Former classmate of Trump rally gunman says he was ‘bullied almost every day’

A former classmate of the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man law enforcement identified as the shooter who opened fire at former President Donald Trump’s rally says he was "bullied almost every day" at school. NBC News' Shaq Brewster reports on what is known about the background and life of Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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[@stevegm1977]

Guarantee the kids giving the interview were the bullies.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

@@meganmcdaniel6604they're kids in school prob terrified of the bullies as well

[@Jesus_equals_LOVEnForgviness]

​@@meganmcdaniel6604Indeed.

[@BabyMaharaja0]

😂😂😂

[@zemorakeller6725]

@@meganmcdaniel6604 He looked ashamed. If he was a watcher and didn't say anything he is part of the problem.

[@saifasing711]

Bystander😢

[@West_Coast]

So the other students and classmates can see he's being bullied very hard every day, but the staff and the teachers couldn't?

[@MatthewGilligan]

Teachers are bullies themselves

[@samxlx]

I’m 31 but in high school I saw teachers laugh with bullies at things they would say towards kids similar to this kid

[@tommyg2966]

Welcome to Publix Education in the 21st century

[@spider-jonah-man7148]

Brother, you should know by now teachers don’t care

[@RM-el3gw]

lol you've never been to school ?

[@petermitchell968]

Why only interview 1 classmate ? What about teachers and work mates.

[@lolita671]

And the parents ?? Where are they…

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

This is a "clickbait" society. We don't go "in depth" ...

[@lizneilson5751]

What about the parents

[@tommurphy4307]

there were several other kids saying the same thing

[@tommurphy4307]

@@lolita671 dad called 9-11 right after he saw it on tv- looking for his son. that means he;'s implicated, too. we know they have his phone #.

[@balkanfilms6740]

In school I was a social outcast. I tried my best, but no one really wanted to interact with me. Happy I graduated a month ago

[@khwaish1475]

AWWdude

[@PUTIN_SAHAB]

dude it's not your fault, its the people around you, now that you have graduated i want to tell you that u should open up with people with whom you feel connected but dont be a lone wolf guy, i know your experience is not good but life will surprise you and u will send people who respect you. just take care of them and u will be happy guy

[@paiiininthebuttt2477]

Schools certainly not for everyone

[@jeffbezos1237]

​@@PUTIN_SAHABuntill class 10th i was in a local school where students weren't studios so had less friends after that i went to a good school where I got many kids like me

[@jsyo9639]

The society is toxic and need a complete dishwashing

[@kennogawa6638]

The school system is a joke.

[@nitromartini1422]

More excuses from the liberal media.

[@bigflavor868]

@@nitromartini1422what about their comment insinuates that they’re liberal at all, i’m far right and agreed, the school system, our mental health system, justice system, and government is a complete joke. there’s no excuse there lol

[@dr.shyguy4458]

@@nitromartini1422copium

[@Itsjcold0]

Homeschool Your children stop complaining

[@darrickstruble5768]

@@nitromartini1422well, let’s look at policies brought by both sides. We’ll look at that, it’s the republicans that have put their hands all over the school educational downfalls.. just take the time to research it instead of making a ignorant comment with nothing to back your statement..

[@MikosMiko]

Funny how adults also bully in the same way in workplaces, etc.

[@tabor503]

:(

[@SunAndMirror]

Those adults didnt really grow up

[@goldieslacks]

And on social media. Lots of them on Facebook.

[@Ewok009]

Neighbors

[@LOVEALLLOVEALLLOVEALL]

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[@LilApe]

"you know how kids are nowadays" *Dude you are a kid. Talking like you were born in the 80/90's or something*

[@jillgaumet8416]

Craig's list actor reading off a cheap script.

[@plunger8343]

american wasteland pfp

[@abijithp92]

20 years old is an adult

[@ivantibormate7086]

This is the problem. 20 years olds are still kids. I was no longer a kid at 16, working full time to support my family.

[@matthwz5632]

You dont need to be 60+ to see that kids are mean to each other genius.

[@Teenieweeniemussolini]

Really weird vibes coming from the kid giving this interview…..

[@skiegehrig1035]

Yea, the vibe is due to fake horrible acting. The LEFT could at least get some better actors.

[@korkiwi]

Your not talking about "this guy doing the interview". You meant to say "this guy being interviewed". BIG difference.

[@joefish6091]

I suspect 'Crooks' was a made up persona, he had no presence on Mylife and similar, his father is being escorted about by a federal bodyguard. His author father has no books or papers to be found.

[@joefish6091]

The kid talking does give a serious operative vibe, talks like a certain somebody talking about a plane and a skyscraper,

[@Teenieweeniemussolini]

@@korkiwi you’re correct, thanks for that haha

[@theJellyjoker]

The casual acceptance of bullying by our culture sickens me.

[@rufuspipemos]

And now it is 100x worse with social media.

[@matthewthemilkbender8095]

I don’t think our culture accepts bullying.

[@ZachofPotatoes732]

@@matthewthemilkbender8095our school system sure does

[@matthewthemilkbender8095]

@@ZachofPotatoes732 The schools I went to definitely did not accept bullying culturally.

[@theJellyjoker]

@@matthewthemilkbender8095 You're one of the lucky ones

[@hr6040]

"He was an outcast. You know how kids are nowadays." Words of a bully

[@MMAandBoxingEnjoyer]

dude has a tattoo on his neck kinda sus

[@violetaaxeback4786]

the two kids in the video didn’t actually know this kid. they completely played the news. he posted all over his snap story flexing about it.

[@OkPe-ww5rs]

@violetaaxeback4786 source?

[@crazy4corbinbleux]

@@MMAandBoxingEnjoyerlol I noticed that exact thing

[@crazy4corbinbleux]

@@MMAandBoxingEnjoyerhe also has a tatted sleeve

[@gussalazar449]

"How was he bullied?" - ".. oh, well you know how kids are nowadays" "yeah you know" "he ate alone at lunch" "what he wore" "yeah you know bullied every day" Very solid info to go by 👍

[@Fool-uf8ys]

Supposedly those guys were trolling the news

[@angel91485]

do you need to be graphic to understand?..like oh day 1 he was teased he look like Grover, 2nd day he was pushed to the wall....upto 300 days in a year...this happened a couple of years ago.

[@Fool-uf8ys]

@@angel91485 Russian Propaganda

[@check9094]

@@angel91485 I mean hey at least one concrete detail would have been nice. We don't all share the same opinion on what constitutes bullying/to what degree.

