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Evil_Nice_Guy
10/05/23 2:06:24 AM
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https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/jon-romano-jonseekingpeace-tiktok

Jon Romano, also known by his TikTok handle JonSeekingPeace or as some call him the TikTok School Shooter, is an American school shooter responsible for the 2004 shooting at Columbia High in East Greenbush, New York. Romano was convicted and later released after a 17-year prison sentence. Romano started his TikTok account in January 2022 and first went viral for posting about life in prison and his life after surviving a sword attack in a homeless shelter. In October 2023, internet users began to criticize Romano for supposedly capitalizing on his violent history to garner internet fame or "TikTok clout.

On February 9th, 2004, then 16-year-old Jon Romano fired a shotgun and wounded a special education teacher at Columbia High School in East Greenbush, New York. He was ultimately tackled and disarmed by an assistant principal, with the incident resulting in no fatalities. Romano was charged and convicted at the age of 16 and subsequently released in 2020 after serving 17 years in prison.

Romano was reportedly inspired by Michael Moore's documentary Bowling For Columbine and had left a note on his bed the morning of the shooting blaming his school for spreading the news about his previous stint in a psychiatric unit.

I was unsure how I felt about him becoming a social media influencer (because maybe he actually was sincere trying to prevent other school shootings; he said he works together with local law enforcement even) until I read this:

As Romano garnered attention online in late 2023, various internet users criticized Romano for perceivably capitalizing on his violent history to gather internet fame. On October 3rd, 2023, TikToker @alyssaphobium stitched a clip of Romano saying racism against white people exists, using the sword attack against him as an example

This guy is so full of shit. I think I agree with this reaction here:

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Thermador446
10/05/23 2:08:43 AM
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Sounds like the sword attack guy needed more training.

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GuerrillaSoldier
10/05/23 3:14:42 AM
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idk, why are you linking and spreading the message if you don't like it
seems ironic


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BlingBling22947
10/05/23 3:40:40 AM
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GuerrillaSoldier posted...
idk, why are you linking and spreading the message if you don't like it
seems ironic

probably because its current events

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AceMos
10/05/23 6:39:31 PM
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GuerrillaSoldier posted...
idk, why are you linking and spreading the message if you don't like it
seems ironic
because talking about it can hopefully get the dude banned

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Intro2Logic
10/05/23 6:45:10 PM
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https://twitter.com/Hezbolsonaro/status/1710059680897106305

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refmon
10/05/23 6:46:57 PM
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he's now an anti-school shooting activist, this is literally the rehabilitative result

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thronedfire2
10/05/23 6:48:44 PM
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he didn't kill anyone, and was a minor and did his time. if he's actually rehabilitated/changed for the better he should be able to..exist like anyone else who has paid their debt to society.

and unlike most tax evaders who get off free

obviously I can't comment on any of his tiktoks or whatever but if he's not encouraging anything violent there's no legal reason to ban him. but tiktok is a private company so it can also do whatever?

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ScazarMeltex
10/05/23 6:54:15 PM
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refmon posted...
he's now an anti-school shooting activist, this is literally the rehabilitative result
No see he should live a miserable existence for all eternity. No rehabilitation, only retribution.

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Questionmarktarius
10/05/23 6:55:24 PM
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Did the crime, did the time, got out.
What's the problem here?
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Evil_Nice_Guy
10/05/23 7:19:38 PM
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It's just weird to me that he's now trying to gain fame on TikTok. He really should be laying low and not be in the spotlight.

And for the people who say he didn't kill anyone, the fact is he TRIED to. He actively shot at people but kept missing.

Also, he sounds like some kind of right wing asshole because of:

As Romano garnered attention online in late 2023, various internet users criticized Romano for perceivably capitalizing on his violent history to gather internet fame. On October 3rd, 2023, TikToker @alyssaphobium stitched a clip of Romano saying racism against white people exists, using the sword attack against him as an example
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Intro2Logic
10/05/23 7:40:08 PM
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Evil_Nice_Guy posted...
It's just weird to me that he's now trying to gain fame on TikTok. He really should be laying low and not be in the spotlight
Why?

