Linux Freshman

Linux Freshman was a teenage boy who was hated by many people in his school and home life, including his parents and teachers, but also had a cult of followers who defended his actions. His heroes were the Nazis and the Confederate States of America, which were against his school's code of conduct.

## Actions

* Deliberately misrepresenting the truth- He claimed that his grades are great, even though they were all either Ds or Fs. He claimed that this is because his teachers were awful and treated him differently than the other kids, whining "They just single me out and pick on me!", but he actually failed to hand in homework, cut class, and did not study for exams.

* Bullying and mocking others- He mocked and harassed students who were really vulnerable and more fragile than him, such as students with disabilities. He denied this and said that he was "only having some fun" and that they "don't get his humor". For example, he viewed a Facebook streaming of a disabled boy being abused, went into school the next day, and at lunch, mimicked a student with Cerebral palsy. Most of the students were shocked, but it didn't phase him. He also posted and tweeted demeaning comments about students who were from other countries, students who were of other religions, and students with mental illnesses, and when he was punished for it, his excuse was that they deserved it because they were mean to him.

* Being easily influenced by the negative motives of others- He made costly decisions in choosing friends. He gravitated to students who repeatedly got into trouble, often broke the rules, and had some kind of power over him. He was thin-skinned and had low self-esteem, which caused his friends to manipulate him into feeling strong and powerful. He did anything to make himself admired and strong, including misguided things. When he was told that his friends were a bad influence and had gotten him into trouble, he defended them.

* Needing to be the center of attention- He did outrageous stunts to be in the spotlight. He disrupted class and sporting events by bragging about something really great that he did. However, many times, these things were not true.

* Violating sexual boundaries and denying any wrongdoing- Once, he groped a girl named Marla Steinberg Cohen in the hallway, bragged about it at gym and posted it on Snapchat. He denied that he assaulted her, saying "She asked for it!". This caused him to be expelled. All students who defended him were expelled and had their social media accounts terminated as well, for violating school rules by condoning his actions and attempting to silence criticism.

* Failing to take responsibility for misbehavior- He did not follow rules, and used the excuse that someone else made him do it and was to blame.

* Defying rules and authority- He butted heads with, opposed, and did not pay attention to authority figures, without thinking of the consequences.

* Acting thoughtlessly and impulsively- He blamed authority figures for picking on him in order to justify his actions.

* Seeking revenge and retaliating when slighted- He threatened revenge on anyone who opposed him, scaring people in the process.

## Defeat

As a result of his actions, he currently works as a garbageman and Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have shut down his accounts.