[@Al_ucard]

@@angel91485a SINGLE example would’ve been expected considering it was asked multiple times, yes

[@chunkEcheez]

Dude literally does not even answer anybody's question about how he was bullied. They asked him multiple times and he never describes how he was bullied.

[@seanm729]

Do you prefer to believe he wasn't bullied? What are you trying to say?

[@tylersmythe8216]

Guaranteed he doesn't know what he's talking about. One of the other interviews with someone that was actually friends with him said he was pretty normal.

[@billy.bright]

Agreed. Another person who was interviewed that knew him said he wasnt bullied. He said he could tell you names of kids that were bullied but he wasnt one of them.

[@danymajr]

@@tylersmythe8216 Good read into the guy. I was suspecting the same cause you can't really believe in anything at face value these days. If the news is talking about it, it must be fake in some form or staged.

[@matthewc1386]

@@danymajr lol being sceptical is one thing, but to have the mind set that absolutely everything in the news is fake or staged in some form, is part of the reason why the US and other places are so polarised these days. Have fun with your brainwashing algorithms, fool. Ditch the foolphone while you still have a chance.

[@tinkerbellrochester7021]

My daughter was bullied mercilessly in school. The schools do nothing with all their anti bullying bs. I feel bad that this is what we have done to our young ppl. He was too young to be like this. 20 yr olds should be enjoying life as an adult,school,jobs friends,

[@soggdogg]

Wasn't this kid in a blackrock commercial? Edit: I was wrong. It was the shooter that was in a blackrock commercial.

[@AlexandruChirita-nb9vs]

Parents need to do better with their kids! That's what it comes down to . On both sides .

[@forcommentpurposes]

@@soggdogg I am gonna guess he was closed off, and liked to watch gun training videos on youtube. They say he had a shirt of a famous youtube channel that does sniper rifles exhibitions. If hes that invested in the internet to buy merchandise, he was probably deep in the rabbit hole of internet echochamber, living in his own head getting fed with all that DEMOCRAT nonsense.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@forcommentpurposes You misspelled Republican, nitwit.

[@BS-dq1kz]

@@forcommentpurposesYou’re probably right about that. It’s still awful how pathetic parents are these days though. So so many parents aren’t teaching their kids to be kind. We can have differing opinions but bullying another is uncalled for in any situation. We’re republicans and love Trump but I have seen how little respect kids have these days for one another or anyone else. My kids know better.

[@greene-sl7vn]

Bullied at home when I was a kid by family, then I became a bully, then I became suicidal, then I got saved.

[@Homehaven3]

Jesus is the Way!

[@colej7973]

didnt ask

[@SoybeanAK]

@@benu_bird Some people change. I'm sorry for whoever hurt you. Know that they don't define you, and they don't stand for anythign but their own brokenness.

[@annbowen9656]

​@@benu_birdWho's the bully right now?

[@aliceandrews1974]

Who are his parents?

[@alexsong3597]

One classmate’s comment does not define a person, please

[@mat5892]

@@alexsong3597 are you real

[@exvictorian3605]

I was bullied until the day I stood up for myself then it ended

[@scottbobo11]

This country’s anti bullying laws and school policy at its finest

[@Callmeblackgaming]

Teachers play a big role in student getting bullied, teachers bully students also

[@CSIPiper]

I was bullied by one of the lunch ladies in elementary school😔

[@davidmcnutt3926]

@@CSIPiper OMG How many people have you murdered?

[@bulkley700]

Teachers are not your parents. Parents raise you.

[@tylerdurden9920]

@@bulkley700 students spend more time with teachers than parents often times. Whoever you spend the most time around will be the ones who you follow and learn from. Dont argue. Im tired of woke ignorant people. Just learn and move on. Teachers are there to teach. They have the students from 8-4. Up to 8 hours 5 days a week. 40 hours a week with the teacher during school year. How many hours will these kids spent with their parents during that week? Not much until the weekend. Get real. It's like saying grandparents are not your parents. Parents raise you. Mean while the grandparents take care of the kids until they are 7. Just stop trying to be right when you are wrong. He said teachers play a big role in a student getting bullied. How will parents do anything from work? Clearly the teacher who is at the school can. What is wrong with you, fool?

[@KYtimes2]

@@bulkley700a lot of times, teachers are parents though…

[@sarahdee3546]

It doesn't add up. Smells ratty. A guy who was bullied all those years, yet he does commercials for Blackrock??? A person who is bullied to that extent will suffer low self esteem and confidence.......yet he was an actor in a Blackrock ad.

[@pwilliams5724]

@@sarahdee3546 finally. someone with some critical thinking skills. what we're seeing here is JFK 2.0. oswald said "I'm just a patsy" now look at the parallels with Crooks. now go and listen to the Still Report. forensics proving a second weapon. then come back please and let me know your thoughts

[@lemmetellusum4884]

@@pwilliams5724 I might be tripping but for some weird reason I think this kid was the second shooter, hiding in plain sight. He kinda reminds me of Stephen McDaniel guy who killed Lauren Giddings and was in the interview while she was still missing.

[@pwilliams5724]

@@lemmetellusum4884 this is a YT link to Chris Martenson proof of second shooter kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqDYhpWDjsdqeMUsi=OMkLJeRvIc40dcph

[@treesart6914]

That's so sad. He was bullied and then shot dead. What a life. People around him should've done something about the bullying.

[@straightandnarrowpath]

@@treesart6914 He murdered a man.

[@essebug1066]

Parents pay attention to your kids. Raise them with empathy and love.

[@westerntwang1642]

Yeah, the exact opposite of djt.

[@scottlayne7558]

@@westerntwang1642Can you put that into context? If you personally know how Trump raised his kids, please share.

[@joannesheaffer9522]

@@westerntwang1642 CORRECT.

[@westerntwang1642]

@@scottlayne7558 I was referring to djt”s general behavior, not to the type of parenting he practiced.

[@JerichiPp]

@@scottlayne7558 i mean, it's been on th media for nearly 20 years so....

[@lexquodius]

I used to be bullied, then I bullied, I still regret it and try to do better. People need to recognize the signs of both, and talk more to their children.

[@alsoniyahh]

bullying turns people into monsters

[@ginainfantino411]

They were monsters before. Bullying exacerbates mental illness..

