Columbine Cultists & Copycats - The autistic legacy that Eric and Dylan left behind

[Chairman Miaozer]

Cursed Fanart - Part 2:

 

[naught]

Cursed Fanart - Part 2:
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Absolute fucking haram.

 

[UltimateDestroyer]

Shooting up your school is one thing, but this fanart has got to be some sort of horrendous war crime.

 

[Chairman Miaozer]

As featured in the ABC News video, this is Alvaro Castillo. He's from North Carolina and was 18 when he choose to shoot up his school. He only killed 1 (his father) and injured students.

Here's a collection of articles and strange videos that come with him:

WRAL.com archive: Orange High shooting

Alvaro Castillo was convicted of killing his father on Aug. 30, 2006, and then driving to Orange High School with a cache of weapons and opening fire. Two students were injured in the shooting, which ended when school personnel tackled the gunman.

www.wral.com

Appeals court upholds Orange school shooter's conviction

The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man who killed his father and then opened fire on Orange High School.

www.wral.com

Orange school shooter: 'Now I realize what I did was wrong'

A jury on Friday found an Orange County man guilty of killing his father and shooting at Orange High School three years ago.

www.wral.com

Accused shooter's journal: 'Planning your suicide is so fun'

An Orange County man accused of killing his father and opening fire on his former high school three years ago wrote in his journal that he wanted to die and that "planning your suicide is so fun," according to testimony from a forensic psychiatrist.

www.wral.com

Psychiatrist was unaware of Castillo's Columbine visit

A psychiatrist who treated an Orange County man accused of killing his father and opening fire on his former high school three years ago testified Monday that she was unaware that he visited the site of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting massacre.

www.wral.com

Experts: Castillo didn't believe shootings were wrong

An Orange County man accused of killing his father and opening fire on his former high school three years ago understood the shootings were against the law but didn't believe they were morally wrong, two mental health experts testified Friday.

www.wral.com

 

[UltimateDestroyer]

Two decades later and people still obsess over and even visit Columbine High School? I heard of this guy but didn't he like, graduate or get kicked out or something? Fuck, I hated high school but for real, just do what you gotta do to graduate, and get out.

 

[Chairman Miaozer]

Two decades later and people still obsess over and even visit Columbine High School? I heard of this guy but didn't he like, graduate or get kicked out or something? Fuck, I hated high school but for real, just do what you gotta do to graduate, and get out.

He indeed was already out of High School when he wanted to go on his own rampage, but as it turned out, he hated his Dad, and everything else was nothing more than a Bonus to him.

 

[Noghoul]

It's argued that Based Lanza was an anarcho-primitivist and an oldfag 4channer.
He called to anarcho-primitivist radio program once and had pedobear as his steam avatar.
No idea why he had an steam account since he pretty much only played Dance Dance Revolution.
I don't know how legit this is thou

 

[naught]

It's argued that Based Lanza was an anarcho-primitivist and an oldfag 4channer.
He called to anarcho-primitivist radio program once and had pedobear as his steam avatar.
No idea why he had an steam account since he pretty much only played Dance Dance Revolution.
I don't know how legit this is thou

He went by the name smeegles on the columbine forum and is said to have brought up those very points as near and dear to his heart. I wonder if there's archives?
Also,

 

[Chairman Miaozer]

lol, this one's a classic. -

Young woman obsessed with Columbine found dead after frantic manhunt

An 18-year-old Florida woman infatuated with the Columbine massacre was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Colorado on Wednesday after she touched off an extensive manhunt by making a "pilgrimage" to the state days before the 20th anniversary of the 1999 school shooting.

www.reuters.com

DENVER (Reuters) - An 18-year-old Florida woman infatuated with the Columbine massacre was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Colorado on Wednesday after she touched off an extensive manhunt by making a “pilgrimage” to the state days before the 20th anniversary of the 1999 school shooting.
The body of Sol Pais, a student from Surfside, Florida, was found by authorities about 40 miles (64 km) west of Columbine High School, at about 10:30 a.m. local time, said Dean Phillips, special agent in charge of the Denver office of the FBI.

Pais was found alone in a wooded area of Clear Creek County and appeared to have shot herself with the pump-action shotgun she had purchased after arriving in Colorado from Miami earlier this week, Phillips said at a news conference hours later.

Phillips said Pais had purchased three one-way plane tickets for successive days and flew to Colorado on the first, April 15th. “She went directly to the store to procure the weapon,” he said. “There were concerns about her from the Miami locale when she was not around.”

Denver area schools, which were closed on Wednesday while FBI agents, Jefferson County deputies and Colorado state troopers searched for Pais, were expected to reopen on Thursday with mental health counselors standing by.


Pais did not make any specific threats against Columbine High School, or any other target, but her “actions and comments” in the last week had raised alarm, Phillips said.