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thronedfire2
10/05/23 7:42:20 PM
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Evil_Nice_Guy posted...
It's just weird to me that he's now trying to gain fame on TikTok. He really should be laying low and not be in the spotlight.

And for the people who say he didn't kill anyone, the fact is he TRIED to. He actively shot at people but kept missing.

Also, he sounds like some kind of right wing asshole because of:

As Romano garnered attention online in late 2023, various internet users criticized Romano for perceivably capitalizing on his violent history to gather internet fame. On October 3rd, 2023, TikToker @alyssaphobium stitched a clip of Romano saying racism against white people exists, using the sword attack against him as an example

do you have any idea how many people in the US *try* to kill someone and go free a couple years later?

if you don't think rehabilitation is possible in prison we have much bigger problems than this one case

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Evil_Nice_Guy
10/05/23 7:47:10 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
do you have any idea how many people in the US *try* to kill someone and go free a couple years later?

if you don't think rehabilitation is possible in prison we have much bigger problems than this one case

You're missing my point. I don't think he has been rehabbed at all. I think he's a sociopathic, right wing asshole who's just pretending to have been rehabbed.
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Questionmarktarius
10/05/23 7:49:04 PM
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Evil_Nice_Guy posted...
It's just weird to me that he's now trying to gain fame on TikTok. He really should be laying low and not be in the spotlight.
Still on parole, or fully released?
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thronedfire2
10/05/23 7:50:02 PM
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Evil_Nice_Guy posted...
You're missing my point. I don't think he has been rehabbed at all.

yeah i see I missed the date on that one

he probably shouldn't have been let back on the internet unsupervised

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faizan_faizan
10/05/23 7:59:07 PM
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Not even a school shooters remission would fix the gun problem.

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A_Good_Boy
10/05/23 8:05:10 PM
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Evil_Nice_Guy posted...
You're missing my point. I don't think he has been rehabbed at all. I think he's a sociopathic, right wing asshole who's just pretending to have been rehabbed.
What are you basing this off of?

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Evil_Nice_Guy
10/05/23 8:41:29 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
What are you basing this off of?

As Romano garnered attention online in late 2023, various internet users criticized Romano for perceivably capitalizing on his violent history to gather internet fame. On October 3rd, 2023, TikToker @alyssaphobium stitched a clip of Romano saying racism against white people exists, using the sword attack against him as an example
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trivialbeing
10/05/23 8:44:27 PM
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does saying there's racism against white people make someone right wing?
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Cokewave
10/05/23 8:45:07 PM
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Yoooooooo i know this story and the person he shot at in the school

From all accounts he has actually turned his life around, but he got attacked recently by a crazy guy with a fucking sword at the job he was working

Weird that hes getting internet fame

Edit: lol didnt even read the story, didnt realize the sword attack was in the article

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mybbqrules
10/05/23 8:58:29 PM
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Romano was reportedly inspired by Michael Moore's documentary Bowling For Columbine and had left a note on his bed the morning of the shooting blaming his school for spreading the news about his previous stint in a psychiatric unit.
Because nothing says "I'm a well balanced individual who is certainly not crazy" like bringing a shotgun to school and shooting at innocent people.

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A_Good_Boy
10/05/23 9:23:41 PM
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Evil_Nice_Guy posted...
As Romano garnered attention online in late 2023, various internet users criticized Romano for perceivably capitalizing on his violent history to gather internet fame. On October 3rd, 2023, TikToker @alyssaphobium stitched a clip of Romano saying racism against white people exists, using the sword attack against him as an example
So is he advocating for more school shootings or is he trying to commit violence against anyone?

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BlingBling22947
10/05/23 10:00:06 PM
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mybbqrules posted...
Because nothing says "I'm a well balanced individual who is certainly not crazy" like bringing a shotgun to school and shooting at innocent people.

Youd probably be surprised just how stupid kids are.

Pain/punishment are good teachers though.