[@mariobabic4179]

@@ginainfantino411How exactly were they monsters before? Are you saying all mentally ill people are monsters? I’ve always believed bullying can turn people into monsters

[@pyeck6824]

What 20 year old says “ you know how kids are these days”.

[@CtRAlTtAb]

he wasn't saying it from an external aspect, he was just saying it in a general aspect

[@ChaosSpell]

"He was bullied every day." "How?" "I don't know."

[@IcyShower]

guy in video explained that the guy in question was made fun of for variety of reasons. why would a random classmate remember what other people were told? it's the social dynamics that's easy to remember, not the exact words.

[@MarcinHaFilms]

It's stressful to be in TV.

[@simon6071]

He was bullied every day? Did he realize Joe Biden is the the president who has the right to make policies changes in public schools but Donald Trump has not?

[@Jeff-jw1rl]

I don't know is the way you don't tell on yourself for being the bully.

[@GameN3rdz]

Yea right ​@MarcinHaFilms

[@AH--173]

Parents need to teach kids to be kind and not to bully. But then some parents are bullies themselves

[@seriejohnson698]

Yes, what you said.

[@diannahill5577]

True

[@rastadaddio8949]

think of melania's "be best" anti-internet bullying campaign while married to the king of twitter bullies.

[@1_John_2_27]

💯

[@baltimoreravens4eva560]

​@@rastadaddio8949Yup. Conservatives and Republicans love bullies because they want kids to be tough, but then cry when things go wrong

[@spaghetti9845]

NBC 'how scripted do you want your interview to be?" KID 'Yes.'

[@googleuser298]

The guys talking sound like the bullies as well LOL...the dude was literally smiling part of it..

[@Electiger-y5k]

Reporter “do u know what they called him” Kid “I used to call him doofus, I mean THEY used to call him doofus”

[@Wapak95]

🤨

[@jeromejohnson5412]

😂

[@User.9.459]

😂

[@codefinity]

😆

[@thedreamr1]

Never said that in this clip

[@0zoneTherapyW0rks]

Why did security ignore the several people who told them there was someone on that rooftop?

[@Charlee-w1u]

✅

[@jon2026]

Secret Service wants Donald removed before his prison sentence so they won't have the shame of guarding him in prison.

[@Lovehaswon-k7k]

cuz they bidens padawans

[@Nontipper]

​@@Lovehaswon-k7k Stay brainwashed bud

[@Bubbles99718]

​@@Lovehaswon-k7kLOL. Trump owes quite a bit for all his past rallies. He doesn't pay the bills. He has his own "defund the police" policy. They didn't have enough local LEO because they didn't pay for it.

[@edanddebbie7142]

Children are not born to hate - they are taught.

[@PowerofRock24]

Taught by the leftist media to HATE

[@joshbell2663]

False. We're all born with a sinful nature.

[@DannyBoy-o4i]

@@joshbell2663and who programed us to be sinful? 😂 God??😂

[@Janus_kys]

@@DannyBoy-o4i It was the Fall of Man when sin entered into the world after Adam and Eve sinned. We aren't programmed.

[@CtRAlTtAb]

@@joshbell2663 uhhh no, we learn every bit of knowledge from our surroundings as humans

[@sino7]

I bet you these 2 guys were the ones bullying him.

[@Lisa-lf1nx]

As someone who's been bullied before, I gotta say it can really make you feel like you don't want to live, like nothing matters anymore... That kind of mental pain sticks with you forever... This is truly horrible...

[@ChristinaJurlina-gv7vt]

@@Lisa-lf1nx I understand I feel you ☮️🕊️🙏

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

I have been bullied too and still am bullied. This existence is a harsh school. What we need to learn is that what others say means nothing. You are infinitely precious, lovable, loved by the Infinite Cosmos and you are powerful energy. Walk away when people are mean to you and never look back. Stick only with kind hearted people. This applies to our closer family members as well. Karl Lagerfeldt said publicly that when someone wrongs him he walks away and will never go back to that person. That is Power.

[@ChristinaJurlina-gv7vt]

@@nickidaisydandelion4044 so true

[@ChristinaJurlina-gv7vt]

@@nickidaisydandelion4044 right and stay strong !

[@IraqieGirl541]

Same, middle school and in my first job, it was so bad I had to leave BOTH places, crazzy people

[@SwimmerSullivan-y4y]

MENTAL HEALTH AND BULLYING - My brother was handicapped and bullied every day in school. I lived with him and witnessed what it did to him. He had a heart condition on top of looking different. He was a straight A student. He was a kind soul and I always gave him support at home. It changed my life, and I know that adults and children can be vicious from being bullied. Everything that happened here in this historical day is about “bullying.” Kids are not born vicious, they are taught through their home life sometimes, parents, their environment, bullies at school, and teachers that do nothing about it. Our schools need to change - BULLIES NEED TO BE EXPELLED FROM SCHOOLS. This is a "mental health issue" in our schools. I went back to college for a second time for literature. I am writing a novel about how kids should treat each other, and their environment. I hope I can make a difference - even if it is a small difference!

[@Ladylibidex]

And then they get bullied online. It takes a community and a village and I think young men have so many problems right now and so many people are focused on women and “vulnerable” communities like LGBT that this is the silent but deadly effects.

[@jojackson1573]

Well said. The whole school system needs to be changed .. I was bullied a lot as a young person ...it was my faith that saved me from going under ... God created us to be unique , beautiful and lovable human beings ...

[@invictawarrior]

I felt your struggle threw your words and how it not only affects the "bullied" but their families. Not cool and people need to step in where this abomination exists. My son while at high school got into a tussle with a bully on someone's behalf and I was so proud of him. I think it takes intervention and discussion and digging into those actions to find out why the bully would consider that the thing to do.

[@someonefar5600]

I was bullied for being short and thin ... even my PE teacher joined the bullies, even though I was not bad at sports ... those were different days, the 90s...unfortunately, rather than becoming a ninja assassin, I ended up with crippling panic and anxiety episodes that I'm battling to this day

[@Gargeler]

Most of the time “social media wont help” . Makes it worse that the mainstream media itself is promoting such hate rather than helping young people to become critical thinkers and helping them build a strong mind. A gullible and a weak generation as it is being produced.

