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Burning at the beach

Citizens of the village of Lithi find refuge at the beach as a wildfire burns on a mountain next to it, in the island of Chios, Greece, Aug. 18.

Burning at the Beach

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Karen Klein bus monitor bully video reminds me of Casey Heynes story

Karen Klein bus monitor

Source: AP

A video of a 68-year-old school bus monitor being mercilessly taunted by seventh-graders became a rallying point against bullies Thursday, with a fund for the New York state grandmother raising more than $400,000 and a deluge of people demanding harsh punishment for the boys. Karen Klein, 68, of Greece, N.Y., gets verbally assaulted brutally in the video below. It is hard to watch.

It reminds me of the bullying story of Casey Heynes from 2011. Remember him? He was the Australian boy who snapped and slammed his pint-sized bully to the ground after being punched in the face. Here is a painful interview with Casey where he explains the torment he endured.

I wish Karen Klein would have been able to body slam some of her abusers too. These kids deserve every bit of retaliation they get from this incident.

Related: Bullying or Assault? Australian boy fights back

Greek politician goes all Chris Brown on female opponent on live TV

Greek Ilias Kasidiaris slaps woman on TV

Greece’s election campaign turned ugly Thursday on live TV: The spokesman of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party, after trading insults of “commie” and “fascist,” lunged at two female left-wing politicians on a mainstream morning talk show, throwing water at one and going all “Chris Brown” on the other woman three times across the face.

Kasidiaris, his temper wearing thin, shot an insult of “you old Commie” at 58-year-old prominent Communist Party member Liana Kanelli, in return for her branding him a “fascist.” Kasidiaris, 31, who served in the military’s special forces, also took offense at a reference by Dourou to a court case pending against him. (Full Story)

And you thought American television was bad.