This video encapsulates the best and worst of human behavior.
Yesterday, the world got to see a group of idiot 12-15 year-old kids verbally abusing a 69-year-old bus monitor in Greece, N.Y. named Karen Klein.
Like, really badly. To the point that she cried.
The worst comment one kid made? “You are so ugly, your kids should kill themselves.” Klein’s son apparently did take his own life 10 years ago.
Depressing as it gets. But now, the redeeming part.
According to Mashable, irate users on Reddit, 4chan, YouTube and elsewhere decided to support Klein … and not by offering bullying services to give the kids a taste of their own medicine (although we’ll get to that in a moment).
Not even 24 hours later, more than $9,000 has been raised online to send the harassed Karen on the vacation of a lifetime! How great is that?
Enjoy it, Karen … and get ready to reap what you sowed, kids.
There’s already a Facebook group dedicated to opposing them, and local police are considering stationing officers outside their homes for fear of retribution.
UPDATE, 6/22: Klein has received a staggering $440,000 in donations – not a typo – and more importantly, an apology from two of the bullies.