Speculations about Columbine

Speculations about Columbine have been made, however with the death of the killers; the best evidence to examine is what has been left behind. Looking at the killers, examine both the possible genetic and environmental factors that may have precipitated this tragedy. Missed opportunities for intervention or prevention of this tragedy lead in potential blame. There are many to blame, the most horrific being in the wake of the deaths. In blame game there are several emotions from events that range from anger to guilt leading to eventually of forgiveness. Reaction surrounding Columbine massacre became a blame game as many had a hand in this losing battle.

Eric and Dylan being the ones who pulled the trigger, the focus will start with genetic, then combination of effects to those around them and how they might have unwittingly contributed to the tragedy. Environmental or situational factors such as parents influence, Eric’s manipulations, and peer socialization played a significant role.

Eric Harris takes the blame and makes no excuses to point fingers at his parents. Eric’s conduct disorder may be more genetic as he knew he was inheritably bad. A study by Byrd, Loeber & Pardini (2012) implies those youths who have severely delinquent behavior tend to show symptoms earlier. More compelling evidence is those with conduct disorder and interpersonal callousness symptoms (Byrd et al., 2012). Eric with little emotional response except when it came to primary responses reveals that it is genetically probable. Eric’s father being a military man, may imply a hereditary for unemotional conditioned response. Genetics is not the only factor when distinguishing a psychopathology. Early signs may have been misses as Eric grew up on multiple mil...

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