An article on bullying, written by a former bully

[tempus]

It is well-worth a read.

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/mitt-romney-bullying-8835667

Which is what led me to my second reaction: What if Mitt Romney is telling the truth? What if he doesn't remember because he thought nothing of it? The language of his statement suggests that he's copping to being a prankster but not a bully — that he's not denying the past but simply saying that the past is a matter of interpretation. But it's not, and as man who has spent the better part of his life silently pleading guilty to the kinds of crimes of which Mitt Romney stands accused, I can only wonder what kind of person I'd be if I tried to beat the rap of conscience on a technicality.

[RavynousHunter]

[...]I can only wonder what kind of person I'd be if I tried to beat the rap of conscience on a technicality.

Simple: you'd be a monster.

[Smurfette Principle]

I like this quote:

Mitt Romney doesn't appear to have suffered at all for the suffering he inflicted; but as one lucky enough to have broken the mean bone in my body and to have worn it in a sling, I can tell him that what he's accused of doing to the boy whose hair and existence was such an affront to him was not a prank; it was a punishment, to both the victim and the perpetrators. The victim almost certainly remembered it to the day he died; the least the perpetrator can do, if only for himself, is to try and do the same.

It's so true, though. I honestly hope that every person who has ever bullied me remembers it, because I know I will. Romney is a douche.

[Saturn500]

I e-mailed this to my mom. She tried to make excuses, as usual.

[largeham]

As someone who was bullied and then did bully (at an age when I should have known better), Romney's actions are absolutely disgusting.

[tygerarmy]

Awesome article.

[ThunderWulf]

I want to meet the kid who wrote that article and shake his hand now.

[TenfoldMaquette]

So he either "doesn't remember" (aka "quick, ignore the inconvenient truth!") and he's a liar, or he actually doesn't remember...in which case he's a psychopath. If you torment someone systematically for an extended period of time, and this doesn't leave a notable impact on your brain enough to be worth remembering - in other words, deliberately hurting someone just fades into the background noise of your life - something's wrong with you.