Eric's 'Hitmen For Hire' assignment added to Columbine Guide
- Dave Cullen
- Feb 6, 2017
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 2
Today I uploaded Eric Harris' kind of shocking 'Hitmen For Hire' school assignment to The Columbine Guide. It's dated four months before the Columbine massacre. It accompanies the video of the same name that Eric made with Dylan Klebold, their most notorious production, in retrospect. At the time, it was easily written off as an absurdist spoof.
This assignment is Eric's business plan for "Hitmen For Hire," including an overview of the "product," business organization, plans for fundraising and advertising. (See the TOC.)
You can read his whole plan at the guide (it's a quick read), and there's a link to the video there, too.
I am adding more material to The Columbine Guide each day, and I think I've fixed all the links that went bad over the 15 years or so since I first created it.
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This is a sobering and important addition to The Columbine Guide. Presenting the “Hitmen For Hire” assignment in its original context helps readers understand how disturbing ideas can sometimes be dismissed or misunderstood when they first appear, especially when framed as satire or schoolwork. The fact that this material predates the tragedy by several months makes it particularly valuable for researchers and educators trying to understand warning signs, media literacy, and youth psychology.
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