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Background_Guy
10/06/23 12:04:15 AM
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Eh 17 years actually sounds like a lot for a minor that didn't even kill anyone. Don't most attempted murderers get less than that?
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TheMikh
10/06/23 12:09:17 AM
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i wonder if the son of sam law is applicable to this scenario

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pauIie
10/06/23 12:21:19 AM
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GuerrillaSoldier posted...
idk, why are you linking and spreading the message if you don't like it
seems ironic
this take is stupid. the message is spreading regardless. if people against bad shit never talked about it, then bad shit would spread unimpeded.

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Cory898
10/06/23 6:59:06 AM
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Sounds like someone who served their time and is now doing perfectly legal things with the freedom granted upon release. Buy a ton of Stock in TikTok and become a majority shareholder if you want to change the rules to ban former convicts.

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BlingBling22947
10/06/23 8:15:18 AM
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just another case of privilege

not even gonna bother describing which type of privilege, yall already know

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Guide
10/06/23 8:24:48 AM
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trivialbeing posted...
does saying there's racism against white people make someone right wing?

Yeah, I don't get what's the problem here.

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BlingBling22947
10/06/23 8:25:02 AM
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Also he actually injured more than one person apparently. I dont know why there seems to be a Mandela effect like campaign where the latest news stories (2023) omit details that were in original reports (2004).

He claims to have only shot one person, but he apparently shot at least 3 people.

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BlingBling22947
10/06/23 8:25:52 AM
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Cory898 posted...
Sounds like someone who served their time and is now doing perfectly legal things with the freedom granted upon release. Buy a ton of Stock in TikTok and become a majority shareholder if you want to change the rules to ban former convicts.

seems like a retelling of the narrative to me

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Priere
10/06/23 8:26:58 AM
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Guide posted...
Yeah, I don't get what's the problem here.
There are stupid people that think racism against whites doesnt exist.

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Guide
10/06/23 8:27:39 AM
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Priere posted...
There are stupid people that think racism against whites doesnt exist.

TC, are you one of these stupid people, or is your issue with something else?

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
10/06/23 8:34:41 AM
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BlingBling22947 posted...
He claims to have only shot one person, but he apparently shot at least 3 people.

Every single article I read from a reputable source says 1 person. Didn't matter if it was from right after the shooting, or in 2023. Where did you see this?

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Evil_Nice_Guy
10/06/23 8:37:15 AM
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BlingBling22947
10/06/23 8:40:39 AM
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https://www.troyrecord.com/2004/11/23/school-shooter-pleads-guilty

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AloneIBreak
10/06/23 8:42:47 AM
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Should he not be permitted to create a TikTok account and upload videos like any other free citizen?

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Guide
10/06/23 8:43:23 AM
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That makes more sense. The sword attack was much, much later than the school shooting, though; unless there's more context for it, I wouldn't go assuming what it was about. Like, nothing here or skimming related articles says "he was attacked with a sword recently because of the school shooting from 2004."

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
10/06/23 8:45:21 AM
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BlingBling22947 posted...
https://www.troyrecord.com/2004/11/23/school-shooter-pleads-guilty

I'm wondering if he just missed 2 of them. That does specifically say 3 charges of attempted murder but everywhere else i read says only 1 was injured. I'm a little confused now, but thanks for the link.

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Returning_CEmen
10/06/23 10:23:15 AM
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tiktok was a mistake

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Cokewave
10/06/23 7:16:41 PM
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...
I'm wondering if he just missed 2 of them. That does specifically say 3 charges of attempted murder but everywhere else i read says only 1 was injured. I'm a little confused now, but thanks for the link.
He missed at least one guy, im local to the area and I know a bullet went through a kids backpack and that kids family tried suing the school.

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LordMarshal
10/06/23 7:19:03 PM
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I have both insults toward the shooter and jokes but the topic isnt good for them and theyll be modded.

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BlingBling22947
10/07/23 1:40:48 AM
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AloneIBreak posted...
Should he not be permitted to create a TikTok account and upload videos like any other free citizen?

not if hes actively gonna gaslight you huh

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