Our Interview With Nathan Jones, The Virginia Tech Shooting "Victim"

Our Interview With Nathan Jones, The Virginia Tech Shooting "Victim"
              Nathan Jones is not new to wearing "offensive costumes"

We wanted to wait until some other news source (are we a news source? yea, probably not) printed the names of the two Penn State students who wore the Virginia Tech Shooting Victim costumes before we did. Some people have written the name of the female costume wearing in our comment section, but until today, the guy who did the interview with WSLS has done a pretty good job of keeping his head down. Today, The Collegian printed the names of both Jessica Maroclo and Nathan Jones on their front page. Here is the interview we did with Jones via e-mail. We have removed the name of the Virginia Tech student who first leaked the photos.

Hamace: I understand that Jessica's picture was distributed by someone that she went to high school with. I also gather that this picture was not intended for public viewing. First of all, is that true? And what is your involvement with that?

Nathan Jones: A girl named Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (VT '08) is the person who started this entire controversy. She went to high school with Jess, and was sadly approved to be one of her friends on facebook as a gesture of good will, due to some issues they had in high school. When some of our friends found out about our costumes Jess decided, after much coercion, to put a couple of her pictures up online. They appeared online along with the many others that were already posted by other people at the party. In actuality there were probably somewhere around 10 pictures of us on facebook, that were posted online since Halloween. I have since suppressed them. Although many people had seen them already, nobody complained until this controversy. None of the pictures posted online were approved to be seen by anyone that was not one of our friends, and were not meant to be seen by the public at large.
This is where Xxxxxxx comes in. Once she found the pictures, on Jess' profile, she copied the picture you are all seeing now. You would know who I am if she hadn't cropped me out of the photograph to start her "Jessica Maroclo is a ****ing Bitch" group on facebook. She had finally found a way to get back at someone she has had a vendetta against since high school. It is pretty obvious that she intended only to hurt Jessica, since I was cropped out of the picture and the title of the group makes it pretty clear what her intentions were. She had access to a close up picture of me in my costume that was published right beside the one of us both, but she chose to publish the picture of Jess with me cropped out. So everyone who has shown there support and outrage has been taken advantage of by a spiteful vindictive little girl with a grudge, that knew she could use people's fragile sensibilities to hurt someone for her. I would say it was brilliant, but I doubt even she thought it would have grown beyond her single group, of five to six hundred people, to its current proportion. It is her lack of sensitivity that caused all of this. She would have definitely realized friends and family of the victims would see the pictures, but she only cared about revenge.

ha-mace: There are three main photos that are floating around. One is of Jessica. One is of a guy named Jeff (the picture of the guy standing next to the girl in the devil costume) and a another guy wearing a VT hoodie. But none of them are you. So, what happened to your picture? I haven't seen it. I'ts almost like it doesn't exist. So what happened? Also, are you willing to provide me with that photo?

Jones: Firstly, I am not going to send you any pictures. No good will come from it. Secondly, as I mentioned above you would have seen me already, but I was cropped out. However, the pictures you do have show that this incident is not isolated to Pennsylvania but that it is truly a national occurrence. The people in each of those pictures are from different parts of the country, not to mention the bartender fiasco at Gaswerks in Ohio. Also, how many other people wore the same costume? I am sure there were many more. In response to the obvious rebuttal, “If everyone else does something, does that make it OK?” No it doesn’t, but look at all the tasteless costumes you can find online. So ours struck a chord in a specific group, we’re really no different than all the other people wearing costumes depicting, Jon Benet, Matthew Shepherd, 9/11, Columbine Victims, Aunt Jemima, KKK…etc. Being offensive during Halloween has become a modern tradition, besides, it’s not like I go around insulting Virginia Tech on a regular basis, at least not on purpose. My most offensive behavior is usually expressed the same time each year, like most, during Halloween.

ha-mace: Your Facebook profile says you are a Penn State alum '07. Is that true? If so, you were not a Penn State student at the time of the photo, correct?

Jones: I left school for 14 months to do Cancer and Malaria vaccine research, so I am graduating a year later than I was originally supposed to. I forgot to update that part of my profile. 

ha-mace: Have you been in contact with anyone at Penn State since this story broke?

