The shooting at Columbine Hight School created a nationwide shock and horror for all people that watched the news clips. I remember going to school and not being allowed to carry our backpacks to school. The girls had to have a clear see through purse to be able to carry their personal belonging. The two shooters that were involved in the massacre at that school were Eric Harris (18 at time of shooting) and Dylan Klebold (17 at time). Both of these boys displayed abnormal behavior and I am going to explain in this essay their possible psychological issue with Eric Harris. Eric was reportedly harassed and bullied while he was going to school at Columbine High School and this drove him to commit this horrible act. However, Eric was not completely out to get “revenge” on anyone particular and was attempting to be the most deadly terroristic attack in United States History. …show more content…
Eric did not care about any harm that was brought about and just wanted to bring horror onto the population and out do the Oklahoma bomber. Peter Langman in “Columbine, Bullying, and The Mind of Eric Harris” states “Eric had a disturbed personality with prominent antisocial, narcissistic, and sadistic traits.” (Langman) With being antisocial will create a divide with the population of the school he a attended and would lead a division. The Behavioral aspect of Eric Harris would go into how Eric was learning how to be a criminal mischief before the attack. Creating videos of him already committing mass murder. He once again idolized the Oklahoma Bomber. By learning from his partner also helped create this person with a serious Psychological problem. Langman goes into why Eric had committed this heinous act and pointed out what other