Monday, June 25, 2012

Karen Klein

  • Nobody actually wants to burn a witch. Humanity, Twain wrote, is "governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise.
  • (Washington Post)
  • It was just a week ago that Karen Klein was sitting on a bus enduring the teasing and taunts of a group of kids with a grace that wouldnt be recognized until days later, when a video of the incident went viral.
  • (People)
  • GREECE, N.Y. -- Bus monitor Karen Klein has not been the only victim of bullying in the small Rochester, N.Y. suburb of Greece.
  • (myfoxny.com)
  • As of the writing of this post, an Indiegogo campaign on Klein's behalf just cracked $500,000 — yes, as in half-a-million dollars.
  • (Washington Post)
  • What would anybody do with that much money? I would like to invest some, Karen Klein, of suburban Greece, said during an interview on NBCs Today show, a week after a video of the cruel taunting went viral.
  • (USA Today)
  • LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2012 — By now the entire world has heard of Karen Klein and the savage treatment she received from some teenagers. Ms.
  • (Washington Times)
  • On one hand I say bravo. Karen Klein deserved a break. And she got one by winning the social media lottery.
  • (Forbes)
  • The shocking YouTube video of students verbally abusing monitor Karen Klein highlights how difficult it can be to handle bullying in a place where it often happens: the school bus.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • The tragedy of accidental celebrity is that the world expects too much from the recipient. King was not prepared for what followed that horrific day in March 1991 — the riots, the fame, the money and the inevitable demons that would tug at him.
  • (NorthJersey.com)

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