Jones: I have been asked to meet with Judicial Affairs, but I haven’t had time to yet. I probably will meet with them sometime during this week.

ha-mace: From your interview with WSLS, you said you "push the envelope," and from taking a look at your Facebook, that seems to be true. For those people who are angered by the costumes, can you justify the freedom of expression when compared to their freedom to not be offended?
 
Jones: When one is offended, it is an internal personal reaction based on that person’s perceptions of intent by the offending individual. The problem here is that so many people have taken my display to be a personal attack meant to offend them individually, or to cause harm to others in some way. That was not my intention; I meant to offend at most 10 people at a small private party, who are known to get a kick out of offensive costumes. I could have very easily worn the costume to any of the many costume contests held at local bars. If I really wanted to maximize my offensiveness, appearing in front of hundreds of people at various contests would certainly helped to “push the envelope” as far as possible. Haven’t we all done ridiculously stupid and offensive things in front of our friends? Things we would not do in front of, or for the general public?
Sure people have the “freedom” to be offended. Being offended is a feeling, people are free to feel however they like, but how they act on their feelings is up to them. If anything, their own freedom to express themselves becomes suspended when their expression, in the form of violent threats, turns into a means to harm another. Everyone is free to feel offended, and to express those feelings in a non-harmful/violent way, but this is not what I am seeing. This event has shown that in this country there is a general cultural zeitgeist of underdeveloped morality and eye-for-an-eye justice; or in my case, a whole-body-for-an-eye justice, as the retribution demanded is far greater than the crime itself. Apparently, we still teach our children that when someone hurts us we should seek them out and punish them to our heart’s content. That is not justice and our freedoms were not designed to satisfy such immature world views. It is this type of immature, yet popular, world view that leads people to lash out at their fellow man, to right their own perceived wrongs. It is an underdeveloped sense of morality and justice that creates the shooters, the bombers, and the murderers in this world. It is time for people to take control of their emotions and to observe and respond to the world with more objective eyes, and hearts. Your feelings do not give your actions validation; they should not be used as excuses, but should be channeled into more constructive venues, toward a greater understanding for all involved. I may be callous, and I may be the most “arrogant **** alive”, but people should be trying to teach me to understand their point of view, so that I might see things from their perspective and truly understand how I have wronged them. If this were to happen we would all benefit. The offended would get some form of closure and I would become a better, or at the least a more sensitive, person.

ha-mace: This story has gained national attention since it broke Thursday night. Have you been contacted by any other members of the media to do interviews? Which ones?

Jones: With all of the other terrible things going on in our country, right now, the media doesn’t give a damn about some kids in tasteless costumes, and how they inadvertently offended a few thousand people. Aside from local news here and in Virginia none of the major media outlets care, they are too busy covering the war, the election candidates, and all of the shootings happening everywhere. However, our story has shown up in the CNN news ticker, The Washington Post, US News and World Reports (unconfirmed), and many others. It even spread across the pond to the UK. 

Jones: I am remorseful and saddened by a few things:
First, that the friends and families of the victims had to be exposed to the pictures and their still recovering memories reopened to the horrors that happened last April. Nobody should be forced to relive something so terrible. I never intended to put them through the pain they must be experiencing. I am truly sorry that things turned out the way they did, and for the part I played, however unintended, in their current sorrows. Their torment will weigh heavily on my mind for years to come.
Note: This is a much different response than he gave The Collegian where he said he would "never ever ever" apologize.
Second, I wish people would raise this much awareness and outrage about human trafficking and slavery here and abroad, scientific funding from our government, child labor, education in faith based schools, woman’s rights, racism, the environment, the Neo-Con Iran agenda, or hell, I’d even settle for everyone, who joined those facebook hate groups, using fair trade coffee.
Honor the VT victims by remembering the past and how you felt, but don’t loose sight of what is important today and in our future.
More to come later.
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Comments

