this is not new, there has always been those private school and military schools, rich kid prerogative. you get to automatically be the "rebel without a cause", who has to prove to himself while thinking he's proving it to everyone else that he is the alpha male.
why does history always show these bully types as never alone always with the posse, are they afraid to try these sadistic acts by themselves? i do not believe he did not remember,his stuttering laugh gave that away, if i'm wrong then why would he find humor in such a horrendous act,was he plucking wings off of flies, shooting birds too?
this is not your next door neighbor this is the rich kid that IMO spread enough money and access to his school mates to in his mind and those inclined to need a leader made him BMOC.
trouble with those scenario's the leader is usually not all that and a bag of chips. look at Romney now out of his multi million dollar environment, he's scared crapless, still trying to buy favor, nervous laughter and stuttering over what he say's knowing it's generally a lie. PLASTIC MAN in reverse, the need to fit in with the regular guys where he obviously would not have been in contact given his family wealth and status. please click title