I don’t know how common this is in places like America because I’m Australian (so much harder to legally have a gun) but around 3-4 months ago the entire school I went to thought I was going to shoot up a school mass event due to a fake rumour created by disjointed whispers. It ended with about a dozen detentions being handed out to contributors of the rumour. AMA
Posted Nov 9, 2019, 5:29 PM UTC
What's your reputation like at school, what "group" of people do you fall into?
I don’t really have a ‘group’ stereotype, I’m really more of a nomad. My reputation is probably why the rumour began, because everyone views me as ‘unpredictable’ and quiet, at least from what I gather. So from the outside, I do supposedly fit the stereotype, but that doesn’t mean I’d have a motive to hurt anyone.
I hope everything is ok. Reach out to me if you need to talk
Thanks for supporting me, but honestly everything is fine. I ended up leaving the school so it’s no longer a problem.
When did learn about this rumor and what was your initial reaction?
I learned about it roughly a week before it was supposed to happen (I don’t have the dates sorry). Naturally, it was ‘WTF’. I only found out when my family called for a meeting and asked me what the hell was going on. I usually try to keep passive relationships with other students, so I was clueless as to who or why they were targeting me.
I had a really similar situation but here in the US post sandy hook and columbine you can imagine how that went. I was only 14 and nearly got thrown into jail
That’s honestly just cruel that they allow such to happen to people that young. Glad you made it out alright
this reminds me of something that happened to me. when i was at my old school, some fifth years (16/17 yo) found out that you can adres the whole school on the school mail and used it to spam sign up links to everyone. i was dumb and responded to one of the links and somehow my name ended up in the system, and next thing i knew i was interrogated by a couple of very angry teachers. being a trembling 12 yo with absolutely zero computer skills, i quickly proved my innocence but damn that scared me, and i cant imagine how that must be with something as severe as a school shooting...
I hope they got what they deserve. It just seems crazy that younger and younger people are accused of this stuff. But I am curious about how many people the teachers had to go through, because surely more than a dozen clicked on them. Glad you got out without punishment
it wasn’t exactly clicked but somehow i responded to them?? i dont really know anymore but i was scared as heck lol
Ahh I see, fair enough
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How do you prove innocence if it’s just a plot accusation? Like did you have to let them go through your computer?
No, I had to prove my innocence by logical reasoning while the school conducted an investigation by questioning students involved in spreading the rumour. I have a reputation for twisted justice, but considering that they couldn’t find a motivation for me to shoot up the school, I was temp suspended while they researched. They might’ve looked through my school laptops browsing history, but they wouldn’t have found anything.
Can you elaborate on the twisted justice point?
I have a unusual way of thinking, that confuses what the right response to something like a traumatic situation and I have a solution that isn’t ideal for the situation. It’s complicated to explain but hopefully that helps you get the gist of it