TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Category: School Violence

  • 6/13/04: From The Mail Sack

    6/13/04: From The Mail Sack

    Has it been that long since I last did the mail sack? Well, I’ve got plenty to make up for it.

    From my entry on the Columbine Death Photos…

    Eric and Dylan were two people, the same as everyone else. Yes, there is school violence everywhere, but they had the balls to take the next step and make people pay for the pain and torture that was caused. I know that I did not know either of them personally, but I believe I know how they felt. Every day there is someone being broken down by people who show no shame in hurting others. I have a feeling that some day those kids are going to get revenge. That’s just how life is. What comes around, goes around. You hurt, and get hurt. Get over it. Anyone who doesn’t see that is just fucking dense. Thank you and have a nice day. Please respond, I’d love to read what you have to say!

    Comment by Sammi — Wednesday Jun 2, 2004 @ 8:53 am

    Here was my response…

    Ok, you asked for it. It doesn’t take balls to shoot and kill 13 unarmed people. The whole theory about them being harassed by jocks has not been proven. Tell me their names if they were harassed by jocks. You can’t because it didn’t happen. Harris was a psychopath, pure and simple. High school is a blip of your entire existence. Being harassed is no reason to shoot anyone. A lot of us including me were harassed in school, but we didn’t shoot anyone. You need serious help.

    Comment by Trench — Wednesday Jun 2, 2004 @ 9:04 am

    What gets me is that this came from a public school district in Maryland. I e-mailed them to let them know what one of their students was up to. I wonder if they did anything about it.

    Then there’s this one from my entry about another would-be shooter being sentenced. The comment came from the same Maryland school district…

    I think that people like this kik ass… espicially Eric Harris!!!! Hes my hero. if there is one person in the world that i could meet if i had the opportunity, he would be it. i just wish i had the chance to or at least went to school with him at that time. u know its pretty sad when your hero, the one person u would look up to is dead! well i guess im done for now but this Matthew guy doesnt seem to bad either

    Comment by Jerika — Thursday Jun 3, 2004 @ 12:26 pm

    No, what’s really sad “Jerika”…if that’s your real name, then I feel sorry for you…is that your “hero” is a psychopathic coward who killed 13 unarmed, random people. I seriously hope your school comes down on you like a ton of bricks. It seems to be the thing to do lately. Spellcheck wouldn’t kill you, either.

    And, surprise surprise, one from my entry on the Eric Harris Journal…

    Those two people you are calling ’scum bags’ were actually part of the human race. What they did may have been wrong but everyone does wrong and it was wrong that people bullied Eric and Dylan…KLEBOLD spell it right. The parents were not to blame for what happened…it was the boys choice and they were old enough to make the decission themselves. Most parents do not feel the need to search their childs room for guns and pipe bombs. Its not a crime that they gave trust to their son, (Eric) it’s just a crime that people like you don’t understand that they were hurt to. Not only by the death of their son, but for the damage that they caused to other families. The parents of Dylan and Eric cannot be blamed for this crime. No one knew what was going on other than them. warning signs are only obviouse once it has happened and that just happenes to be the case. I no how it feels to be bullied by people that think their so much greater than you. I also know how it feels to want to show them all the pain youve kept inside for so long. Reb and voDKa RIP

    Comment by Jema Vile — Wednesday Jun 9, 2004 @ 8:27 am

    Ok, pay attention, people. I’m going to go through this again. There is no proof they were bullied. Even if they were, it’s still no excuse. And while it may not be an “on the books” crime to keep better tabs on your kids, it’s a crime against responsibility that Eric Harris’ parents allowed an arsenal to be built under their roof undetected. Why should they have trusted him, as he gave them no reason to through past actions? While Harris and KLIEBOLD are ultimately responsible for their crime, their parents are responsible for not doing anything to stop it. Harris and Klebold are not the poster children for the victims of bullying. They are the poster children for cowardice and, yes, they are scumbags. I’m sorry if you’re being bullied, but if you want to show your tormentors something, show them that you’re better than them by doing better than them. Trust me when I say that living well is the best revenge. If you can’t handle that, then seek psychological help.

