But Loukaitis' behavior was different. He had spoken often, to at least eight friends, for as much as a year, of his desire to kill people. He had asked his friends how to get ammunition. He had complained of teasing, but no teacher intervened. His poems were filled with death.
Many teenagers write frightening poetry.
Loukaitis also told his friends just what he planned. He said he could probably get away with it. For the last year, probably. I didn't think anything of it. A. I kind of blew that off, too.