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imagine hiding behind your friend thinking its not real than he gets shot instead of you, then you have to hide behind his death body to survive. I cant even imagine how traumatizing it is.
To think that aliyah probably wouldn’t have survived if she hadn’t been behind her friend is so scary. That one small decision completely changed her life.
@@kaywee4200 from what she said in the video i think she just hid behind him without his knowledge. I cant imagine how traumatizing it wouldve been to see your classmate get shot right in front of you
@@kaywee4200 the first interview she ever did she said that when the shooter shot him dead, she was behind him so she fell with him on purpose to look like she died aswell and then she put his body on top of her but he was already dead.
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Yeah, in another interview she said she rolled him to his side and put his head on his arm so he wouldn't be on the cold floor. It's really sad to think that she had to just hide under her friend as he got shot/killed so the same wouldn't happen to her
She’s very brave cus literally like everyone in that room got shot at and some parts of flesh went on her hair and blood went on her clothes and she still stayed calm and she still stayed quiet like if that were me I wouldn’t be able to stay calm, even if I heard a shot like a mile away I would start crying thinking that I’m going to die😭😭😭
@@ejxjfjdjzjjsjryf2784 Sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine having to go through one, seems absolutely terrifying. And excuse my curiosity but which shooting was it?
Not-so-fun fact: My best friend/Roommate’s girlfriend is a survivor of the Parkland shooting. I’d say her and I are pretty decent friends as well. She has massive PTSD from it. She said the bodies prevented folks from leaving through the conventional exit and the shooter used the fire alarm to draw students out. I was at the movies with some friends including her when someone pulled the fire alarm and we had to step out, she had a whole breakdown from it. My best friend had to console her for a while before she calmed down. Sad that even survivors have to battle the demons they never asked for
Dang… I heard that story (about the shooter luring the kids with with the fire alarm), and it’s literally despicable. That is now one of my biggest fears whenever the fire alarm went off. So smart, ⚠️⚠️(IN A BAD WAY),⚠️⚠️ yet so horrible.
It is absolutely terrifying to know that the shooter had made it clear through these actions that the shooting was premeditated and remorseless, yet his lawyers tried to argue that it was an impulsive act due to his mental condition. I understand that it was his lawyers' duty to defend him but having seen a portion of his court hearing through RUclips, I don't think they saw him as just another client.
this is exactly one of my biggest fears even though i live in a country where we have gun laws im just extremely terrified of things like this happening to my school
and imagine that dead body being one of your classmates that you've gone to school with everyday- i cant even begin to imagine how traumatizing that must've been
The fact that she was in the designated school shooter drill corner actually experiencing the terror of a school shooting is heartbreaking. We're in a generation that grew up with active shooter drills and it's still difficult to think about one actually happening.
@@alicelee13 on top of that living with the fact that you made the decision to hide behind them, there’s gotta be some level of guilt. She obviously shouldn’t feel guilty this was not her fault, but I can only imagine.
She had to hide under one of her own friends imagine the shock but she pushed through her fear and went into survival mode and played it smart because she didn’t wanna die
Aalayah’s classmates had to go back to school two weeks after the shooting and they still haven’t cleaned up the crime scene? That is seriously screwed up.
Since the trial hasn't actually started it's probably to preserve evidence. The building is likely closed as well, at least I would hope so. It would definitely help preserve the crime scene, and also avoid making the students and faculty relive the trauma.
Police don’t clean up crime scenes it is either left for the people in this case, the schools job to clean it themselves or call a private crime scene cleanup crew and have them clean it.
I go to MSD. They closed off the buildings and had an investigation. The kids were only in the auditorium, along with the cafeteria, away from where it took place. They didn't do school for the rest of most of the year. They came back to school and had half days on the days they went back. They went back so that they could be with each other, and be there for each other during those times. It was very sad.
She was so quick to think. She watched her own classmate being shot in front of her. She was the last person to hold the classmate protecting her. On top of that she didn’t freeze up but instead played dead.
@@capybaras383 he shouldn't of died thats the thing. Instead of staying where she was, she was selfish because she was fatigued and his behind her classmate. He didn't volunteer to protect her. She sacrificed his life for her own.
@@jayangel1879 Not true. He was hiding there anyway. She got behind him. She did not make him take the position he was in. If she had gone elsewhere, it would not have made a different to him unfortunately.
A person who survived Columbine had spoken at my school. His sister was the first one to die. Her name was Rachel, and she was known to be one of the most positive human beings in the school. Before the day unfolded, he got into a fight with Rachel, and he wishes that he would’ve taken the blame during the argument. There are some other wild, crazy stuff that he said, but I feel like I’m boring you to the person reading this :,)
@@NessieEnthusiasticmhm. I was actually about to informatively mention her full name was Rachel Scott, but I think bc of Craig Scott people can fill in the blanks 😅 Rest in peace Rachel, and all the others who passed.
One of my teachers said something during a shooter drill that will always stay with me. “I don’t care how weird or awkward you feel during these drills. You need to be able to control your laughter so that if this actually happened, you would be able to control your tears.” Everyone was pretty damn silent after that.
I can't imagine how that would've felt hearing a teacher say that. In the UK We had fire drills all the time and we had one drill if someone got into my highschool (because one time a man ran throuhh the car park with a knife) and my science teacher told us that even though he had two daughters and his wife he would throw himself in front of anyone who tried to hurt us. I love that teacher he was an amazing teacher and an inredible man. I feel lucky to have met him.
@@azlynnsalinas3216 human remnants are what’s leftover of a body. So if an explosive went off then they would look for human remnants to find out... how many people died, who set off the explosive... so basically... pieces off a human body.
exactly no matter how many times people can say that we will prevent it or it won’t happen again it will happen again and it shouldn’t be like this. I want students to be able to go to school without fearing for their lives.
@@alyzmm2 I understand. I'm a teacher and last year we had a legit shooter scare 2 weeks before a mass shooting nearby in a nearby city that traumatized literally all of my students (first in our state btw). A father had gone onto the school property with their hunting rifle still in their vehicle. The school year was already rocky, and that sent it over the edge. It's heartbreaking to see it keep happening. I shouldn't have to think of what to do in an active shooter situation as part of my job
@@alyzmm2 someone brought a rifle to my old highschool last year, tried getting it in but was stopped by school security, i had just moved away at that point but all my friends are still there, and im greatful the guy got noticed before he could go through with it
As soom as she started to talk about when she called her parents got me to tears. Like fuck, to think you wouldnt see them and you was going to die is just terrifying.
I actually think that Helena and her weren’t close friends. Helena’s best friend has been in other multiple interviews, she was also in the room obviously, and saw Helena get shot. Never mentioned anything about Aaliyah as a friend in the room. Although she was probably traumatized just saying her name because the last thing Helena said was grab a book and they both did but Helena herself didn’t have time.
I live in Scotland and I cannot imagine how horrible and dangerous it must be to not even feel safe at SCHOOL, a place which is meant to be safe and secure and is a place for learning and education. The thought of having to hide under bodies or hearing gunshots is an absolute horror
People like to pretend evil doesn't exist, that it's all just a matter of "misunderstanding" that "bad guy." Then, they're shocked when it turns out that person really is an evil person, with true malice in their heart. Just because that person doesn't head some corporation you don't like doesn't mean he isn't capable of or isn't willing to do harm to others.
I hate these "realistic" school shooting drills. I remember when I was in first grade we stacked up all of the desks in front of the door. Me and my friend both had scissors hidden in our boots to use for self defense. We all huddled into the reading corner, my classmates were crying quietly holding onto each other. My teacher she was terrified shaking while hugging us all. Then the door knob started to twist and my teacher put her hand over her mouth tears steaming down her face not taking her eyes off the door. It was the police they said it was all a drill and laughed it off. I can't imagine experiencing an actual school shooting.
I agree,It could be traumatic to a lot of People it does mot matter if its not real,I find them really cruel because you are making Kids scared for their lives for just to tell them later thats is just a drill and thats not real
First grade. FIRST grade. These are literal children, some no more than 6 or 7 years old, having to accept the reality that not only are there monsters out there who would bring a weapon into a school and shoot people, but that it's a real threat to them, their classmates, and their teachers. I'm 16 years old in 10th grade currently, and I remember the shooter drills in elementary school, but they only started when I was in about 4th or 5th grade and could accept and understand that a bit more. It's so sad that now we have to educate even the youngest students about survival in what should be one of the safest places for a kid.
@@hannahh8119 baby boomers, gun nuts and trump supporters all think these people are "crisis actors" and claim these shootings never happened. They harassed the parents of the Sandy hook elementary students who died. Those kids were 5 years old-11 years old. There are people who are just so inside these echo chambers that they have lost their humanity and empathy.
It really hit me when Aliyah said that most shooters end up being students. They know exactly how school shooter drills work, and where all the students hide. That’s terrifying, and I had never thought of it like that. We need to rethink the drills.
I completely agree with you. An idea I have is to make hidden doors or hidden trap doors in each classroom. Two of them and in every classroom they’re in different spots and look different.
@Avion Murrell i've been reading different comments and replies. this person has been commenting a bunch of bad stuff that is now getting deleted. i think it was to make a joke out of it sadly
@@rachael3913 the person alerted every student who was in the gym class and kept them from getting shot, but he was shot in the process. He was the only one to be shot Edit: he died and was the only one to die
Honestly it’s really scary when there is a school shooter in the school but your sibling also goes to that school so your not only worrying about ur safety but your siblings safety too.
I live in europe so theres laws against guns meaning theres a VERY VERY small chance of any of this happening but.. i would be very scared for them too.
during a drill my 9th grade teacher told us all the flaws in the way our classroom was built as to where the shooter could enter and told us to know if we were to die to go down fighting. losing your life to injure the attacker could save the lives of others. she told us to use our bags as sheilds and was as straight forward and realistic as possible. kinda like trying to get us to understand how serious it was. edit: i really appreciated how she talked to us bc a lot of teachers pretend it will never happen and others downplay the seriousness.
At my school every classroom had a box of rocks that we could use to throw at an attacker or any threat, they told us that if anything were to happen, fighting back could help save others.
My 7th grade teacher Mr. Cook would always treat drills like this extremely seriously, as did many other teachers. He would always be standing next to the door with something heavy in his hand. I think one time he even picked up a chair. I know that in the cooking class and sewing class it was the same thing, the teachers holding knives or scissors by the door.
The fact that while students are being told where to go and what to do in an active shooter situation and the shooter is also listening to these things is terrifying
Yeah, it’s a haunting thought as the student. We prepare and make plans, but chances are if this actually happens to us the shooter will know our plans...
Aliyah saying that she had to hide under his dead body mimicking his last movements is so heart breaking… not only still knowing you’re alive but then having to mourn the loss of the person next to you in the same breath. I’m positive he’s her guardian angel.
Gross. She used him and he had no idea her intentions were to save herself. She literally said she just stood behind him in case something happened because he was bigger and she’s skinny. It’s just a typical story of someone using someone else as a shield.
@@BlackSheepNara i dont think she was using him. almost every kid who finds themselves in this situation can probably agree that they don't wanna die. so i think she was hiding behind him to lower the chances of more fatalities. she knew she wouldn't have survived a bullet so she hid behind someone who had a higher chance of survival in hopes that less people would die. i don't think she wanted him to die or wanted to use him as a shield at all.
@@BlackSheepNara any human being would have done the same thing, its naturally an instinct. You cant give her shit for that. She was terrified, they all were.
