I don’t like mondays.
- Brenda Ann Spencer
The quote above is 16-year-old Brenda’s answer to why she shot and killed Cleveland Elementary School’s principal and head custodian, while injuring 8 children and a police officer. Her remorseless response & lack of serious explanation for the attack inspired the song I Don’t Like Mondays. Listen to Tori Amos’ haunting cover rendition.
There’s an unfortunately long list of school shootings, with a tiny silver lining: A local community college (that I eventually attended for a quarter) is omitted from this list, thanks to Kelly Bennett, who helped prevent a tragedy in January 2001.
posted on January 12th, 2009 in quotes