The Columbine Disaster

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The paper discusses Kleck's essay "There Are No Lessons to Be Learned From Littleton" and his skepticism of the many solutions proposed after the murders at the Columbine High School. The paper explains Kleck's belief that quick-fixes based on the emotion stirred up by wall-to-wall coverage of a massacre are rarely, if ever, legitimate solutions. The paper discusses how Kleck does not believe in radical solutions to mass killings just because one may have happened. The paper maintains that this is a good essay that encourages one to to think about possible solutions for youth violence.

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"The title of Gary Kleck's essay, "There Are No Lessons to Be Learned From Littleton," is at first glance a cynical way to begin an essay. How could there not be lessons learned from a tragic, bloody event in which 13 innocent people, 12 high school students and a favorite teacher, were slaughtered and another 31 others injured? Is Kleck saying that after the shock of the event wore off, and the media packed up and left the Columbine High School site in Littleton, Colorado, nobody paid any attention to the calamity that had occurred?"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kleck, Gary. "There Are No Lessons to Be Learned from Littleton." Criminal Justice Ethics18.1 (1999): Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics (Thompson Gale Database).

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