My boyfriend was a victim of the parkland shooting when he was a junior. He is now 21 and he still cries about it when he talks about it. It was super traumatic for him. We cannot take these things lightly
@deku gaming Everyone copes with their emotions differently, I’m just saying how I deal with it myself. I don’t have a severe case of PTSD, but I’ve seen enough stuff on the internet to make me desensitized.
The scariest thing is Aalayah had always walked to her class to greet her friends Helena and Nicholas, they were a part of her everyday school life, but suddenly they were just not a part of her life anymore. Thank God she acted fast to live
Aalayah's story is unreal. She had two of her classmates, one who was protecting her, fall in front of her while her parents thought she was gone. She is so strong, and Sadie and Will as well, for telling this story. It's just so unbelievable.
Aalayah’s story is absolutely insane. She’s an incredibly strong girl and her reaction and quick thinking at the time is truly admirable. To see her talking about this story and sit so tall in every word spoken is so beautiful. I wish her the best of luck in life along with Sadie and Will who have also been so strong and resilient throughout their experiences.
@@honeymelon_b i think they were trying to say that the anti-bullying policies are bad and need to be worked on, or at least i hope that's what they were saying.
I understand what you’re trying to say but it’s important to remember that no ones trauma is “worse” or “better” than anyone else’s it all depends on the person. I agree though, for me personally what she went through would be absolutely terrifying
@@sizlaec Thats what I was thinking too? I considered that maybe it’s about where they live and that maybe the community is still very focused on it but I feel like there isn’t a single town that can “get over” that? I hope I make sense and not sound like an idiot. 😅 It’s difficult to make comments like this on something I’ve never been through so I worry I may not come off clearly. If so, I’m sorry.
The fact that even now we are only taught how to run and hide. While politicians sit on their asses and cry about how stricter firearm laws "don't work" while offering no solution.
This would more likely give the next shooter a gun. You were putting a gun in the room with a future shooter. Most shooters use stolen guns. Also if kids have killing fantasy how would giving them better access help!? most parents don't have guns at home, so putting on IN THE SCHOOL makes it super easy for kids who otherwise would have fun access, have access. Also banning an automatic gun that no citizen has a use for, is soooooooo much easy than training ever underpaid teachwr to now be a cop on demand @@johnnystapleton4860
@@KiRa-fy6uq the Columbine shooters r very well known more than any other ones u can’t ask me about the other shooters but everyone knows the Columbine shooters
I’m so glad Anthony concentrated on the victims and didn’t even mention the shooters names. Exactly what all media should be doing in these situations!! Don’t give them the fame they so badly want
@@marig5125 the problem is some people do, they see that someone gets their face on the news and they go "ohhh I want my face on the news that's cool" sometimes groups of people are like "woah dude you're famous now" and see that's a way to get famous. It's a really screwed up way of thinking but it happens :(
That’s one reason I love Philip Defranco. He never shows the murders or their names (unless there’s a manhunt), he only focuses on the victims. Much respect for Anthony doing the same thing.
@J0sh Suççs actually, most mass murderers who have been asked after the fact have admitted they did it for the attention, to make everyone know their name. They literally killed for the notoriety. So some people believe it’s best to NOT give them that attention. If we keep the attention off the perps and they are basically cast into oblivion, maybe just maybe we could stop the mass killings for attention. The only time I agree they should post the name and picture is if they know who it is but are trying to find them. Then for the safety of the public, we should know who to look for. However this is only my opinion 💖
I pray that you fully recover from any form of trauma you may have from that terrible experience. You are much more than your trauma. May God bless your beautiful soul, I'm so sorry that had happened to you❤
@Riley Bryce hew, thanks for the point out. When I wrote this I saw it as ok but I can see how one could see it the way you saw it. I’m deleting the comment. Again, thank you for your point of View. 🙂
@@annabelcrescibene4257 this things of support dogs sounds amazing, i live in argentina and in my school a wall fall down over 45 kids killing 22, i remember seeing that and cry like a baby for like a year and my school never did something about it really scary.
I was in the same shooting as Sadie, we were actually friends in high school. It is a day that changed me forever. I’m so proud to see her talk about that experience.
I can’t even imagine what that feels like. I have morbid curiosity, so I’ve watched the videos from inside Parkland and other shooting videos, and to see the bodies on the ground made me sob. To actually see that- people you see everyday, gone. Knowing that your life is so vulnerable. I would never be able to even leave my house again. I’m so proud of these students who have stuck it out and progressed. The strength is awesome.
I almost cried when Aliyah had to hide under the body of her classmate. How traumatized she must be. How traumatized all of them must be. I’m glad they all survived though
Craig Scott, the guy in the beginning of the video had to do the same thing. He was a Columbine survivor. He saw 2 of his friends, Matt and Isaiah get killed point blank and he laid next to their dead bodies playing dead underneath a library table. And to top things off, his sister Rachel Scott was murdered in the Columbine massacre as well. I had to do a school project on that. It was so heartbreaking.
@@liluzi4494 I just wish we as a country could do something to prevent shootings. But the 2nd Amendment is probably always in our heads, if that makes sense
My sister attended Columbine at the time of the shooting, but that day we were on vacation to Florida to visit our grandparents. I count my blessing every day that she is still with us
Those feelings are entirely dependent upon whether that kid is knocked up by some loser who can't support her and the child, meaning that you're going to likely foot a large portion of the bill. That call could potentially bring immense relief
my drills weren’t realistic, but when i was younger some kids under the table with me were joking about it being real and everyone was going to die, which caused my school shooting fear also apparently in the same drill, my sisters substitute teacher had told them that it was real, which also terrified her
I can't even imagine having drills for a shooting at all. It's completely insane to me. We had fire drills and thats all. I feel so lucky to live in Australia
imagine thinking that your child has just got shot and you cant do anything about it. that most be the most terrifying,depressing, coldest feeling on earth.
honestly when aalayah said that her parents both thought she jad been killed i immediately started to worry about how parents whi lose their kid tragically like that could do something impulsive like hurt themselves and what if at the end of that long day a kid who survives a school shooting were to lose a parent?
honestly, and i can’t imagine how much worse it is waiting outside for your child to come out of the school and then finding out they didn’t make it…. my heart hurts even thinking about it
As someone who lives in a country where school shootings are very rare I find it so horrible what all these young people have experienced. They’re all so strong ❤ Thank you Antony, Aalayah, Sadie, and Will for spreading awareness of school shooting and what it does to a person ❤️
After the shooting in Florida my school had us go over different scenarios and had us discuss what we would do and I told my class that if I had to I would hide under a dead body and use them as a “shield” in a way, my class laughed at me and said that was stupid and wouldn’t work. It terrifies me that it actually did work for Aliyah.
I remember a professor at one of my colleges said that if he gets shot, use his dead body as a shield. He gave us permission to use him to protect ourselves even while in death. We almost had a shooting at that college too
On the day, and a few days after the day of that awful shooting my school basically had multiple moments of silence in the morning for everyone who had suffered. It was really sad even from that outsider's point of view, and especially since they didn't even tell us much about what happened I can't even imagine the pain the the students that went through this suffered. The really sad part was that they didn't even change their lock down drill or give us information on how to be safer. All I remember is some of my classmates making incredibly distasteful jokes and being utterly terrified. I'm glad that your school at least tried to go over options though. :')
It's their natural instict to avoid freaking out at the first second. Humans do that all the time when they think they're in danger like "oh, it's not that, it's probably something else"
I went to school with a parkland survivor. She was so quiet and sweet and every time we had a fire drill she would have to have staff walk her out separately, I remember one time coming over the hill and seeing an entire group of seniors surrounding her and hugging her so she felt safe. Human beings can be so horrible and yet so beautiful all at once ❤️
@@Helios_99 Umm that's a girl, what the hell do you expect? For her to be a "hero". You obviously have never been a life/death situation, but it's natural for a man to want to protect, while the women hide to be protected. And that's not up for debate, because logic goes out the window and your lizard-brain takes over
How did Anthony not have a full breakdown filming this?? You can tell he's having a hard time staying composed at certain points, I commend everyone involved for doing such an incredible job.
Probably holding himself back with the thought that "these people actually went through this and I'm just hearing about this, but they keep themselves together, I have to keep myself together too for them"
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Please do a part two. I’m only 12 but More people need to be aware of the fear we go through every day stepping into what we deserve to call our safe haven.
You are so incredibly brave and I hope that you are doing better today I've never been through a school shooting but I imagine it would be very traumatic
As an Australian it breaks my heart that this is the high school reality for kids in the US. Never in my 13 years of schooling did I ever feel unsafe. These kids deserve so much better.
I'm Australian too! I'm currently in year 11(junior for all you Americans). I think the paranoia has spread to us too, I remember following some of the most reported on shootings, I would talk with my friends about what we do if there was ever an active shooter situation at our school, and we scoped out the best places to hide. Thankfully, all of those scenarios were just that, hypotheticals. I have a friend who moved to the US a couple of years ago and less than a year after he moved, there was a shooting at a school close to his house. Horrific stuff.
@@liyre4189 i graduated from high school two years ago and we always had shooting drills. parkland happened when i was 18 years old and it was everywhere on the news. those people deserved to live and enjoy valentine’s day but they never did. it makes me so mad as to why some americans love guns more than kids.
im american, i do research about crimes and murders but i hate learning about school shootings because im terrified of dying one day in a classroom, i hate it so much. i want to be homeschooled but i cant..
I’m currently in year 9 and I’ve only had 3 cases where i kinda had me heart sink a tiny bit 1) “snake scare” was the only thing which happened at my primary school - somebody found a snake in the kindy section and everyone had to stay in their classrooms for the rest of lunch 2) just this year i had met first ‘shooter’ drill - everyone predicted the time the drill was going to happen and nobody was being quiet - i am new to the school and i literally was like “wth is wrong with you guys”. 3) a few days after the drill - some “shady” people came into the school during what would have been school hours - so glad that it was the weekend though - never knew the intentions of those people In the area i was from, there was 1 school parents refused to send their children to since it was basically the usa but in rural australia - bombs, knives & even drugs. I know that in the city it was worse and one of my friends had to carry a knife on him to stay safe. I don’t know why but a lot of the schools I’ve been to have been completely accessible just by walking in - they have a fence but always keep the gates open. I literally can’t handle heavy stuff as I’m very emotional - i can’t handle blood from other people and i tend to stress very easily.
Yeah, I've grown up in the USA and we regularly have lockdowns.(in ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL) We call them this because the school board won't let it be called a shooter threat drill. We're allowed to have our phones on us in case something happens and we need to call our parents TO SAY GOODBYE. Teachers have said to us that we need to always have a way out and people we will bring with us if there's a shooting. There were 4 shooter threats this past year. If we skipped those days it counted as an absence. Absences can get us suspended or expelled if we have enough. I went to school all 4 days. One of them was supposed to happen (from a snapchat post) during my PE class. Girls and guys were sobbing in the locker rooms. It was hell, and a few kids have actual ptsd from the waiting that day. The PE teachers tried to make us come out, but not a single one of us would. We were piled together, and I remember being on the outside edge of the pile, because I volunteered to be one of the people willing to die. It was hell.
@@stella-dk8vj I was saying that my family has guns and used them legally of course, but there needs to be more rules so that the guns don’t fall into the wrong hands.
she was so smart to match his movements when falling to the floor and hiding under his body. i can only imagine it being so traumatic tho. i pride myself in thinking logically and not letting emotion cloud my thoughts but i honestly don’t know why i would do in that moment.
