A bus monitor was bullied to the point of tears in Greece, New York. The kids went on for over 10 minutes telling her how she was fat and stupid, and various other things. The kids video taped themselves and put it on Facebook. Someone found it and put it on Youtube (embeded below)
I was really starting to gain hope for humanity, but this video made me lose it. The video went viral within the first hour or two it was posted, and thankfully MOST of the comments on the video were supportive of the woman being bullied.
One of the sadder things that happened was one of the kids said "You're so ugly your kids should kill themselves." Her son took his own life about 10 years ago.
If you could see these kids what would you say to them? I don't think I would WANT to see them out of fear that I would get in trouble for hurting their stupid a**es. I can't believe what I just watched.
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Hopefully they will receive threatening letters and the whole gamut of retaliation and internet justice. I do not feel bad for these brats one bit. What's worse is that they will in effect make all teenagers look bad and start a slew of comments from people who want to "bring spanking back" and all that. Le sigh...
What the freaking hell was that. I couldn't even watch all of that, it was so disturbing. When I was reading the first part, I thought it would be a young person, but no. That is just so wrong on so many levels. What the hell kind of self satisfaction to these freaking middle school kids get out of bullying this poor woman? She's not even fat! If that's how kids are growing up these days, then I don't want anything to do with society anymore. What did the woman do to them? I felt bad because she didn't fight back, even though I know she wanted to. But she didn't, and you know why? Because she was the only one there with any kind of morals. Damn! I can't believe this how some people. It's disappointing.
Smith, can you honestly, objectively say she is not fat? I know you want to come off as a nice person, but really...?
What I'm more concerned about is the fundraiser to give the lady a "free vacation." How can we be sure the money goes to her and not someone who wants to exploit people's good will? Apparently they've already gotten $70k USD.
And yes, how mean. Maybe next time, when something like this occurs, people will do more than sit back and watch.
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Edit: Kent, Thu 21 Jun 12, 2:37AM
Post: #658773 , Thu 21 Jun 12, 2:33AM
If I were there, I would have defended her and kick some asses.
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I can't bring myself to watch this :'( That's SO HORRIBLE. If I'da been there, there's no doubt in my mind that I would have thrown all of them off of that bus, by myself if need be. Even if I'd have gotten thrown off too, that's NOT RIGHT. It really bothers me that people can be this ignorant.
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I definitely think the fact that no one did anything bothers me more than what the kids were actually doing. But the bystander effect is a very powerful psychological phenomenon.
My dad actually witnessed something like this once, and had a "talk" with the kids doing it.. I'm not sure what happened but they left the bus It's sad that the bystander effect can be so strong.. A lot of people think that someone else will take responsibility. Sometimes, you just have to take it yourself.
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I won't watch it. Just reading about that sickens me.
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I agree I will not watch the video and those children should be seriously punished for what they have done.... if I was on that buss I would have stood up for her even if it meant redirecting their anger towards me...
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This is so sickening, I can't even bring myself to watch the video. What kind of horrible people could do this? Just reading about makes me sick to my stomach.
My. God. How could anyone do something like this? How could these sick, twisted monsters actually gain enjoyment from their torment of someone who won't even fight back? This disgusts me, and it disturbs me. What kind of society do we live in that children would feel that there was an justification for this behavior, and that a woman feels that she has to sit there and take it? If I were on that bus, I would have been hard-pressed to keep myself from giving those ungrateful, undeserving lumps of carbon and water exactly what they deserved.
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The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry. -Ernest Hemingway
That's just shitty retarded kids. I fucking swear I'd punch them in their damn faces! They're gonna get the mother of all shitloaded karmas. Because that lady did not deserve that. That's wrong, disgusting and un-fucking-believeable. I hope their parents beat the shitass out of them...
Sorry for my french, I'm crying and I'm mad -.- and they deserve what I just said.
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I certainly see these kids as little brats, and what they did was wrong, but a lot of you are calling them monsters when they're behaving lime kids. Children often aren't capable of recognizing the full effect of their actions, nor are they often capable of demonstrating empathy toward those they are not similar to since they cannot relate. I'm sure many of the kids involved will grow to be completely normal adults, despite how terrible they were to that lady. There is a reason for the phrase cruel as school children.
I am sad that the lady wasn't more capable of diffusing the situation, since that is her job. If she cannot prevent the children from bullying her then how can she prevent them from bullying one another. I think the school system needs to train these people better so that they know how to handle these situations better, instead of just hiring people and hoping they make some sort of difference. The poor old lady made the mistake of showing them tha she was crying and was hurt by their words, which only makes the children feel more powerful and more likely to continue.
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Just to say - there is a happy ending to this story . Someone started a campaign to raise money to send her on a holiday - and they raised a hell of a lot of it! Can't remember the exact amount but it was way more than enough for the holiday of a lifetime.
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It's sad that the bystander effect can be so strong.. A lot of people think that someone else will take responsibility. Sometimes, you just have to take it yourself.
