TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Category: School Violence

  • Columbine Lawsuit Appeal

    Columbine Lawsuit Appeal

    Appeal of Columbine settlement rejected:

    Seems like we have some news tonight after all. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Michael and Vonda Shoels, parents of Isaiah Shoels who was killed at Columbine, cannot back out of a settlement with the parents of our favorite rotting in hell killer scumbags Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

    The Shoelses say that the family accepted the settlement because of a mistake made at their lawyer’s office. Which may be entirely true.

    However, what gets me is that between the 13 families and others, the settlement is only $1.6 million. I know you could never put a price on losing a family member, but $1.6M between dozens of people seems like an insult to me.

    Another term of the settlement was that the families would drop lawsuits against the Harrises and Klebolds for letting their mutant offspring stockpile weapons. It sounds like the families may not have been well represented. And speaking of shady lawyering check out this quote from the Klebolds’ lawyer…

    “We hope this means the end of Columbine lawsuits and that the healing in the community continues,” said Frank Patterson, attorney for the Klebolds.

    Translation: Please stop suing my clients because if they don’t have any money I don’t get paid. Spare me. As we’ve all heard, the Klebolds don’t think they did anything wrong and offer no apologies. They don’t want the community to heal. They just want the community off their backs because they feel like they’ve done nothing wrong. I guess you can see where their kid got his fucked up priorities.

  • Clinton to speak for Columbine

    Clinton to speak for Columbine

    Clinton to Speak to Columbine Families:

    As much as I gave the guy grief while he was in office for being an ineffectual president, I have to admire him for doing this. He is waiving his normal $100,000 speaking fee in order to speak at a fund-raiser for the Columbine Memorial. Hopefully, this will finally help get it built.

  • 80 Years

    80 Years

    Man Who Planned ‘Columbine’ Type Attack Gets 80 Years:

    For once, California does something right. After sentencing a man who planned a 2001 attack on his community college to seven years in prison, he was re-sentenced today after appeals to 80 years in prison. This is what you get for being a mutant…

    Farris said police searching DeGuzman’s home found massive amounts of writings and a 19-minute audiotape detailing his plot to kill as many people as possible at the college in emulation of his heroes, Columbine High School shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

    Apparently, he was another coward, just like his “heroes”.

    This is actually the first time I’ve heard of this, but I found this article with some interesting quotes.

    They found DeGuzman’s bed room stacked from top to bottom with sophisticated handmade bombs, some of which were booby-trapped with detonators that would go off if someone handled them, Miceli said.

    Police also found a map of De Anza College, marked with locations where bombs would be placed, and a tape recording that investigators believe DeGuzman made Monday outlining his plot, Miceli said.

    DeGuzman’s voice is heard on the tape apologizing to the press, his family and friends for what he was about to do, Miceli said.

    Miceli said DeGuzman had specific targets in mind, but he declined to elaborate on the intended victims. And although there was no suicide note, detectives said they believed DeGuzman had planned to die during the bloody attack.

    Investigators seized two rifles, a sawed-off rifle and a sawed-off shotgun from the house.

    Again, this was while he was living at his parents’ house. Granted, he was 19 at the time of his arrest, but once again, if the parents just did some checking their son may not be spending the rest of his life in jail. Whatever happened to “you live under my roof, you live under my rules”? Makes you wonder what the parents were busy doing.

    Ultimately, though, it is Al DeGuzman’s responsibility. Unlike his “heroes”, he didn’t escape justice and now has the next 80 years to think about it. Too harsh of a sentence, you say? I say it’s perfect. Let it be a warning to all other would-be Harris and Klebolds out there. This is what you really have to look forward to.

  • 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.