[@revelationgeneration3450]

If people can’t clearly see that was a “scripted” & “coached” interview with an individual who obviously had been “told what to say”, then you just aren’t paying attention. Body Language/Psychology 101: This kid’s entire awkward persona, his slow stuttering voice, his constant looking around & down while trying to remember what to say, his use of highly abnormal teenage terminology (“kids these days”… really?), & especially his purposeful repetition of certain key words & phrases, easily give it away. Without question he was instructed what to say. Besides the fact that the interviewer made sure to remind him to mention specifically that the shooter was a “loner”, the kid over & over again pushed the “bullied” narrative (& really that was the only description he could give), yet when asked how the shooter was bullied he couldn’t even explain how. Instead he just mentioned “the way he looked & specifically the way he dressed”; which of course the way he dressed just coincidentally happened to be wearing a “gun-supporting t-shirt”… 🤔 And if that doesn’t raise red flags idk what does. Bottom line: This supposed “interview” only adds credence to the notion that the whole thing was a Deep State operation. The entire staged interview was clearly designed to push 1 specific false narrative… which is that the shooter was not a “hate filled Liberal lunatic Biden supporter”, but rather that he was a “bullied”/“gun-loving”/“Conservative”/“loner”. Do not fall for it. We have seen this exact sort of scripted BS interview time & time again over the past 2 decades almost every single time something like this happens. The Deep State’s/Mockingbird Media’s playbook is well known by now, & yet they continue to deploy the same exact mind-manipulating tactics & strategies (via their ever present “crisis actors”). Such obvious deception has become profoundly insulting to our intelligence. So again… DO NOT FALL FOR THIS NONSENSE.

[@annojance]

You had me in the first half. 😑

[@tommurphy4307]

of course its scripted- they don't want somebody losing their sanity on the air.

[@CtRAlTtAb]

here's why he was acting so awkward. 1. he wants to make people know that he was not part of the bullying. he supports this by saying stuff like "kids these days" to make him look like an exclusion 2. he wants to be on good terms with the interviewer. answering questions in a chill manner with slow talking helps with this 3. he may just be smart enough to know what the interviewer wants. crooks was bullied, that's the main point

[@davidortega3393]

This kid sounds so much like he was told what to say.

[@Shadowbanned121]

Well atleast u have a bs radar

[@davidortega3393]

@@Shadowbanned121seriously, his facial expressions are so obvious. If this was a person you had to investigate in LA Noire, he’d be like an early level investigation and you’d be pressing X constantly to doubt his testimony. 😂

[@Shadowbanned121]

@@davidortega3393 💯 psyop

[@CtRAlTtAb]

then you've never been interviewed or asked questions before

[@davidortega3393]

@@CtRAlTtAb I have been and I’ve seen plenty of street interviews before. Even if someone is nervous being on camera or generally awkward, there are universal traits that indicate sincerity. This kid isn’t showing them.

[@zs8796]

I was bullied in junior and high school, and it still affects me today. Im 27.

[@LuznoLindo]

Darn. I'm so sorry.

[@Bhtent34]

If it still affects you today at 27, then maybe you are the problem.

[@LuznoLindo]

@@Bhtent34 What a sad, shallow way to interpret trauma; I pity you, as it's obvious you've no sympathy for anybody.

[@isaiahjohntualla5192]

sorry bro

[@jmb9040]

@@Bhtent34 fundamental lack of empathy on your part

[@BobFarley-x3g]

This whole situation is crazy, Stop raising little bullies.

[@RunningGuy1980]

And spouting it during public events.

[@TennManYT]

Stop raising democrats

[@mikerotonda6264]

No!! Teach your kids to fight back!!! We all were bullied.... Difference is, the ones who fought back Stop getting bullied... Don't confuse what I'm saying. I'm not saying bullying is ok....its not.... But the way to go about it is to teach your kid's to fight back

[@TheKindDoc]

Trump is encouraging people to both be and raise bullies.

[@kazamakell]

@@TheKindDoc How

[@sofnaji]

So because he’s not a Muslim it’s not a terrorist attack? It’s just a mentally disturbed person? Despite the fact he may have been politically motivated and his car was full of explosives?

[@samohteel4393]

He was a Christian Fundamentalist?

[@sheldonberg125]

@@samohteel4393what? Was he? Usually Christian “fundamentalists” are quite strong about turning the other cheek and doing good to those that hate them. That’s what Christ taught. If you are not doing that then I don’t think you are a Christian fundamentalist.

[@danielcrafter9349]

​@@sheldonberg125- lol that ain't Christian Fundamentalism and you know it Christian Fundamentalism is Charlottesville

[@LuxMundiLR]

-- He was bullied almost every day, he was bullied so much, so much -- Do you remember what they called him? -- No. 😂😂😂

[@Ramosda3rd]

I grew up in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn NYC and I was bullied like crazy as a kid. The school did nothing to protect me and my parents were too self-involved to care. I was mad, sad and afraid but instead of looking for adults for help, i decided to learn a martial art through youtube videos. I practiced everyday and I learned toughness, discipline and got in great shape and all of the sudden the bullying started to cease.

[@TOCC50]

Rosa Fidilio

[@IslandBuzzy]

💪💪💪

[@luckywright7285]

I'm happy to hear you found your way 🫶 Being out last without help can be so hard. You really have to rebuild yourself on your own for a while until things start falling into place

[@RUMBLE.com_ClickthruMAN]

come off it dude that was anime called kenka dokugaku!

[@stereofidelic67]

ok Napoleon Dynamite

[@MFnMelaroni]

If you're someone that is being bullied reading this, please know it does get better. I was bullied so bad in middle and high school. I'm now married to a wonderful man, with a wonderful career in architecture, and the people that bullied me in school have even tried to slide in my DMs or come at me (respectfully declined). So please know that this doesn't define you or your life. Things will get better. Stay strong and you will prevail.

[@ramshouse9963]

Its not true according to the other student who knew him for 8 years of school. She said he wasnt a loner and had a small group of friends wasnt a popular kid but not a loner.

[@pb4595]

and what difference does it make whether he had 2 friends, or 4, or 10, or none?

[@user-kl7nt4uv4u]

Thx 🙏 You For The 'Truth'!!!

[@CtRAlTtAb]

@@pb4595 it means the kid lied

[@starcatcher3691]

Bullying is so evil

[@chickenchipee2330]

I’m Australian. We usually wear school uniforms to prevent exactly this sort of stuff. No one can be bullied for the way they dress because everyone dresses the same.

[@ryanvelbon]

But that would be communism! 😱

[@__S__435]

Don't you just find other things to bother your fellow students about, then? Surely you aren't saying that making everyone wear dork clothes causes a magical utopia.

