Comments on: It was eight years ago today

By: Ten years on: the enduring lessons of Columbine | Scholars and Rogues

Ten years on: the enduring lessons of Columbine | Scholars and Rogues — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:59:13 +0000

[...] Ten years ago a co-worker turned to me and said something that I’ll never forget, no matter how long I live: “Hey, Sammy, there’s been a school shooting in Littleton.” [...]

By: Zachary Mandel

Zachary Mandel — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:06:19 +0000

Where did they get the Guns?

By: Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:24:25 +0000

I keep hoping that you’ll sit down and write it some day, Kelly, because no matter how hard I try I can’t even begin to write anything that does justice to what people like you have to be feeling. My view is distant, and having no history with the place I have no way of tapping the ambivalence that I know some people still deal with.

If you ever decide to bite it off, let me know.

By: Kelly Bearden

Kelly Bearden — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:32:29 +0000

Sam, you know I always appreciate your words on this anniversary. For the past eight years you have reminded us all of the tragedy of that day at Columbine and always I wish I had Something Important To Say regarding this, but when I read your words it seems that my grief is enough.
Thanks.

By: Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:51:12 +0000

Thanks. The best answer for those people begins with you – know yourself, know what your values are, and make sure you speak out. The silence of others is the demagogue’s greatest weapon.

By: mean_hamster

mean_hamster — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:36:25 +0000

I’m so sorry that this tragedy had happened.
I can’t imagine how painful it must be to people who lost their loved once that day.
Thank You for sharing your thoughts (they “woke me up”).
I don’t understand what happen in human being that cause his dehumanization.
I think I would fight with anything that I have to stop those who act and speak in my name and try to exploit my life in any way.

By: Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:59:02 +0000

That was the thing that shocked me most about Columbine – it felt so personal, even though I had no real connection to the school at all. This is why I say what I do toward the end – I hope that nobody in Blacksburg is fighting with themselves, like I did, over whether they have the right to feel as they do.

By: hazardouswords

hazardouswords — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:03:46 +0000

Wow, this was very well written. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain that the families of victims are feeling. It really is amazing how a tragedy can affect all the members of humanity.