I can’t believe what Aalayah had to go through, she had to follow her dead friends movements... And she has so many traumas after. I hope you feel better.
Aalayah is so damn smart it isn’t even funny. She genuinely needs to be a senator or even the damn president. She’s brilliant, she knows what she’s talking about when it’s comes to legislating and delegating resources, and she’s extremely well-spoken. You don’t see many youth with all of those abilities in spades. Not using that to go into politics would be a damn shame.
THANK YOU for NOT naming the perpetrator. Keep the focus on the victims and the community. News networks can learn a thing or two from Anthony Padilla and the crew!!
I’m from Quebec and we had like 3-4 schools shooting. We are all aware that can happen but we are so lucky that it’s not as big as a problem that in the USA for exemple. The last one was in a Musulm church really close for my house and it feels so unreal ! Thanks for sharing your history / trauma with us. Anthony you are so sweet and empathic with them ❤️
I hear that ❤ small town Saskatchewan kid. Montreal, Alberta and one in la loche Sask. These were absolutely traumatic and rocked the communities. And they happen every 4-6 years and often a one on one incident not even a directed incident towards many students. I will never understand what American politics is doing.
It’s supposed to be our safe place. Someone who I grew up with shot up my middle school. I was in 9th grade when it happened. It’s scary if you there or not. But the worst part is when people say they were the target to get attention
one time i was at a school dance and I was leaving early and i saw someone get tackles and turns out they had a gun ( we had cops there because we have an officer that is always there and one that came to visit ) and wanted to shot up my school and i always get nervous when i'm at my school late at night because I am scared that something like that may happen again but be more dangerous.
Every kid realizes that dying at school is not only possible, but highly probable, as early as Kindergarten. This happens the minute he gives the cafeteria food a whirl
@Sai more likely ? where are the statistics for your argument. You can literally die anywhere and NO it’s not “more likely” to die at school quit talking out your ass
This hit home for me. My sister was in the parkland shooting. She was on the floor of the shooter. Her and a couple of her classmates who had just got in class. Her teacher said to close the door and hide. Which she did. She saw that her bestfriend was outside the door knocking. She went to open it,her teacher said no. She stopped her bestfriend then and there got shot. We didn't know for 3 hours if she was ok. She walked over dead bodys and piles of blood. She wouldnt talk for months. It was horrible. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this.
I’m sorry so about this horrible trauma that your sister had to go through. Although this was a few years back I wish that everything is going go for you.
Anyone reading this who is a survivor: I’m sorry. You did not deserve that. I hope so greatly you can experience a feeling of safety again. Edit: thank you for the love on my comment. I am thinking of each one of you who has dealt with such horrific events.
I remember in 7th grade we had to do training for an active shooter, but the teachers weren’t allowed to say “shooter” or “gun” But my science teacher laid it out bare I remember him saying that “if I die you have to grab my key, or else they could go anywhere” I was 12 And I appreciate that teacher so much
@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 we have to one at least once a month. its sad that the government is worried more about people expressing themselves than school shootings and children literally dying because of gun laws
I know. The only reason she made it was because of him. I wonder if she has talked with his family and thanked them. Or if she feels extremely guilty. I couldn’t imagine the pain
@@madalynfaith1822 i wouldnt be surprised if she suffers from survivors guilt. and I think thanking the family would be weird bc they lost a child, itd be more appropriate to just give them condolences and tell them how brave and what a great person their son was
@@wandamaximilf3324 I dont think id be able to think straight in a moment like that and how she was able to think through everything shows how smart she is
Idk, i find it pretty annoying that in a situation like this she tought ot would be a good idea to get behimd another classmate... She litterally went and protected herself with a human shield, kinda fucked up
I hope the people on tiktok who made "cute" edits of the columbine shooters (and any other criminals) watch this video and realise that they should not be romanticising mass murderers, and that these people took lives and deeply hurt families and ruined peoples mental health etc. Stop romanticising MURDERERS
I’m watching this after the Georgia shooting. It’s so sad having to have a video like this made. As humans your drive is to not only to protect yourself but to protect your civilization. But with situations as scary and traumatic like these school shootings you wonder why school boards, governors and even presidents aren’t pushing to make a difference. Children shouldn’t have to be scared for school everyday. But they are and that says a lot about us as a nation. Instead of focusing on children and their wellbeing they set stupid laws that yes do help prevent things but it doesn’t help prevent danger. I get that the cell phone laws are to help children to stay focused on school and not distracted on the internet. But as a person that has the ability to make laws you should be looking at the bigger picture. Phones and other forms of technology will be around for forever and it will keep developing. But we can minimize or even stop gun violence not only in schools but in day to day life.
I'm also watching this after the Georgia shooting, a bunch of schools in different states, including mine, have been getting a lot of threats over social media now. I've been watching these types of videos for an hour now, trying to prepare myself in case something like this happens.
@@RoseQuartz-fe4xv it’s scary and luckily I’m in my last year of high school. It is okay to be scared and don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. It’s so sad we have to live in a world like this. To even have children fear to go to school. I hope everything is okay for you that you are safe. Please please please if something isn’t right at school or you see something suspicious please report it immediately and just be aware.
@@0Krvavi0 I've been scared about this for years. But everything's okay, nothing more has happened more than empty threats. I'm a junior so I only have next year to get through. I will report anything that's suspicious, thank you
I really hope Emilio's friends and family can find comfort in the fact that the kid was a hero. He saved so many lives and prevented so much pain. What a special kid.
I am in a completely different country and I will always respect him and his sacrifice. He knew what sounding the alarm would entail and yet he did what he knew was right. May his soul rest in peace as he won his paradise with such selfless sacrifice.
What Will and Alayah went through......seeing their classmates get murdered in front of their eyes. Will running and hiding for his life while hearing gunshots and Alayah hiding under her friend’s dead body is absolutely unimaginable. They are so strong.
No. Yes and No. Yes to the awareness of your classmates and others around thems mentalities. No bullying. What other students don't know, is that parents can just as easily cause problems for teenagers. Assault Weapons Ban. There was already an assault weapons ban. Its 2021. You guys have succeeded in raising the age to purchase weapons in FL to 21. You've done enough. Being a young adult, you don't know the importance of having weapons. You should, but lack of the teaching on firearms and firearm safety as an adolescent has led to a subsequent misunderstanding by young adults and adolescents. Getting pampered and high-fived by gun control advocates are apart of a bigger agenda, that of which your school shooting pales into comparison. Are you not angry that an agenda is being pushed by your suffering? Humans are barbaric. And it's a lure. National gun registry is one or two steps from full confiscation of firearms. And when this happens, the country will divide. If you're 25 and younger, and all you have heard all your life that guns are bad. This is the message that is pushed by gun control agendas. Some think, let the governement have these powers to remove, its for the betterment of society. The rules for our government were put into place in its founding. You may think i am fear mongering.. but listen In reality: the govenment wants to make more money off of firearm sales. Registering them. Keeping them on books. It sounds like it'll fix problems. But i digress. It makes it more costly to defend yourself. Back to my point of humans are barbaric. We're not in the time where people do what is right. We're not in a time, where there is no drug trafficking. Sex trafficking. Communist countries vying for control of Hong Kong. China won't acknowledge Taiwan as a country. If the U.S. looks away, Taiwan disappears and becomes a part of China. But how is that relevant to us owning guns? We're the United States. If the whole world becomes controlled by a tyranical government (Russia, China) who protects us? We protect us. And their biggest oposition is they can't control a state that has means of rebellion. I.e. if the military falls, we have our own means of protection. Which this sounds stretched, and nearly impossible for this scenario to ever happen.. But look at it like this. WW1, WW2, were litterally in the past century. Last. 100 years. These countries want to seem harmless to the U.S. voter, they're smart. But they have an agenda. The U.S. has always opposed these super powers. Kept them in check. Because our freedoms are important to us. They see the simple minded people as.mere tools in a huge plan to help them have their way to plunging the u.s. into a divided society so they can concur. Their GDP has far amassed ours. But losing your freedom? That means that all of these socio-economic friendly programs that the average poor u.s. citizen relies on, is out. Food stamps? Out. Cant work because you've got ptsd. Out. Child tax care. Out. Ability to post what you feel about representatives. Out. Free media? Out. Sodiers/foreigners/neighbors come in and rape your mother, sister, wife... And you have no means to protect yourself? Can't call the police. Because noone cares about you. They have their own problems. This isn't a farfetched possibility. This is why a free republic was built. And has thrived. Think the minimum wage is bad? Imagine working all week for a can of soup and a loaf of bread. This was russia in the 90s. Early 2000s. We aren't in some invincible society. There are menas to defeat us, by allowing us to defeat ourselves.
I love in Troutdale Oregon. I live close to Reynolds High School, and I remember when this shooting happened. I’ve had friends that were a little older than me that were IN the building when it happened. I was so incredibly scared for everyone and hearing it on tv was so surreal… it was so heartbreaking to hear her talk about it again and her experience being in the building. Much love to all of them and their families ❤️
“Don’t look up, down, left or right just run.” That hit me. Imagining this happen to my classmates, even almost four years out, just hurts. These kids are stronger than they need to be
@Dane Gonzalez That is not “dumb advice”. There were dead bodies and various body matters around her. Looking at them would’ve slowed or even halted her escape, likely triggering her out of her survival state.
@Dane Gonzalez The police were there and have been trained for this situation. If she was in such danger of being shot in that situation, they would have done something different. It obviously wasn’t dumb advice seeing that it worked and that they’re literally trained for this situation.
@Dane Gonzalez The area clearly wasn't dangerous anymore, considering the police were there and letting the kids out of the room. If the school shooter was still roaming around nearby, they wouldn't have said, "Hey kids, come on out and leave, and make sure you aren't surveying your surroundings!" And the advice was clearly so the kids wouldn't see the dead bodies outside because seeing something like that can hinder a person's flight response.
i was in the parkland shooting my freshman year. i didnt wanna apply for this cuz its a little too triggering for me (i cant even watch the video cuz its too triggering) but thank you aalayah for representing us and speaking up u go girlie! thanks anthony for this video and giving school shooting survivors a platform to speak on ❤️
I’m ngl, I’m watching this after the recent shooting in Georgia and to add on I watch these to show it’s going to be okay, I was a survivor of a mall shooting AND a school shooting so watching others share their stories comforts me. (yes I do not go to in person schools nor do I go to malls anymore because trauma and ptsd is a bitch)
My sister was killed in the Virginia Tech Shooting. Watching this was extremely emotional for me especially since I am now a college student myself, and have to face the fear of going to campus every day. Thank you so much Anthony for helping to give a safe space for the survivors to talk about their experiences. Your videos are always so respectful and understanding when talking about these difficult topics.
aalayah went to an interview a couple days after the shooting and the interviewer was so disgusting to her. i’m so proud of her for going to different interviewers and telling her story. props to her.
I survived one 2 years ago, I cried during it, but after I felt numb. My mom taught there, and my sister went there aswell. He threatened on instagram, and almost 15 students called 911, but I love how they all moved on 💗
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the fact that she survived by hiding under a dead body is astounding. thats so traumatic
@@Doc_Lime there's no lol here
@@Doc_Lime don’t be ridiculous
@@Doc_Lime You know, "lol" means Laughing out loud. I don't think you should say it in this context
@@Doc_Lime Imagine "laughing out loud" at someone's survival instinct kicking in in a life or death scenario.