[@chickenchipee2330]

@@__S__435 I’m saying one thing. Uniforms prevent bullying someone on the basis of appearance

[@RellisLCT]

I don't think requiring uniforms in schools will prevent this. I live in the US and went to a school that had uniforms. I saw the most and worst bullying at that school. This is a problem with the school system here and a problem with parents not actually raising their kids right.

[@chickenchipee2330]

@@RellisLCT I can see that

[@Void-gn9zm]

I was bullied in school for being an "emo" kid. Never labeled myself as such. I never bullied anyone and I would never. You gotta be strong. School is not the end of your life.

[@marcyking461]

Sadly, high school and/or Jr. high school can be the end for too many kids these days. Read the headlines of kids taking their own lives. The teen years are the hardest years a kid has to face with all of the hormonal changes, the pier pressure, and the uncertainty of transforming from a child into an adult. And now, there is social media to confuse them even further. I would not want to have to raise a teenage in today's society.

[@seijakarjalainen]

You don't know how badly he was bullied. Stop being so myopic.

[@fish9905]

​@@seijakarjalainen when I was a kid we were taught to fight back not be a coward

[@wumbomandlx]

​@@fish9905My parents taught me the same. You feel better after standing up for yourself. 3 days of detention is better than 4 years of bullying.

[@fish9905]

​@@marcyking461are you saying things are different today? This is nothing new for thousands of years kids go through this, what is different is kids today are coddled instead of growing up and becoming an adult

[@danielbenitez6985]

Media always finds the most ignorant person around to interview 😑

[@whyareyouhappy818]

Why?

[@schnischnaschnappi44]

He's literally fighting back a smile the entire interview

[@GameMasterpg]

U saw a kid alone and getting bullied but didn't try to befriend them or stand up for them. That's part of the problem

[@santiagobarratt-boyes5558]

keyboard warrior,

[@70sbro]

😄😄

[@waynedonoghue4071]

I assume you befriended every single person you ever seen getting bullied? I mean, if you didn't, that would make you a hypocrite. You're not a hypocrite are you?

[@blackham7]

@@waynedonoghue4071 You don't have to be BFFs with everybody that you see Wayne, but at least make casual small talk and try being a friendly acquaintance to those who are being excluded even if it doesn't go anywhere.

[@waynedonoghue4071]

​@@blackham7Exactly. And I'm sure the person who wrote this comment did this for every person they saw being excluded or bullied. And you too. I'm sure you've helped every single person you've ever seen being bullied.

[@ThisAccountIsNoLongerActive000]

so this was a suicide mission because he was bullied at school?

[@TwitX2007]

Yeah, 2 yrs later

[@douglascooper1987]

🤔🤔

[@EricDodsonLectures]

Stranger things have happened.

[@ThisAccountIsNoLongerActive000]

@@TwitX2007 i'm shocked that he's that young. 20 years old... smh

[@RavenFox634]

nah

[@KidFury27]

Why does this kid give me the creepy feeling that he did the bullying and now regrets it....🤔

[@drvishalsreenivasan3870]

He’s so uncomfortable, is he the bully ?

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

Not excusing what he did at all don't get me wrong but i was bullied throughout my entire childhood. Although I no longer get bullied, what i went through still affects me to this very day at the age of 41. Most people don't realize the impact that bullying and excessive teasing has on a person's psyche.

[@tracymarquez6875]

Exactly, its especially detrimental to a child/youth's mind due to emotions being soo fragile, and all teens want to be accepted as they are, and not be ousted socially/laughed at/treated as an outcast

[@user-gv8ie4st2k]

You were bulled for what? Even like me(wear hearing aids on my both ears.)never got bulled through my school days… I am 40old as you…

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

@@user-gv8ie4st2k What does you not being bullied have to do with me and my life and my story or anyone else's story? So because you personally didn't get bullied that means no one else on planet Earth could have been bullied? I barely understand your comment.

[@jaclynshawmsbisii3521]

@@longbeachmaumba7059 Exactly. Some people luck out and don't get targeted. I was often targeted myself. Bullying created a large wound that can only really heal as the school system heals.

[@MsLaetitia26]

​​​​​@@user-gv8ie4st2knumber 1 reason for bullying is nit fitting in the mold. In middle and high school people try everything to fit in the mold and if you stand out, you're a target. I was bullied for not being a social butterfly and an introvert. I liked reading more than gossiping. 2much is ridiculous when you think about it but I've seen adult behaving the same. But other time, you can fit in but bullies we'll create reasons to isolate you.

[@BOBBIEVALINTINE]

"You know how kids are now and days" I have a feeling that kid In the interview had so many chances to help him but probably just ran with it like everyone else. Probably bullied him too.

[@fun_gussy]

Considering his diction and cadence I'd assume he was not a scholar.

[@Abi-kk4nl]

Thanks for your fanfiction

[@AnaLucia-wy2ii]

How do you know?

[@TheSands83]

Not his job

[@TheSands83]

@peacenow42 no it’s not it’s your responsibility to take care of yourself and family. Not his problem.

[@777mayit]

Don’t bring up this “he was bullied card” he graduated 2 years ago.

[@Southerneagle83]

Still not in an excuse. The gunman is not the victim.

[@charlieverto-ey2bp]

Stop bullying ppl. Parents raise your kids better!!

[@todds543]

That you believed that shows why you will vote for Biden. You are gullible.

[@eddyblackmore4188]

​@@todds543 gullible? How much money has your cult sent to the so-called billionaire to pay his legal fees?

[@frankenz66]

​@@todds543💯

[@GeneElder.R27]

you mean republicans need to raise their kids better, without all the conservative indoctrination.

[@sameenergy9414]

Most "parents" are nothing but big kids themselves

[@XxKeNoHxX]

I was bullied. Then my parents put me into Karate followed by MMA. Bullying stopped.

[@danko5866]

You think it would have stopped if it was a group?

[@raven-dl3xo]

Bullies go after quiet kids who don't seem confident......Just like muggers target/steal from older ladies and not younger men......Martial Arts must have given you confidence and changed your demeanor which gave the message that you are no longer a soft target......My niece was being bullied by some male kids in her class and asked me how to handle it.....I told her to ignore them and act as if she is not bothered at all and just carry herself confidently........After few months she came back and said my advice worked....she told me they stopped bullying her

[@RonDozy]

I was bullied. Then my parents put me into Karate, and I was bullied there too because I sucked at it. Bullying got worse. It's good to hear it worked for you, but anti-bullying measures don't work 100% of the time, and each person will need a different solution. I really wish the education system focused on that more.

