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WhiskeyGrinder

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2. The Columbine shooters, plural, were not bullied. They were the bullies.

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Wed May 25, 2022, 10:18 AM

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So Ramos was a loner, bullied because of his poverty status. A rant. [View all] Baitball Blogger May 2022 OP

K & R! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2022 #1

The Columbine shooters, plural, were not bullied. They were the bullies. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #2

+1 H2O Man May 2022 #22

This "Trenchcoat Mafia" kliq was more nihilistic than bullies. The Grand Illuminist May 2022 #44

The shooters were also not members of the Trenchcoat Mafia. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #51

Stopped reading at "the Columbine shooter was bullied." Because no. And the idea that Scrivener7 May 2022 #3

Obviously he wasa gun nut Beachnutt May 2022 #8

His grandmother whom he murdered? Ocelot II May 2022 #10

With grown people, I tend to agree, but 18 year olds? Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #12

Agree. Caliman73 May 2022 #27

How many other countries have massacres perpetrated by teenagers? Scrivener7 May 2022 #30

You back your argument well my friend (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #34

EarlG posted irrefutable proof of what the source of this is. Scrivener7 May 2022 #35

He had a dislike of women. Over 80% of these mass murders reportedly have issues with LizBeth May 2022 #4

Yup TheRealNorth May 2022 #17

No...too many fucking guns that is all. Demsrule86 May 2022 #5

Great insights, thanks! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #6

The fascists on twitter are already accusing him of being trans. Of course. Thomas Hurt May 2022 #7

yep, Free Republic instantly went there yesterday Celerity May 2022 #37

US isn't the only place in the world with a bullying problem. Claustrum May 2022 #9

I believe I made the point of gun availability in several places. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #11

Yep, if the guns weren't so easy to get the bullied... brush May 2022 #21

Bullying is a huge problem in Japan, part of the culture. betsuni May 2022 #16

The school and district was 90 percent Hispanic jimfields33 May 2022 #13

Um, okay. hunter May 2022 #55

I just like facts. Sorry. jimfields33 May 2022 #58

I don't give a flying fuck grumpyduck May 2022 #14

This. I don't give a shit that people were mean to him. That didn't make him slaughter babies. Scrivener7 May 2022 #33

Being bullied is not a reason JustAnotherGen May 2022 #15

These kids were half his age; they certainly weren't the bullies LeftinOH May 2022 #18

As far as all the other stuff goes wryter2000 May 2022 #19

Oh please...such bullshit... agingdem May 2022 #20

Someone that can afford to buy two AR-15's is not in poverty. kentuck May 2022 #23

That's a very good point. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #24

He could have gotten a credit card. maxsolomon May 2022 #47

People don't want to hear it sarisataka May 2022 #25

We had a few bullies back in school. grumpyduck May 2022 #41

Recommended. H2O Man May 2022 #26

Thank you for your well-reasoned response. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #29

Great questions. H2O Man May 2022 #31

Thank you for your kind words. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #32

I just read he was bullied due to stuttering. So was Joe Biden. CousinIT May 2022 #28

TL;DL BS it's about the guns Dukkha May 2022 #36

It gives the abused the tool Matthew28 May 2022 #39

This is why children shouldn't be bullied Matthew28 May 2022 #38

Not an excuse inthewind21 May 2022 #48

FIRST AND FOREMOST, there should be extreme laws against bullying. BComplex May 2022 #40

I know others have said it but you need to hear it again: Columbine wasn't because of bullying. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #42

From middle school until I quit high school I was frequently beaten bloody. hunter May 2022 #43

Well stated inthewind21 May 2022 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst May 2022 #45

be bought military killing machines absolutely legally - that's the real issue AlexSFCA May 2022 #46

It's the one quick solution that would occur in a reasonable country. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #53

Alienation happens frequently among adolescent males. maxsolomon May 2022 #50

+1 Baitball Blogger May 2022 #52

The military doesn't want those kids either. hunter May 2022 #56

That's not what I'm saying. maxsolomon May 2022 #57

I think Ramos may have been bullied because he was weird looking LeftInTX May 2022 #54