18 Answers

Give her the money.  The kids were really nasty.

Why would anyone think they have a right to decide or even question what she should do with her money? Everything happens for a reason. A greater power is in charge and that power decided that she has earned all that she is getting.

I found it funny that a father to one of the boys was whining that his family is being harassed while she is being taken care of like this. He forgets that he helped to raise the bully. He is getting exactly what he deserves, as is his wife and the son. They all had a hand in creating a bully. Everything works out exactly as it should. Everyone is getting exactly what they earned. 

I have no problem with her getting the $$$. I hope the kids got their arses kicked tho.

She did not ask for the money, The people who donated the money, were horryfied by what these bullies did. She deserves the money,.

Yes good luck to her, and I hope the yobs get what they deserve.

When people can give money to charity its a tax deduction.

Allow this poor woman to have some money for her suffering..

After want she went through with those ignorant morons, she definitely deserves the money and vacation.

You're right, those organizations need the $'s ONLY, the money is a gift given by people who choose to give it to HER. If my dad sends ME $5 I'm not going to give a dollar to my neighbor.....

This may be a little harsh to some, public caning as they have in Singapore would most likely put a stop to this disrespect along with their parents, yes she deserves every cent for what these imbeciles did to her.

People donated money to her to show their outrage at the actions of the students. Guess a lot of people wanted to show their disgust. Good for her. That amount of money would be a mere drop in the bucket for funding any type of anti-bullying program.

Yes I do maybe cause  I'm jealous it wasn't me ,sh!t for $ 400 large i'd take a beating ..

"Deserve" to my way of thinking means that one gets what one has earned, or has coming to him in compensation for deeds.  I deserved the money I received working for the tax company. 

I don't know that anyone "deserves" anything for being threatened and bullied, but that is what has happened.  So, while my answer to the question is "NO", I don't begrudge the woman, nor whatever she chooses to do with it.

One thing this DOES show me is that people are compassionate and giving, even in an economy that is on life support. 

Colleen

The people who gave the money felt she deserved it.

The monies were given by sympathetic individuals. No one expected that the amount would be that high. She should keep it and retire in comfort.

She should give it all to the government because they know how to spend money better than you or I or her could. They are smarter on where the money really needs to go.

No!! Money would be better used for funding.

Colleen

$400,000 or even $500,000 would not go far. How exactly would it be used? By the way, do you all have any kind of funding going on in your country to stop them from hanging homosexuals just because they are homosexual? What gives you the right to even voice your opinion about funding to stop bullying? Your laws and religion bullies people daily.

Colleen

We have other foundations for the needy and the poor. We have too many actually and too many like to live on it and never improve their lives.

Kids and their mischievous little monkey brains bull baiting an old lady….whips were made as a way of correcting that behavior and now we consider that child abuse….our culture is evolving between right and wrong and will eventually develop workable solutions that answers the question. The kids are ignorant and ill mannered. Military style discipline works wonders on behavioral quirks and need not be denied children for such conduct.  

All great gifts come from God.  Maybe Karma and God felt she needed a great gift.  I sure most of us would accept such a gift and then do good for ourselves and others.