Gun rampage is a contemporary issue.
I wanted to talk about this topic because I listened to a song some weeks ago. This song tells about a gun rampage. I'm sure the most of you know the song 'I don't like Mondays'.
Geldolf a member of the group was inspired on Monday the 29th January 1979. On this Monday a sixteen year old girl called Brenda Ann Spencer shot through her window at pupils from the Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego. She lived obverse the playground where the pupils played while they arrived for school. She killed the head teacher and the janitor from this elementary school who tried to protected the children. 8 little children and a police man were badly injured. She shot with a gun her dad bought her for Christmas.
While an interview at a radio station Geldolf heard about this dramatic story. The news about the gun rampage where send through a telex machine while he was interviewed.
Brenda Ann Spencer told the police ''I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day.'', thats the reason why she shot at the pupils.
She told the police also after they catch her 6 hours later:
„There was no reason for it, and it was just a lot of fun. It was just like shooting ducks in a pond. the children looked like a herd of cows standing around, it was really easy pickings“
I tried to understood this girl but I couldn't and still can't. Brenda said few month before she done the gun rampage
"one of these mornings, you´re gonna look for me", "no one understands me", "you don´t have to wait very long to see what is going on with me"
She was confused when her parents were divorced, wanted to die, don't wanted to be that good lovely girl the whole time. Brenda can't remember the shooting but she know that she killed and injured people. Now Brenda Spencer feels guilty she killed two people she didn't know. Brenda Ann Spencer is still in prison till 2015.
I think it's important for us how we treat someone. Try to be nice to everyone or when you can not do this ignore them but never hurt them. All people who knew a gunman never expected they can do such a dramatic act. When you hear next time about a gun rampage, please also think about the gunman. They need the most help and of course the other ones too.
hey svenja
AntwortenLöscheni agree you in this point: i can`t understand her behaviour too even if her parents were divorced... i know there is much pain but in this case it`s important to have friends or people you can talk to...
see you at school ;) :*
This is a horrible story! We tend to think uf gun rampages as a phenomenon that was only appearing since the last decade, but it's way older.
LöschenAnyway ... I guess you're right that both the victims and the gunman need our pity, but it's so hard if you're for examle related to one of the victims ... just imagine that .. honestly, I can't!
..A thought came to my mind about your last sentences. In my opinion, yes, being nice to everyone or at least trying to have a normal, healthy relationship as far as possible is really important. But I believe that ignoring isn't a very good option, even when someone is a "difficult" person...annoying, stressful.. I think ignoring is one of the worst things people - especially a group - can do to a person... I watched a movie some time ago called To save a life, it has really moved me.. basically it's about outsiders, how they feel, and about people who want to kill themselves. One important point of the movie is that feeling ignored runs really deep...and hurts almost more than anything else. I think everyone should try to face even those that seem to be impossible to handle - with respect... I know it's harder than it sounds :) but for me ignoring is only the LAST option, and I think mostly we don't try hard enough before we start to ignore...
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