Guarantee the kids giving the interview were the bullies.

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

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

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

The school system is a joke.

So the other students and classmates can see he's being bullied very hard every day, but the staff and the teachers couldn't?

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

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

The casual acceptance of bullying by our culture sickens me.

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

"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 👍

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.

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

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

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

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

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,

Parents need to teach kids to be kind and not to bully. But then some parents are bullies themselves

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

bullying turns people into monsters

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.

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

What 20 year old says “ you know how kids are these days”.

Children are not born to hate - they are taught.

I was bullied in junior and high school, and it still affects me today. Im 27.

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

It doesn't add up. Smells ratty. A guy who was bullied all those years, yet he does commercials for Blackrock??? A person who is bullied to that extent will suffer low self esteem and confidence.......yet he was an actor in a Blackrock ad.

The guys talking sound like the bullies as well LOL...the dude was literally smiling part of it..

Why did security ignore the several people who told them there was someone on that rooftop?

This whole situation is crazy, Stop raising little bullies.

Bullying is so evil

NBC 'how scripted do you want your interview to be?" KID 'Yes.'

Teachers play a big role in student getting bullied, teachers bully students also

Reporter “do u know what they called him” Kid “I used to call him doofus, I mean THEY used to call him doofus”

I bet you these 2 guys were the ones bullying him.

If people can’t clearly see that was a “scripted” & “coached” interview with an individual who obviously had been “told what to say”, then you just aren’t paying attention. Body Language/Psychology 101: This kid’s entire awkward persona, his slow stuttering voice, his constant looking around & down while trying to remember what to say, his use of highly abnormal teenage terminology (“kids these days”… really?), & especially his purposeful repetition of certain key words & phrases, easily give it away. Without question he was instructed what to say. Besides the fact that the interviewer made sure to remind him to mention specifically that the shooter was a “loner”, the kid over & over again pushed the “bullied” narrative (& really that was the only description he could give), yet when asked how the shooter was bullied he couldn’t even explain how. Instead he just mentioned “the way he looked & specifically the way he dressed”; which of course the way he dressed just coincidentally happened to be wearing a “gun-supporting t-shirt”… 🤔 And if that doesn’t raise red flags idk what does. Bottom line: This supposed “interview” only adds credence to the notion that the whole thing was a Deep State operation. The entire staged interview was clearly designed to push 1 specific false narrative… which is that the shooter was not a “hate filled Liberal lunatic Biden supporter”, but rather that he was a “bullied”/“gun-loving”/“Conservative”/“loner”. Do not fall for it. We have seen this exact sort of scripted BS interview time & time again over the past 2 decades almost every single time something like this happens. The Deep State’s/Mockingbird Media’s playbook is well known by now, & yet they continue to deploy the same exact mind-manipulating tactics & strategies (via their ever present “crisis actors”). Such obvious deception has become profoundly insulting to our intelligence. So again… DO NOT FALL FOR THIS NONSENSE.

As someone who's been bullied before, I gotta say it can really make you feel like you don't want to live, like nothing matters anymore... That kind of mental pain sticks with you forever... This is truly horrible...

MENTAL HEALTH AND BULLYING - My brother was handicapped and bullied every day in school. I lived with him and witnessed what it did to him. He had a heart condition on top of looking different. He was a straight A student. He was a kind soul and I always gave him support at home. It changed my life, and I know that adults and children can be vicious from being bullied. Everything that happened here in this historical day is about “bullying.” Kids are not born vicious, they are taught through their home life sometimes, parents, their environment, bullies at school, and teachers that do nothing about it. Our schools need to change - BULLIES NEED TO BE EXPELLED FROM SCHOOLS. This is a "mental health issue" in our schools. I went back to college for a second time for literature. I am writing a novel about how kids should treat each other, and their environment. I hope I can make a difference - even if it is a small difference!

This kid sounds so much like he was told what to say.

