itsmee
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There was a college kid who secretly videotaped his gay roomate while the boy was pleasuring himself. This video got on You Tube and the boy killed himself. This is not unusual.The poor bus woman certainly needed something but I think $500.000 and an all-expense paid trip to Disney Land seems excessive. That amount of money could be used to help kids whose lives will be ruined from bullying. They will suffer lack of self esteem, ptsd, anger, depression.
The woman will suffer too but is MONEY the answer to that type of pain to the soul. Her life will not go on as long as the children who have been hurt. That money will go to her children when she dies.
By the way, about the gay man, his roommate video taped him having sex with another male. His roommate outed him to not only the campus but to the world. That's why the young man killed himself.
18 Answers
melandrupert
Best answer!
Good Topic but i feel its none of our buisness I like what itsmee said (the song) teach your children well how true is that
| 11 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
Chiangmai
Colleen
Why would anyone think they have a right to decide or even question what she should do with her money? Everything happens for a reason. A greater power is in charge and that power decided that she has earned all that she is getting.
I found it funny that a father to one of the boys was whining that his family is being harassed while she is being taken care of like this. He forgets that he helped to raise the bully. He is getting exactly what he deserves, as is his wife and the son. They all had a hand in creating a bully. Everything works out exactly as it should. Everyone is getting exactly what they earned.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 19 | |
Tommyh
I have no problem with her getting the $$$. I hope the kids got their arses kicked tho.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
Ann
sunnyB
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When people can give money to charity its a tax deduction.
Allow this poor woman to have some money for her suffering..
| 11 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
If it is given to her as a civil matter, they would not be able to get a tax refund no..
dad59
jhharlan
bulletman
Flip
People donated money to her to show their outrage at the actions of the students. Guess a lot of people wanted to show their disgust. Good for her. That amount of money would be a mere drop in the bucket for funding any type of anti-bullying program.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 15 | |
I'd like to know a lot about the families of the kids who did the harm. I wonder if the way parents raise their children cause the evil. Or does it just come about as a follow-the-leader type of 7th grade thing. Such harm.
daren1
Yes I do maybe cause I'm jealous it wasn't me ,sh!t for $ 400 large i'd take a beating ..
| 11 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Bob/PKB
"Deserve" to my way of thinking means that one gets what one has earned, or has coming to him in compensation for deeds. I deserved the money I received working for the tax company.
I don't know that anyone "deserves" anything for being threatened and bullied, but that is what has happened. So, while my answer to the question is "NO", I don't begrudge the woman, nor whatever she chooses to do with it.
One thing this DOES show me is that people are compassionate and giving, even in an economy that is on life support.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Would I think I deserved all that for going through what she endured? I doubt it, but I'd sure be happy to take it. Would I want to go through all that to GET the money? Not really. Would I take it and be thankful? Without a doubt. What would I do with all of it? I don't know.
ed shank
Ed1530
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No!! Money would be better used for funding.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
Funding where?
Education starts at home, people should not be funding anti bullying programs parents should be teaching their children not to do it.
They already have really good programs in the states maybe supporting them would be good?
Allow this woman some compensation, she probably dislikes traveling in public and shudders at the sight of kids, no amount of funding will stop that for her...
robertgrist
Kids and their mischievous little monkey brains bull baiting an old lady….whips were made as a way of correcting that behavior and now we consider that child abuse….our culture is evolving between right and wrong and will eventually develop workable solutions that answers the question. The kids are ignorant and ill mannered. Military style discipline works wonders on behavioral quirks and need not be denied children for such conduct.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
I believe that these boys would not have acted so horribly if they had been raised right. Right from the beginning. Right from the crib. Right from in utero.
But now they are what they have become and what’s left to do? It’s too late for "treating them well” in the usual way. I’m all for your method, robertgrist. This plan should be sent to the town newspaper.
tabber
