In junior high school, I was an object of pure ridicule for my dress, withdrawal, and asocial manner. Dozens of times, I saw individuals laugh and smile more in ten to fifteen minutes than I did in all my life up to then.

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When Arthur Bremer was in junior high school, he was often made fun of by other students for the way he dressed, for being shy, and for not being very social. He saw people around him laughing and smiling a lot more in just 10-15 minutes than he had in his entire life up to that point. This made him feel very different and isolated from his peers.

About Arthur Bremer

Arthur Bremer was an American convicted criminal who attempted to assassinate presidential candidate George Wallace in 1972, leaving him permanently paralyzed. Bremer was sentenced to 63 years in prison and served 35 years before being released in 2007.

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