Worst Halloween Costume Ever

Here's a footnote-

This young man will one day be an old man with a lot of regrets. And he wonders why he has no "outside support"? Are we to somehow forgive him his callousness or idiocy in refusing to make a public apology because he has suffered the loss of his own mother recently? You would think an event like that would help someone develop empathy for others who have lost loved ones--instead of the reverse.While I am sorry for his loss, I have no forgiveness for this yound fool until he can show some civility and sense of remorse for his stupid behavior and subsequent statements

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Reported by on Roanoke .com:

"Penn State student loses job over Tech victim costume

Nathan Jones, one of the Penn State University students who dressed for Halloween as a Virginia Tech shooting victim, said the controversy has cost him his job.

In an e-mail Friday, Jones said he was asked to resign Thursday from his post at Bank of America or be fired.

"They were worried that my name may be attached to the Bank of America brand, and that this controversy would lead to a scandal," he said.

Photos of Jones and another Penn State student were posted on Facebook and caused a national outcry.

In interviews with several media outlets, including an on-camera piece on CNN this week, Jones refused to apologize.

"Things are going to be hard now, especially since I have no outside support. ... However, even though I will be starving over the holidays and my credit cards will all default, I still will not apologize," he wrote.

-- Anna Mallory"

Barbara of VA of VA 10:40PM January 02, 2008