@@Doc_Lime stop
imagine hiding behind your friend thinking its not real than he gets shot instead of you, then you have to hide behind his death body to survive. I cant even imagine how traumatizing it is.
the guilt you would feel after they were the reason you didn’t get shot. She is so brave.
ikr im saddened to what kids have to endure in school where its meant to be safe now im just hoping nobody else has to go through this kind of hell
i dont claim this negative energy AMEN
@@jemimangouambe6884 this ain’t church
if I was there then I’d feel like complete shit, if I didn’t move then he wouldn’t have been dead. I hope she’s doing better now...
To think that aliyah probably wouldn’t have survived if she hadn’t been behind her friend is so scary. That one small decision completely changed her life.
She is so strong for doing that bravery at its finest she is also one of the nicest people ever
Her poor friend though. Was he protecting her? Did he tell her to get behind him? That'd be terrifying for real.
@@kaywee4200 from what she said in the video i think she just hid behind him without his knowledge. I cant imagine how traumatizing it wouldve been to see your classmate get shot right in front of you
@@briannav9225 that's kind of sad for that poor boy. I hope he knows up there in heaven that he took place in saving her life.
@@kaywee4200 the first interview she ever did she said that when the shooter shot him dead, she was behind him so she fell with him on purpose to look like she died aswell and then she put his body on top of her but he was already dead.
Rest in loving peace and never forget:
MSD: Carmen Schentrup, Scott Beigel, Gina Montalto, Alaina Petty, Alex Schachter, Chris Hixon, Jaime Guttenberg, Meadow Pollack, Luke Hoyer, Helena Ramsay, Alyssa Alhadeff, Aaron Feis, Joaquin Oliver, Martin Duque Anguiano, Cara Loughran, Nicholas Dworet, and Peter Wang
Columbine: Rachel Scott, Daniel Rohrbough, Dave Sanders, Kyle Velasquez, Steven Curnow, Cassie Bernall, Isaiah Shoels, Matthew Kechter, Lauren Townsend, John Tomlin, Kelly Fleming, Daniel Mauser, and Corey DePooter
Reynolds: Emilio Hoffman
Rest in peace, poor souls…
God bless their family’s and friends
Rip all of them they will be dearly missed
May these kids that were taken too soon rest in peace 🕊️🤍
Jaime baby 🧡
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the fact that she had to witness someone in front of her die is just horrible
And hide under her classmate's body? So traumatic.
and the other dude after her he heard a blood curdling scream
Seriously goes from sitting in a class doing work, to seeing 5 dead bodies. My heart is shattered for all of them.
Yeah, in another interview she said she rolled him to his side and put his head on his arm so he wouldn't be on the cold floor. It's really sad to think that she had to just hide under her friend as he got shot/killed so the same wouldn't happen to her
She’s very brave cus literally like everyone in that room got shot at and some parts of flesh went on her hair and blood went on her clothes and she still stayed calm and she still stayed quiet like if that were me I wouldn’t be able to stay calm, even if I heard a shot like a mile away I would start crying thinking that I’m going to die😭😭😭
That must be traumatizing having to hide under a person you see everyday that is deceased to survive...
traumatizing and horrifyingly smart, I can't even imagine what it must feel like to know that's how you managed to live..
Especially a kid
@@mikudayoooooo your name confused me soo much lmaoo
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Dying would also suck.
I love how Anthony doesn’t focus on the actual shooters, but rather the trauma the survivors went through.
“Remember the victims, remember the people who have died”
stop loving it
@meme_ king135, I’m confused. I’m sorry if I offended you in any way
@@ejxjfjdjzjjsjryf2784 sorry u had to go through that ik sorry isn't enough but it's all I can say
@@ejxjfjdjzjjsjryf2784 Sorry you had to go through that. I can't imagine having to go through one, seems absolutely terrifying. And excuse my curiosity but which shooting was it?
Not-so-fun fact: My best friend/Roommate’s girlfriend is a survivor of the Parkland shooting. I’d say her and I are pretty decent friends as well. She has massive PTSD from it. She said the bodies prevented folks from leaving through the conventional exit and the shooter used the fire alarm to draw students out. I was at the movies with some friends including her when someone pulled the fire alarm and we had to step out, she had a whole breakdown from it. My best friend had to console her for a while before she calmed down. Sad that even survivors have to battle the demons they never asked for
Dang… I heard that story (about the shooter luring the kids with with the fire alarm), and it’s literally despicable.
That is now one of my biggest fears whenever the fire alarm went off.
So smart, ⚠️⚠️(IN A BAD WAY),⚠️⚠️ yet so horrible.
What room was she in
It is absolutely terrifying to know that the shooter had made it clear through these actions that the shooting was premeditated and remorseless, yet his lawyers tried to argue that it was an impulsive act due to his mental condition. I understand that it was his lawyers' duty to defend him but having seen a portion of his court hearing through RUclips, I don't think they saw him as just another client.
Nobody asked for your stupid story 🥱🥱🥱🥱 lol XD…
this is exactly one of my biggest fears even though i live in a country where we have gun laws im just extremely terrified of things like this happening to my school
Imagine having to hide under a dead body. These poor CHILDREN had to go through this.
and imagine that dead body being one of your classmates that you've gone to school with everyday-
i cant even begin to imagine how traumatizing that must've been
@@alicelee13 I know. I’m still in school too so I completely empathize with them. This situation sounds so traumatizing to have to ever go through.
The fact that she was in the designated school shooter drill corner actually experiencing the terror of a school shooting is heartbreaking. We're in a generation that grew up with active shooter drills and it's still difficult to think about one actually happening.
@@alicelee13 on top of that living with the fact that you made the decision to hide behind them, there’s gotta be some level of guilt. She obviously shouldn’t feel guilty this was not her fault, but I can only imagine.
She had to hide under one of her own friends imagine the shock but she pushed through her fear and went into survival mode and played it smart because she didn’t wanna die
Aalayah’s classmates had to go back to school two weeks after the shooting and they still haven’t cleaned up the crime scene? That is seriously screwed up.
Since the trial hasn't actually started it's probably to preserve evidence. The building is likely closed as well, at least I would hope so. It would definitely help preserve the crime scene, and also avoid making the students and faculty relive the trauma.
It’s terrible but I get it because it is a crime scene. I’m glad they at least provided accommodations for the students like therapy dogs and all.
Police don’t clean up crime scenes it is either left for the people in this case, the schools job to clean it themselves or call a private crime scene cleanup crew and have them clean it.
right they should’ve waited til someone had come and cleaned up and offered a month of online classes before coming back
I go to MSD. They closed off the buildings and had an investigation. The kids were only in the auditorium, along with the cafeteria, away from where it took place. They didn't do school for the rest of most of the year. They came back to school and had half days on the days they went back. They went back so that they could be with each other, and be there for each other during those times. It was very sad.
She was so quick to think. She watched her own classmate being shot in front of her. She was the last person to hold the classmate protecting her. On top of that she didn’t freeze up but instead played dead.
he wasn’t protecting her she used him as a body shield
@@zakbrown4536 Yes, he was protecting her. Anything used to protect yourself is protecting you.
@@capybaras383 he shouldn't of died thats the thing. Instead of staying where she was, she was selfish because she was fatigued and his behind her classmate. He didn't volunteer to protect her. She sacrificed his life for her own.
@@jayangel1879 Not true. He was hiding there anyway. She got behind him. She did not make him take the position he was in. If she had gone elsewhere, it would not have made a different to him unfortunately.
@@jayangel1879 do some research on the shooting.
A person who survived Columbine had spoken at my school. His sister was the first one to die. Her name was Rachel, and she was known to be one of the most positive human beings in the school. Before the day unfolded, he got into a fight with Rachel, and he wishes that he would’ve taken the blame during the argument.
There are some other wild, crazy stuff that he said, but I feel like I’m boring you to the person reading this :,)
This is Craig Scott you’re talking about right? I’ve watched videos of him explaining his story. My heart breaks for him. Such a strong man ❤️
@@tonib597 yes! Thank you for reminding me.
@@NessieEnthusiasticmhm. I was actually about to informatively mention her full name was Rachel Scott, but I think bc of Craig Scott people can fill in the blanks 😅 Rest in peace Rachel, and all the others who passed.
RACHEL SCOTT THAT’S WHO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
he spoke at my school too it’s so sad
One of my teachers said something during a shooter drill that will always stay with me.
“I don’t care how weird or awkward you feel during these drills. You need to be able to control your laughter so that if this actually happened, you would be able to control your tears.”
Everyone was pretty damn silent after that.
damn that's deep
Damn
@@yohanskenea9172 wtf that’s the exact same thing I was gonna say
And 1st-5th grade we had ONE intruder drill
I can't imagine how that would've felt hearing a teacher say that. In the UK We had fire drills all the time and we had one drill if someone got into my highschool (because one time a man ran throuhh the car park with a knife) and my science teacher told us that even though he had two daughters and his wife he would throw himself in front of anyone who tried to hurt us. I love that teacher he was an amazing teacher and an inredible man. I feel lucky to have met him.
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Alayah saying “they needed to take human remnants out of my hair” and then Anthony’s face afterwards...you can tell this really really hurt him
What is human remnants
@@azlynnsalinas3216 parts of a human being
@@azlynnsalinas3216 bits of someone’s body
@@azlynnsalinas3216 human remnants are what’s leftover of a body. So if an explosive went off then they would look for human remnants to find out... how many people died, who set off the explosive... so basically... pieces off a human body.
time stamp?
The fact that a child had to hide under someone's dead body is so traumatic and it's making me queasy just typing this out right now.
And he wasn't just someone, he was another child. Another child she had class with every day until the massacre happened.
@@maliyahdanielle exactly. A child hid behind another child, who was murdered. So many poor children. Oh my heart 😭
Even for an adult it would be traumatizing.. 💔💔
Ikr
As soon as she said that I started bawling. It’s unreal and horrible to think this can happen.
The fact that this was 3 years ago and NOTHING HAS CHANGED...absolutely horrifying. I hope everyone has found peace and love in their lives❤
exactly they keep saying “ never again . “
exactly no matter how many times people can say that we will prevent it or it won’t happen again it will happen again and it shouldn’t be like this. I want students to be able to go to school without fearing for their lives.
my school recently got threatened. it wasnt true but the fact that its still happening today is horrible.
@@alyzmm2 I understand. I'm a teacher and last year we had a legit shooter scare 2 weeks before a mass shooting nearby in a nearby city that traumatized literally all of my students (first in our state btw). A father had gone onto the school property with their hunting rifle still in their vehicle. The school year was already rocky, and that sent it over the edge. It's heartbreaking to see it keep happening. I shouldn't have to think of what to do in an active shooter situation as part of my job
@@alyzmm2 someone brought a rifle to my old highschool last year, tried getting it in but was stopped by school security, i had just moved away at that point but all my friends are still there, and im greatful the guy got noticed before he could go through with it
"Don't look up, down, left, or right. Just straight ahead and run."
The chills...
I'm litterly shaking right now
@VelocityRaptor please, this isn’t funny
@VelocityRaptor ahahaha 😐😒
@VelocityRaptor sooooo funny...
@@anastasianaughton4372 what did they say?
The young woman from Parkland brought me to tears. I cannot imagine
I remember seeing her on the news around the time it had happened and being in such a shock because of how close her school was to mine.
In this interview she seems to really be okay. And thank God for that.
