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One of the earliest misrepresentations was in profiling the two shooters and laying out their motives. Twenty years later, that profile still persists. Harris, the mastermind of the shooting, wasn't the depressed and bullied student reports initially pegged him.
In reality, he was a psychopath. He expressed contempt for society, took pleasure in lying and manipulating others, and lacked empathy. His ability to manipulate resulted in his peers and teachers describing him as nice and well-spoken in the aftermath. Klebold, by comparison, appeared more like the typical perpetrator of a mass shooter, according to Cullen. He was hotheaded, but depressive and suicidal.
He blamed himself for his problems. The two weren't seeking vengeance against any particular group, but instead sought to be domestic terrorists of the same notoriety as Timothy McVeigh.
Their slaughter was aimed at students and teachers, but it was not motivated by resentment of them in particular. Columbine High School reopened in the fall of , but the massacre left a scar on the Littleton community. Mark Manes, the man who sold a gun to Harris and bought him rounds of ammunition the day before the murders, was sentenced to six years in prison.
Another man, Philip Duran, who introduced Harris and Klebold to Manes, also was sentenced to prison time. Some victims and families of people killed or injured filed suit against the school and the police; most of these suits were later dismissed in court.
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