“Existence…what a strange word. He, starting from determination and curiosity, does not know existence, does not know anything [relevant] for himself. The petty destinations of others and everything that this world, in this world, knows the answers to. Yet they serve no purpose for him. Seek knowledge of the unthinkable, the [undefinable], the unknown. Explore everything...using your mind, the most powerful tool you know. Not a physical barrier blocking the limits of exploration, time through thought through dimensions… the whole is his realm. Yet, the more he thinks about it, hoping to find answers to his questions, the more things emerge. Surprisingly, the petty things mean a lot to him right now, how he wants to be normal, not this transceiver at all” (Klebold 4). This quote was taken from Dylan Klebold's diary. On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School senior Dylan Klebold and his friend Eric Harris killed twelve students and a teacher before taking their own lives shortly thereafter. That day they were armed, cruel and full of hatred. They decided to channel that hatred towards their classmates and teachers in the form of chaos, devastation, and death. Crimes like this are sensitive topics, especially when young people are involved. The topic is even more sensitive when both the killers and the murdered people are themselves children. Youth homicide is rarely defined as anything other than horrific, illegal behavior carried out by children or adolescents. It is simply seen as a criminal act. I think it's much more than that. Youth homicide, in essence, is a search for acceptance. Kids will change friends, clothes, music, hobbies, basically their entire lifestyle, in an attempt to discover where they fit in and... middle of paper... ..ndtrack of the School Shootings: Cultural Script, Music and Male Rag." Sage Publications. (2011): n. page. Web. January 19, 2012. .Larkin, Ralph W. Comprehending Columbine. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007. Print.Snyder, Howard N. and Melissa Sickmund "Minor Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report." Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, March 2006. Web. January 16, 2012. .Tapia, Mike. "Juvenile Arrests in the States United: Gang membership, social class, and labeling effects". Youth and Society. Sage Publications, 2010. Web. 16 January 2012. .