A parade of 50 cars carrying 100 people showed up at an Oregon high school to support a bullied teen after his aunt made a plea for help on Facebook.
Halsey Parkerson's aunt witnessed her nephew being bullied while eating lunch with him at South Salem High School on Thursday. She asked a Facebook group of car fans for assistance, and on Friday, they came out in force to support Parkerson. Parkerson's aunt did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Local television station KATU captured the rally on camera, and reported that people came from as far as Vancouver, Canada to attend.
"I will now know that whenever I get bullied, I'll just raise my head up and say, 'Sorry, I have too many friends to think I'm being bullied,'" Parkerson said on the KATU report. "This is one glorious day."
Supporters hugged Parkerson, and cheered for him. With the support of his new friends, Parkerson confronted the bully on camera. The two shared a high-five as the bully said, "I apologize, I take it back," The bully reportedly insulted Parkerson by saying that he had no friends.
The encounter came at an appropriate time since October is National Bullying Prevention Monthin the U.S. Parkerson has since started his own car club on Facebook called, The Nuthin' But Love (NBL) Crew.
Check out the KATU video, below, for more:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Facebook-used-to-rally-100-to-stand-behind-boy-being-bullied-228424401.html?tab=video&c=y
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