Virginia Tech

[Robert Vermaat]

Bullying is a fact of life and a poor excuse for a massacre of people you don't even know.

James, I don't know you personally but something tells me you were never bullied. I had the pleasure of being on the receiving end for a couple of years, I can can tell you that your statement, to me, does not sound convincing.
Had i been psychologically been where this guy was, and had I been living in a society where gun use is normal and guns are easily available, i don't know.. At some point, you stop blaming the bullies (who are usually sad figures themselves and often bully out of fear of becoming targets themselves), and you get mad at the 'silent multitute' who see what's going on and don't want or don't care to become involved. Or teachers, who watch but don't act. No, I can see, remotely at least, a reason for a bullied person to start shooting at 'uninvolved' people.

But was this guy bullied? Or was he just a psychological basketcase? :?

:wink: Heck I was bullied and picked on and I turned out normal

Well we both were and we both are wearing Roman armour.. :twisted:
For me, doing re-enactment certainly has its roots in my teenage experiences, the need to do something that no-one else is doing.