Anonymous
I would like to Note Nathan Jones is posting on various facebook groups photos of other people with offensive costumes. If you interview Nathan again ask him in his view of his actions of posting other people in offensive costumes. In his rebutle to postings in referring to other peoples actions does it make it ok for a murderer on trial to justify his actions referring to actions of al bundy or charles manson? Posted 12/10/2007 11:31 AMReply
Anonymous
I think the "Nathan Jones" of this world who have no respect for others by their offensive choices are nothing but a shame to themselves, their family, their community, their school, their workplace and all humanity. A shame. Perhaps "Nathan Jones" will be famous in history as his name becomes the "term" and "figure of speech" AND SYNONYM for SHAME. Maybe he will grow wiser and realize that doing something for "shock value" is as foolish as it gets and reveals the true heart and self of a reprobate mind and soul. I listened to Nathan Jones being interviewed. His explanation, his voice, his tone, his arrogance are disgusting and even pitiful. If something horrific happened to him or someone close to him would he appreciate the "shock value" of someone mocking the event with a costume?? Nathan Jones is the "poster child" for our culture that loves and laughs at evil. How very sad. I am going to pray for this sorry guy and the others in their pathetic club. Yeah, its all bad taste and shock value in that group. What a waste of time and brain cells to be involved with it. How grievous and base are the people that "enjoy" it. We need to pray for Nathan and his bad taste buddies. They are blind and miserable and don't even realize it. Posted 12/10/2007 4:44 PMReply
Anonymous
Nathan, I hope you will wake up and smell the coffee. Your way of thinking and the "birds of a feather who flock together" group you party with are on the road to destruction. Nathan, wake up! Do you really want to be some "sensational" flash in the pan pink Hitler-loving "let me shock you" queer gay dude? The final outcome is not "gay", as in happy, but tragic. Change your course now. The one you're on is for fools and losers who are totally deceived! You are worth more than that. Come on, snap out of it!! Jesus loves you dude...this is not the way you should live your life, there's something better for you Nathan and it's JESUS! Posted 12/10/2007 4:57 PMReply
Anonymous
I still am upset about the "ivory tower of privilege" comment Nathan made in his phone interview.

Take a look at the lives of some of my fallen classmates and professors.

Liviu Librescu- Professor who survived the holocaust (but nathan jokes about that too i suppose)

Daniel Perez left Peru in 2000 to live a better life in the US- only to dedicate his life to helping others internationally.

Waleed Shaalan left behind a 1 year old daughter in Egypt.

Ryan Clark was a triple major with a 4.0 who worked 3 jobs to pay for his education, and still found time for marching band

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Ivory tower of privilege?

These were hardworking, motivated, and loving individuals who had their lives taken away in a senseless tragedy. Nathan chose to mock them.

http://www.vt.edu/remember/biographies/

read some more, and see if you change your mind, Nathan.

VT class of 2007
Posted 12/10/2007 6:00 PMReply
Anonymous
As a gay man I think Nathan is the epitome of the insecure gay man. He is so insecure about his own sexuality, he will offend, disgrace, and shock people in order to make sure he will disappoint them before they are disappointed in his sexuality (IE beat them to the punch). Its a sad behavior probably stemming from various issues involving acceptance by others (parents, perhaps) as a gay man. His actions are a disgrace to gay men everywhere, and a slap in the face of the families of the gay victims of the VT shootings. Posted 12/10/2007 6:04 PMReply
Anonymous
Nathan can be summed up in one word, ****. Posted 12/10/2007 6:59 PMReply
Anonymous
Nathan Jones is just slang for dingleberry. He has no remorse for what he did, just lame excuses. He is a clueless jackass who has no respect for himself or for the world around him.

meow.

http://run4chocolate.wordpress.com
Posted 12/10/2007 9:07 PMReply
Anonymous
He truly is out of control and i believe he knows that. There are many students and others who are in the State College area who are certainly more well-known than he, yet he insists that he and Jessica are just so popular that they must offend people. They're both obviously very insecure individuals... sadly, I met her several times and she seemed like a sincere girl who (like every other college student) just wanted to have some fun- I would have never guessed she would do something like this, or even be involved with someone who would. Posted 12/10/2007 11:57 PMReply
Anonymous
What a sad way for Penn State to gain national press! I feel sorry for other students who have to have their beloved Penn State talked about for all the wrong reasons. What about naming Nathan's hometown, high school or even his family members' names so they can get in on the fun? Posted 12/11/2007 04:44 AMReply
Anonymous
It makes me wonder why he didn't just apologize to begin with instead of making all these stupid remarks and excuses. He just kept digging a hole for himself. He still continues to blame others for his actions after all that has happened in the past few days.
As for the rest of Penn State students they are not responsible for the actions of a few jerks on campus. They were one of VT's biggest supporters during our darkest times and we THANK YOU.

