Bullied to Death? A 15-Year-Old Massachusetts Girl Hangs Herself After Relentless Bullying at School

I think that we Americans do outrage particularly well. The problem I see is with our recurring lack of follow-up to such horrific incidents. In this case, I would have great difficulty understanding a lack of outrage on the part of anyone reading the article quoted above or the many other stories about Phoebe Prince’s tragic death.

All in the Family

An employee of the Navy who accessed a crime database by running a criminal history on her husband ended up being fired. She said that she would never again do such a thing other than for “family” considerations. A federal court upheld the removal decision.