I used to live in parkland and I remember the day of the shooting the atmosphere changed so much
As soom as she started to talk about when she called her parents got me to tears. Like fuck, to think you wouldnt see them and you was going to die is just terrifying.
You should listen to the survivors talk about their experience with the shooting at Santa Fe, it’s makes me bawl every time.
You could tell that Helena was a girl she cared about, because her voice cracked when she mentioned her. Lots of love to her and her soul. :(
she was one of her closest friends
@@tianawatters5292 :( that makes me really sad
I actually think that Helena and her weren’t close friends. Helena’s best friend has been in other multiple interviews, she was also in the room obviously, and saw Helena get shot. Never mentioned anything about Aaliyah as a friend in the room. Although she was probably traumatized just saying her name because the last thing Helena said was grab a book and they both did but Helena herself didn’t have time.
@@gh0uli_668 but they were friends so it makes sense that they cared about her, regardless if they were closest or not.
She was friends with her but her best friend was near her and Helena was in a different spot. 😞
I live in Scotland and I cannot imagine how horrible and dangerous it must be to not even feel safe at SCHOOL, a place which is meant to be safe and secure and is a place for learning and education. The thought of having to hide under bodies or hearing gunshots is an absolute horror
People like to pretend evil doesn't exist, that it's all just a matter of "misunderstanding" that "bad guy."
Then, they're shocked when it turns out that person really is an evil person, with true malice in their heart. Just because that person doesn't head some corporation you don't like doesn't mean he isn't capable of or isn't willing to do harm to others.
your not safe anywhere so why should they feel safe at school
@@emperornaeIDK maybe because fearing for your life shouldn't be a thing we have to do 24/7?
@@bakedcurtain2958 I don't fear for my life 24/7
@@emperornaehave you ever experienced a shooting? And how did you cope with it?
I hate these "realistic" school shooting drills. I remember when I was in first grade we stacked up all of the desks in front of the door. Me and my friend both had scissors hidden in our boots to use for self defense. We all huddled into the reading corner, my classmates were crying quietly holding onto each other. My teacher she was terrified shaking while hugging us all. Then the door knob started to twist and my teacher put her hand over her mouth tears steaming down her face not taking her eyes off the door. It was the police they said it was all a drill and laughed it off. I can't imagine experiencing an actual school shooting.
I agree,It could be traumatic to a lot of People it does mot matter if its not real,I find them really cruel because you are making Kids scared for their lives for just to tell them later thats is just a drill and thats not real
wth?? what about that was funny??
@@mdotlizzy nervice laughter and regular laughter is also a natural coping mechanism
what!? how the hell could they do that?! why would they do that?! you we're terrify'd for you, and your friends life's! how dare they!
First grade. FIRST grade. These are literal children, some no more than 6 or 7 years old, having to accept the reality that not only are there monsters out there who would bring a weapon into a school and shoot people, but that it's a real threat to them, their classmates, and their teachers. I'm 16 years old in 10th grade currently, and I remember the shooter drills in elementary school, but they only started when I was in about 4th or 5th grade and could accept and understand that a bit more. It's so sad that now we have to educate even the youngest students about survival in what should be one of the safest places for a kid.
everyone treats these as a joke but they aren’t. these are terrifying
Who would do that?
@@hannahh8119 you’d be surprised
@@stelluhmoon "dang these shooting ranges are getting more realistic"
say it louder for the people in the back
@@hannahh8119 baby boomers, gun nuts and trump supporters all think these people are "crisis actors" and claim these shootings never happened. They harassed the parents of the Sandy hook elementary students who died. Those kids were 5 years old-11 years old. There are people who are just so inside these echo chambers that they have lost their humanity and empathy.
_i can't even imagine seeing your classmates, people you see almost everyday, just die in front of you._
I've been through more than 4 shootings three of them were near school I didn't see anyone die but I saw people getting hit by bullets
I can
@@yiikou ok cool doesn’t matter
Fuc
That’s awful
@@AAAGATTP i am so sorry you had to go through that
Imagine how traumatizing it would be to watch your own friend die right in front of you.
Yeah.. and the survivors have to live with that memory… I’d be horrified
It really hit me when Aliyah said that most shooters end up being students. They know exactly how school shooter drills work, and where all the students hide. That’s terrifying, and I had never thought of it like that. We need to rethink the drills.
I completely agree with you. An idea I have is to make hidden doors or hidden trap doors in each classroom. Two of them and in every classroom they’re in different spots and look different.
@Logan Roof huh?
@Logan Roof stop.
@Logan Roof stop it, it aint funny nor quirky, your making yourself look like an idiot
@Avion Murrell i've been reading different comments and replies. this person has been commenting a bunch of bad stuff that is now getting deleted. i think it was to make a joke out of it sadly
In Sadie’s story, the person who alerted everyone there was a shooter is an actual hero, they prevented so many kids from passing away. Rest In Peace.
wait what..
@@rachael3913 the person alerted every student who was in the gym class and kept them from getting shot, but he was shot in the process. He was the only one to be shot
Edit: he died and was the only one to die
He will be remembered as a hero, my he rest in peace
I hope he lives a good life in the skies.
what a selfless soul. he saved so many lives in return for his, & i wish him nothing but peace
Honestly it’s really scary when there is a school shooter in the school but your sibling also goes to that school so your not only worrying about ur safety but your siblings safety too.
I would honestly die for my siblings
I live in europe so theres laws against guns meaning theres a VERY VERY small chance of any of this happening but.. i would be very scared for them too.
And your friends
@@f40carz93 yea honestly same
This thing only happens in America and Europe.
Everywhere else, you're fine.
during a drill my 9th grade teacher told us all the flaws in the way our classroom was built as to where the shooter could enter and told us to know if we were to die to go down fighting. losing your life to injure the attacker could save the lives of others. she told us to use our bags as sheilds and was as straight forward and realistic as possible. kinda like trying to get us to understand how serious it was.
edit: i really appreciated how she talked to us bc a lot of teachers pretend it will never happen and others downplay the seriousness.
At my school every classroom had a box of rocks that we could use to throw at an attacker or any threat, they told us that if anything were to happen, fighting back could help save others.
My 7th grade teacher Mr. Cook would always treat drills like this extremely seriously, as did many other teachers. He would always be standing next to the door with something heavy in his hand. I think one time he even picked up a chair. I know that in the cooking class and sewing class it was the same thing, the teachers holding knives or scissors by the door.
The fact that while students are being told where to go and what to do in an active shooter situation and the shooter is also listening to these things is terrifying
Yeah, it’s a haunting thought as the student. We prepare and make plans, but chances are if this actually happens to us the shooter will know our plans...
Fr though. I used to think about this when we'd have our drills in school.
there's an imposter among us
@@tellmeimpretty7462 You are fucked up to make a joke about this
@@justheretocommentokdontwan685 exactly!! This needs to change and there hasn't been anything done.
This is horrific, no child should ever have to lay under a dead body
So true.
Yeah when I heard that story my heart stopped.
Who hid underneath a dead body
@@aneeks.17 umm just watch the video
@Logan Roof being edgy and an asshole isn't a "quirky" personality trait, kid.
Aliyah saying that she had to hide under his dead body mimicking his last movements is so heart breaking… not only still knowing you’re alive but then having to mourn the loss of the person next to you in the same breath. I’m positive he’s her guardian angel.
Gross. She used him and he had no idea her intentions were to save herself. She literally said she just stood behind him in case something happened because he was bigger and she’s skinny. It’s just a typical story of someone using someone else as a shield.
@@BlackSheepNarafrom your username I could tell you’re a 12 year old wannabe
@@yannabananah no but I did make that user name years ago. What’s that have to do with what I said? Are you just mad?
@@BlackSheepNara i dont think she was using him. almost every kid who finds themselves in this situation can probably agree that they don't wanna die. so i think she was hiding behind him to lower the chances of more fatalities. she knew she wouldn't have survived a bullet so she hid behind someone who had a higher chance of survival in hopes that less people would die. i don't think she wanted him to die or wanted to use him as a shield at all.
@@BlackSheepNara any human being would have done the same thing, its naturally an instinct. You cant give her shit for that. She was terrified, they all were.
It’s horrible that someone so cruel would do something like that. Honestly I felt his pain when the guy almost started crying in the beginning.
My boyfriend was a victim of the parkland shooting when he was a junior. He is now 21 and he still cries about it when he talks about it. It was super traumatic for him. We cannot take these things lightly
i hope he feels safe with u and i hope for them to feel better (its harsh)
Omg i had no idea tell him I give him my best wishes and blessings
Hope he feels better
aw hope he feels better
Your so right
these people are genuinely so strong, it must have been so traumatic.
Have you finished the video when you commented this? They said they all can't forget it and experience both depression and PTSD
@@planetkc having ptsd and depression doesn’t make someone less strong. if anything, it takes even more strength to try to live and be happy
@@morganmushroom2466 Yes, having PTSD does make you more paranoid and untrusting of certain people, but it helps you not panic in tense situations.
@deku gaming Everyone copes with their emotions differently, I’m just saying how I deal with it myself. I don’t have a severe case of PTSD, but I’ve seen enough stuff on the internet to make me desensitized.
@JeremyD over time they can make you a stronger person
The scariest thing is Aalayah had always walked to her class to greet her friends Helena and Nicholas, they were a part of her everyday school life, but suddenly they were just not a part of her life anymore. Thank God she acted fast to live
Well that is life fate had decided that it was their time to go and meet their maker
@@xboxforever3946 please shut up
@@xboxforever3946 Don't pretend like this was fate. That's horrific
May the people either alive or dead be remembered
@@xboxforever3946 I know you mean well but please don't say things like this
I hate how unserious my teachers treated the drill. One of them said that if the kid kept laughing she’s sending him to die first. Pretty shocking.
That is absolutely horrible. That’s not a thing any teacher should say, Based off that the teacher should probably be fired.
damn 💀
Aalayah's story is unreal. She had two of her classmates, one who was protecting her, fall in front of her while her parents thought she was gone. She is so strong, and Sadie and Will as well, for telling this story. It's just so unbelievable.
Aalayah’s story is absolutely insane. She’s an incredibly strong girl and her reaction and quick thinking at the time is truly admirable. To see her talking about this story and sit so tall in every word spoken is so beautiful. I wish her the best of luck in life along with Sadie and Will who have also been so strong and resilient throughout their experiences.
My heart dropped when she was telling her story. I can’t even imagine.
every school shooter ended up like that because they got bullied ... people in america get bullied until they kill themselves or kill others
@@pixieluvv are you trying to excuse their actions?
@@honeymelon_b i think they were trying to say that the anti-bullying policies are bad and need to be worked on, or at least i hope that's what they were saying.
I was wondering why Aliyah was the only one who said she was a “survivor” but then I heard her story and was like... oh, dang.
I understand what you’re trying to say but it’s important to remember that no ones trauma is “worse” or “better” than anyone else’s it all depends on the person. I agree though, for me personally what she went through would be absolutely terrifying
Hers was also the most recent, which could also be a factor.
@i want cupcakes what the hell are you on about?
@@brandonbaker5446 It was pretty self explanatory wat did u not understand ?
@@sizlaec Thats what I was thinking too?
I considered that maybe it’s about where they live and that maybe the community is still very focused on it but I feel like there isn’t a single town that can “get over” that? I hope I make sense and not sound like an idiot. 😅 It’s difficult to make comments like this on something I’ve never been through so I worry I may not come off clearly. If so, I’m sorry.
