Il massacro della Columbine High School fu un grave fatto di cronaca nera, avvenuto il 20 aprile1999 negli Stati Uniti, che coinvolse alunni e insegnanti di una scuola superiore del distretto amministrativo di Columbine, non lontano da Denver Colorado: due studenti della Columbine High School Eric Harris e Dylan Klebold, si introdussero nell’edificio armati e aprirono il fuoco su numerosi compagni di scuola e insegnanti.
Al termine della sparatoria rimasero uccisi 12 studenti e un insegnante, mentre 24 furono i feriti, compresi 3 che erano riusciti a fuggire all’esterno dell’edificio.
I due autori della strage morirono suicidi a loro volta, asserragliati all’interno della scuola dopo che la polizia era intervenuta a circondare la zona. (da Wikipedia)

La stima finale delle vittime del massacro fu: 13 persone uccise di cui 12 erano studenti e una era un insegnante, 24 studenti feriti, 3 studenti feriti provando a scappare da scuola.
Harris e Klebold si suicidarono circa quarantacinque minuti dopo l’inizio del massacro

PER NON DIMENTICARE: Il 29 gennaio 1979, poco più di 20 anni prima, Brenda Spencer, 16 anni, San Diego H.S. apre il fuoco davanti alla scuola e uccide 2 adulti. Questa la sua giustificazione: “I just started shooting, that’s it. I just did it for the fun of it. I just don’t like Mondays. I just did it because it’s a way to cheer the day up. Nobody likes Mondays.”
Bob Geldof e The Boomtown Rats dedicano all’evento una fantastica canzone, di cui forse abbiamo ancora bisogno!

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
And nobody’s gonna go to school today
She’s gonna make them stay at home
And daddy doesn’t understand it
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
‘Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoot the whole day downThe Telex machine is kept so clean
And it types to a waiting world
Her mother feels so shocked, father’s world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl
Sweet sixteen, ain’t that peachy keen
Now it ain’t so neat to admit defeat
They can see no reasons
‘Cause there are no reasons
What reasons do you need, oh oh oh oh?I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoot the whole day down
Down, down, shoot it all downAnd all the playing’s stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with the toys a while
And school’s out early and soon we be learning
And the lesson today is how to die
And then the bullhorn crackles and the captain tackles
With the problems and the hows and whys
And he can see no reasons
‘Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die, die, oh oh oh?The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
And nobody’s gonna go to school today
She’s gonna make them stay at home
And daddy doesn’t understand it
He always said she was good as gold
And he can see no reasons
‘Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like
I don’t like
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like
I don’t like
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoot the whole day down