Columbine Mine massacre Serene for two weeks, for the Columbine was one of the few coal mines in the state to remain in operation. On November 21, 1927, five hundred miners, some accompanied by their wives and children, arrived at the north gate just before dawn. They carried three Flags of the United States. At the direction of Josephine Roche, daughter of the recently- deceased owner of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, the picketers had been served coffee and doughnuts on previous mornings. That morning, the recently-disbanded state police, also known as the Colorado Rangers, were recalled to duty and would meet the
Columbine High School massacre more than two-thirds of the attacks. A similar theory was expounded by Brooks Brown in his book on the massacre, "No Easy Answers"; he noted that teachers commonly ignored bullying, and that whenever Harris and Klebold were bullied by the jocks at CHS, they would make statements such as: "Don't worry, man. It happens all the time!" if anyone expressed shock or surprise. Dave Cullen disputes the theory of "revenge for bullying" as a motivation. While acknowledging the pervasiveness of bullying in high schools including CHS, he has claimed they were not victims of bullying. He said Harris was more