Media always finds the most ignorant person around to interview 😑

If you're someone that is being bullied reading this, please know it does get better. I was bullied so bad in middle and high school. I'm now married to a wonderful man, with a wonderful career in architecture, and the people that bullied me in school have even tried to slide in my DMs or come at me (respectfully declined). So please know that this doesn't define you or your life. Things will get better. Stay strong and you will prevail.

U saw a kid alone and getting bullied but didn't try to befriend them or stand up for them. That's part of the problem

Being bullied is no excuse for murder

Its not true according to the other student who knew him for 8 years of school. She said he wasnt a loner and had a small group of friends wasnt a popular kid but not a loner.

I grew up in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn NYC and I was bullied like crazy as a kid. The school did nothing to protect me and my parents were too self-involved to care. I was mad, sad and afraid but instead of looking for adults for help, i decided to learn a martial art through youtube videos. I practiced everyday and I learned toughness, discipline and got in great shape and all of the sudden the bullying started to cease.

Stop bullying ppl. Parents raise your kids better!!

He's literally fighting back a smile the entire interview

Why does this kid give me the creepy feeling that he did the bullying and now regrets it....🤔

so this was a suicide mission because he was bullied at school?

I’m Australian. We usually wear school uniforms to prevent exactly this sort of stuff. No one can be bullied for the way they dress because everyone dresses the same.

Kids reading a script. No details but they saw it everyday?

So because he’s not a Muslim it’s not a terrorist attack? It’s just a mentally disturbed person? Despite the fact he may have been politically motivated and his car was full of explosives?

I was bullied in school for being an "emo" kid. Never labeled myself as such. I never bullied anyone and I would never. You gotta be strong. School is not the end of your life.

Not excusing what he did at all don't get me wrong but i was bullied throughout my entire childhood. Although I no longer get bullied, what i went through still affects me to this very day at the age of 41. Most people don't realize the impact that bullying and excessive teasing has on a person's psyche.

Another example of failed society

Don’t bring up this “he was bullied card” he graduated 2 years ago.

Not one of his peers could find it in their heart to be his friend? They thought it was funny, but it was cruel.

"You know how kids are now and days" I have a feeling that kid In the interview had so many chances to help him but probably just ran with it like everyone else. Probably bullied him too.

Still not in an excuse. The gunman is not the victim.

He’s so uncomfortable, is he the bully ?

I was bullied. Pushed, shoved, hit. He was a star player on the football team. Coaches were aware as their office faced the lockers in the gym and they could see everything but did nothing. Front office told me I had to learn to get along with everyone. My bully was injured badly in an accident at the lake and never played another game. The last time I saw him was about 10 years after graduation. He was working at a car wash. I felt weird handing him a tip. He didn't seem to remember me.

I was bullied. Then my parents put me into Karate followed by MMA. Bullying stopped.

Ask yourself, how would a 20 year old know the roof wasn't occupied?

And here we go with the planned 'back story' interviews. Stop it, we're not stupid.

Bullied how? he kept saying bullied EVERY DAY but then he can't give details? He's either lying or hiding something... likely that he was one of the bullies.

Something tells me the guy being interviewed was one of the bullies..

look, his parents were both so called” paid professional Councilor's, so what does that tell you ? WAKE UP PEOPLE !

Teachers need to be required to stop bullying.

His parents were both certified behavioral counselors. Smh

Last school year, at some of the school functions, I noticed a kid that seemed to be getting left out and picked on a little bit. My oldest son is 10 yrs old and fairly “popular” (I don’t particularly like that word) but I invited a bunch of my son’s friends over and also the kid that was getting left out. After 4 hours of video games, pizza and ice cream, everyone realized they absolutely loved this little guy (Leo), now I don’t think they could imagine hanging out without him.

"How kids are nowadays" kids have always been this way. It sucks, but bullying has always been a thing.

What BS… this is a plant, he does not know this kid!

