Facebook Controversy: Virginia Tech Halloween Costumes [Video]

 By 
Pete Cashmore
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Take a listen to this moron defending his decision to dress up as a Virginia Tech shooting victim on Halloween - the photos ignited a controversy this week after they were posted to Facebook.

The Penn State student says in his defense: "I personally don't care if it hurt other people's feelings...if I wanted to hurt people, trust me, I could come up with the greatest campaign to hurt everyone. I would photograph myself as a Virginia Tech student and write I Hate Virginia Tech on my shirt and Kill Them All and send photos to everyone in the school."

Predictably, the backlash is also happening on Facebook: apparently Penn State students are setting up Facebook groups to condemn the costumes. Take note: when you do something dumb, Facebook can make it international news overnight.

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