In today's school systems, bullying is only considered bad or not tolerated. No one does anything about a bully until someone commits suicide, attempts suicide, or takes matters into their own hands violently. Administrators, teachers and parents should be more attentive to prevent bullying from happening in front of their eyes. In an article written about Columbine, Greg Toppo uncovers the many events of April 20, 1998. The two boys involved were Eric Harris and Dylan. Klébold. On the day of one of America's most notorious mass shootings, Harris and Klebold entered their school with guns and killed 13 people, wounding 24 others just before turning the guns on themselves. In a video made just before the shooting, the boys address the people who made their lives a struggle and who made them want to do what they did. Dylan Klebold says in these videos, now known as the Basement Tapes: "You've been pissing us off for years. You're going to fucking pay for all this shit! We don't care. Because we're going to die." do it." (Zero Hour Episode 3) Eric Harris wrote in his diary, "I hate you because you left me out of so many fun things. And no, don't say, 'Well, that's it. is your fault,” because it’s not, you people I had my phone number, and I asked and everything, but no no no, don’t let the weird looking Eric KID come. (Toppo) Dylan and Eric's friends said the boys were harassed in front of teachers "People surrounded them in the commons and threw packets of ketchup on them, making fun of them, calling them fags. ", says their friend Brooks Brown. It happened in front of the teachers' eyes. They couldn't fight back. They wore ketchup all day and came home covered in ketchup. " (Prendergast) The students.... .. middle of paper ...... be careful when thinking about bullies, they are all very serious and can possibly have serious harm. effects on both parties involved. Works Cited “55 Facts about Bullying,” Random Fact5s, June 29, 2011, Web January 23, 2013 Lett, Jeff. “Facts and Statistics: The Numbers Continue to Rise Every Month.” Make Beats Not Beat Downs. Cartel, 2009. Web. January 23, 2014 “Massacre at Columbine High.” Season 1. Episode 3. 2004. HistoryMilsom, A. “College Bullying: Prevention and Intervention.” Middle School Journal, Web. January 31, 2014 Prendergast, Alan (July 13, 2000). “The Missing Motive.” Denver Westword News. Rosenberg, Jennifer “Columbine Massacre.” About.com 20th Century History, Np, Nd Web. February 6, 2014 Toppo, Greg (April 14, 2009). "10 years later, the real story behind Columbine". 14, 2009.