The controversy surrounding the ā£release of photos from the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 has sparked widespread debate and ethical concerns about the⤠depiction of violence in the media. Five years ago today, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered their classmates and teachers at Columbine High School. Most Americans have reached one of two wrong conclusions about why they did it. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Columbine mass shooting, students started the #MyLastShot campaign to share photos of the dead. Here’s why . The 20 award-winning images in this gallery are presented in the order submitted to the prize committee. Higher resolution images are available. Contact the Western History/Genealogy Department for more information. The official investigation report says the teens committed suicide . “The reason why we chose to publish these photos is that they have tremendous impact ,” Enquirer editor David Perel said. The word ā Columbine ā can conjure up many images; of chaos and violence, of juvenile delinquency, of grainy figures brandishing firearms in a way that feels all-too-familiar. DENVER – Major U.S. Retailers pulled from their Colorado stores a tabloid newspaper that came out Friday featuring graphic death-scene photos of the students who staged the 1999 Columbine.
Why These Columbine Pictures Are Still Controversial
The controversy surrounding the ā£release of photos from the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 has sparked widespread debate and ethical concerns about theā¤...