned by all; 5. Denial was an daily audible buzz word; 6. Everyone who could have made a difference ... didn't; 7. The possibility of averting the tragedy was a null issue; 8. "It can't possibly happen here" was clearly a false hope; and much, much, and too much more. Compare the initial media accounts and reporting which compromised the professional efforts of the emergency response professionals; the manner in which the media exploited the information provided by the young students who called from within and outside of Columbine High School)on their cell phones, rather than passing on the needed intelligence to the Sheriff, the Police and the SWAT teams, knowing that the classrooms were equipped with television monitors which televised their broadcasts. Think about this: 1. Did the local media map the course for the two youthful killers? 2. Would they had gone to the Choir Room or the Library on their own? 3. Was responsible local media reporting to blame for the deaths? 4. Should the "exclusive" media reporters be held accountable too? The SWAT teams were "pounced upon", again by the media and others, because they needed time and intelligence to effectively plan and execute a safe entry and safe extraction of afflicted students. If you ever want to take a walk on the wild side, walk the distance in a SWAT team member's shoes during a life or death incident where innocent lives are at stake and the only true source of intelligence is being exploited by the media. How many enemies do you count now? Today and for the rest of our lives, we will mourn for those who have been victimized, while we stand in line patiently waiting for our turn, while asking the ultimate question with seemingly no ultimate answer: Why? Does anyone "smell" conspiracy anywhere, or just denial? What's your view? ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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