    “Jerika”…couldn’t your parents decide between either Jennifer or Erika, so they named you Jerika…strikes again. This time on my entry about the kids that were suspended for having photos of Harris and Klebold…

    What the fuck is wrong with having pictures of your heros…well i dunno if they were the heros of those girls but theyre mine. i have many pictures and journal entries saved on my school computer, thats where i am now by the way, and i havent heard anything about it yet when the admin can easily look up in my files. GOD! this just shows how pathetic our govt and school systems really are. they just need to chill the fuck out!!!

    Comment by Jerika — Thursday Jun 10, 2004 @ 9:16 am

    There’s nothing wrong with it unless your heroes are mass murderers. I guess I need to send another e-mail to your school system, considering you basically just confessed to your psychopathic crap. They don’t need to chill out, they need to put you in a room with padded walls.

  • Students suspended over Columbine killer photos

    Students suspended over Columbine killer photos

    Students Suspended Over Columbine Killers’ Photo:

    Three girls were suspended for the remainder of the school year for having pictures of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Also, in true mutant fashion…

    According to the investigation, the girls were questioned about the pictures and one of the girls reportedly told a school counselor that it would be “cool” to be involved in an incident like the Columbine High School massacre in which 13 people died and 21 other people were wounded.

    Glad to see the school is actually doing something to control the mutant population. And do I really need to say it? You know, the whole parents thing and what are they doing to discourage this kind of behavior. Listen, you little mutants, you probably fucked not only your education but probably the rest of your lives just for your hero-worship of two cowardly killers. How “cool” is it now? Now go make my fries.

  • Follow-Up Monday

    Follow-Up Monday

    Now, following up on the reaction to the Klebold interview…

    Columbine parents outraged:
    As expected, more parents of Columbine victims are outraged over the comments by Dylan Klebold’s parents.

    From Don Fleming, whose daughter Kelly was killed…

    “The Klebolds are totally disgusting,” Fleming said Sunday. “They’re saying ‘We really regret missing the warning signs, but we did nothing wrong.’ That’s a contradiction.”

    “They don’t think they’re responsible for anyone,” he said.

    “For as highly educated as they are, they thought this couldn’t happen to their son. They’re elitists. They thought this was something white trash would carry out.”

    From Phyllis and Al Velasquez, whose son Kyle was killed…

    “I vented to Al as I read the whole thing,” Phyllis Velasquez said. “I can’t say a whole lot nice about the Klebolds, and it’s not just the (New York Times) article. It’s the depositions. The Klebolds are clueless.”

    The Velasquezes also took exception to Susan Klebold’s comment about a “toxic culture” at Columbine that included jock worship and the tolerance of bullying.

    “I’m tired of that excuse,” Phyllis Velasquez said.

    She pointed out that her son had learning disabilities, was overweight and was bullied, but didn’t kill his classmates in retaliation.

    And lastly, which I think sums it all up concisely from Don Fleming again…

    “To face this bravely and honorably, they would go out and talk about what was wrong with their son. They won’t do that. They’re cowards.”

    Like parents like son. Cowards.

  • No Apologies

    No Apologies

    A few weeks ago, a columnist named David Brooks for the New York Times wrote this column which is basically just him agreeing with this column by Dave Cullen.

    Mr. Brooks then started receiving E-mails from Tom Klebold, Dylan Klebold’s father, which led to this piece in Saturday’s New York Times.

    In it, the Klebolds refuse to apologize for what happened. Susan Klebold even goes as far to say, “I haven’t done anything for which I need forgiveness.” They also describe the day of the shootings as “a natural disaster” and the Klebold’s discuss the day as a suicide and not as a day when 13 random people were killed. Two quotes from the NY Times article jumped out at me…

    They believe that what they call the “toxic culture” of the school — the worship of jocks and the tolerance of bullying — is the primary force that set Dylan off. But they confess that in the main, they have no explanation.