Rest In Peace: Emilio Hoffman
If it wasn't for them the entire class could have been killed, never forgotten, will go on a hero of the school
Imagine if they made a statue at the school of him in his honor
@@piagebot2943 **tears running down my face** that will be fucking beautiful
@@jayangel1879 Please take your negativity out of here.
@@jayangel1879 i-
@@jayangel1879 you’re literally the only person that thinks that.
The fact that even now we are only taught how to run and hide. While politicians sit on their asses and cry about how stricter firearm laws "don't work" while offering no solution.
This.
Yeah maybe armed teachers would help kind of like how planes have air Marshall’s
This would more likely give the next shooter a gun. You were putting a gun in the room with a future shooter. Most shooters use stolen guns. Also if kids have killing fantasy how would giving them better access help!? most parents don't have guns at home, so putting on IN THE SCHOOL makes it super easy for kids who otherwise would have fun access, have access. Also banning an automatic gun that no citizen has a use for, is soooooooo much easy than training ever underpaid teachwr to now be a cop on demand @@johnnystapleton4860
Right!! Then they are like, “ you know what, TikTok is the problem! A lot of people are dying, and taking away their info for China!” Like, be so ffrr
@@johnnystapleton4860what if the teachers turn on the students? Ban guns overall.
anthony’s face during this whole thing is so heartbreaking.
I wouldnt be able to hold it together interviewing them.
@@mollymaria4897 Yeah I would've broke down 5 minutes in to the interviews
You could tell he was really processing every word they said and his heart was breaking for the people who had to endure this senseless violence
@Dylan Klebold lemme just call the fbi tipline rq 😬
I was breaking down the entire time, it’s not okay that people go through that. And listening to it just breaks my heart
I love how the killers names weren’t mentioned. Not even once
They're not famous like they'd like to be
their names don’t matter, the victims names do
@@zoeydovel5397 I know I was pointing that out lol
@@KiRa-fy6uq the Columbine shooters r very well known more than any other ones u can’t ask me about the other shooters but everyone knows the Columbine shooters
i only know dylan and eric no one else
I’m so glad Anthony concentrated on the victims and didn’t even mention the shooters names. Exactly what all media should be doing in these situations!! Don’t give them the fame they so badly want
yes, it is horrible that there are people who idolise these killers
@@joshuasanchez9257 the point is that we shouldnt give the shooters the attention they wanted.
@@marig5125 the problem is some people do, they see that someone gets their face on the news and they go "ohhh I want my face on the news that's cool" sometimes groups of people are like "woah dude you're famous now" and see that's a way to get famous. It's a really screwed up way of thinking but it happens :(
That’s one reason I love Philip Defranco. He never shows the murders or their names (unless there’s a manhunt), he only focuses on the victims. Much respect for Anthony doing the same thing.
@J0sh Suççs actually, most mass murderers who have been asked after the fact have admitted they did it for the attention, to make everyone know their name. They literally killed for the notoriety. So some people believe it’s best to NOT give them that attention. If we keep the attention off the perps and they are basically cast into oblivion, maybe just maybe we could stop the mass killings for attention.
The only time I agree they should post the name and picture is if they know who it is but are trying to find them. Then for the safety of the public, we should know who to look for.
However this is only my opinion 💖
Coming back to this video after surviving a school shooting is never something that I thought would happen in my life
I’m so sorry 🥺
@@allisongilson9761 it’s okay, thank you for showing sympathy ❤️
I pray that you fully recover from any form of trauma you may have from that terrible experience. You are much more than your trauma. May God bless your beautiful soul, I'm so sorry that had happened to you❤
@@lehyahskibbs Thank you so much for your kind words and words of encouragement ❤. I am doing much better
@@Caasiblankget well man
You can literally hear the pain in their voices its literally so fucking sad.
@Riley Bryce hew, thanks for the point out. When I wrote this I saw it as ok but I can see how one could see it the way you saw it. I’m deleting the comment. Again, thank you for your point of View. 🙂
@@oscarlopezdehuehls4405 we need more good commenters like you
@@jazberrybear what’s they say
Idk y but I'm crying
True, especially with the dude from parkland
I love that the Parkland kids got emotional support dogs on their campus and that they were included in the yearbook 🥺🥺🥺
Ikr 🥺
My schools never had a shooting, but we’ve had 3 sucides in 4 years and we always had therapy dogs when that happens.
@@annabelcrescibene4257 oh… shit, I’m sorry to hear that. Are you ok now?
Wholesome
@@annabelcrescibene4257 this things of support dogs sounds amazing, i live in argentina and in my school a wall fall down over 45 kids killing 22, i remember seeing that and cry like a baby for like a year and my school never did something about it really scary.
I was in the same shooting as Sadie, we were actually friends in high school. It is a day that changed me forever. I’m so proud to see her talk about that experience.
You are so strong and brave. I wish you all the best and I hope you are getting all the help you need to cope with the situation.
❤️❤️
Glad you are still here with us sorry about your classmates❤
You are so strong, sending support and good things to come
my heart goes out to you, sadie and all of students and staff at the school 💞
I can’t even imagine what that feels like. I have morbid curiosity, so I’ve watched the videos from inside Parkland and other shooting videos, and to see the bodies on the ground made me sob. To actually see that- people you see everyday, gone. Knowing that your life is so vulnerable. I would never be able to even leave my house again. I’m so proud of these students who have stuck it out and progressed. The strength is awesome.
Ikr I fell down this rabbit hole and I have mixed feelings
I almost cried when Aliyah had to hide under the body of her classmate. How traumatized she must be. How traumatized all of them must be. I’m glad they all survived though
I almost cried too.
Although mostly, throughout this whole video, I was just angry. So so angry.
Craig Scott, the guy in the beginning of the video had to do the same thing. He was a Columbine survivor. He saw 2 of his friends, Matt and Isaiah get killed point blank and he laid next to their dead bodies playing dead underneath a library table. And to top things off, his sister Rachel Scott was murdered in the Columbine massacre as well. I had to do a school project on that. It was so heartbreaking.
@@liluzi4494 I just wish we as a country could do something to prevent shootings. But the 2nd Amendment is probably always in our heads, if that makes sense
I would have cried and probably have died in any of their situations
I don't think I've ever cried that much over a video.
My sister attended Columbine at the time of the shooting, but that day we were on vacation to Florida to visit our grandparents. I count my blessing every day that she is still with us
💜 my heart goes out to her, I can't imagine the survivor's guilt she could get from a situation like that...
Oh wow, she had perfect timing to miss school. Still, sorry that your sister lost some her students/peers that day😔
@Tastor how about you troll?
My love goes out to her. I can’t imagine how sad she felt when she learned about the situation
@Tastor How about you stop talking
The poor girl that had to hide under her classmates body, I can’t even begin to imagine the ptsd and survivor’s guilt she must experience to this day
No talking about Texas?
@@TREE_Robotics this is old
@@TREE_Robotics and there was also one in Michigan
@@user-mr4pm7jv5e wha
@@user-mr4pm7jv5e what
Anthony you are an amazing interviewer. I’m sure all of the people you interview love your kindness, compassion, understanding and patience.
I just can’t imagine the feeling of being a parent and that your kid calls you saying that they might never see you again, it’s horrible :(
I can't imagine the feeling of being a kid and having to tell your parent you might never see them again and thinking this might be your last day
That part instantly brought tears ro my eyes. I can't imagine having to make or recieve that call.
Those feelings are entirely dependent upon whether that kid is knocked up by some loser who can't support her and the child, meaning that you're going to likely foot a large portion of the bill. That call could potentially bring immense relief
Imagine your a parent worried for your kid during a active shooting but their the shooter
Having realistic drills is messed up. Even if they’re aware that there’s going to be a drill, it will still be extremely traumatic for so many.
AND TAKES AWAY FROM THE PURPOSE BECAUSE WHEN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS STUDENTS THINK ITS A JOKE
my drills weren’t realistic, but when i was younger some kids under the table with me were joking about it being real and everyone was going to die, which caused my school shooting fear
also apparently in the same drill, my sisters substitute teacher had told them that it was real, which also terrified her
I can't even imagine having drills for a shooting at all. It's completely insane to me. We had fire drills and thats all. I feel so lucky to live in Australia
Honestly my school sucks at are drills it's super unclear and honestly they make me feel worse
My school did and so many kids were having panic attacks because they didn't even say it was a drill. It was seriously fucked up
imagine thinking that your child has just got shot and you cant do anything about it. that most be the most terrifying,depressing, coldest feeling on earth.
honestly when aalayah said that her parents both thought she jad been killed i immediately started to worry about how parents whi lose their kid tragically like that could do something impulsive like hurt themselves and what if at the end of that long day a kid who survives a school shooting were to lose a parent?
honestly, and i can’t imagine how much worse it is waiting outside for your child to come out of the school
and then finding out they didn’t make it….
my heart hurts even thinking about it
I don't want to
That’s a parents worst nightmare
As someone who lives in a country where school shootings are very rare I find it so horrible what all these young people have experienced. They’re all so strong ❤ Thank you Antony, Aalayah, Sadie, and Will for spreading awareness of school shooting and what it does to a person ❤️
After the shooting in Florida my school had us go over different scenarios and had us discuss what we would do and I told my class that if I had to I would hide under a dead body and use them as a “shield” in a way, my class laughed at me and said that was stupid and wouldn’t work. It terrifies me that it actually did work for Aliyah.
I remember a professor at one of my colleges said that if he gets shot, use his dead body as a shield. He gave us permission to use him to protect ourselves even while in death. We almost had a shooting at that college too
@@PGOuma Omg that's heartbreaking, I'm glad you had a professor who would do that for you.
On the day, and a few days after the day of that awful shooting my school basically had multiple moments of silence in the morning for everyone who had suffered. It was really sad even from that outsider's point of view, and especially since they didn't even tell us much about what happened I can't even imagine the pain the the students that went through this suffered.
The really sad part was that they didn't even change their lock down drill or give us information on how to be safer. All I remember is some of my classmates making incredibly distasteful jokes and being utterly terrified.
I'm glad that your school at least tried to go over options though. :')
@Dylan Klebold Shut up, kid.
@Logan Roof What the hell does that mean?
the fact that everyone thought it was a senior prank says something...
Idk, before columbine school shootings just weren't as thought about. Now it's something assumed, but it was thought of as unlikely then.
i thought he meant he heard like fireworks or something like that.
Facts
and now someone pops a chip bag and we look around quiet to see if today is the day...
It's their natural instict to avoid freaking out at the first second.
Humans do that all the time when they think they're in danger like "oh, it's not that, it's probably something else"
I went to school with a parkland survivor. She was so quiet and sweet and every time we had a fire drill she would have to have staff walk her out separately, I remember one time coming over the hill and seeing an entire group of seniors surrounding her and hugging her so she felt safe. Human beings can be so horrible and yet so beautiful all at once ❤️
This is so sweet 😭😭 I hope she’s doing better
Yeah ❤️
This is beautiful making the best scenario for the ones who have suffered
What's a parkland ? Sorry if this is rude
Dayum God Bless Her Amen🙏
My mom was in columbine, she survived, she still goes back every year. It’s crazy how human beings can just decide to kill another human.
Alright ima call bullshit, there’s like 20 comments saying that someone they knew was apparently in columbine
@@epnical9623it's a video about survivors from the incident so obviously people are going to come and share their stories
Rightt.
