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Democat

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5. Who is the real bully?

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 09:19 AM

Oct 2013

He shot innocent unarmed people at a school.

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Bullying may have motivated Nevada school shooter [View all] theHandpuppet Oct 2013 OP

Called it. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #1

That article is excruciating to read. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #2

So the penalty for bullying should be death? Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #13

Not ok Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #14

Plenty of bullied kids don't choose using a gun Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #15

But if we had done something to really stop bullying Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #16

Yes, they are the one who don't have access to guns. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #32

Until we as a culture admit we have a problem nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #34

So using that logic... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #24

Two different situations. Incitatus Oct 2013 #43

Somehow I survived being bullied without gunning kids down... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #22

Me too. I don't condone violence... SummerSnow Oct 2013 #26

I have suffered from depression and never thought about suicide. That doesn't mean we shouldn't liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #40

"They were nasty little thugs who drove their victims to murder." warrant46 Oct 2013 #27

But today under "zero tolerance" Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #36

Well I suppose warrant46 Oct 2013 #39

That's the problem. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #41

And the system needs to be fixed warrant46 Oct 2013 #42

It doesn't take cops in classrooms. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #46

I don't think anyone is surprised (or should be surprised) by that. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #3

it usually is about bullying. the thing that gets me is so many schools ejpoeta Oct 2013 #4

Who is the real bully? Democat Oct 2013 #5

Well that's logical kcr Oct 2013 #7

I am all for finding the cause of a problem Democat Oct 2013 #9

Bullying is the problem. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #19

From the Link warrant46 Oct 2013 #28

I wish it was limited to schools nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #31

As a mom? And admittedly one who has to constantly pull her son into line? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #8

The NRA is the bully for making it easier for a 12 year old to get his hands on a gun. tenderfoot Oct 2013 #10

His parents broke the law hack89 Oct 2013 #12

Then they can go to jail with their child too. tenderfoot Oct 2013 #25

Their "child" isn't going to jail warrant46 Oct 2013 #29

The shooter isn't going to jail? tenderfoot Oct 2013 #35

Nope=== he capped himself warrant46 Oct 2013 #37

He shot people who were tormenting him. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #17

the "real victims" are dead. the perp had the mistaken impression that at 12 his life was bettyellen Oct 2013 #20

He pointed the gun at a group of 30 terrified students and shot a math teacher Democat Oct 2013 #21

So his goddamned MATH TEACHER "tormented him?" Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #23

You're fucking warped. Union Scribe Oct 2013 #33

I'm scary? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #47

The teacher he killed was tormenting him? Beaverhausen Oct 2013 #45

As horrible as bullying is... it may be beyond our capability to entirely eradicate. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 #6

Hm. People reported that (wrongly) about Columbine Recursion Oct 2013 #11

People reported that CORRECTLY about Columbine. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #18

My nickname in middle and high school was "queerbait." hunter Oct 2013 #44

We live in a bully society that condones the behavior nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #30

I was bullied at times. BlueCheese Oct 2013 #38