    Yet, they didn’t kill any jocks, and I have yet to hear of the names of any jocks who allegedly bullied them. And then there was this…

    “I’m a quantitative person,” said Tom, a former geophysicist. “We’re not qualified to sort this out.” They long for some authoritative study that will provide an answer. “People need to understand,” Tom said, “this could have happened to them.”

    So it sounds like to me that they’re willing to let other people raise their child. People like Eric Harris. The impression I get is that the Klebolds are very self-absorbed. They must be to have missed obvious warning signs, which they regrettably admit…

    “He was hopeless. We didn’t realize it until after the end,” Tom said. Susan added: “I think he suffered horribly before he died. For not seeing that, I will never forgive myself.”

    Suffered horribly? At least he knew that he was going to die that day. 13 other people weren’t afforded such a luxury.

    As expected, parents of the true victims are not happy…

    “I’m horrified,” Dawn Anna, whose daughter Lauren Townsend was killed at Columbine, told The Associated Press. “I wanted an apology. I wanted a contribution to help us understand why it happened, so that it would never happen again. I didn’t hear it.”

    Brian Rohrbough, father of victim Daniel Rohrbough, said he was outraged that the Klebolds likened the day of the shootings to a natural disaster in the interview with Brooks.

    The best quote to sum this all up also comes from Brian Rohrbough who said…

    “This was murder,” he said. “In my opinion, what went on in their home led to Columbine.”

    Now if only the Klebold’s would pull their heads out of the sand and realize that.

  • 5/09/04: From the Mail Sack

    5/09/04: From the Mail Sack

    It’s Sunday, so you know what that means. It’s time to bring on the love from my adoring public. Only two this week. One is pretty much a repeat, and the second is just oh so good.

    First, the repeat from my entry about the Columbine Death Photos…

    you guys need to shut the fuck up. You know NOTHING about eric or dylan. Eric was a close friend of mine. Rest In Peace Brothers.

    -Mik

    Comment by Mik — Sunday May 9, 2004 @ 1:24 pm

    Again I say if Harris and Klebold had as many friends in life as people who claim to have known them, then they would have been the most popular guys in Colorado.

    How pathetic is your life that you have to make up stories about being the friend of a psychopath and a coward? The e-mail address the poster left was zyklon_brotherhood@xxxxxx.com. For those of you that may not know, Zyklon gas was the gas the Nazis used to exterminate the Jews. So now you know the mentality of these Harris and Klebold supporters. Racists and Anti-Semites.

    Now for the coup de grâce. This one came in through my mail form and is from one of my trolls by the name of Joey. He’s banned from leaving comments on the site, so he’s resorted to sending me mail. I’ll warn you the language is a little strong.

    Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by

    joey on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 00:47:21

    body: whats up cunt! fuck you and your whole organization!fuck you and everything you stand for,fuck you and your dead cunt grandmother,fuck you and your outlook on life,fuck you and your whole website fuckhead.fuck you ,you cunt.

    IF I EVER FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE TRENCH I WILL “GUT YOU LIKE FUCKING SWINE AND USE YOUR INTESTINES TO MAKE MY SAUSAUGE”I WILL “TEARE OFF YOUR SKIN LIKE WRAPING PAPER AND DECK THE HALLS WITH YOUR ORGANES” fuck you!

    Typical Harris and Klebold tactic. Sending cowardly threats through anonymous channels. Guess what, Joey, you’re not so anonymous. You see, every time you post a comment or send me an e-mail, it records your IP address.

    If I thought you were an actual threat, I’d have the authorities knocking on your door right now. Then how would you explain that to mommy and daddy? Then you might get kicked out of the basement. But more likely in your case, you’d be grounded, and your parents would take your bicycle and clubhouse away.

  • 5/2/04: From the Mail Sack

    5/2/04: From the Mail Sack

    It’s Sunday, so let’s bring on the love.

