"I Barely Survived Columbine." - Interview with Evan Todd

[@rachelpeters7046]

I am so happy you had Evan on. He has an incredible testimony and deserves far more attention when it comes to discussing how to keep schools safe.

[@JuliaB1955]

Yes, yes, and yes. Some host with a huge following needs to bring him on and highlight his assessments and recommendations, especially of the failings of all the bureaucracies, including law enforcement, to take the threats seriously and for giving the mentally ill the "I was bullied" license to wreak havoc. We absolutely need to corral the burgeoning mentally unhinged population and secure them on a medical-facility campus where they can get the help they need and the public can be safe from them.

[@kelleydangelo3680]

This was the best episode of the Spillover! Thank you Evan for sharing your story and helping to keep our children safe!

[@Yourethebossapplesauce]

Watching this after Uvalde. Heart breaking to see that this is still happening in America. Thank you for sharing your story Evan.

[@7alexmae]

This episode ❤ Thank you for what you do and hosting Even!

[@akvanvuuren]

Great episode and fascinating perspective to hear👏👏

[@inobi30]

It's almost as if that conversation with him somehow humanized the students and that's why they stopped.

[@kazokadas]

Nah, they spared other people as well before him. They stopped because they were done killing at that point. Evan Todd helped cultivate the atmosphere that contributed to these killings. He said... "Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'"

[@DinnerMintsOG]

I was a goth going into high school when this all went down I got called into the office and asked allot of questions and told we're watching you and it made me very uncomfortable

[@alek_hidell]

I imagine this incident only made it worse for goth kids everywhere, they would have been picked on even more by the bullies, and singled out more by the school administration. The rhetoric spouted by people like Evan Todd contributed to this problem.

[@suzvalentino1901]

@@alek_hidell Thank you your comment was accurate.

[@MSFVIDS]

Do you people realize this guy bullied Eric and Dylan? He would call them homos and encourage others to do so as well.

[@kalnedlewil2897]

Not true

[@lesliemcintosh3385]

yes. i just read about this guy's history. I'm sickened by him

[@kazokadas]

@@kalnedlewil2897 Very true. He said this about them. "Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'"

[@vendex64]

I disagree with the part where he talked about the officer at the start. What could he do? He thought there were probably six shooters, he was up against a semi auto high caliber rifle, and he was by himself. Also arming teachers with guns is stupid because imagine there's a lunatic with a gun and there is a teacher with a gun. Imagine how scared the teacher would be, they would be shooting all over the place and could accidently shoot a kid. Like what if a student just walks past the door he could die by the teacher.

[@iansmom03]

Thank you so much for speaking out and how you spoke truth! I appreciate you so much

[@profoundlyvanilla2708]

Anti bulling violates 1st amendment you have a right to express your self you don't have a right to not be offended, these kids are growing up so soft they cant handle any type of criticism or life after school. Colorado has turned blue we'll see how long those armed teachers laws last, lots of cities there already have every antigun law like Chicago.

[@alek_hidell]

And what about the physical bullying? Is that covered under freedom of expression?

[@profoundlyvanilla2708]

@@alek_hidell physical bullying is called battery and is a crime

[@alek_hidell]

@@profoundlyvanilla2708 Oh okay, so psychological abuse is freedom of speech and physical bullying is a crime. Solid logic you've got there.

[@mosoho]

Such a great episode! I love that he is now an advocate for teaching staff safety and medical training and a champion for the 2nd Amendment. What an incredible man of Godly character.

[@kazokadas]

Except he was quoted as saying this about the Columbine shooters "Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'"

[@PeterT1]

he said here he didn't leave the library but, other documentaries claim he was with patti nielson when going out to address the shooting which she thought was fake. he was injured but this detail in the story changed. evan also made a lot of bold claims in the media and in time magazine. story changer

[@airtran717guy]

Brian Anderson was the kid who with Nielsen when Eric and Dylan shot out the west doors. Brian hid in a back room of the library and survived. Evan bud under a counter with Patti and survived even though Dylan nearly decided to kill him

[@yannsymartinez]

Amazing episode

[@MsTifalicious]

To see his emotion, 23 years later, it seems as if it was only yesterday to him, as I'm sure it is the same for all others. I remember that day, I had just graduated in 98 and felt guilty that I never had to really worry about the thought of having a school shooter, and how sad it is that kids nowadays have to live with such a fear. 😭 may all who were taken that day, and any other day in a school shooting, be with God and be at PEACE. ❤️❤️

[@kazokadas]

And hopefully people like Evan Todd aren't there to instigate further shootings. "Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'"

[@Mayday9112]

Thinking back to 99 as a Freshman myself, this was the turning point in most of our young lives. Not too long after we had 9/11. The amount of turmoil so many of us now late 30’s and early 40s have witnessed as teens has had lasting impacts on us all, whether most of us realize it or not. Our innocence was stolen. Prayers to Evan for continued healing. School forever changed after this. Silly comments from teens were always taken as threats, friends were constantly receiving over the top punishment for any out of pocket comments in class/hallways, no more joking. The beginning of the authoritarian state in schools. I knew life would never be the same after this.

[@kazokadas]

Evan helped cultivate the atmosphere that contributed to these killings. He said... "Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'"

[@nothanksmegan]

Also bullying is kind of good for kids. It shouldn’t go to far but light bullying builds character and grit. Boys used to fight and they should and then they learn how to control their anger. Remember when we used to say “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” - I mean, unless its coming from a parent or caretaker as a kid, it shouldn’t hurt that bad. Kids need thicker skin & it starts by getting off TikTok and failing a few times.

[@michaelwiebe4282]

Excellent episode, Alex!

[@RachelHS825]

Totally agree with you

[@ebay3472]

Lol this argument falls flat, especially on a columbine video.

[@gurusheat3506]

@@ebay3472 lmao

[@shaggydoo1197]

So they let him live right? I’ve reading that they let some people escape.

[@alek_hidell]

They didn't shoot him, and he ran away when the left the library. So they didn't intentionally let him live, he just got lucky.

[@dexsatur3479]

@@alek_hidell wrong, if I remember correctly it was Dylan who asked him why he should let him live. They let him walk out of the Library. They have the transcripts

[@darkenergy410]

@@dexsatur3479 both spared him , maybe cause he was alot younger then them

[@erica4891]

❤️‍🩹 Some of the most important lessons in this. ❤️‍🩹

[@RhondaSmiga]

LOVE Evan and everyone thing he stands for.