[@Roadrunner_1000]

@@danko5866yes - obviously

[@negusafrodanedoll7940]

Who says he had parents or family that could afford it u white privilege people is dumb even in Denmark

[@67DrWatson]

And here we go with the planned 'back story' interviews. Stop it, we're not stupid.

[@thevault5828]

😂😂😂 you kidding me? Blackrock news agency, Blackrock kids, Blackrock interview. Don’t trust a word these people put on air.

[@norikofu509]

Ok Leftie

[@NightWolf1988]

Something tells me the guy being interviewed was one of the bullies..

[@neoneherefrom5836]

Something tells me you’re talking out of your a$$

[@mattdavis911]

"Something" tells me you're a bully, too.🤷‍♀️

[@TOCC50]

@@mattdavis911I am

[@squidwardo7074]

what tells you that?

[@kingandgod]

He gives off the vibes of Rodrick from Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

[@Igotstaknowit]

I was bullied. Pushed, shoved, hit. He was a star player on the football team. Coaches were aware as their office faced the lockers in the gym and they could see everything but did nothing. Front office told me I had to learn to get along with everyone. My bully was injured badly in an accident at the lake and never played another game. The last time I saw him was about 10 years after graduation. He was working at a car wash. I felt weird handing him a tip. He didn't seem to remember me.

[@vice2versa]

Why did you hand him a tip??

[@derbyct864]

And working at a car wash is relevant how?

[@karllieck9064]

​@@derbyct864You know why. Shut it.

[@richcampbell6808]

​@@derbyct864Shows KARMA and how bullies are LOSERS .

[@Igotstaknowit]

@@derbyct864 Sorry, I didn't explain it well enough for you. I had not seen him since high school until I was getting my rental car washed. He was towel drying the car and I didn't know who he was until he turned around. It's just odd he went from being a star spoiled player to washing cars in his late 20s.

[@kevinjohnson3521]

What BS… this is a plant, he does not know this kid!

[@BooBear-yj5xg]

Kids reading a script. No details but they saw it everyday?

[@molls127]

not everything is scripted and artificial. he's probably just nervous

[@MH-YouTube-Controlled]

Not one of his peers could find it in their heart to be his friend? They thought it was funny, but it was cruel.

[@henryjetplane9067]

The guy that’s being interviewed was the bully

[@MsRenee-ir3wx]

This generation is built different- 2:24

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Becoming friends goes both ways. And most of the time at least in my experience, you better off making friends then waiting for others to make the first move. The guy couldn’t anti social, he either didn’t know how to socialize or just had no interest. Really sad what happened to him. He did an evil, but he wasn’t an evil person. His inexperience in life led him to making a bad choice.

[@Jeff-zs2pq]

Society is highly dysfunctional.

[@jasonluvisi]

Bullied how? he kept saying bullied EVERY DAY but then he can't give details? He's either lying or hiding something... likely that he was one of the bullies.

[@courtneylynn1232]

What!! Maybe he's shy in front of the camera and couldn't find the words

[@TessaBriggs-t7e]

Why would he lie and say another person was bullied?

[@jasonluvisi]

@@TessaBriggs-t7e That was my initial reaction. Some people exaggerate/embellish stories in front of a camera but in this case... others have now supported his claims that there was a lot of bullying. I did say it was likely that him being cagey about specifics might mean he was one of the bullies.

[@peewee7530]

@@courtneylynn1232 oh B.S. for your comment. He was not shy at all.

[@peewee7530]

@@TessaBriggs-t7e For the attention.

[@craigster1234]

These two guys were probably his bullies.

[@Chaitanyaworld2692]

Another example of failed society

[@TS-fj2lo]

His smirk makes me wonder if he was a part of the bullying. Lord forgive me if I’m wrong, but why was he smiling.

[@harryballsonya4347]

hes on tv

[@rahuldahoob]

He looks like a rejected extra from a 1990s scorsesee film

[@jonashansen8907]

@@rahuldahoob Now you are the bully...

[@emmsue1053]

There's a **negative assumption** right here.. Yes Lord forgive you. You have no idea and passing on even more hatred.

[@sheilaemadian]

His parents were both certified behavioral counselors. Smh

[@d_ward4871]

Are you serious ? 😮

[@nha3920]

😮😮😮

[@lennyshwayze980]

United States certification. Just saying education and reality two different worlds

[@WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup]

Just goes to show how useless the education system is.

[@Leaptab]

There is no way

[@crossdressingthug3443]

Ok this guy sounds like a straight up talker. I don't trust what he is saying. Just listen to how he answers questions.

[@stankbox]

Yeah I don't buy this. It sounds contrived.

[@HelloIdkwhatname]

"He is vibing in the other direction" ✨

[@warrenoutley5413]

look, his parents were both so called” paid professional Councilor's, so what does that tell you ? WAKE UP PEOPLE !

[@ThomasThomas-ch747]

🤔

[@mariannerogers8003]

Just looking at his picture, I can imagine, that he was bullied quite a bit. Kids can be lethally relentless when it comes to bullying. Junior high school and high school can be the most angry and depressing years of a kids life, for students that are targeted. Many of our shooters suffered from bullying. Most high school kids will never seek help and hold it all in until they explode. Prayers to all who have suffered in this tragedy.

[@scottrc5391]

Looks like a normal kid to me. Probably was just quiet and kept to himself and never hurt anyone (before now). Evidently he found that society doesn't value those traits in a boy and he eventually snapped. To not get bullied these days and to gain the respect of women, one needs tattoos and a big mouth apparently. Western society is doomed.

[@bogdang.7627]

Trump harassed and intimidated him ?

[@eksbocks9438]

​@@scottrc5391 I can attest to that. A lot of people here don't want an easygoing life. Because it's "boring." So, all the normal people are caught in the middle of it. People who bully others want to get everyone down to their level.

[@enjoystraveling]

@@scottrc5391 why would one need tattoos and a big mouth to gain respect., I always think of motorcycle gangs when I see tattoos, not respect.

