In 1999 when Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School, the face of mass killing changed. Before Columbine school shootings were largely unheard of, and there was little precedent for dealing with students who showed signs of danger. Today, some schools have implemented preventative measures, and at times such programs still do not stop the horrific actions of troubled adolescents. In the aftermath of the shooting many people began asking questions not only about the shooters themselves, but also about the parents that raised them and the families that didn't see the warning signs. For the past seventeen years neither the Klebold's nor the Harris' have publicly spoken about the matter. That all changed this past Febuary when Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan, sat down with Diane Sawyer and broke her silence on the matter.

This interview comes seventeen years after the event, but seems even more relevant in today's modern world. School shootings have become a staple of the news, and it seems that we still do not know enough to stop students and teachers from being killed in a place meant for learning and growth. In the interview, Sawyer asks Klebold the tough questions that have plagued the families of the victims for so long. Did she ever think her son was capable of such violence? Why didn't she stop him if she felt that there were warning signs? What was she thinking the moment she found out her son wasn't in danger, but causing danger?

Klebold answered each question as they came, but not without difficulty. Through tears she explained that before this had happened she would be like any other parent, and would have assured anyone that she would be able to tell if her son was a danger to himself or others. She explains, of course, that this was not the case. No one wants to see their child in such an evil way, no one wants to believe that someone they raised would do such horrendous things. The most harrowing moment came when she revealed to Sawyer that when she found out that her son was one of the shooters she hoped that he would die so that he couldn't hurt anyone else.

In the wake of her interview we are faced with some serious questions. Can Klebold and Harris' parents be at all to blame, or were they just as much victims as the parents who lost their children in the shooting that day? After so many years, why is this still such a problem, a problem that seems to be on the rise? Would we be able to tell if one of our loved ones was on the path to evil like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were that day in Colorado? And most importantly, if we thought someone was in danger of hurting themselves or others would know the right way to stop them?