On April 20, 1999, two Columbine High School seniors shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher, before committing suicide. Columbine is in Littleton, a Denver suburb that includes part of Jefferson County.

Since the massacre at Columbine, there has been a long string of U.S. school shootings, some inspired by copycats who have expressed fascination with the massacre or the teenage shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

Columbine was the second deadliest shooting at a school in U.S. history at the time. Now it stands fifth, surpassed by the 2018 massacre at in Parkland, Florida, the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012 and a 2007 rampage at Virginia Tech.
‘INFATUATION WITH COLUMBINE’

“She made several comments to folks that we obtained through an interview, comments that were troubling with regards her infatuation with Columbine, the recognition the Columbine anniversary was coming this weekend,” Phillips said of Pais.

Upon arriving in Denver from Miami on Monday, Pais bought a pump-action shotgun and ammunition, the FBI said at a news conference on Tuesday..

At that news conference, Phillips had described Pais’ journey to the Denver area as a “pilgrimage” that represented a threat to Columbine.


Pais purchased the gun from a shop not far from Columbine after passing a background check, the dealer in Littleton said.

“We had no reason to suspect she was a threat to either herself or anyone else,” said Josh Rayburn, owner of the Colorado Gun Broker. “We are very sorry to hear of the outcome in this situation.”

Some 20 to 30 officers searched for her near the Echo Lake Campground in the Arapaho National Forest on Wednesday morning, after authorities received reports of a naked woman with a gun running through the woods, CBS4 in Denver reported.

No shots were fired by authorities as they closed in on Pais, the station reported, citing law enforcement sources.

SMART, SOCIALLY AWKWARD​

A spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools said Pais was student at Miami Beach Senior High School and there was no threat to schools within that district.

The Miami Herald quoted Pais’ classmates describing her as smart and socially awkward. “She was just bad at starting conversations,” said Justin Norris, a senior at the school.

On Tuesday, an FBI bulletin said authorities lacked probable cause to arrest Pais but that law enforcement should detain her for a mental-health evaluation.
The sheriff’s Twitter post, which included two photos of Pais, said she was dressed in a black T-shirt, camouflage pants and black boots.

An online journal written by a woman who identified herself as “Sol Pais” contains numerous handwritten entries of despair and anger, peppered with images of weapons.

“Being alive is overrated,” one entry reads, punctuated with an expletive, above a drawing of a handgun going off with the word “ready?” underneath.

A user on the National Gun Forum used the same screen name as the author of the blog in a series of posts starting in late March seeking advice on how an 18-year-old Florida resident could buy a shotgun in Colorado.


“I am planning a trip to Colorado in the next month or so and wanna buy a shotgun while I’m there and I was wondering what restrictions apply for me?” the first post read.

 

[UltimateDestroyer]

lol, this one's a classic. -

Young woman obsessed with Columbine found dead after frantic manhunt

An 18-year-old Florida woman infatuated with the Columbine massacre was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Colorado on Wednesday after she touched off an extensive manhunt by making a "pilgrimage" to the state days before the 20th anniversary of the 1999 school shooting.

www.reuters.com

Jesus this event occurred before she was even born, why Eric and Dylan, for real. I mean, I understand that some people find abnormal psychology and its relation to mass murderers and serial killers and whatnot to be at the very least interesting, but I'm amazed at the amount of attention and spergs these two get, especially now that it's been more years since the event than either of them have been alive.

 

[naught]

 

[Chairman Miaozer]

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Kid had moves, reminded me a bit of Terry Davis.

 

[naught]

It's argued that Based Lanza was an anarcho-primitivist and an oldfag 4channer.
He called to anarcho-primitivist radio program once and had pedobear as his steam avatar.
No idea why he had an steam account since he pretty much only played Dance Dance Revolution.
I don't know how legit this is thou

 

[Neko Onyx]

Investigation shows more than 100 copycat shooters inspired by Columbine since 1999

More than 100 copycat plots and attacks have happened in the nearly 20 years since the Columbine shooting, according to a report published Wednesday. In addition to the 100 plans and atta…

thehill.com

More than 100 copycat plots and attacks have happened in the nearly 20 years since the Columbine shooting, according to a report published Wednesday.

In addition to the 100 plans and attacks found the by progressive magazine Mother Jones, there have also reportedly been dozens of others that were not widely reported.

According to the magazine, people who plan or commit these type of attacks can be motivated by media coverage, although it says, citing an FBI study, that grievances and behavioral issues are the main reasons for such shootings and shooting plots.

One threat assessment expert says the regular reference to shootings as “Columbine-style” has also contributed to the issue of copycats.

“Every single school shooting, the media calls it a Columbine-style attack,” said threat assessment expert John McDonald, who runs security for 157 schools Colorado’s Jefferson County, including Columbine High School.

