for parole that year, as well. The line is repeated by a parole board member around the 8:20 mark in the video below, with a slight variation, to describe her motive for shooting: “I just started shooting for the fun of it. I don’t like Mondays. This livens up the day.”According to the book “I Don’t Like Mondays,” after 1979, Wiegand would never report on the shooting again.
Though Spencer said she could not recall saying those words, claiming she was on drugs at the time, Wiegand's on-the-spot reporting made a strong case that she did -- strong enough for the line to come up again in parole hearings. “40 Years Ago, Brenda Spencer Took Lives, Changed Lives in a Mass Shooting at a San Diego Elementary School.” San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2019, https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-brenda-spencer-school-shooting-20190129-story.html. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
“FACT CHECK: I Don’t Like Mondays.” Snopes.Com, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dont-like-mondays/. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022. “No Parole Granted for ‘I Don’t like Mondays’ School Shooter.” FOX 5 San Diego, 18 Aug. 2022, https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/parole-hearing-scheduled-for-i-dont-like-mondays-school-shooter/. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
holy moly, please stop posting the same stories every day.
Bob told her to do it.
No, but Garfield did when he finally snapped
Not now, Snopes.
Read the story. What sort of parents give their drug-and-alcohol addled teenager a gun for Christmas? I'm glad parents are being held responsible for these horrific events.
Boomtown Rats
she originally claimed she wanted suicide by cop.
Tell me why?
And that's literally what the song I Don't Like Mondays is about.
The Boomtown Rats made a whole song about it.
Tell me why!
I hold her personally responsible for inflicting Bob Geldof on us.
Wow. I never heard this one. The song lyrics just took on a whole new meaning. 'Gonna shoooooot the whole day down.'