I was the bully
I was never the tough guy, being below average in sports and average in all subjects bar English. I was the 'fringe' man in the group of cool kids and were great friends with the 'tier 2' boys in school. It can be said that i was the epitome of average.

This story happened in primary school. There were a pair of twin brothers who were...mongish, but not totally so. They obviously had a lower than average IQ and were just 'weird'. One of them was in my class and the other one was next door. I took a liking into bullying the one in my class, constantly hitting him and generally making his life miserable. Of course, i was not the only one doing the bullying and other 'cooler' kids dished it out worse, but i still feel bad to this day. His elder twin would always stand up for the younger brother, going into a kung fu stance which usually ended up with him being on the floor with a bloody nose. Soon, we graduated and went to different secondary schools.

Anyway, fast forward to 12 years later. I was browsing through the newspapers that day when i saw a familiar name. It was the elder twin. He had stabbed a guy 17 times with a flick knife in the middle of a crowded mall. Apparently the victim had been his primary bully in secondary school. He was later diagnosed with schizophrenia and was put in the mad house. Quite frankly, if he had lost the plot in primary school i think i wouldn't be here typing this.
(deven_shire, Fri 15 May 2009, 5:47, 4 replies)

This is horrible.

Why did you bully the younger brother? To get in with the 'cool kids'?
(it's not hash mixed drops, Fri 15 May 2009, 6:14, closed)

Yes it is.
You know that's a very good question, because i really don't know why i subjected him to the bullying. I think it was ultimately down to boredom and the frustration of being average.

That is not an excuse but i was a young and stupid 10 year old boy then, and regret what i did to him to this day. I guess everybody makes a mistake some point in life, and this happens to be one of mine.
(deven_shire, Fri 15 May 2009, 8:29, closed)

Every time I hear about
some shooting in schools, I always wonder which sods pushed the unstable kid over the edge... And whether they're still alive to feel guilt that if they had acted differently, things my have ended differently.
(Psyche finishes work at the end of June! Yay!!!, Fri 15 May 2009, 8:22, closed)

Oh Noes
When he gets out hell come for you. Ive seen it in films.
(kitescreech still here, Mon 18 May 2009, 19:27, closed)