I apologize for not watching the video-what did the bus driver do?
Nothing. But, I didn't watch either and I don't know if the bus driver could even hear what was happening.
I agree. Although the driver may not have know what was going on in the back of the bus, which is why there is a bus monitor sitting back there. I did hear on a report this morning that Karen really didn't hear all that was said. She wears a hearing aid. It wasn't until she was at the police station yesterday and they played the whole video that she heard all that they said to her.
The lack of respect just floors me. I was always taught that you respect adults, especially elderly adults. To the point where I never, and to this day do not call my friends parents by their first names. It is always "mr. X or Mrs. X". Senior citizens deserve respect just because of the fact that they are seniors!!
I'm hoping that the parents of these kids are absolutely mortified. I'm waiting to hear from them to see what their reaction is. I pray to God they don't defend them.
She heard enough. According to reports, she began to weep after they taunted her saying her kids all killed herself because she's so ugly (one of her sons actually did commit suicide ten years ago). I also read how she had a purse with inspirational words on it and she just clutched it and said, "I try to live by these words. I really do." That just made me drop my head into my hands and bawl. A grandmother!!!!! They kept taunting her after she began crying!
I don't think that a woman, of any age, should be monitoring the back of a schoolbus. This should be a job for men. IMHO The most truly disturbing thing was the sexual references made and the fact that these cretins felt it was OK to touch her.
if this is what students are like nowadays, maybe we need cops patrolling. I hate these kids. I hate them. And the description shows they were escalating. I have no doubt they would have begun hitting her next.
They are little Nazis. This is how the Nazis began, with group bullying and shaming which began to escalate.
And now that I read more of what they actually did, I can see that, due to their sexual threats and touching, they likely can face some criminal charges. I hope so.
The money raised, IMO, shows that people are tired of how society is turning. They are tired of parents who refuse to parent effectively; they are tired of schools and courts allowing these type of kids free reign; they are tired of an impolite society. Let's hope these kids are made examples of...but my guess it will just be another slap on the wrist until we see them on America's Most Wanted or a wanted poster at the post office.
It's the only thing that gives me hope. It is now up to $222,000.00! I donated a little bit. I do think the donations are a form of protest, a form of speaking out and against such brutality.
I just want to clarify that, for me, it is a cultural and familial thing. In my family, either of my grandmothers would not be in a position that someone could abuse them in this manner, or any manner. If someone had ever spoken to either of my grandmothers the way this lady was spoken to there would have been hell to pay. Between the 2 of them they had 11 sons and 38 grandsons who would not allow it. This is my opinion from the way I was raised.
It hurts me that this lady was treated this way and it WAS NOT HER FAULT. She was assaulted verbally and, I believe, physically assaulted by these 'kids'. It hurts me that she was in that position in the first place. The onus is 1000% on the 'kids' that did this to her.
If there is no respect for a grandmother then hope is lost. IMHO
BBM. You said it. I have no hope for the futures of those monsters. Whoever raised them, failed. By this age, character is pretty much set. Yes, we all made mistakes at that age but this? Harassing a grandmother? It's beyond the pale.
I truly hope that all the media attention, the dozens of bouquets she has received, the money, etc., helps restore her faith in humanity.
As for those creeps, they have no place amongst humanity, IMO. They should be in juvenile hall. They are going to end up in prison anyhow. :twocents: