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RandySF

(58,859 posts)
Thu May 10, 2012, 07:54 PM May 2012

Former Romney Classmate Describes ‘Bullying Supreme’ – A ‘Pack of Dogs’ Who Targeted ‘Different’ Boy

A high school classmate of presidential candidate Mitt Romney told ABC News today that he considers a particular prank the two pulled at Michigan’s Cranbrook School to be “assault and battery” and that he witnessed Romney hold the scissors to cut the hair of a student who was being physically pinned to the ground by several others.

“It’s a haunting memory. I think it was for everybody that spoke up about it… because when you see somebody who is simply different taken down that way and is terrified and you see that look in their eye you never forget it. And that was what we all walked away with,” said Phillip Maxwell, who is now an attorney and still considers Romney an old friend.

“I saw it with my own eyes,” said Maxwell, of the anecdote first reported by the Washington Post. Maxwell said Romney held the scissors helping to cut the hair of a student, John Lauber, who was presumed to be gay and who had long hair. “It was a hack job… clumps of hair taken off.”

Maxwell said he held the boy’s arm and leg, describing he and his friends as a “pack of dogs.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/former-romney-classmate-describes-bullying-supreme-a-pack-of-dogs-who-targeted-differentboy/

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Former Romney Classmate Describes ‘Bullying Supreme’ – A ‘Pack of Dogs’ Who Targeted ‘Different’ Boy (Original Post) RandySF May 2012 OP
I'm just horrified. Rose Siding May 2012 #1
that's why he is the way he is in business and politics... WCGreen May 2012 #12
Anyone locate the kid yet? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #2
I read one article that said he is dead? n/t angstlessk May 2012 #5
Died 2004, liver cancer siligut May 2012 #6
He died in 2004, I believe, in Seattle. Rose Siding May 2012 #8
Ah, come on Mitt only cut the guy's bangs siligut May 2012 #3
Have you read the comments section? ole mitt is a paying member of bloggers and pos(t)ers angstlessk May 2012 #10
There is now a company called Reputation.com siligut May 2012 #16
Romney took raiding tactics he learned in the HS dorm, co-founded BAIN, and became a billionaire. HereSince1628 May 2012 #4
He says he can't remember it! siligut May 2012 #9
I don't consider that a prank marlakay May 2012 #15
It's Not That Suprising Yavin4 May 2012 #7
Does anyone know what happened to the victim? fascisthunter May 2012 #11
Died in 2004 n/t indie_voter May 2012 #13
why? How? fascisthunter May 2012 #14
In this article it says Liver Cancer (link in message text) indie_voter May 2012 #17
thank you... I hadn't read it yet fascisthunter May 2012 #18

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
1. I'm just horrified.
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:05 PM
May 2012

It's horrifying. If this broke about some frosh congresscritter, or anyone, it'd be ugly but to think that someone with this darkness within them became so successful, so powerful, is absolutely horrifying.

I don't see how he gets past it.

I NEVER use the word horrify and yet here I am! That's exactly how I feel.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
8. He died in 2004, I believe, in Seattle.
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:16 PM
May 2012

-of cancer. He had mentioned the attack to one of the guys who came forward, and told him he thought about it often.

siligut

(12,272 posts)
3. Ah, come on Mitt only cut the guy's bangs
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:14 PM
May 2012

I just read that about this incident. I typed "Mitt Romney bully" into Google and while the story has legs, there is already some spin being applied.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
10. Have you read the comments section? ole mitt is a paying member of bloggers and pos(t)ers
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:18 PM
May 2012

The first WP story and the first ABC story got a lot of flack about mitt...now this one comes out..and the majority are pro mitt..and believe it is as conspiracy...and, well, Obama sold cocaine when he was a youth!

siligut

(12,272 posts)
16. There is now a company called Reputation.com
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:27 PM
May 2012

They are going to be getting a lot of business from Mitt.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
4. Romney took raiding tactics he learned in the HS dorm, co-founded BAIN, and became a billionaire.
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:15 PM
May 2012

We haven't actually heard Romney admit that his assault was a terrible thing.

It was just a prank, that MIGHT have gotten out of hand.





marlakay

(11,468 posts)
15. I don't consider that a prank
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:26 PM
May 2012

I consider it as bullying plain and simple. A prank is a joke sometimes not funny, but this was a kid terrified...for anyone to write off bad crap done as a prank pisses me off!

 

fascisthunter

(29,381 posts)
18. thank you... I hadn't read it yet
Thu May 10, 2012, 08:37 PM
May 2012

but did make a statement on what was already known about the story.

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