VT 02
Posted 12/11/2007 06:22 AMReply
Anonymous
I just saw Nathan Jones on FOX news. He and his friends are obviously pathetic, spineless, media mongers who heve no regard for the consequences of their actions. As an alumni of Virginia Tech I am outraged by what I saw and heard him say. I hope this weasels five minutes of fame costs him dearly in the future. I'm sure his parents are very proud, at least thay are still able to see their child as disgusting as he may be.

Grow up !!!

VT Alumni 1985
Posted 12/11/2007 11:30 AMReply
Anonymous
get over it, ya'll are so offended yet ya keep draggin this out. Posted 12/11/2007 1:41 PMReply
Anonymous
He showed up on television with an opportunity to appologize....he didn't. Who is the one dragging this out? I hope he gets what he deserves. Posted 12/11/2007 4:23 PMReply
Anonymous
Is he from roanoke? If you know where he is from email me, stoweman@hotmail.com Posted 12/11/2007 8:33 PMReply
Anonymous
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2006/09/09-21-06tdc/09-21-06dnews-20.asp

Here's another story involving Nathan Jones. It's funny to me that, as it is revealed in the story, he is personally offended enough by being called a "****" to protest a group's return to campus, but he can't seem to understand how his own actions have been so offensive to others. I'd like to see this kid and his slutty co-conspirator get their asses kicked out of PSU. They in no way represent what that fine institution is about. It would be a discredit to the other dignified members of the PSU community to give these two the honor of calling themselves PSU graduates.
Posted 12/11/2007 9:13 PMReply
Anonymous
WHAT A DOUCHEBAG Posted 12/12/2007 5:49 PMReply
Anonymous
And he just said on cnn that he shouldn't have to compromise his integrity by issuing an insincere apology... As if he had a clue about integrity, much less possess it. Posted 12/12/2007 5:50 PMReply
Anonymous
Hes no better of a person than the ****ing **** that killed all those people Posted 12/12/2007 5:53 PMReply
Anonymous
Everyone needs to lighten up. Most anything one says or does could be offensive to someone else. Good for him for not saying he's sorry. Granted this pushes the envelope, but he didn't send it to the victims families or try to cause them any harm. And, as he stated, there are alot bigger problems in this world that the media should be focusing on. Rick Sanchez at CNN is the douche bag. Posted 12/12/2007 6:02 PMReply
Anonymous
it's my right to say he's a tasteless **** too. personal liberties were established to allow people to find happiness however they see it. it takes class and integrity to find happiness in a manner that won't hurt people more than the happiness you gain. find another way to get attention douchebag. Posted 12/12/2007 7:26 PMReply
Anonymous
Straght up , nathan ure a godo dude, **** lal the retards that are bitching about this, Exp the dude on Cnn.... Inturupting u every 2 seconds to look good for family viewers... What to get his rateing a little higher? I dougbt u (Nathan) or the cnn guy are gonna see this but I hope other ppl do and realise wtf.... It was a COSTUME, what are we going to say girls are whores now cuz on halloween they dress up skankeyer then a ****in whoreslut who ****s for money.... Look at the big picture, He didnt ****ing shoot ne1, and like he said, he didnt want ne 1 othe rthen usm friends to see the pix. and to the cnn dude still, your a morron idiot, Im so glad he didnt apologize, just to see the look of Sadness and stupid on your face was amazing. and the attention? Im really not sure he was trying to be the face of humor, rude comments, and hate for probably a good portion of his life. and you ppl are dragging it out , I hope he never apologises, You ****s sould be apologiseing for giveing him so much shit. Granted I dont know him personally, and yea he is a little dumb about being gay, And he might be the dumbest most dickheaded kid on earth..... but I knwo u dont see the kid who made fun of your dead family on tv??? Posted 12/13/2007 10:35 AMReply