That kid that protected Alayah deserves his own corner of the school.
Nicholas Dworet. Never forget him.
Seems more like she used him. Sorry, but that's what I think.
@@Helios_99 I don’t blame you. We all have our different beliefs of what happened
@@Helios_99 Umm that's a girl, what the hell do you expect? For her to be a "hero". You obviously have never been a life/death situation, but it's natural for a man to want to protect, while the women hide to be protected. And that's not up for debate, because logic goes out the window and your lizard-brain takes over
@@Helios_99 at that moment you would do anything to save urself
How did Anthony not have a full breakdown filming this?? You can tell he's having a hard time staying composed at certain points, I commend everyone involved for doing such an incredible job.
i thought the same. i literally broke down halfway 💀
365 likes but only 2 comments? Jeez
Fr Im like tearing up rn
Probably holding himself back with the thought that "these people actually went through this and I'm just hearing about this, but they keep themselves together, I have to keep myself together too for them"
He prob did off camera
As much as people don’t like online schooling, a pro is that school shootings are near impossible.
Hexaltheninja Wow *shoots camera*
@@gavinlarson4520 ”Don’t go to school today”
[BREAKING NEWS] Alleged SWATing of several houses in the same district. For more news coverage of this tune in to channel 3
Hexaltheninja Wow can't catch me cause I'm the vpn man
@@gavinlarson4520 drat, foiled again!
True. I hate online school with all my heart but at least it has some pros
Please do a part two. I’m only 12 but More people need to be aware of the fear we go through every day stepping into what we deserve to call our safe haven.
Same; I’m only 13
@@HayItsRhyme too😔
As a survivor of the first school shooting in Finland: thank you.
You are so incredibly brave and I hope that you are doing better today I've never been through a school shooting but I imagine it would be very traumatic
so brave thank you all the love ❤️
I hope you're doing better ❤
You’re so brave. Sending love from Sweden.
❤️
As an Australian it breaks my heart that this is the high school reality for kids in the US. Never in my 13 years of schooling did I ever feel unsafe. These kids deserve so much better.
I'm Australian too! I'm currently in year 11(junior for all you Americans). I think the paranoia has spread to us too, I remember following some of the most reported on shootings, I would talk with my friends about what we do if there was ever an active shooter situation at our school, and we scoped out the best places to hide. Thankfully, all of those scenarios were just that, hypotheticals. I have a friend who moved to the US a couple of years ago and less than a year after he moved, there was a shooting at a school close to his house. Horrific stuff.
@@liyre4189 i graduated from high school two years ago and we always had shooting drills. parkland happened when i was 18 years old and it was everywhere on the news. those people deserved to live and enjoy valentine’s day but they never did. it makes me so mad as to why some americans love guns more than kids.
im american, i do research about crimes and murders but i hate learning about school shootings because im terrified of dying one day in a classroom, i hate it so much. i want to be homeschooled but i cant..
I’m currently in year 9 and I’ve only had 3 cases where i kinda had me heart sink a tiny bit
1) “snake scare” was the only thing which happened at my primary school - somebody found a snake in the kindy section and everyone had to stay in their classrooms for the rest of lunch
2) just this year i had met first ‘shooter’ drill - everyone predicted the time the drill was going to happen and nobody was being quiet - i am new to the school and i literally was like “wth is wrong with you guys”.
3) a few days after the drill - some “shady” people came into the school during what would have been school hours - so glad that it was the weekend though - never knew the intentions of those people
In the area i was from, there was 1 school parents refused to send their children to since it was basically the usa but in rural australia - bombs, knives & even drugs.
I know that in the city it was worse and one of my friends had to carry a knife on him to stay safe.
I don’t know why but a lot of the schools I’ve been to have been completely accessible just by walking in - they have a fence but always keep the gates open.
I literally can’t handle heavy stuff as I’m very emotional - i can’t handle blood from other people and i tend to stress very easily.
Yeah, I've grown up in the USA and we regularly have lockdowns.(in ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL) We call them this because the school board won't let it be called a shooter threat drill. We're allowed to have our phones on us in case something happens and we need to call our parents TO SAY GOODBYE. Teachers have said to us that we need to always have a way out and people we will bring with us if there's a shooting. There were 4 shooter threats this past year. If we skipped those days it counted as an absence. Absences can get us suspended or expelled if we have enough. I went to school all 4 days. One of them was supposed to happen (from a snapchat post) during my PE class. Girls and guys were sobbing in the locker rooms. It was hell, and a few kids have actual ptsd from the waiting that day. The PE teachers tried to make us come out, but not a single one of us would. We were piled together, and I remember being on the outside edge of the pile, because I volunteered to be one of the people willing to die. It was hell.
we shouldn’t be scared to go to school, yet here we are.
✨america✨
✨gun laws✨
My name is Hunter, so I of course own guns, my entire family does. We need more gun laws, there are too many problems with it.
@@Hunter-sj7isAre you saying that gun laws should be enforced or that you have a gun? Sorry I don’t get it
@@stella-dk8vj I was saying that my family has guns and used them legally of course, but there needs to be more rules so that the guns don’t fall into the wrong hands.
“don’t look up, down, left, or right” how awful
she was so smart to match his movements when falling to the floor and hiding under his body. i can only imagine it being so traumatic tho. i pride myself in thinking logically and not letting emotion cloud my thoughts but i honestly don’t know why i would do in that moment.
Yes I agree
Same I would probably start trembling like crazy
She's very brave
im amazed by the fact that she could even slightly process what she had to do to get a chance of survival.
That’s why I sometimes imagine up scenarios like these so ik EXACTLY wat to do
@@fa_tmxo yea same but even so when you’re in the moment all of that can easily jump out the window
I can’t believe what Aalayah had to go through, she had to follow her dead friends movements... And she has so many traumas after. I hope you feel better.
Horrible.
And it only happened 2 years ago
@@dc9067 I know and people are gonna be scarred because someone made a dumb and terrible decision
Her story completely broke my heart
i teared up. i cant imagine being there. just retelling the story must be painful
He is a true hero tho. Aalayah sat behind him and he stayed there knowing full well he could be killed easier where he was but he still stayed🥺
when she started talking about how she was hidden under a murdered peer, I started to cry. Nobody should have to go through this, let alone a child
Yea same here. Her story made me break down crying. That poor girl.
I started crying to its just heart breaken all these storys
Aalayah is so damn smart it isn’t even funny. She genuinely needs to be a senator or even the damn president. She’s brilliant, she knows what she’s talking about when it’s comes to legislating and delegating resources, and she’s extremely well-spoken. You don’t see many youth with all of those abilities in spades. Not using that to go into politics would be a damn shame.
i dont think president or senator
You actually see a lot of youth with those abilities these days… Gen Z is probably the smartest generation yet
THANK YOU for NOT naming the perpetrator. Keep the focus on the victims and the community. News networks can learn a thing or two from Anthony Padilla and the crew!!
THIS. The perpetrators want publicity, we need to quit giving it to them.
THIS ABSOLUTELY THIS.
We do not need their names. We should not give them that gratification.
Yes!!! 💯 agree!
Thank you for this!!
agreed
all of their stories are horrifying, they’re so strong for talking about this, and I’m really thankful for them
Really strong! I can feel the trauma
the fact they can talk about it any not pour tears!!! they are unbelievably strong!!
I completely agree, but ur name is something else
Plot twist you’re doing research to see where to not mess up
@@simonvalencia3169 just... No. Not appropriate
I just finished a book about a school shooting called “That’s Not What Happened” I strongly recommend it
I will be buying and reading that today, thank you!
I love that book! It’s so good. It’s so sad
There’s another book called This Is Where It Ends about a school shooting too, I have it but I haven’t read it yet.
Thank you! I have been running out of books to read
I’ve read that too it’s good
I’m from Quebec and we had like 3-4 schools shooting. We are all aware that can happen but we are so lucky that it’s not as big as a problem that in the USA for exemple. The last one was in a Musulm church really close for my house and it feels so unreal !
Thanks for sharing your history / trauma with us. Anthony you are so sweet and empathic with them ❤️
I hear that ❤ small town Saskatchewan kid. Montreal, Alberta and one in la loche Sask. These were absolutely traumatic and rocked the communities. And they happen every 4-6 years and often a one on one incident not even a directed incident towards many students. I will never understand what American politics is doing.
It's scary knowing that school is where it's possible to die. It's so sad.
It’s supposed to be our safe place. Someone who I grew up with shot up my middle school. I was in 9th grade when it happened. It’s scary if you there or not. But the worst part is when people say they were the target to get attention
one time i was at a school dance and I was leaving early and i saw someone get tackles and turns out they had a gun ( we had cops there because we have an officer that is always there and one that came to visit ) and wanted to shot up my school and i always get nervous when i'm at my school late at night because I am scared that something like that may happen again but be more dangerous.
Every kid realizes that dying at school is not only possible, but highly probable, as early as Kindergarten. This happens the minute he gives the cafeteria food a whirl
It’s possible to die anywhere
@Sai more likely ? where are the statistics for your argument. You can literally die anywhere and NO it’s not “more likely” to die at school quit talking out your ass
This hit home for me. My sister was in the parkland shooting. She was on the floor of the shooter. Her and a couple of her classmates who had just got in class. Her teacher said to close the door and hide. Which she did. She saw that her bestfriend was outside the door knocking. She went to open it,her teacher said no. She stopped her bestfriend then and there got shot. We didn't know for 3 hours if she was ok. She walked over dead bodys and piles of blood. She wouldnt talk for months. It was horrible. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this.
My heart breaks. I can't imagine the guilt your sister lives with
i really hope your sister is ok now.
I’m sorry so about this horrible trauma that your sister had to go through. Although this was a few years back I wish that everything is going go for you.
@@vivi-gd9hb shes alot better and living her life now. Except every damn valentine's day
@@angelaolsen7517 lmao imagine being the cause of your best friends death. Couldn't be me
I can’t imagine seeing your classmates die in front of you, people should have to deal with this.
You mean shouldn’t?
@samman_ it’s a typo it says should deal with it
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I am so sorry, that these people had to go through this
I know right
Yeah its so frightening
Totally, thank god their alright until today.
My heart was frozen i dont know how they handled it
Exactly.. I'm in tears now .. hope they get better and have a better life
Anyone reading this who is a survivor: I’m sorry. You did not deserve that. I hope so greatly you can experience a feeling of safety again.
Edit: thank you for the love on my comment. I am thinking of each one of you who has dealt with such horrific events.
I’m okay. thanks ❤️
i’m doing ok ❤️
@@saraj7539 good ❤️
Aalayah is so well spoken & educated. She’s going to make a difference in the world. My heart goes out to all three of them. I cannot imagine.
She's a warrior 🥰
Yes because she is black and that's rare huh.
@@WTFENIGMA girl what? this has nothing to do with the color of her skin. don't be like that.
@@WTFENIGMA girl shut up it has nothing to do with race
walked hmmm did she compliment everybody? Or just the black girl. So watch you mouth and your step
Who’s watching this after the Apalache shooting
Me 😢
Heyyy
me, i was literally in school like 20 mins or less from it :/
me i was in school an hour from it
Wait what
I remember in 7th grade we had to do training for an active shooter, but the teachers weren’t allowed to say “shooter” or “gun”
But my science teacher laid it out bare
I remember him saying that “if I die you have to grab my key, or else they could go anywhere”
I was 12
And I appreciate that teacher so much
Generally awful that you actually have to think about this stuff in America let alone live through it
@@cykegaming1049 yeah, I'm not american and I imagine can't even imagine doing drills like this like it's nothing.
