Patrick Ireland Climbed Out Of The Columbine Library Window TWICE...

But only one climb made it into the official story. Here's the video proof.

Patrick Ireland “The Boy In The Window”

Everyone watching the news coverage of the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 saw a dramatic scene: a male student named Patrick Ireland dangling out of a broken second story library window, falling onto the roof of an armored vehicle driven by SWAT that got there just in time to catch him.

He was dubbed “The Boy In The Window” and his story was heart-wrenching.

According to Ireland, he was shot twice in the left side of his head and once in the left foot, all with buckshot, from a distance. He says he “blacked out” (under a library table) and when he came to, he realized he was COMPLETELY PARALYZED on the right side of his body.

Note: The news always portrays his wounds as “two bullets to the head” and “a bullet to the forehead,” but according to the documentation it was two pieces of buckshot. It’s should be noted that it’s amazing how he claims a shooter shot directly at him, but he only got hit with 3 pieces of buckshot. The shooters allegedly used 00 Buck, which would contain 8-9 pellets. How does a person dodge so many pellets?

Below is a still from the “Fire Department” video walkthrough showing the table (#15) where Ireland was allegedly shot. Note that just to the right of this table, where all the evidence placards are, was where the bodies of the shooters were found [except now we know the shooters never died - I covered Eric Harris here (part 1) and here (part 2)].

Table #15 where Patrick Ireland was allegedly shot

Ireland said he spent the next three hours pushing himself across the floor with his feet just to get to the window. Once he got to the window, he struggled to push himself up against the wall with his back, using ONLY HIS LEFT SIDE in order to stand up. He said he couldn’t stand or use the right side of his body at all because he was paralyzed.

From there, he “flopped” around to face the window and threw his “lifeless body” out the window without knowing if anyone was there to save him.

Depending on the day, sometimes Ireland claims he didn’t wait for SWAT to tell him it was okay to jump and the SWAT team just happened to be there at the right time with an armored vehicle to catch him as he fell. Other times, he says he heard SWAT yelling at him to stay put and they’d come get him.

But never does he admit to climbing out of the window twice. You’ll see why this is important in a minute.

Of course this is something most people haven’t heard about. I ran a poll to see what people remember and sure enough, most people only remembered Ireland climbing out of the window once:

Most people don’t know because officials have hidden this part of the story.

If we are to believe Ireland’s story, it sounds like he’s the luckiest person on the planet. He dodged 6 pellets from a shotgun blast, survived a head wound, threw himself out a second-story window without looking and got magically saved by SWAT, AND he recovered from total paralysis in 3 weeks!

However, his story is a demonstrably false narrative that has been scripted for him.

He is an actor.

In reality, Ireland climbed out of the library window twice. The first time he just acted too soon.

Both times he climbed out of the window, he was dangling out dangerously. The first time he dangled out of the window nobody came to rescue him, so he climbed all the way back inside the library, stood there for a couple of minutes, and then once SWAT started rolling in with the armored vehicle, then he dangled himself out the window for the second time.

That’s probably not the story you’ve heard, but it’s the truth and it’s all on video.

You can hear him describe his (fabricated) story here:

Here is the (heavily edited) helicopter footage of Ireland’s “rescue” shown endlessly for the last 25 years:

When you compare Ireland’s story to the above video it seems to match. But that’s because the video above has been edited to make it match.

Now watch the uncut version of his “rescue” - the video they don’t want you to see - and watch him climb out of the window twice. And notice it’s been TIME LAPSED. Meaning, when you see Ireland retreat back into the library and he’s standing at the window, it’s not just for a brief second. He actually stood there for a couple of minutes:

Is what you just watched really possible for a paralyzed individual?

Now watch the video above again and pay close attention to how Ireland uses his completely “paralyzed” right arm to support himself against the wall as he dangles out, despite being “completely paralyzed” on his right side and allegedly having no use of his right arm.

Here’s a still shot showing the exact moment he stops dangling his “paralyzed” right arm and firmly grabs onto the side of the building to support himself:

You can see this exact moment in the video from the vantage point in the above screen shot below - and note that at 45 seconds, EXACTLY when Ireland grabs the building with his “paralyzed” right hand, the narrator says, “he found the strength to escape.” Of course he did.

