I was in high school during Columbine. One thing you heard very often was "I this age of Columbine, you can't be too careful," usually used to justify an overr

I was in high school during Columbine. One thing you heard very often was "I this age of Columbine, you can't be too careful," usually used to justify an overreaction to student behavior (I had a friend who would wear a trench coat to school and was harassed by the administration). Except that in the late nineties youth crime and school violence had already been on a steady decline and was continuing in that direction.