Just looking at his picture, I can imagine, that he was bullied quite a bit. Kids can be lethally relentless when it comes to bullying. Junior high school and high school can be the most angry and depressing years of a kids life, for students that are targeted. Many of our shooters suffered from bullying. Most high school kids will never seek help and hold it all in until they explode. Prayers to all who have suffered in this tragedy.

The way he looked down after he said he was bullied so much. You can tell he was apart of that. I believe his micro expressions were shame and sadness

“he was bullied almost every day” “who bullied him?” *me*

-- He was bullied almost every day, he was bullied so much, so much -- Do you remember what they called him? -- No. 😂😂😂

His smirk makes me wonder if he was a part of the bullying. Lord forgive me if I’m wrong, but why was he smiling.

Parents, get your kids STOP ABUSING KIDS THAT ARE DIFFERENT!! TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO LOVE PEOPLE!!!

That's sad. 🥺 Kids can be sooo cruel. What really sucks is that even if other kids who witnessed the bullying (like the kid interviewed here) were to have approached him and sat with him during lunches or breaks, those kids then become targets for bullies as well, in effect making the victim that much more of a "loner" at school. 😔 I was bullied on a fairly regular basis throughout elementary school, junior high and even at the start of high school. I can tell you it really sucks and it's really stressful and it creates lifelong depressive and anxiety disorders; at least for me it did. And kids today have it sooo much worse now with internet and social media; I can't even imagine being a kid in school in today's world. 😣💔

Ok this guy sounds like a straight up talker. I don't trust what he is saying. Just listen to how he answers questions.

He is too emotional and perhaps reflecting on his own interactions possibly bullying with him, sad

Bullying is a terrible experience. My brother is in his 60s and still relives the bullying he got in high school in his head daily. That's why he carries a gun. It's so sad. We need to pay attention to our young men in this country. Comedian, Chris Rock, talks about the same thing he experienced and that still haunts him.

These two guys were probably his bullies.

Now we see the direct results of school bullying but still there's nothing done to stop it.why are teenagers so mean.

Wonder why the kid being interviewed never helped the outcast? Never stood up to his abusers, never befriended him. Just apparently watched the bullying.

The guy was 20 years old… 2 years removed from High school… what is this narrative? Both his parents are literally behavioral therapists…

I was bullied at school, in the community and grew up in an abusive home. No place was safe. No person including teachers were safe. I had nobody in my corner. I never hurt anyone. I work in mental health as a practitioner. I am a helper. Using my past to help others. Being bullied doesn’t cause this.

That doesn't give him the right to attempt to take someone else's life.

When I was at HS here in the Philippines I was bullied almost Everyday but this makes me become more determine to Improve my self becoming not to be a victim. To all being bullied cheer up and don't tolerate these behavior. Speak up to your parents. Cheer up 🛡️

Unfortunately, bullying happens with both adults and kids in this country. People being treated like they dont matter, and that they are hated creates this. We need more kindness and acceptance, not less.

I experienced severe bullying for two years when I was in junior high school. And many teachers also participated in the bullying and laughed at me. Now they live normal lives and I have to face these dark and painful memories every day. So I can definitely sympathize with why someone who has been bullied would want to give back to society in some way.

What would this guy know? I wonder even if he ever spoke to him? He probably just wants to be interviewed.

So the guy that got killed protecting his kid was killed all because this guy got bullied by someone else in school?

those "bullies" are the people being interviewed

Why did NBC interview a high school kid? The man was 20.

this is the part of the show where the parents of the gunman are watching their son's high school bullies on TV talking about how he was bullied

Parents talk to your kinds about being mean to others.

This is important information. As a teacher, I always did everything possible to prevent bullying, and where possible, to educate the bullies as to the error of their ways. Very sad for all concerned that it comes to this in this situation.

Paid interview.

The bullying affected him.. causing him to be imbalanced when he sees confident people…. This affects his perception and ability to think straight and discern 😢