“We’ve taken more guns off kids this year than any other year, and it’s not just here,” he told the magazine. “My counterparts I’m talking to around the country are seeing the same thing.”

The school district has seen an increase in threat cases in recent years, recording more than 800 cases this school year, 46 of which were found serious enough to be handled by Jefferson Country's threat assessment team.

The report comes just before the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Colorado. On April 20, 1999, 12 students and a teacher were killed at Columbine High School by two students who later killed themselves.

It also comes as Denver-area schools were closed Wednesday as authorities launched a manhunt for a woman they say is dangerous and has made “credible threats” days before the 20th anniversary of the shooting.

Police are searching for 18-year-old Sol Pais, who allegedly traveled from Miami to Colorado because she is “infatuated” with the school shooting, USA Today reported.

 

[Neko Onyx]

Does Media Coverage Inspire Copy Cat Mass Shootings?

Media coverage of mass shootings may encourage “copy cats” who want attention. Changing how media reports mass shootings and reducing access to guns both help.

www.center4research.org

Violent events are often covered by news outlets in great detail and spread immediately through mass media and social media. Experts believe that this media coverage can inspire others to copy these actions or commit similar crimes.[1] This is often called the media contagion effect, and it happens with suicide, terrorist attacks, and mass shootings. Other experts report that a better explanation is the tendency for people to imitate behaviors that get a lot of attention.
Shooters get enormous attention: their name, photo, motivations, and story are often shared for days following the event. The American Psychological Association points out that this “fame” is something that most mass shooters desire.[2] This sometime inspires a copycat shooting, where the potential shooter typically tries to kill more people than their predecessor.

The number of mass shootings in the U.S. has increased exponentially since the early 2000s.[3] On average, a mass shooting has occurred every 47 days from June 2015 until now.[4] Before 2000, there were about three mass shootings per year. While the exact definition of a “mass shooting” is debated, a 2015 Congressional Research Service report defined a mass shooting as 4 or more killings in a single incident (not including the shooter), and this definition is frequently used.[5]

School shootings tend to get the most attention, and since 2000 on average there has been one school shooting every 31.6 days. In 2018, however, there has been an average of one school shooting (accidental or intentional) every week.[6] Each of these incidents spread through mass media and social media, which focus on the shooter and the shooter’s motivations.

One of the first widely reported mass shootings was at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado in 1999. Two students killed 12 students and one teacher, and 23 others were injured. That shooting got more attention on CNN than the death of Princess Diana.[7] In the month that followed, 400 related incidents were reported across the country. Students called in bomb threats and praised the shooters’ actions. Some schools feared additional shootings and shut down temporarily.

In 2007, a Virginia Tech student killed 32 students and faculty at the university. Prior to the shooting, he expressed a desire in writing to repeat the shooting at Columbine. Since then, many shooters have cited the Virginia Tech gunman as an inspiration and others have threatened to kill more than the 32 victims killed.[8]

Studies indicate that the more media attention a shooter gets, the more likely the event will inspire a future mass shooter. For example, a 2015 study found that after a mass shooting, there was an increased chance of another one occurring in the next 13 days.[9] A 2017 study found that media coverage of a mass shooting may increase the frequency and lethality of future shootings for much longer than two weeks.[10]

Social media spreads the news even faster. At the mass shootings at Pulse Nightclub, Las Vegas, and Parkland, survivors and witnesses sent videos and news of the events on Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and text message. In addition, communities developed opline that treat the shooters as heroes and create fans and followers who obsess about the shooters, wanting to imitate them in terms of how they dress, expressions they use, and how many people they kill.[11]

Two weeks after the Parkland school shooting on Valentine’s Day in 2018, 638 copycat threats targeted schools nationwide.[12] These threats are often jokes or hoaxes that spread through social media, but they can still be harmful.

As long as the media continue to focus their news stories on the attacker, it is likely that these copycats will continue.[13] Dr. Adam Lankford of the University of Alabama has conducted several key studies of the media coverage of mass shootings and the motivations of the shooters. For example, he found that between 2010 and 2017, some mass shooters got more media attention in the month following the attack than the most famous celebrities, such as Brad Pitt.[7] In the months following a shooting, the shooters continued to get more attention than professional athletes and only slightly less than film and TV stars.[7] Other researchers have found that the more people who are killed in mass shootings, the more media coverage of the shooters and the event, in terms of front page coverage, photos and information about the shooters, size of the photos of the shooters, and number and length of the articles about the shootings.[14, 15]

Lankford also studied 24 mass shooters who openly admitted they wanted fame or contacted the media directly to get it.[7] Studies of mass shooters that are based on available documentation and interviews found that many had narcissistic personalities that crave fame and attention;[16] narcissistic personality disorder is often not considered a mental illness.

