Eric, Dylan and Computers

Today, I read an interesting article that said 3 of the 10 best jobs to have are web developer, computer systems analyst and software developer. According to the article, these are jobs that pay relatively well and are in high demand.

It got me thinking that had Eric and Dylan never plotted the massacre, and expanded their computer skills, they probably would have had very successful careers in the field. 

I know Dylan said he wanted to study computer science and Eric was really into designing video games. If they were alive today though, where do you think their specialties would be in?

I have always wondered why people think that if Dylan and Eric never committed the massacre they would have these great jobs, these great lives with great families?

Chances are, if Dylan and Eric didn't commit the massacre, they would have been involved in some other kind of criminal activity and would have probably ended up in jail or prison. They had already proved that they were criminals and I seriously doubt they would have gotten into trouble that one time and that is it. Most criminals will always be criminals.

And when it came to schooling and holding down a job, Dylan seemed to have no motivation whatsoever. It doesn't seem to me that he took his schooling or his job very seriously and did as little as possible; just enough to slide by. How could someone who lacks ambition and motivation, such as Dylan did, end up with this great career?

If Dylan and Eric were exactly the same in every other regard and the only thing that was changed about them was that they didn't go through with the massacre, I have no doubt that those boys would have eventually done some other kind of horrible crime and ended up in prison.

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.

With Dylan I am not so sure but I always have thought that Eric would become a serial killer like Ted Bundy

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Jenn wrote:

I have always wondered why people think that if Dylan and Eric never committed the massacre they would have these great jobs, these great lives with great families?

Chances are, if Dylan and Eric didn't commit the massacre, they would have been involved in some other kind of criminal activity and would have probably ended up in jail or prison. They had already proved that they were criminals and I seriously doubt they would have gotten into trouble that one time and that is it. Most criminals will always be criminals.

This is not true.... When I was their age I was wild.... I was arrested multiple times for fighting, vandalism, shoplifting, underage drinking ect.... I grew up and I have not been in any trouble for MANY years.
Now do I still have the criminal mindset... Yes I do, for example when I walk into a place I look at where the security cameras are, and I see most of the vulnerabilities in the security systems, do I steal.. No but there is always those thoughts in the back of my head "Hey I can do this and get away with it no problem". I think the van incident was just them being teenagers thinking they can getaway with it.

deathmedic wrote:

Jenn wrote:

I have always wondered why people think that if Dylan and Eric never committed the massacre they would have these great jobs, these great lives with great families?

Chances are, if Dylan and Eric didn't commit the massacre, they would have been involved in some other kind of criminal activity and would have probably ended up in jail or prison. They had already proved that they were criminals and I seriously doubt they would have gotten into trouble that one time and that is it. Most criminals will always be criminals.

This is not true.... When I was their age I was wild.... I was arrested multiple times for fighting, vandalism, shoplifting, underage drinking ect.... I grew up and I have not been in any trouble for MANY years.
Now do I still have the criminal mindset... Yes I do, for example when I walk into a place I look at where the security cameras are, and I see most of the vulnerabilities in the security systems, do I steal.. No but there is always those thoughts in the back of my head "Hey I can do this and get away with it no problem". I think the van incident was just them being teenagers thinking they can getaway with it.

Did you ever plan a massacre though? Did you ever have an intention to murder hundreds of people? I was answering this question on the basis that they had planned the massacre but just didn't go through with it.

I do not believe for a second that if Dylan and Eric didn't go through with the massacre that they would be anything less than criminals for the rest of their lives. Do you honestly see someone who once planned to murder hundreds of innocent children growing up to be a doctor or have some other great career as many people have implied?

You are acting as though the only criminal activity they had was breaking into a van, but it wasn't. They also planned to blow up their school and kill hundreds of children. I think that is a little different than underage drinking, having bar fights and shop lifting petty things from a convenience store?

Remember, when you answer this question, what would they be like had they not gone through with the massacre? They still planned it, had the same mindset while planning it, everything else was exactly the same except they didn't go through with it. Would you then still feel they were just 'being teenagers'?

gustopoet wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Haha, exactly. Touche.

I've actually thought about this a lot. I think if they had graduated as normal, Dylan would have gone to college in Arizona and Eric would have either become a cop or tried another branch of the military. If Eric had been accepted into the Marines, I think he would have become very successful. I can see him doing his four years or so of military service, serving in the Iraq war and coming out of that ok, then retiring from the military and working for Blackwater or some other high level government job.

I can see Dylan going through college and marrying the first girl he met at school. He would graduate with a computer science degree and maybe have kids.

As far as their friendship goes, I can see Eric teasing Dylan about getting married and bragging about his own life as a ladies man. I believe Eric would never have a serious girlfriend but would have several one night stands.

Maybe I'm way off base but I can see it...

ThoughtBox wrote:

gustopoet wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Haha, exactly. Touche.

i think that eric in prison would have been raped that is what i saw in a dream of mine

dreamman67 wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

gustopoet wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Haha, exactly. Touche.

i think that eric in prison would have been raped that is what i saw in a dream of mine

MnM, is that you?

Stephen wrote:

dreamman67 wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

gustopoet wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Haha, exactly. Touche.

i think that eric in prison would have been raped that is what i saw in a dream of mine

MnM, is that you?

why are you calling me a chocolate

dreamman67 wrote:

Stephen wrote:

dreamman67 wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

gustopoet wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Haha, exactly. Touche.

i think that eric in prison would have been raped that is what i saw in a dream of mine

MnM, is that you?

why are you calling me a chocolate

Never mind.

dreamman67, did you use the name RegalSin on SCMRPG?

tfsa47090 wrote:

dreamman67, did you use the name RegalSin on SCMRPG?

i was not regalsin i have been into columbine for less than a week so i dont even know who that is

Stephen wrote:

dreamman67 wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

gustopoet wrote:

ThoughtBox wrote:

If they didn't do NBK? Dylan= suicide by age 22, Eric= rapist.  

Exactly. But I might say: Eric= Cop-Rapist.

Haha, exactly. Touche.

i think that eric in prison would have been raped that is what i saw in a dream of mine

MnM, is that you?

Lol; I actually thought it too, though MnM's writing style is a lot different

tfsa47090 wrote:

dreamman67, did you use the name RegalSin on SCMRPG?

*snorts* Well, we definitely know it's not Smiggles.

InFiNiNcEX5 wrote:

tfsa47090 wrote:

dreamman67, did you use the name RegalSin on SCMRPG?

*snorts*  Well, we definitely know it's not Smiggles.

Or it could be if the conspiracies are correct   

InFiNiNcEX5 wrote:

tfsa47090 wrote:

dreamman67, did you use the name RegalSin on SCMRPG?

*snorts*  Well, we definitely know it's not Smiggles.