Anonymous
Straght up , nathan ure a godo dude, **** lal the retards that are bitching about this, Exp the dude on Cnn.... Inturupting u every 2 seconds to look good for family viewers... What to get his rateing a little higher? I dougbt u (Nathan) or the cnn guy are gonna see this but I hope other ppl do and realise wtf.... It was a COSTUME, what are we going to say girls are whores now cuz on halloween they dress up skankeyer then a ****in whoreslut who ****s for money.... Look at the big picture, He didnt ****ing shoot ne1, and like he said, he didnt want ne 1 othe rthen usm friends to see the pix. and to the cnn dude still, your a morron idiot, Im so glad he didnt apologize, just to see the look of Sadness and stupid on your face was amazing. and the attention? Im really not sure he was trying to be the face of humor, rude comments, and hate for probably a good portion of his life. and you ppl are dragging it out , I hope he never apologises, You ****s sould be apologiseing for giveing him so much shit. Granted I dont know him personally, and yea he is a little dumb about being gay, And he might be the dumbest most dickheaded kid on earth..... but I knwo u dont see the kid who made fun of your dead family on tv??? Posted 12/13/2007 10:35 AMReply
Anonymous
Straght up , nathan ure a godo dude, **** lal the retards that are bitching about this, Exp the dude on Cnn.... Inturupting u every 2 seconds to look good for family viewers... What to get his rateing a little higher? I dougbt u (Nathan) or the cnn guy are gonna see this but I hope other ppl do and realise wtf.... It was a COSTUME, what are we going to say girls are whores now cuz on halloween they dress up skankeyer then a ****in whoreslut who ****s for money.... Look at the big picture, He didnt ****ing shoot ne1, and like he said, he didnt want ne 1 othe rthen usm friends to see the pix. and to the cnn dude still, your a morron idiot, Im so glad he didnt apologize, just to see the look of Sadness and stupid on your face was amazing. and the attention? Im really not sure he was trying to be the face of humor, rude comments, and hate for probably a good portion of his life. and you ppl are dragging it out , I hope he never apologises, You ****s sould be apologiseing for giveing him so much shit. Granted I dont know him personally, and yea he is a little dumb about being gay, And he might be the dumbest most dickheaded kid on earth..... but I knwo u dont see the kid who made fun of your dead family on tv??? Posted 12/13/2007 10:35 AMReply
Anonymous
luckily Nathan talks with a lisp because he's a flaming homosexual. LOSER Posted 12/13/2007 11:13 AMReply
Anonymous
What bothers me most about this whole situtation is Nathan's insistance that these costumes were not intended to be seen by anyone other than those at the party. Yet he and his friends posted them online, on Facebook. That means that anyone who was his "friend" on Facebook would see them. Even if no one from the VT community ever laid eyes on them, the photos are offensive. On April 16, people everywhere had to deal with this terrible tragedy. The school is finally healing, and these photos and their media attention only open the wounds. Hopefully, most of us can stay proud, and rise above Nathan's new attack, just as we did Cho's. But you can't blame those few students who lash out at Nathan Jones and his friend. They are probably so hurt and shocked that they don't know how else to deal with it. Granted it might show a lack of maturity, but Nathan Jones's costume pushed all the wrong buttons on people still trying to recover from a terrible tragedy.

Maybe next year he can dress up like a man with some real integrity and respect.

