What makes a killer a

killer? In this article, we

get the impression of

that it is the surroun-

dings that influence this

reaction. Once again,

there may be talk of

”nature versus nurture”.

Maybe this wouldn’t ha-

ve happened, if he

hadn’t been kicked out

of school, if his parents

hadn’t been ignorant

and oblivious to his well-

being.

It is still a very wrong

action, but what can we

do to prevent this from

happening again?

A 19 year old frustra-

ted former student

went berserk at his

old school in Erfurt

(the same school that

kicked him out for a

lame and stupid rea-

son).

He simply felt like his

future was gone, he

just had to take his

anger out on innocent

people or it just click-

ed, for a few vital mi-

nutes, in his now ear-

lier misable life. No

one knows. But one

thing is for sure, the

lack of attention from

his ignorant parents

and the many flaws in

his upbringing certain-

ly had an influence on

him to do this horrible

crime.

The 19 neglated year

old was armed with a

pump gun and a gun.

He was wearing a

mask and was dres-

sed in deep black

clothes. Before shoo-

ting himself, he had

already shot 14 tea-

chers, two students

and a police officer.

He killed them ran-

domly, as he ran into

them, in the hallways

of the Gutenberg-

school. In Germany

the experts blame the

society. When we live

in a civilized world like

ours, then mass mur-

ders at schools

shouldn’t occur, but

unfortunately they do

because of lack of

attention to the stu-

dents. There is no one

else, but ourselves to

blame, we should be

able to see when con-

flicts like this ap-

proach. Friends and

family around the fe-

lon are the ones who

know him the best.

They should be able

to notice the problem,

and his sufferings. If

the problems are seen

and solved at an ear-

lier stage, many lives

will be rescued in the

future.

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stunned!

”He felt like his

future was gone”

”He killed them

randomly”

”There is no one

else, but oursel-

ves to blame…”

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any kind nobody have

taken care of his problems.

The shooter’s situation has

clearly developed into an

emotional breakdown,

which ended up with him

taking “revenge”.

The issue might be that we

don’t have the social equip-

ment to avoid these situa-

tions. We must admit that

there is a lack of social

means to help the weak.

We have to act now to

reach these young people

who are dealing with seri-

ous psychological prob-

lems.

By Laurids, 1.s

On the 27th of April 2002

one of the worst school

massacres of all time hap-

pened in the German city

Erfurt. 18 people were

killed.

The German minister for

the interior affairs said. “We

need to ask ourselves the

question, what is wrong

with a society where such

situations can occur”. It has

been very common to

blame the murderer, who

unfortunately is a very easy

target. People rarely think

through the reasons for

such an incident and in-

stead they force them-

selves to think of this a

onetime experience. Peo-

ple believe that they cannot

prevent “psychopaths” like

the young German from

killing. Now, when school

shootings keep showing

up, we must try to find out

what drives these young

people to their extremely

violent acts.

What has made this young

boy so desperate? The

teenager may have had a

very difficult childhood.

This could have been with

drug abusing parents who

have been ignoring him. He

may as well have been a

victim for bullying and he

has definitely felt a hate

against teachers. His

schoolmates and teachers

must have been aware of

some of the issues he has

been dealing with. But in-

stead of receiving help of

School shooting in Germany

Quotes:

”I personally indulge in violence daily, so I

completely understand the young school

shooters need to blow someone’s head

off!

SILENCE I KILL YOU!!!”

Fredda Galea—High School Teacher

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pened because he

was expelled a few

months before, and

couldn’t take his

exam. This shooting

is considered one of

the worst school

shootings ever and

has shocked the

whole world.

At the “Reichstag”

building in Berlin

they are flagging at

half and showing the

sorrow everyone in

Germany carries,

and that's a reality

that German needs

to deal with.

Germany was

shocked, after a

school shooting that

took place on the

27th of April 2002 in

a German town

named Erfurt. A 19-

year-old man went

to his old school,

and killed 18 people,

mainly teachers.

On a normal school

day, a former stu-

dent from the

Gutenberg-school

killed 18 people. He

went through the

school hallways and

shot 14 teachers, 2

students and 1 po-

liceman before he

committed suicide.

It all started at

about 11 in the

morning when some

students heard

noises similar to

shots, but they

thought is was a

joke until they saw a

masked shooter

dressed in black and

armed with two

guns. The shooter

went through class-

room after class-

room and shot all

the teachers that he

came across.

Sources say the

whole thing hap-

18 killed in German tragedy

Above: An unlucky stu-

dent hit by the german

killer.

18 KILLED IN GERMAN

SCHOOL MASSACRE.

THE KILLER COMMITTED

SUICIDE.

A MEMORIAL WAS HELD

FOR THE WOUNDED IN

THE SHOOTING.

2 March 2011 Dato Årgang 1, Nummer 1

by Daniel Bøje 1.s

German School Massacre

Redigeret af: Teresa, Bøje og Karin

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