    From my entry about the Columbine death photos…

    You all except for NBK reb and reb the natural born killer need to stop bitching about Eric and Dylan… Christ you didn’t even know them. In truth Eric and Dylan were really cool (well at least Eric was i could care less about Dylan) sure Dylan had problems and Eric may have been a little too into bombs but all around they were really cool guys… I love REB and he will be in my heart forever and always… I LOVE YOU REB!!

    Comment by REB’S girl – Friday Apr 23, 2004 @ 9:01 pm

    I wish I had a dollar for every person who told me they were a friend of Harris’. If he actually had that many friends, he would have been the most popular guy in school. How devoid of meaning is your life that you have to pretend to have known a killer scumbag? Quit being delusional and go get a life.

    This was received through my mail form…

    Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by

    shady (juicyfruit26@aol.com) on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 17:59:43

    body: yo, i really like ur website u just need more pictures of dylan and harris that be cool then………

    No. No, it wouldn’t yo. It’s funny that you talk like someone that Harris and Klebold would have hated, seeing as how your heroes were racists pricks. Chew on that.

    And lastly …

    klebold 2

    u r the biggest dick on this planet with nothing better to verbally brutalise anyone with a different perspective keep sucking up that dog cum u faggot .. i weep with joy 4 the day u, ur slut wife and everyone u know is dead

    28 April 2004 – your town,lol

    Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the typical Harris and Klebold worshiping mutant. Lower than average intelligence. Unable to write complete sentences without resorting to vulgarities and threats. It’s good to see that your parents are doing such a stellar job of raising you. I say doing because no matter how old you are, I’m sure you’re still living in mom’s basement. Oh well. Somebody has to cook my fries.

  • A Sad Day of Death

    A Sad Day of Death

    Columbine tragedy spawns card game:

    Tip of the old hat to Darcie for bringing this one to my attention. This is just un-fucking-believable. Some assclown from Texas has decided to try and make money by making a card game based on the Columbine massacre. Check out his reasoning behind it…

    But Andy Richey insisted Wednesday he’s not trying to get rich.

    Instead, Richey said he wants to use the money from sales of “Columbine, the Massacre” to go out of the United States and buy a kidney for someone who needs a transplant.

    “It’s just to balance out my karma,” Richey said by telephone from Arlington, Texas, where he lives.

    Balance out your karma? You have to got be fucking kidding me. You’re just begging to have your ass run over by the karma train 13 times. There are other ways to raise money if it actually is for a foreign transplant patient. This is nothing more than blood money. I hope you rot in hell.

  • Columbine: Then and now

    Columbine: Then and now

    I got over 1,300 hits yesterday for obvious reasons and only one good piece of hate mail. Come on mutants. You’re slacking off.

    Anyway, I want to go over one of the articles I posted yesterday…

    The Depressive and the Psychopath:

    This is a great article, which goes with my theory that the alleged “bullying” had nothing to do with the shooting. The FBI team concluded that Harris was a psychopath and Klebold was a sycophant. Now, I do not condone bullying in any way shape or form, but how come we never hear any of the bullies’ names? We hear how they were supposed bullied, but we never hear the names of the bullies.

    According to the article, the aftermath of Columbine would have been considered a failure in Harris’ and Klebold’s eyes. So they were in death as they were in life. Failures and cowards.

    This one I saw yesterday but saved until today…

    Iowa teen arrested after Columbine-style threat:

    It turns out this mutant had no plans or weapons. It turns out he was a typical Harris and Klebold mutant. Just a punk who liked shooting his mouth off. When asked by his principal if he planned a school shooting, he said…

    “I don’t have to do things on the 20th. I can do them some other time.”

    They locked his ass up after that. What gets me is this…

    The shirt he wore to school last fall had pictures of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who killed 12 classmates and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves, and the phrase: “Always Remembered.”

    What gets me is that someone actually manufactured a t-shirt as reprehensible as that and is making money from it, and that his parents actually allowed him to wear that shirt. And to school, no less. If parents just did their fucking jobs, we wouldn’t have half the problems in school that we do now. These parents are just pathetic.

