I don't think it's far fetched at all. Those who are bullied can sometimes break under the strain and if they have access to weapons when they do I could see it being bad. You're also not the 1st to write about such a scenario by far. Stephen King wrote one of his "Bachman books" about a teenager who went on a shooting spree at school. Its title was "Rage" and Mr. King pulled it from circulation after Columbine. He didn't want to worry that his book might inspire a shooter (or so I understand) but I think it's likely such would have done it anyway (under some other excuse). I mean if they pulled all the murder mysteries off of shelves there would still be those who commit murder after all. I don't know if I'd want to link my story with recent events though as a matter of good taste if nothing else.
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