Bullying. A common problem in the world today. Instead of turning to anyone and asking for help, several victims of bullying keep quiet and let it emotionally scar them for the rest of their lives. But Katie Uffens, after dropping out of Westview High School, turned to the police after bullies started harassing her online.
After hearing that classmates had made a KKK club (which stands for Kill Kate Klub), Katie, who was scared for her life, dropped out of school.She thought that would be the solution to all her problems. She was wrong.
Online, she started getting tweets such as "Fake tears bother me. Grow the [explicit] up" and "No one likes you". Even after her mom recorded calls full of horrible, menancing threats, and kept tabs on email and social networks, the bullying continued.
At first, Katie's parents contacted the school adminstrators and the police, who did nothing. But after seeing how bad the bullying was getting, the police arrested Nick Aguirre and another student while they were in class.
"Nick Aguirre admitted that he did taunt Uffens and that she was unpopular. But he says,'I'm the real victim here, being dragged out of class by the police.' He and the other student are now facing criminal charges." (From Good Morning America)
It is not clear who bullied who.
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