Again another media outlet is perpetuating the myth that the cowardly Columbine killers lashed out at the school because they were bullied.

In this editorial from the Newark Star-Ledger they talk about something called The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. Knowing New Jersey like I do it’s probably some overblown piece of legislation that will cause more problems than it intends to solve but I digress.

This is how the Star-Ledger perpetuates the myth…

The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights is society’s strongest message yet that schools are expected to pay close attention to the social relationships of students, an idea that took hold after the 1999 Columbine shootings.

Again, emphasis mine.

Much like TIME Magazine did the star Ledger seems like it knows that it is a myth yet threw it in there anyway to make the false connection.

Not that I’m a fan of bullying but as I’ve said before it’s hard to take any argument seriously when it’s based on a false premise.