VT Alum '04 - WE ARE VIRGINIA TECH.
Posted 12/13/2007 11:54 AMReply
Anonymous
I hope Nathan dies a terrible death, deserving of someone such as himself who would be so naive as to think that mocking such a tragedy in any way is funny. He'll probably get aids from his boyfriend and that will solve the problem, more than likely someone will see what he has done and make him a real corpse. Posted 12/13/2007 2:23 PMReply
Anonymous
If I saw Nathan Jones on the street I would beat him to a bloody pulp. Posted 12/13/2007 2:25 PMReply
Anonymous
Nathan, you are a selfish insensitive a$$hole. Posted 12/13/2007 2:31 PMReply
Anonymous
Nathan is the biggest piece of shit I have ever seen on TV Posted 12/13/2007 3:49 PMReply
Anonymous
Nathan, since you think it's so funny so mock the VT nightmare, you might consider killing yourself... you know, for sake of comedy. I mean, you do think it's okay to laugh at the expense of somebody's life. I wouldn't lose sleep. Posted 12/13/2007 4:45 PMReply
Anonymous
kill yo self Posted 12/13/2007 4:59 PMReply
Anonymous
Tasteless and dumb, yes. But I must say the saddest part of this story it that it seems more people are upset over this costume than they are in trying to stop acts like this from happening again! Why can't we do something to control gun violence? Have we learned NOTHING????? At least now Nathan can go as a victim of the Omaha shooting next year! Posted 12/13/2007 6:00 PMReply
Anonymous
This is ridiculous! Why does anyone care? I won't stand behind Mr. Jones as a hero, but I think everyone should shut up and stop caring. People dress up as Hitler, Bush, Condi, and other related people every year but we just laugh it off as tasteless. This incident was no different and does not warrant the attention it has received. Jones is an idiot but then so are all of you who are moronic enough to be genuinely disgusted. (The one person who discussed prevention of further events..at least you're on the right track!) It's incredibly sad that 33 people died (that's right, I count the assailant) but how many countless others are dying at the hand of American imperialism. And we're disgusted by THIS? Americans, you are f**king stupid...especially the commenter focusing on Jesus. Stop being sheep for Christ's sake and look at tragedy around the world in Darfur, Iraq and in the Congo. 33 dead would be a good day in the Congo. Posted 12/13/2007 7:52 PMReply
Anonymous
You are seriously comparing American Imperialism to a school shooting....did you graduate kindergarten? Maybe you should work on getting rid of your Velcro shoes before posting anymore comments... Posted 12/13/2007 9:18 PMReply
Anonymous
disgusting. the comments on this that excuse behavior like this are as offensive and tasteless as the person wearing the costume. i may be a little biased as a VT 07 grad, but i don't think i'd be off base in demanding he apologize to the VT community as a whole. foolish, take your lumps like a man and deal with your actions, and move on. Posted 12/13/2007 10:18 PMReply
Anonymous
Snooze! Anyone who cares about what this kid did at a party filled with other kids doing stupid college-kid things needs to get a damn life. There are much more important things to be offended about: CIA destroying evidence of wrongdoing, the president knowingly lying about intelligence reports, violent government contractors getting supported by a corrupt State Department, etc.
Please, people, care about something important! Not some moronic college kid who loves YOU to be talking about HIM! You are feeding his ego.
Posted 12/13/2007 10:20 PMReply
Anonymous
@ Anonymous:
This is rediculous. Are you serious about your interview Nathan? ARE YOU FREAKIN SERIOUS?! i cant believe youre so stubborn that you wont even apologize on national tv on one of the most watched news stations in the world. do you know that by going on CNN and refusing to apologize makes you look really stupid? not to mention it makes young people like us look ignorant. seriously, look what you said. thanks for poking fun at the people that died, not to mention you just mocked my brother. you make my family and me sick. thanks again, for "indirectly" offending my family.
Posted 12/13/2007 11:37 PMReply
Anonymous
Check this out Nate; you are damn lucky you are thousands of miles away. Just getting back from Iraq, I have to see your stupid and UN intelligent picture. I actually allow you the freedom to make this happen. You forget little man, if you did not have that freedom that you have, you would be in a box!!!! Lets see how BIG balls you are, why don’t you go out and wear a costume and make fun of the 9/11 victims?????????? COME ON BRO!!!!! Lets see how you look over your shoulder every minute of the day, Pussy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then you will gain my respect, have a bunch of pissed off New Yorkers after your littler gay ass, would be quite amusing!!! You really are that stupid, thinking that this is cool, or fun.. Lets just see how fun this is over the next months, dumbass!!!!! Posted 12/14/2007 03:34 AMReply
Anonymous
what a ****, and they say black people are ignorant. way to go looney white guy. Posted 12/14/2007 06:15 AMReply
Anonymous
Nathan you are a coward, plain and simple, a coward. Sure it takes guts to go on national TV and defend your freedom of speech and expression, and to not compromise your beliefs to make everybody happy. But it takes a bigger person to admit that they were wrong. Sure you admitted that what you, and your friend, did was tasteless and that was the intent, but as soon as you allowed these pictures to be shown to others is when you did something wrong. There is no way you can control the distribution of any information posted on the internet, and someone from your generation and level of education should know that. I am not asking you to apologize for your tastelessness, or your lack of regard to other people’s feelings. I am asking you to apologize for offending the family and friends of the victims, and the rest of the VT nation. But you won’t, and that is why you are a coward. Posted 12/14/2007 06:56 AMReply
Anonymous
friends and family of victims have every right to be offended ...

people who defend a kid who thinks he can make light of people who are understandably still in pain are the folks who are likely in need of a life transplant ...
Posted 12/14/2007 07:32 AMReply
Anonymous
Mr. Jones will have this follow him the rest of his stupid little life and destiny will have the last laugh.