[@KnucklesWTD]

@@scottrc5391he looks like a nerd and frail not trying to insult him but it is what it is to wolves

[@d_ward4871]

Last school year, at some of the school functions, I noticed a kid that seemed to be getting left out and picked on a little bit. My oldest son is 10 yrs old and fairly “popular” (I don’t particularly like that word) but I invited a bunch of my son’s friends over and also the kid that was getting left out. After 4 hours of video games, pizza and ice cream, everyone realized they absolutely loved this little guy (Leo), now I don’t think they could imagine hanging out without him.

[@scottjarvis1974]

So we're the teachers at and I thought all these so called except me were opennto everyone I guess u still have to fill a box to be notified.

[@marcyking461]

@@scottjarvis1974 It takes a village to raise a child. The future of our children should not be left to the teachers to provide, nor taken from the parents either. As adults we should all offer a guiding hand when appropriate. It sounds like one caring parent helped others see what she saw. Good catch on her part. The child being left out was probably just shy and maybe a little insecure and just needed a little nudge to open up?

[@thesummerland6165]

Ty for your empathy, you have no idea the enormous impact that may have made ❤

[@_JM-]

“he was bullied almost every day” “who bullied him?” *me*

[@Jennifer.335]

That's sad. 🥺 Kids can be sooo cruel. What really sucks is that even if other kids who witnessed the bullying (like the kid interviewed here) were to have approached him and sat with him during lunches or breaks, those kids then become targets for bullies as well, in effect making the victim that much more of a "loner" at school. 😔 I was bullied on a fairly regular basis throughout elementary school, junior high and even at the start of high school. I can tell you it really sucks and it's really stressful and it creates lifelong depressive and anxiety disorders; at least for me it did. And kids today have it sooo much worse now with internet and social media; I can't even imagine being a kid in school in today's world. 😣💔

[@MonicaLovelyGant]

Parents, get your kids STOP ABUSING KIDS THAT ARE DIFFERENT!! TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO LOVE PEOPLE!!!

[@-pressxtostart-]

And to love them for who they are no matter what, DEI and CRT Is creating division and teaching people to hate themselves and others

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

@@-pressxtostart-STOP that is not true, fake BS!!

[@toofragile825]

teach your kids to love one another.... are you a red supporter? kicking people who have been living here 10+ years just working with their families and all to their country of birth is a movement of love to you?

[@williamwilkins3084]

Who do you think the bullies get that from?

[@JohnDoe-fb1uk]

Grow up.

[@GILLY_SML]

The way he looked down after he said he was bullied so much. You can tell he was apart of that. I believe his micro expressions were shame and sadness

[@littlereptilian7580]

Why does he hold back not to laugh??

[@nunyabiz1780]

Ask yourself, how would a 20 year old know the roof wasn't occupied?

[@CityGamer1337]

The guy was 20 years old… 2 years removed from High school… what is this narrative? Both his parents are literally behavioral therapists…

[@emmatyler4375]

Another student who knew him was interviewed by CBS and said he wasn’t bullied.

[@HoneybadgerDGAF2610]

​@@emmatyler4375 yeah they're going to try to spin this every way but the right way

[@SimBol1216]

​@@emmatyler4375 I never trust people who say so-and-so wasn't ever bullied because, well, how do you know that? Unless you spent 24/7 with that person, you weren't witness to all their interpersonal interactions.

[@Ireliairan]

Oh so 2 years of no high school just removed all his trauma? Also parents that are psychologists often are the coldest, cause they listen to people complain all day, that they dont have energy left for their child.

[@Jenvlogs404]

True about the parents

[@linh9768]

Wonder why the kid being interviewed never helped the outcast? Never stood up to his abusers, never befriended him. Just apparently watched the bullying.

[@jojackson1573]

He looked ashamed ...

[@CarnageMr]

Capitalism is very much a bully system.

[@Hqp4ry]

Being bullied is no excuse for murder

[@MaxStArlyn]

What would this guy know? I wonder even if he ever spoke to him? He probably just wants to be interviewed.

[@justaerial1331]

Actually it’s funny you say this. Jason kohler ( kid being interviewed ) never spoke to Tom. In fact he lies in the interview saying Tom was bullied, he sat alone at lunch, he wore hunting gear to school. None of those claims were true. Jason kohler actually is a bully himself which is the odd part. All the Jason kohler kid does with his life is make KZbin videos going out in public and annoying people while they work.

[@MaxStArlyn]

@@justaerial1331 Really.. very interesting.

[@mionaxx-g8n]

@@justaerial1331 Do you know Jason Kohler? Does he have a KZbin channel or something? You said he makes videos

[@aykay9328]

He is too emotional and perhaps reflecting on his own interactions possibly bullying with him, sad

[@Mr.woman_lover]

LOL dude knew exactly how the bullying happened but refused to get into detail

[@MusiciansWithVision]

How do you escape your emotions when you are bullied each and every day of your life?

[@MusiciansWithVision]

@@Mr.woman_lover Nor would you! No one wants to make themselves the next target of bullying!

[@j.b.delaney3444]

So, basically, YOU are going to bully this kid on social media, making judgements and issuing statements about him while knowing exactly NOTHING about him...and then you'll walk away feeling all self righteous and superior. Did I miss anything?

[@spilq7125]

@@MusiciansWithVision you dont shoot the president i can tell you that much

[@msceen.8843]

So the guy that got killed protecting his kid was killed all because this guy got bullied by someone else in school?

[@vaggs003]

Crazy to even think about it

[@sophiaestella5611]

No, he was bullied EVERY DAY by a lot of the other kids... The accumulative effect of that is hardly likely to engender feelings of love and empathy toward others, is it...

[@mdew578]

Bullying can have a severe effect on people man...

[@peachdaddy]

Look deeper. Both his parents were psychologists. They didn’t see the signs of bullying? There’s a lot more to this story. This kid donating to a liberal pac. Changing his party status to republican 2 years ago, being in a blackrock commercial.

[@angelfeliciano-ch3fv]

Fake News Media Lying As Usual.

[@rodneyadderton1077]

Paid interview.

[@psychzone494]

he’s lying and was told to say this. he was bullied every single day and you can’t think of one thing they said to him. “you know how kids are nowadays” lol sounds so scripted

[@karnez05]

These dude probably was the ones bullying this kid

[@mrgameshow9688]

Yes I had the same feeling. He smirked while he was talking

[@neosan3002]

@@mrgameshow9688saw that too. Feelings of guilt all over.

[@adrianbrown7586]

Stop it you have no idea

[@The_Winsome_Pixie]

What a wild accusation to make.