Now watch the uncut video again and pay close attention to how, after climbing back in, he just stands there at the window perfectly fine, looking around, waiting for SWAT despite his story of being “unable to stand” where he had to push his back against the wall just to get out the window… despite his story that he just “threw his lifeless body out the window” and SWAT was just magically there to catch him.

Now part of the edited video they don’t want you to see includes a brief clip of Ireland standing with SWAT behind the door of the armored vehicle. And when you watch the footage, he’s using his right arm like a normal person. He holds onto the door behind him, he moves his whole arm bending his elbow and raising his arm up until he makes contact with SWAT and then steadies himself with pressure. All with his “paralyzed” right arm!

I’ve never seen such a strong “lifeless body” of a paralyzed individual perform these feats!

This Is What They Don’t Want You To Know

After publishing this information for the first time last year on Reddit, Conus removed the video from their repository practically overnight. That says everything. Now, instead of parts 1-7 of the helicopter footage, there are only 6 videos and there’s a part missing in the middle.

As a side note, to further demonstrate the cover-up of Ireland’s two climbs, in the video that shows suspect Chris Morris handcuffed, being interviewed by police, the audio for that video was scrubbed before being published. I happened to save the footage with the audio, and guess what that audio depicts? A report of a boy climbing out of the second floor library window and then retreating back inside. No wonder they scrubbed that audio.

Recap: There Are Major Problems With Ireland’s Story

ONE: Ireland doesn’t “flop” out of the window like a paralyzed victim with no strength.

He climbs out, dangles while supporting himself with both arms, has the strength to pull himself back into the library with both arms, then stands normally at the window looking around, and a short time later climbs out and dangles out again in the exact same manner using both arms for support (again).

TWO: The helicopter footage released to the public doesn’t show Ireland’s “escape”

The footage released to the public of Ireland’s rescue was said to have been filmed by a KCNC news helicopter. Really? There are three different vantage points of his rescue shown by the media (all short clips) and not a single one of those source videos have been released. And not a single one of those scenes appears in the hours-long, uncut helicopter footage of the KNCN chopper hovering around the school the entire time. We see the entire situation from start to finish from that helicopter footage, but no Ireland rescue??

I’ve time stamped the entire video using known reference points. I’ve watched it closely countless times looking for any signs of Ireland or SWAT. We don’t see anything. No Ireland, no SWAT, nothing. And the footage is way too stable to have come from a chopper. It’s my conclusion that Ireland’s “rescue” was filmed offsite in a studio.

I could be wrong, but I don’t recall a single witness mentioning Ireland coming out of the window. Nobody standing around watching. Only the people who allegedly rescued him. That’s a common theme in this investigation. People who were RIGHT THERE who should have witnessed major events magically didn’t see anything.

Since we know the shooters never died, and I’ve now found all of the alleged victims alive and well (I even found a Columbine “suicide victim” I knew in person who should be dead but is not), there’s no question in my mind that Ireland was just acting and they went to great lengths to cover up this little mishap where he started to climb out of the window a bit too soon.

Ireland Made The Most Miraculous, Instant Recovery From Paralysis The World Has Ever Seen

According to Ireland, doctors told him he’d never walk again but miraculously he was able to move his right leg just a couple weeks later… and he was walking on his own by the end of the month!

You can see him walking in a physical therapy appointment on video on May 27, just a month and a week after the shooting (he’s walking on his own, she’s just holding his waist):

By the time he left the hospital on July 2 -, Ireland was standing and walking just fine with a cane.

Notice the position of his cane as he stands? They get points for putting his cane on the correct side of his body (always opposite the injury) but he’s resting it too far forward. If he really needed that cane for support it wouldn’t be in front of his foot.

Certainly it’s possible to recover from paralysis. Many people have. But the speed of his recovery is insane. I guess that’s par for the course where “mass shootings” are concerned.

Until next time—keep your alibi airtight and if you’re going to pretend to be paralyzed by a mass shooter, play your role fully or you’ll end up with a full feature on this Substack,
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