Her hatred for Monday turned her into a murderer

@Nawsheen (28644)
Mauritius
May 28, 2017 9:50pm CST
Monday is not an easy day for many us but 16 year old Brenda Spencer took herĀ  hatred for Mondays to another level as she fired on the San Diego's Grover Cleveland Elementary School from her house across the street killing two men and injuring 8 children and a police officer. This incident took place on 29 January 1979 and the murder weapon a .22 caliber rifle was gifted to her by her father. She was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. She said that she did this as she ''hated mondays and was trying to cheer up the day''.
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• Agra, India
29 May 17
This is so ridiculous
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
@amitkokiladitya @HAPPSINGH ridiculous indeed. Who would expect a 16 year old to do such things
• Agra, India
29 May 17
@HAPPSINGH true..inhuman action
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• Agra, India
29 May 17
@HAPPSINGH I agree...some people are insane
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• United States
29 May 17
Yes I remember this well. It was a song made for that day too by The Boomtown Rats about this very day.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
I was not aware of the song in fact. Only when researching more about this case I came across the song.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
@TiarasOceanView can't believe that a 16 year old committed such a crime for that time
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• United States
29 May 17
@Nawsheen Yes it was about that crazy girl.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
30 May 17
Not really surprised. Frustration can take people to any level. Everyone should do yoga and meditation that calms one's nerves and controls their outbursts.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
You are right yoga and meditation do help. But unfortunately not everyone practices it
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
30 May 17
@Nawsheen We see it right here at myLot.
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@jstory07 (133754)
• Roseburg, Oregon
29 May 17
That sure was dumb as she is now in prison.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
Oh yes she also destroyed her own life
• Calgary, Alberta
18 Oct 19
She was actually raped by her dad and was bullied by her classmates so she snapped
@porwest (78726)
• United States
6 Nov
Hopefully she got the life and not the 25 years. But of course, at the time of the crime, even back then, one never knows.
@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 May 17
That's horrible! Not a great way to cheer up the day. Not exactly a gift I would give a 16 year old. I was living in San Diego at that time and don't remember hearing about it.
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• Calgary, Alberta
19 Oct 19
@just4him so that triggered her to become a killer
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 May 17
@Nawsheen Not a good one.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Oct 19
@CaptAlbertWhisker How disgusting!
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
29 May 17
O my goodness.. 2ndly, what a silly gift given to her...
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
@spaceseed according to the interview carried out the daughter said that the dad gave her the weapon as he wanted the daughter to kill herself
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
29 May 17
he might given her for self defence. canada is the country where weapons are easy to access
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
29 May 17
@Nawsheen oh my god this is not fair
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 May 17
Killing people because she hates Mondays, does not make anyw sense at all. I dom't think that most people like Mondahys, and we have no intention of killing people becasue of it it. How can she feel that her Monday was better after killing people? It really makes no sense to me, as her mind is not where it should be/ i feel bad for the families, that were affected by what that woman did.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
@rosekiss She can't be forgiven for this. 25 years in prison is not enough
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
Even i found this shocking. How could a 16 year old do something so despicable. I can't digest this. She said she felt happy when she saw the people she fired at falling to the ground. This cheered her up and made her monday better
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 May 17
@Nawsheen She is really a sick person, as no one should feel that way, whatsoever. Her mind isn't where it should be, that is for sure. Just thinking about what she did, makes me cry.
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
29 May 17
Oh my..I don't hate Mondays that much.. That girl was mentally ill.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
Oh yes i believe she had mentals problem else who would kill someone just for fun
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• Calgary, Alberta
2 Dec 19
she did it for revenge against the world
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
2 Dec 19
@CaptAlbertWhisker mentally not stable..
@RebeccasFarm (84402)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
7 Oct 21
Yes I remember this well.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
8 Oct 21
oh yes she was insane
@FourWalls (61319)
• United States
29 May 17
This was the subject of the Boomtown Rats' song "I Don't Like Mondays."
The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (1979 (HD) Slightly different version of this classic video here... :-)
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
Oh yes. They came up with this song after the tragic event
@porwest (78726)
• United States
6 Nov
Hanging around you around here I hear more songs I have never heard. Never heard this one. But now I can't say that...about this one. lol
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
29 May 17
And she only got 25 years to lie in prison. She should be hanging for that!
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
You are right this punishment is too less in regard to the crime she committed. She is still in jail and living on tax payers money
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Dec 19
She was a minor when she did it.
@porwest (78726)
• United States
6 Nov
I'd be happy if they just brought back the electric chair. Even executions are too easy these days.
@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 May 17
@Nawsheen , she tried to cheer up the day by shooting and killing some people? She was definitely insane. :/
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
@bluesa absolutely. Quite shocking to hear that a 16 year old could do something like that
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
Oh yes she was for sure insane. She said that she felt so happy when she saw the people who she shot at falling to the ground
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 May 17
@Nawsheen , it is horrific when the human mind goes wrong like that. :/
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@responsiveme (22932)
• India
29 May 17
Insane.....Idont lijeMondays too but only in the mornings...Afterwards it be ones ok. I have a post Monday morning blues ...You can check it out if you want
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
Yes i will check the post. I hate mondays too but well this does not mean that i will go around and kill people because of that
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• India
29 May 17
@Nawsheen right
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
29 May 17
I like every day
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
29 May 17
Must limit access for weapon Especially for girls/boys 16
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
29 May 17
@Nawsheen What about the mother? Where is she in that story?
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
@gilggg Apparently the mom and dad got divorced and after the separation she was living with the father
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
30 May 17
@Nawsheen Sad story...bloody monday....
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@snowy22315 (168430)
• United States
29 May 17
Sociopaths will use any excuse to do something so terribly wrong.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
i agree
@dodo19 (47034)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
29 May 17
This is completely insane. I think I heard of the case. I really cannot understand how she could do this. Her reasoning just doesn't not make any sense. She deserves to go to prison.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
You are right. She deserves life imprisonment and must severe punishments maybe. She took killed two people and injured many others just because she wanted to have fun. What kind of a logic is that
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
29 May 17
She's mentally disturbed. No one in her right mind would do that to cheer herself up.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
Right. And she was happy watching the people she fired at falling in the ground. She is sick
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
@SIMPLYD thats true
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
30 May 17
@Nawsheen She's a psychopath.
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• Prairieville, Louisiana
30 May 17
She is at the same prison that Betty Broderick is in.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
okay i was not aware about this one. Thanks for sharing
@magnumopus (1647)
• Singapore
29 May 17
Oh she's gone crazy in her mind. Is he still alive or still in prison?
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
30 May 17
She is still in prison
@jnesperos (269)
• Davao, Philippines
29 May 17
Oh are you serious? Like really this is happening? Oh that's rare and maybe that girl has a psycho disorder?
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
29 May 17
It happened in 1979 and she is still in prison. Well it was stated that she was suffering from depression but this does not give her the right to kill anyone
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Dec 19
She did it because she snapped. She was bullied at school and her dad abuses her.