[@KnowThyself619]

​@@mrgameshow9688 i don't know why you people are so eager to make hasty judgements like this. Are you absolutely sure that what you saw was indeed a smirk? What if he was just nervous in front of the camera and had some facial tension that made it look like he was smirking/smiling? We don't know who he is, what he's feeling or what he's thinking, so maybe it would be wiser if we refrain from saying that he was one of the bullies, which is a grotesque accusation given the context of the situation. How would YOU feel if people accused you of the same thing based on a single video of you? You people ought to be ashamed of yourselves if this is how your mind usually functions on a daily basis.

[@herj2075]

teachers protecting the bullies when the victim fights back made this

[@zxasdfx]

What? What are you even talking about?

[@krisbaker9427]

Herj, you were there? Tell us more…

[@sylviabernasko6561]

This is so true. I had a students who kept telling the teacher a classmate was bullying him but the teacher said nothing. When the child had to defend himself he was taken to the principal’s office and suspended.

[@Blurredborderlines]

​@@zxasdfxChildren who defend themselves from bullying are typically swept under the rub because most people are extremely litigious already on top of having 0 extra budget for anything 🤷‍♂️

[@gumecindogarcia1070]

Sounds like the media and liberals attacking trump

[@earth-friendlytreefarms4824]

Crook's classmate: "He was Bullied so much, So Much." Donald trump's classmates: "He was a Bully. a big Bully."

[@archiebald4717]

That kid did not speak in a natural way.

[@f.u.c8308]

Yea a fake accent

[@trentdontmiss]

those "bullies" are the people being interviewed

[@ebayguy38]

I didn't think the kid speaking is his bully. He seems to have compassion for the kid. 🤷‍♂️

[@WraithBlackthorn]

@@ebayguy38 Nope, he was grinning about it.

[@JessicaT-qp9uv]

Kewl...let's spread malicious rumors without any facts...Jeeezus

[@user-mi5tu2rq6r]

@@WraithBlackthorn People react weirdly when they’re nervous, he’s on national news??

[@TwistedLullabies]

How do you know that

[@browngone1782]

He was bullied and decided to take it out on trump?;

[@lesliechow7286]

Maybe he was called pencil neck like Adam schit

[@Rimrock300]

Bullied kids often feels like a 'nobody' and got low self estime. Most would never do anything, but a very few would try to do something to make them 'famous', make them be 'somebody', by hurting or killing a well known person. 'You who bullied me, look at me, I am a dangerous man, I am a well known person now, may name is all over the media!!' Time will show if there was anything political into this, but possible more likely it was just about Trump being a well known, famous figure, and he happened to visit nearby

[@gregl5677]

​@@Rimrock300I agree but another thought. Maybe the bullies wore Trump stuff and so on and he didn't like the republican party and that's what he got bullied for. That part of p.a. is huge Republican. His family could've been democrat supporters. Yours and that aspect could be correct or it could be a product of both. Why not take out their leader and become famous.

[@dr.g3860]

Maybe he didn't appreciate the former president's name calling and Twitter bullying.

[@manonoue5608]

Thats white culture for ya

[@sabrinae.6361]

Why is he talking like he isn’t a kid himself? Seems scripted

[@meirm471]

... Can anyone who was never bullied type here: "I was never bullied in my life"? Just a quick poll, wondering if there are people on earth who have not been bullied (my guess is there are none, because there is always someone larger than you). A lot of people are bullied, but there needs to be asked a question: Why did bullying lead to trying to assassinate a presidential candidate? Why didn't he go against those who tormented him without going through Trump? Why is Trump to blame for him being bullied? (a person I assume he never met)... There is another potential question I doubt this channel wants answered: Could it be that the guy was mentally unstable (due to bullying/mental illness) but the incitement he received on mainstream media (THIS CHANNEL INCLUDED) made him fantasize that by removing what he considered a "great threat to America" he would become a hero? (In his eyes that would give him meaning)

[@324cmac]

Bullying is a terrible experience. My brother is in his 60s and still relives the bullying he got in high school in his head daily. That's why he carries a gun. It's so sad. We need to pay attention to our young men in this country. Comedian, Chris Rock, talks about the same thing he experienced and that still haunts him.

[@Dark-fu2ww]

@@324cmac yea I heard his brother Tony Rock talking about how Chris was bullied, its sad

[@orandachildren1051]

Yeah, Chris rock was bullied by Will Smith.

[@elizabethdarilek6910]

Parents talk to your kinds about being mean to others.

[@adenshures6573]

Like Trump is?

[@clmhK5]

@@adenshures6573 Ok. Wasn't expecting that but it's legit.

[@Battlekitte]

They see meanness modeled everywhere by adults.

[@Wartooth6]

@@adenshures6573 trump derangement syndrome. the adults are talking

[@kdonovan221]

@@adenshures6573 His kids grew up just fine Worry about the weeds in your own yard slick

[@MrPastige]

Future teacher here. Feel like I have to defend schools when it comes to these topics. I worked a year as a "student teacher" and I can tell you that nothing can stop bullying except for the kid that is getting bullied. This isn't even something I only came to learn during my time teaching, rather it's something that I suspected ever since I was a pupil myself and it just got confirmed. Teachers can talk to the children, talk to parents, talk to the school board, but at the end of the day, a kid that is "bullyable" will always fall victim to someone. Even if that one specific bully gets into big trouble, the bullying won't stop. Most of the time the parents don't care and everything the bully hears are empty words. You could make him switch schools but then you're just creating a new situation in another school and not actually solving the problem. There are two solutions to this: 1. The school system gets renewed in a way in which ALL pupils can be surveyed (requires more schools, more teachers and smaller classes) 2. The bully has to swing and make sure that bullies know that he won't make it easy for them. I was always the shortest kid back in school. Yet, I was never bullied, cause I always made sure they know that I was willing to get violent. I understand that a lot of kids don't have a violent nature at all but they will have to learn to stand up for themselves at some point, that's just how things are. The more you get into altercations when they attempt to bully you, the less it will happen in the future.

[@timothymatthews6458]

You sound like fake auto generated comment.

[@ivantibormate7086]

I doubt that teaching is a recommendable profession for you.

[@Theleaddog]

I was bullied at school, in the community and grew up in an abusive home. No place was safe. No person including teachers were safe. I had nobody in my corner. I never hurt anyone. I work in mental health as a practitioner. I am a helper. Using my past to help others. Being bullied doesn’t cause this.