You may have heard that my law school’s parent school Penn State has produced two undergraduate students who decided it would be clever to go as Virginia Tech shooting victims for Halloween. Outside the fact that I have seen first hand that PSU has strength in numbers when it comes to idiotic students, I think this is really just a case of two dipshits that could have attended any school and at any school people try to be outrageous to get laid. It’s not the first time I have heard of ridiculous costumes mocking the pain of others (remember to insert picture of Jeff Butt dressed as Steve Irwin) but really it’s the pure stupidity and self-righteous nature of these two students that really is what angers me most.

The his-and-her costume pairing were exposed after pictures from a six-person Halloween party surfaced on Facebook a week ago. I’m betting the girl even changed her Facebook profile picture to show off her offensive getup… it is easier to convince a six-year-old to pull out his loose tooth than it is to try and stop a girl with a fresh Halloween picture from changing her profile pic to it.

What is the most ridiculous is the reaction from the two students since the story became headlines for newspapers over the weekend. The pair began lashing back at the public’s outcry against their costumes and have been citing their constitutional rights of free speech in their acts saying that society has no right to be upset or complain over what is essentially just free expression. Apparently no one informed the duo that such an argument cuts both ways and part of free speech is the right for others to dissent against one’s actions and views.

Now let’s just examine the other views of these fine young Penn State undergrads: “[W]e are notorious and infamous in the state college and very popular, so we have to do things that push the envelope just for shock value.” That’s an actual quote. Newsflash – six-person Halloween parties are for fucking losers (unless it’s an orgy). “This is a group of college students who now think it’s trendy to be upset about their friends being killed” one of the students said about those who have condoned their actions in a local TV interview. Wow, “trendy” about their own FRIENDS being killed – just losing ANY friend sounds mortifying but yeah, that makes sense, I think I remember hearing that its a new trend these days to embrace pain and suffering. I guess that new Hollister collection makes sense now. The pair of students also they fear that Virginia Tech students may plan to respond with bodily harm or even murder. Apparently the pair have taken every single facebook comment made about their costumes as a legitimate threat. Names of at least three people have been turned over to authorities for such threats. Virginia Tech police are investigating the claim by one of the students that he was Superpoke! bodyslammed and later forced to “decorate a christmas tree” with the same unspecified individual. And the other student has enlisted police at both campuses after receiving at least “3 zombie invitations”. Despite these intense fears one of the student’s still spoke defiantly in an interview with Roanoke Times, “That’s the problem with college students. They all live in an ivory tower of privilege.” … Wow, I didn’t realize we all live with Gandalf in middle earth. Not only is the kid an asshole, loser and hypocrite – he is also a nerd.

The two said they wanted to get it all behind them and simply move on with this painful part of their life… and really hope no one goes as them for Halloween six months from now.

12/14 Update: With his slick hair gel and crossed eyes the costume crusader continues to act like a prick on national TV: video