  • 4/11/04: From the Mail Sack

    4/11/04: From the Mail Sack

    Only one this week, and guess where it’s from. That’s right kids. It’s from my entry on the Eric Harris journal…

    Ich habe Eric und Dylan gekannt und war nicht ins wenigste ge?berrascht, als es alle hinabgegangen sind.. Sie waren Feiglinge und das derjenig, die gestorben sind, waren nicht unschuldig nicht.. Sie haben diejenigen get?tet, die sie n?tigen Tod gef?hlt haben.. Diejenigen, die niemann sagen, k?nnen entscheiden, wer lebt, und k?nnen voll von Schei?e sterben ist. Irgendjemand kann entscheiden, wer leben wird, und wird sterben, alles, das sie machen m?ssen, ist folgt durch damit.. Eric und Dylan haben gemacht, was mu?te gemacht werden und wenn sie nicht gehabt haben, h?tte jemand anders.. Ich gebe keine Schei?e, wenn ich Sie beleidigt habe, oder wenn Sie mit mir ?bereinstimmen, glaube ich blo? was ich erkl?re und wie ich f?hle.. K?nnen Sie Dylan und ewig Eric werden erinnert an f?r ihre Ausf?hrungen! (and I agree with ya Sarah… There should be 15 crosses atop that hill… Who gives a shit if Danny Rohrbough and anyone else doesn’t want them up… They both deserve to be recognized just as much as the other 13 so called “victims”)

    Comment by Das Hat Ein Verloren — Thursday Apr 8, 2004 @ 10:58 pm

    I guess I’m supposed to be impressed because you know German. The question is did you learn it before you became obsessed with two Nazi loving peckerheads? Somehow I doubt it. Why should Harris and Klebold be recognized along with the 13 true victims? As I keep saying they were not victims. They were cowards. Unintelligent cowards at that. They didn’t have the mental capacity to deal with their problems in a rational manner. And apparently neither do you. Have fun goose-stepping in your mom’s basement, fawning all over your cowardly idols while they rot in hell.

  • 3/28/04: From The Mail Sack

    3/28/04: From The Mail Sack

    Quick and dirty tonight, but here we go with the hate mail.

    As usual, from the Eric Harris journal entry…

    I think they had a right to do what they did. If people would have paid more attention and see whats right in front of there face then it could have been prevented. If they were to blind to see somthing like that and so mean as to treat people like that then they deserved it. They had it coming.

    Posted by: TeeJay at March 24, 2004 12:57 AM

    Hey TJ. Somewhere out there is someone who thinks you’re mean. Karma is a bitch.

    To keep the streak going, here’s another one…

    Those kids took years of abuse and harassment and shoved it into those kids and those teacher’s faces. Not only did they learn to shut the fuck up and stop treating ppll like shit, I think just about anyone living with the ability to understand the situation learned too. Im sorry people had to die but it was bound to happen sometime, if they didnt do it, someone else would have. I admire then for their bravey and Ill always defend them because they were treated like shit.

    Posted by: Alexis at March 23, 2004 09:50 PM

    Common-sense dictates that being treated like shit is no excuse to shoot 13 unarmed people. Again, it’s not bravery, it’s the most extreme form of cowardice.

    Ok, this one is from the Spain Bombing entry, but obviously the poster is a mental midget….

    OK what ever your name is the ass that writes this crap. You sir are a complete and total fool you know nothing. You spew bull shit on almost every subject. I cant stand your smart ass remarks such as ass clown and how Eric and Dylan are burning in hell. How the fuck do you know frankly you don’t have a clue no one does its something beyond your comprehension and you sound like an ass when you say these things. go ahead and pick apart my spelling and grammar and call me a mutant, freak or worshiper do that but just remember what an ass you are when you talk so much shit about something you cant understand something like death

    Posted by: NBK at March 22, 2004 03:01 AM

    You see, I and most people believe in this place called hell where killers go when they die to be punished for eternity. Therefore, Harris and Klebold are burning in hell 13 times over.