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What's wrong with this generation? "68 year old bullied by teenagers"

2,710 2,027 June 21, 2012 at 11:20 PM in Rant (2) Youtube
Jesus Christ, what's wrong with kids these days?

Karen Klein a 65 year old bus monitor is mercilessly bullied and verbally harassed by a group of middle schoolers on their way home from Athena Middle School in Greece, New York.
In the disturbing video, the children can be heard yelling at Klein, calling her an "ugly fat ass" and telling the widow, "you don't have a family because they all killed themselves because they don't want to be near you."


Here's the video link [youtube.com]. And it broke my heart.


Support has been pouring in and indiegogo [indiegogo.com] has collected over $440,000 for her!


Spare the rod...Spoil the child. I'd like to slap these kids silly.MadMadMad

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FeedMeAlmonds
06-22-2012 at 02:02 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:02 PM.
I bet we see more of these videos popping up from folks trying to capture this lightening twice (i doubt it will work). I wouldn't be surprised if people start making fake/setup/acting videos of them getting bulled in the hopes of getting a payday from the public.
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Iaaaiws
06-22-2012 at 02:05 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:05 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Two out of three ain't bad?


Damn you! Ranting
Fine, I'll round up some kids...
High Five
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Ryu-bom
06-22-2012 at 02:26 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:26 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Two out of three ain't bad.

don't worry, if you ever get to be on the recieving end of bullies.... I'm sure people will be praising the bullies and rewarding them instead...Big Grin
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UncleJase
06-22-2012 at 02:33 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:33 PM.
Watched this on the news. I felt so bad for the poor woman. These kids need their ass whipped with a razor strap
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Zoe Moon
06-22-2012 at 02:45 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:45 PM.
OMG...I just watched the video for the first time. I figured it was teasing that went too far but no, it was way worse than what I'd expected. They weren't just bullying her, they were cursing her and kept on even though she started crying. There is no hope for mankind. Sadwalk
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UncleJase
06-22-2012 at 02:50 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:50 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
OMG...I just watched the video for the first time. I figured it was teasing that went too far but no, it was way worse than what I'd expected. They weren't just bullying her, they were cursing her and kept on even though she started crying. There is no hope for mankind. Sadwalk
I am a grown man, 35 yrs old, this video almost made me shed a tear. I put all the blame on the parents. I was always taught to respect my elders. These assholes were obviously not.
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Ryu-bom
06-22-2012 at 02:50 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:50 PM.
Those were tears of joy, when she realized she will be HALF A MILLION richer

It seems those kids did her the BIGGEST favor ...
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UncleJase
06-22-2012 at 02:51 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:51 PM.
Quote from Ryu-bom :
Those were tears of joy, when she realized she will be HALF A MILLION richer

It seems those kids did her the BIGGEST favor ...
Seems to me YOU are one of the assholes.

And good for her. She will not ever have to ride a bus with those ignorant kids again.
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Ryu-bom
06-22-2012 at 02:53 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:53 PM.
Good things kids aren't taught to respect and listen to their elders anymore
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Frogstar
06-22-2012 at 02:53 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:53 PM.
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Seems to me YOU are one of the assholes.
Nailed it Whee
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Ryu-bom
06-22-2012 at 02:55 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:55 PM.
Quote from MikeOxlong :
Seems to me YOU are one of the assholes.

And good for her. She will not ever have to ride a bus with those ignorant kids again.
I'm pretty sure alot of old elderly women are ready to sign up in hopes for another payday like this...

Sure it was a tad cruel, but its not like they were hitting or throwing things at her... And its funny how the police want to get involve when its a verbal spat protected under the 1st Amendment
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UncleJase
06-22-2012 at 02:59 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:59 PM.
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Nailed it Whee
Was not difficult to figure that out.
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Zoe Moon
06-22-2012 at 02:59 PM.
06-22-2012 at 02:59 PM.
Quote from MikeOxlong :
I am a grown man, 35 yrs old, this video almost made me shed a tear. I put all the blame on the parents. I was always taught to respect my elders. These assholes were obviously not.
They should all be required to help out at a nursing home. And someone should get it through their thick skulls that, if they don't die young, they will end up just like the people in that home.

I did girl scouts growing up and it taught me so many things about life and helped me to walk in another persons shoes. We did a badge where you had to go to a nursing home and collect stories of elderly people. Some of what those frail old people had been through or experienced was just so amazing. Like the guy who was a drummer boy in the Civil War and another man who had gone through one of the last Indian raids in Texas as a child and saw his sibling killed during the raid. We have it so easy these days, of course that may be part of the problem, you learn and grow through hardship. Ad astra per aspera!
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UncleJase
06-22-2012 at 03:11 PM.
06-22-2012 at 03:11 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
They should all be required to help out at a nursing home. And someone should get it through their thick skulls that, if they don't die young, they will end up just like the people in that home.

I did girl scouts growing up and it taught me so many things about life and helped me to walk in another persons shoes. We did a badge where you had to go to a nursing home and collect stories of elderly people. Some of what those frail old people had been through or experienced was just so amazing. Like the guy who was a drummer boy in the Civil War and another man who had gone through one of the last Indian raids in Texas as a child and saw his sibling killed during the raid. We have it so easy these days, of course that may be part of the problem, you learn and grow through hardship. Ad astra per aspera!
my grandparents and all their siblings lived a very long life, (anywhere from their mid 80's to mid 90's). They all died within in a few years of each other. We took care of them. None wanted to be in a home and none of us wanted to put them there. It was a really tough thing to go through but we did it. They ALL died in their home. Each and every one of us did what we could to help out. The kids in this video have no clue and I would be willing to bet the parents do not either.
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06-22-2012 at 07:44 PM.
06-22-2012 at 07:44 PM.
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What is a bus monitor ?
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