At least the girl in the photo seems to have had the common sense to lay low.

I'd also like to try to find away to take you to civil court.
Posted 12/14/2007 11:10 AMReply
Anonymous
COMPLETE **** !!!!!!! SHOULD BE EXPELLED FROM P.S.U. Posted 12/14/2007 1:30 PMReply
Anonymous
somebody drag him behind a pickup truck. good luck getting a job pal, you screwed yourself for life. Posted 12/14/2007 5:39 PMReply
Anonymous
The people defending and prosecuting this guy are the real idiots. The dude wore an offensive costume. It was horrible. He's an ass for not apologizing. Let's move on. Get off the "gay" thing. Get off the "first ammendment" thing. Focus on the actual dude. He has no class, no character, and yes... the real thing I love about the guy is his constant contradictions.

"I won't apologize because I don't want to compromise my integrity."... Uh dude, you wore a pink Hitler costume for Halloween. And the whole, "I'm out to prove that the media worries more about trivial stories than they do about real life problems." And how does Nathan Jones prove that? By going on CNN and other nationally syndicated news shows, presenting them with trivial stories. And of course, blaming the people who put the pictures on the internet in the first place when he himself has put some of those offensive pictures on the internet as well.

Nathan Jones, if you ever do read this, you don't deserve to die if you don't apologize. You can keep wearing your offensive costumes. Just before you go on television to state a point.. make sure you have one. A good one. And honestly bro, do a little prep, enunciate, and fix your damn hair.
Posted 12/15/2007 08:13 AMReply
Anonymous
typical left-wing bullshit. "There is no good or evil in this world, just your personal interpretation." Nathan - I am sorry the only way you can get attention is to poke fun at the misery of others. Posted 12/15/2007 2:01 PMReply
ralphschofield
"So ours struck a chord in a specific group, we’re really no different than all the other people wearing costumes depicting, Jon Benet, Matthew Shepherd, 9/11, Columbine Victims, Aunt Jemima, KKK…etc. "

Who the heck dressed up like Jonbenet, Matthew Shepherd, 9/11, or Columbine Victims?

As for Aunt Jemima and the KKK, ironically there was a scandal at PENN STATE a few years back for such Halloween costumes... AND THOSE PEOPLE APOLOGIZED!!!
Posted 12/15/2007 7:57 PMReply
ralphschofield
"I meant to offend at most 10 people at a small private party"

I thought he said in the phone interview that there were only 6 people at the party?
Posted 12/15/2007 7:59 PMReply
ha-mace
@ ralphschofield: Actually there are pictures floating around of people dressed as Jonbenet, Matthew Shepherd, 9/11 and Columbine Victims. Also, there was a controversy THIS YEAR at Penn State about distasteful costumes. I linked to The Collegian's editorial in another post. Posted 12/15/2007 8:07 PMReply
Anonymous
WHO CARES THAT THIS GUY WORE AND OFFENSIVE COSTUME. ITS LIKE SAYING WE CANT SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS OR SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL THIS CENSORSHIP IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!! GOOD FOR THAT GUY FOR WEARING THE COSTUME...MORE POWER TO HIM!!!!! Posted 12/15/2007 8:56 PMReply
Anonymous
"Freedom to not be offended?" Has society bumped it's collective head? There are many freedoms enjoyed by the American populace: freedom from harassment, freedom from hate speech, freedom from violence... etc. But freedom from being offended? Not at all, nonsense to be precise.
The freedom of speech guarantees our right TO OFFEND people, so long as what we say does not incite violence towards another group or person, cannot be classified as hate speech, or amount to harassment.

