Ralph Steadman, gonzo artist, cultural commentator, and author of The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. I reckon that the senseless motive for violence heightens the sick thrill of the act."
Unfortunately, these kids have had many role models, filmic but very real demonstrations from A Clockwork Orange onwards on which to base their ideas. But this was a lack of imagination, a cold assessment of cause and effect, devoid of compassion and the action of severely damaged psyches which could never have been introduced to the ramifications of consequence. America and guns go back a long way, as Hunter Thompson used to remind me- and demonstrate. "Columbine was the kind of tragedy that defined a genuine breakdown of social cohesion in the late nineties. Ted Gest, President, Criminal Justice Journalists An engrossing and cautionary tale for everyone who cares about how to prevent kids from going bad." Actually, there were important clues, but they were missed or downgraded both by those who knew the boys best and by public officials who came in contact with them. "A decade after the most dramatic school massacre in American history, Jeff Kass applies his considerable reporting talents to exploring the mystery of how two teens could have planned and carried out such gruesome acts without their own family and best friends knowing about it. Former President Bill Clinton from his words inscribed on the Columbine Memorial
"Even in the midst of tragedy we've seen the best, the best there is to see about our nation and about human nature." Thompson, American literary icon and author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Why go back to Columbine again? But there are a lot of people who haven't heard all this." Foreword by distinguished historian Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. With exclusive cover art by renowned artist and cultural commentator Ralph Steadman, and photos from the archives of the Rocky Mountain News, which won the Pulitzer Prize for its Columbine photography. The result of ten years of research and exclusive information, the book reaches into fundamental American themes of violence, racism, parenting and policing.Ĭoncluding with the tale of the tattered police investigation and how one of the most controversial victims' families faces down a modern American tragedy as the cameras roll, Columbine: A True Crime Story is a classic in the tradition of In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song.
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