The judge in Dharun Ravi's sentencing hearing says he did not hear Ravi apologize, and called Ravi's note of apology "unimpressive," but he said he would recommend Ravi not be deported as he sentenced him to 30 days in jail.
Five years ago, Jason Horowitz, author of the fascinating history of Mitt Romney's teenage bullying in The Washington Post, wrote another story that seemed to offer unsettling insight into the character of a presidential candidate: Joe Biden.
The story of Mitt Romney's high school bullying -- he held down a gay kid and cut off his fancy hairdo, he led a blind teacher into a door -- has caused many political reporters to reflect on their own turbulent teen years, but they're not drawing the conclusions you'd expect.
Look, we aren't proud of our high school ways. But it turns out back in the day at the Cranbook School, if you were gay, had uncool hair, were a near-sighted teacher, or weren't rich, Mitt Romney would've probably bullied you for he was a feared "Day Student," a menacing "Cranny" if you will.
Army officials still haven't made it clear whether they think Pvt. Danny Chen shot himself or if the bullet that wound up in his brain came from one of his comrade's guns, but they're holding eight other soldiers accountable for his death.
A judge has sentenced Brandon McInerney, now age 17, to 21 years in prison for the 2008 killing of his gay classmate, Larry King.
Anderson Cooper might be making fun of you, but is he a cyber bully?
Campus safety laws are a slapdash of anti-bullying measures and armed teachers
In the wake of one student's suicide, Rutgers University implements gender-neutral dorms
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