I've known Nathan Jones as my closest friend for over 15 years, and knowing him as well as I do, I'm not surprised in the least at his behaviour. I've come to expect it and revel in it, because the value of his behaviour lies not in how he acts, but in how others react to him. Classify his actions as stupid, tasteless and insecure if you will, but read the reactions posted here and see American society's stupidity, tastelessness and insecurity magnified.

While I'm sure what Nathan did was entirely within the law, I'm not so sure that spouting anti-'****' rhetoric, calling for him to kill himself, or be drug behind a pick-up truck fits into what civilised people would classify as lawful.

Furthermore, labeling him a '****' or 'left-wing' does not belittle any point [if any] that Nathan may have, but it does in fact belittle those who would use such terms.

So Nathan Jones 'should apologise', 'we don't like what he did/said/stands for', 'he offended us'. In that case I personally want an apology from everyone who voted for George W. Bush, anyone stupid enough to push for "Intelligent Design" legislation, etc. Waah... Cry us a river. He's fully within his rights, as such, he has no obligation to apologise to anyone, at any time.
Since this site caters to college students I was hoping that your education would show through, that your knowledge of basic constitutional rights would prevail, but instead the responses from the public, and even the questions posed to Nathan exude ignorance.

john dot m dot horsey at gmail dot com
Posted 12/17/2007 02:00 AMReply
Anonymous
@ ralphschofield: Follow me through this, take your time.

"I meant to offend at most 10 people at a small private party"

Here we see that Nathan said, AT MOST 10 PEOPLE, that means.... guess?

That the number of people was? Ten people or FEWER.

Now, Simple math... is 6 less than 10?

So that means that 6 people is fewer than 10 people.

1 more question.

Where the **** do you get off with this stupidity?

"I thought he said in the phone interview that there were only 6 people at the party?"
Posted 12/17/2007 02:06 AMReply
Anonymous
You have issues as well john dot m dot horsey at gmail dot com. You think we give a rats ass of your knowing him for 15 years, and all other bullshit, BLA BLA ****ING BLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is reality, and reality says, you make fun of dead people’s brothers, loved ones, you pay the ****ing price, you little prick!!!!! **** you and the horse you ride, in this world, what goes around, comes around, KARMA, so write your little bullshit on America's short sighted insight, and how we, as America, cant take a joke, and see what this little bullshit brings you... you are truly a dumb muther ****er!!!!!!! I do get a kick out of you small eyed wonders of the world Posted 12/17/2007 04:47 AMReply
Anonymous
oh yea John, you will be getting a email, don’t worry princess!!!!! Posted 12/17/2007 04:49 AMReply
Anonymous
@ Anonymous: i am so completely offended by the incredible amorality of this beastly young man. How can any one make such callous heartless statements and mock the death of innocent people? His parents should be ashamed of bringing him into the world. Posted 12/17/2007 10:26 AMReply
Anonymous
@ <a href="#c5939">Anonymous Posted 12/17/2007 04:47 AM EST</a>: Are you trying to make my point for me? Posted 12/17/2007 8:15 PMReply
Anonymous
@ <a href="#c5940">Anonymous Posted 12/17/2007 04:49 AM EST</a>: I'm waiting. Posted 12/17/2007 8:16 PMReply
Anonymous
This guy (Nathan) has a right to be as distasteful as he wants, period! Is this really a big story? Holy Crap,what is wrong with us for caring so much about a halloween costume? Was there a stink when South Park showed a dead Steve Erwin with stink ray stuck in his chest. I loved the Crock Hunter, but I still have the right to think that South Park was distastefully funny. Come on people, let move back on to most important late-breaking story of the century with Brittany Spears no-one-knows-who-the-hell-she-is little sister being pregnant. That's the real story here people! (sarcasm) Posted 12/21/2007 07:37 AMReply
Anonymous
@ Anonymous:

I met Nathan for the first time that night at the party. I can tell you that he wasn't insecure in his sexuality at all. As a matter of fact, he seemed just as normal as anybody else at that party (gay or straight). Although I'm not sure where he got only 6 people at the party--close to 40 people ended up showing up that night.

So what is it with you gay people acting like he's the freaking ambassador of PSU homosexuals? His sexuality had nothing to do with his costume.
Posted 01/08/2008 5:19 PMReply

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