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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[stevegm]

Guarantee the kids giving the interview were the bullies.

[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?

[petermitchell]

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

[balkanfilms]

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

[MikosMiko]

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

[LilApe]

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

[Teenieweeniemussolini]

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

[theJellyjoker]

The casual acceptance of bullying by our culture sickens me.

[hr]

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

[gussalazar]

"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 👍

[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.

[essebug]

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

[tinkerbellrochester]

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,

[alexsong]

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

[exvictorian]

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

[greene-slvn]

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

[scottbobo]

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

[treesart]

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

[ChaosSpell]

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

[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.