@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 we have to one at least once a month. its sad that the government is worried more about people expressing themselves than school shootings and children literally dying because of gun laws
how do you train for a school shooting if you can't say shooter? 😭
Love how the talking about guns isn’t permitted while children are murdered
Aalayah's story had me in tears, I couldnt even imagine having to hide under my dead classmate
I know. The only reason she made it was because of him. I wonder if she has talked with his family and thanked them. Or if she feels extremely guilty. I couldn’t imagine the pain
Yes it's very smart from her tho
@@madalynfaith1822 i wouldnt be surprised if she suffers from survivors guilt. and I think thanking the family would be weird bc they lost a child, itd be more appropriate to just give them condolences and tell them how brave and what a great person their son was
@@wandamaximilf3324 I dont think id be able to think straight in a moment like that and how she was able to think through everything shows how smart she is
Idk, i find it pretty annoying that in a situation like this she tought ot would be a good idea to get behimd another classmate... She litterally went and protected herself with a human shield, kinda fucked up
I hope the people on tiktok who made "cute" edits of the columbine shooters (and any other criminals) watch this video and realise that they should not be romanticising mass murderers, and that these people took lives and deeply hurt families and ruined peoples mental health etc. Stop romanticising MURDERERS
Wait what??? People actually did that... OMG!!! WTF is wrong with people these days???? Urrrggghhhhhhhh.. I'm so mad right now🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
@@Michelle-fz4px yeah it’s gross and so disrespectful
I literally went to search "Dylan Klebold" and the first thing I saw on Google search was "Dylan Blebold x reader". Fucking disgusting people istfg.
@@monicAndrade100 EXACTLY it’s horrendous i don’t know how that kind of idea gets into people heads it’s disgusting
I 100% agree with you
I’m watching this after the Georgia shooting.
It’s so sad having to have a video like this made. As humans your drive is to not only to protect yourself but to protect your civilization. But with situations as scary and traumatic like these school shootings you wonder why school boards, governors and even presidents aren’t pushing to make a difference. Children shouldn’t have to be scared for school everyday. But they are and that says a lot about us as a nation. Instead of focusing on children and their wellbeing they set stupid laws that yes do help prevent things but it doesn’t help prevent danger. I get that the cell phone laws are to help children to stay focused on school and not distracted on the internet. But as a person that has the ability to make laws you should be looking at the bigger picture. Phones and other forms of technology will be around for forever and it will keep developing. But we can minimize or even stop gun violence not only in schools but in day to day life.
I'm also watching this after the Georgia shooting, a bunch of schools in different states, including mine, have been getting a lot of threats over social media now. I've been watching these types of videos for an hour now, trying to prepare myself in case something like this happens.
@@RoseQuartz-fe4xv it’s scary and luckily I’m in my last year of high school. It is okay to be scared and don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. It’s so sad we have to live in a world like this. To even have children fear to go to school. I hope everything is okay for you that you are safe. Please please please if something isn’t right at school or you see something suspicious please report it immediately and just be aware.
@@0Krvavi0 I've been scared about this for years. But everything's okay, nothing more has happened more than empty threats. I'm a junior so I only have next year to get through. I will report anything that's suspicious, thank you
@@RoseQuartz-fe4xvof course my dear stay safe
@@0Krvavi0 You too
I really hope Emilio's friends and family can find comfort in the fact that the kid was a hero. He saved so many lives and prevented so much pain. What a special kid.
i go to rhs. even as a soph this year i hear about him. we have a little memorial for him at the entrance of the school.
@@ivrosepetalsvi that's beautiful. Thanks for informing me.
katelyn anne period as they should hes a king😌
I am in a completely different country and I will always respect him and his sacrifice. He knew what sounding the alarm would entail and yet he did what he knew was right. May his soul rest in peace as he won his paradise with such selfless sacrifice.
I didn't expect this video to exist. I went to Reynolds, and two of my brothers were there that day. We continue to respect Emilio to this day.
What Will and Alayah went through......seeing their classmates get murdered in front of their eyes. Will running and hiding for his life while hearing gunshots and Alayah hiding under her friend’s dead body is absolutely unimaginable. They are so strong.
agreed I cannot even imagine how hard that was for them, they are so so strong
No. Yes and No.
Yes to the awareness of your classmates and others around thems mentalities. No bullying. What other students don't know, is that parents can just as easily cause problems for teenagers.
Assault Weapons Ban. There was already an assault weapons ban. Its 2021. You guys have succeeded in raising the age to purchase weapons in FL to 21. You've done enough.
Being a young adult, you don't know the importance of having weapons. You should, but lack of the teaching on firearms and firearm safety as an adolescent has led to a subsequent misunderstanding by young adults and adolescents. Getting pampered and high-fived by gun control advocates are apart of a bigger agenda, that of which your school shooting pales into comparison. Are you not angry that an agenda is being pushed by your suffering?
Humans are barbaric. And it's a lure. National gun registry is one or two steps from full confiscation of firearms. And when this happens, the country will divide. If you're 25 and younger, and all you have heard all your life that guns are bad. This is the message that is pushed by gun control agendas.
Some think, let the governement have these powers to remove, its for the betterment of society. The rules for our government were put into place in its founding.
You may think i am fear mongering.. but listen
In reality: the govenment wants to make more money off of firearm sales. Registering them. Keeping them on books. It sounds like it'll fix problems. But i digress. It makes it more costly to defend yourself. Back to my point of humans are barbaric. We're not in the time where people do what is right. We're not in a time, where there is no drug trafficking. Sex trafficking. Communist countries vying for control of Hong Kong. China won't acknowledge Taiwan as a country. If the U.S. looks away, Taiwan disappears and becomes a part of China.
But how is that relevant to us owning guns?
We're the United States. If the whole world becomes controlled by a tyranical government (Russia, China) who protects us? We protect us. And their biggest oposition is they can't control a state that has means of rebellion. I.e. if the military falls, we have our own means of protection. Which this sounds stretched, and nearly impossible for this scenario to ever happen.. But look at it like this. WW1, WW2, were litterally in the past century. Last. 100 years. These countries want to seem harmless to the U.S. voter, they're smart. But they have an agenda. The U.S. has always opposed these super powers. Kept them in check. Because our freedoms are important to us. They see the simple minded people as.mere tools in a huge plan to help them have their way to plunging the u.s. into a divided society so they can concur.
Their GDP has far amassed ours.
But losing your freedom? That means that all of these socio-economic friendly programs that the average poor u.s. citizen relies on, is out. Food stamps? Out. Cant work because you've got ptsd. Out. Child tax care. Out. Ability to post what you feel about representatives. Out. Free media? Out. Sodiers/foreigners/neighbors come in and rape your mother, sister, wife... And you have no means to protect yourself? Can't call the police. Because noone cares about you. They have their own problems. This isn't a farfetched possibility.
This is why a free republic was built. And has thrived.
Think the minimum wage is bad? Imagine working all week for a can of soup and a loaf of bread. This was russia in the 90s. Early 2000s. We aren't in some invincible society. There are menas to defeat us, by allowing us to defeat ourselves.
I agree but I do think Sadie still had to endure trauma
Dude you can literally see the horror in Anthony's face when they're describing what happened
What are you doing here!!!!!!
Goddammit michael, stop clogging the damn toilet or you'll get seven across the ass
AYYYY BREWSTEW HUGE FAN
GODDAMN IT MICHEL, I DONT PAY THE SCHOOL OUR WELFARE MONEY FOR YOU TO NOT GET SHOT AND MAKE STUPID FUCKING COMMENTED
I love in Troutdale Oregon. I live close to Reynolds High School, and I remember when this shooting happened. I’ve had friends that were a little older than me that were IN the building when it happened. I was so incredibly scared for everyone and hearing it on tv was so surreal… it was so heartbreaking to hear her talk about it again and her experience being in the building. Much love to all of them and their families ❤️
Today is actually the 8 year anniversary of the sandy hook elementary shooting
27 angels gone 💔
Sandy Hook was a heart breaking event
How has it already been 8 years
never lost, nor forgotten. we still think about all of you. 💔
"Anniversary"
Isn't that term supposed to be positive ?
@@dc9067 how about memorial? Is that a little better? Not trying to be rude but just trying to help.
“Don’t look up, down, left or right just run.” That hit me. Imagining this happen to my classmates, even almost four years out, just hurts. These kids are stronger than they need to be
@Dane Gonzalez That is not “dumb advice”. There were dead bodies and various body matters around her. Looking at them would’ve slowed or even halted her escape, likely triggering her out of her survival state.
@Dane Gonzalez The police were there and have been trained for this situation. If she was in such danger of being shot in that situation, they would have done something different. It obviously wasn’t dumb advice seeing that it worked and that they’re literally trained for this situation.
@Dane Gonzalez The area clearly wasn't dangerous anymore, considering the police were there and letting the kids out of the room. If the school shooter was still roaming around nearby, they wouldn't have said, "Hey kids, come on out and leave, and make sure you aren't surveying your surroundings!" And the advice was clearly so the kids wouldn't see the dead bodies outside because seeing something like that can hinder a person's flight response.
i was in the parkland shooting my freshman year. i didnt wanna apply for this cuz its a little too triggering for me (i cant even watch the video cuz its too triggering) but thank you aalayah for representing us and speaking up u go girlie! thanks anthony for this video and giving school shooting survivors a platform to speak on ❤️
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@@Aaliayah3344 thank you for sharing your story, you have a very powerful way with words. god bless ❤️
@ZenBluu you’re so strong. i can’t imagine going through that, especially in your freshman year.
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I’m ngl, I’m watching this after the recent shooting in Georgia and to add on I watch these to show it’s going to be okay, I was a survivor of a mall shooting AND a school shooting so watching others share their stories comforts me. (yes I do not go to in person schools nor do I go to malls anymore because trauma and ptsd is a bitch)
My sister was killed in the Virginia Tech Shooting. Watching this was extremely emotional for me especially since I am now a college student myself, and have to face the fear of going to campus every day. Thank you so much Anthony for helping to give a safe space for the survivors to talk about their experiences. Your videos are always so respectful and understanding when talking about these difficult topics.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Moira
I’m very sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Im sorry for your lost, I really hope things are going better for you and your family..
So sorry for your sister. Hope everything is getting better by now really really sorry
And I haven’t even heard of the Reynolds shooting because there’s just too damn many to keep track of...
That's wild... to thing that outside USA there have been barely no school shootings, while in United States things are like this... It's wild.
It think it's also bc not many people died in that shooting. It's fucked up.
@@usuaria2936 It is but there is one reason and one reason alone. The fucking NRA.
@@prnst4r That’s exactly what I thought too
Exactly...I’ve never heard of it until I watched this video
aalayah went to an interview a couple days after the shooting and the interviewer was so disgusting to her. i’m so proud of her for going to different interviewers and telling her story. props to her.
Which one
@@MuteUp I believe it’s called, Florida school shooting survivor: I hid beneath a dead body
I'm ur thousandth like
Oh she was the one who told her to describe and relive the shooting right? Yeah that one disgusted me
I really think its messed up to interview survivors of things like that when its fresh from the incident they're still coping
I survived one 2 years ago, I cried during it, but after I felt numb. My mom taught there, and my sister went there aswell. He threatened on instagram, and almost 15 students called 911, but I love how they all moved on 💗