We talked about it multiple times, and my friends all agreed that kid belonged in prison.
In 9th grade, when he came up with a new batch of tasty rumors and spread it right in front of me, I remember describing it to someone else: “But he acts like he totally believes it's the truth”.
So you know how I feel about people denying their aggression to the point of being extremely paranoid. They are prone to making false accusations and can destroy others, many times with audiences cheering them on too.