The first time I watched the video, I thought to myself there is no way any of my kids would act in such a manner, but on second thought, I'm sure none of the parents of these kids raised them to act like that either.
It all starts with one or two kids, then more join in and the next thing you know, you've got a bunch of kids together, doing the same thing or acting in the same manner. It's that sense of belonging to the group and a need for acceptance from their peers that draws a child to do, say or act out in a way they normally wouldn't. That's not to justify or condone their actions at all, but it does make me want to ask, how much or what kind of punishment is warranted for this type of behavior, especially when it involves a group of people?
I can't imagine the parents of any of these kids, raised them to act the way they did. Now, I hear that this whole thing has had a big affect on the families of these kids that did this. Facebook pages have been shut down as a result of all the attention, not just of the kids directly involved, but their siblings as well. I can't imagine how the parents of these kids must feel or what they must be going through now. Some would blame the parents, but I don't necessarily think the blame should be put on the parents.
I'm not sure what the policy is, but I would think something like this would mean suspending the children from riding the bus and may even go as far as suspending the children from school. This whole thing definitely wouldn't have gotten the attention it has without the media coverage. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. What do you think will happen? What do you think should happen to these kids?
On a sidenote, I'm glad to see that people came together to raise over $400,000 (last I checked) for this woman. Could it possibly be a little too much compensation though? I wonder what she'll do with the money. She'll be able to retire, for sure.
This is the best blog post I have read on this incident. I mean it!
You’re not justifying or condoning the actions at all. It became a group attack because this is how many of these kids act on the bus. There wasn’t anyone else to interfere. If this were not taped, would we have known about this? How many more times has something like this happened and it hasn’t been taped?
The not being allowed to travel in the bus anymore is a GREAT idea! In a way, these kids and their parents will be paying for their stupidity. In their case, their callousness.
About the money, she doesn’t believe it. I’m not sure if all of it is real. But it shows how many good hearted people are out there.
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It does make you wonder how often things like this happen that aren’t caught on tape. I’d bet it happens more than most would care to admit.
I asked my youngest to watch video and let me know what he thought. He said he wanted to punch every single one of those kids in the face. I can only hope that he’d be the kind of kid who would stand up against those other kids. Honestly though, I think he’d be pissed off in silence for fear that he’d start getting bullied too.