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Of course not and as I said it doesn't excuse what happened, but the odds are 95% of the kids didn't do anything but not talk to him (and why would they, he was socially inept). They don't remember anything bad that happened to him. He has been holding in an impressive amount of anger and thinks everyone else has too. They haven't been. I bet even the bullies don't remember him.

Seems like he's still got some social problems--people trying to reach out and he says stay the fuck away from me.



Well, then I have some 'social problems' as well, because I'd rather not interact with those that have already bitten me in the past.

New people, that I have not yet interacted with have the benefit of the doubt, but the bullies from yesteryear did not magically grow into upstanding and respectable citizens.

I'm still in contact with some people from my highschool but they're definitely very much in the minority.

And when somebody gets bullied and you are 'doing nothing but not talk to him' you are also letting the bullying happening.

Neutrality is not always an option.




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