The American Psychological Association recommends that mass media deny shooters the fame they desire by not sharing so many details about them and instead direct their attention to the victims and their stories. Campaigns like Don’t Name Them (a campaign of the FBI and Texas State University) and No Notoriety (created by a couple in honor of their son who died in the Colorado movie theater shooting) urge the media to cover tragic incidents without naming the shooters or describing their lives or motivations. By reducing the fame and attention that mass shooters receive, there will be fewer obsessive fans that become copycat shooters. This strategy has already been shown to be effective regarding teen suicides: Less media coverage has resulted in fewer copycats.[9]

Of course, media attention is just one issue that contributes to mass shootings. Since copycat shooters are often aiming to kill even more people than previous shooters, reducing their access to guns and especially to automatic weapons is especially important. This can be accomplished by making it more difficult for some individuals to obtain guns (such as Red Flag laws and background checks) and limiting everyone’s access to all assault weapons and other weapons of war.



References:

1. Thompson, D. (2017). Mass Shootings in America Are Spreading Like a Disease. The Atlantic. Retrieved March 14, 2018 from https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...cas-mass-shooting-epidemic-contagious/545078/.
2. American Psychological Association. (2016). “Media Contagion” Is Factor in Mass Shootings, Study Says. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion.aspx. Accessed on March 12, 2018
3. Duwe, Grant. (2017). “Mass Shootings Are Getting Deadlier, Not More Frequent.” Politico Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2018 from www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/04/mass-shootings-more-deadly-frequent-research-215678.
4. Berkowitz, B., et al. (2019). “More and deadlier: Mass shooting trends in America.” Washington Post. Retrieved August 26, 2019 from https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/05/more-deadlier-mass-shooting-trends-america/.
5. Federal Bureau of Investigations. (n.d.). “Active Shooter Resources.” Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter-resources.
6. There has been, on average, 1 school shooting every week this year. (2018, March 08). Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html
7. Lankford, A. and Madfis, E. (2017). “Don’t name them, don’t show them, but report everything else: A pragmatic proposal for denying mass killers the attention they seek and deterring future offenders.” American Behavioral Scientist.Retrieved August 26, 2019 from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764217730854.
8. Flynn, C., & Heitzmann D. (2008). Tragedy at Virginia Tech: Trauma and Its Aftermath. The Counseling Psychologist. 20 (10): 1-11
9. Towers, S., Gomez-Lievano, A. Khan, M., et al. (2015). Contagion in Mass Killings and School Shootings. PLOS One. 10(7): e0117259. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117259
10. Lankford, A and Tomek, S. (2017). Mass Killings in the United States from 2006 to 2013: Social Contagion or Random Clusters. The American Association of Suicidology. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12366
11. Raitanin, J., and Okasanen, A. (2018). “Global online subculture surrounding school shootings.” American Behavioral Scientist. Retrieved August 26, 2019 from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0002764218755835.
12. Hayes, C. (2018). After Florida shooting, more than 600 copycat threats have targeted schools. USA Today.
13. Kelly, E. (2017). The Wellesley News. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://thewellesleynews.com/2017/10/19/media-contagion-inspires-mass-shootings-in-the-united-states
14. Schildkraut, J., Elsass, H. J., and Meredith, K. (2017). “Mass shootings and the media: why all events are not created equal.” Journal of Crime and Justice. Retrieved August 26, 2019 from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0735648X.2017.1284689?journalCode=rjcj20.
15. Dahmen, N. S. (2018). “Visually reporting mass shootings: U.S. newspaper photographic coverage of three mass school shootings.” American Behavioral Scientist. Retrieved August 26, 2019 from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0002764218756921.
16. Bushman, B. (2017). “Narcissism, fame seeking, and mass shootings.” American Behavioral Scientist. Retrieved August 26, 2019 from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764217739660.

 

[naught]

#releasethebasementtapes

 

[Ijuod Itpmuh]

These are a fun bunch of people. They tend to hover around around the fringes of the Doom community, but aren't liked even there for their extremely superficial interest in the games, and for being generally weird creeps. I haven't kept up much with them since Tumblr got unusable, but I'll have to assume that this community still exists and still idolizes homicidal losers.

 

[naught]

Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum - Portal

Portal : Columbine discussion forum. A place to discuss the Columbine High School Massacre along with other school shootings and crimes.<br /> Anyone interested in researching, learning, discussing and debating with us, please come join our community!

columbinemassacre.forumotion.com

 

[naught]

there's a lot of untapped potential on that forum, its been host to at least 8 aspiring and 4 successful school shooters.
my account was approved so ill be doing a deep dive:

 

[Nektar Geist]

I used to read a lot of King. This always reminds me of:

Rage

A disturbed high-school student with authority problems…

www.goodreads.com

nfn

Brenda Spencer was 2 years after the story was published. Is King to blame for all of this?