Remember the guy who graded his ex’s apology? The fall-out was epic
Back in February, Nick Lutz enjoyed 15 minutes of fame when he made the decision to upload a letter his ex-girlfriend had written him in the aftermath of their break-up.
Not only did Nick essentially share the content of the letter, but he highlighted the fact he had gone to considerable trouble correcting and grading the woman's correspondence.
But if Nick, who is a student at the University of Central Florida, thought the prank would result in little more than a few thousands likes and retweets, he was sorely mistaken.
When your ex writes you an apology letter so you grade it to send it back pic.twitter.com/MczdjcCiil
— Nick Lutz (@NickLutz12) February 17, 2017
According to The Independent, Nick's ex-girlfriend filed a charge of cyber-bullying against him, and while authorities didn't see fit to pursue it, his university certainly did.
After being suspended for two months in addition to being put on probation, Nick appealed the decision and commented on the fall-out from the initial Twitter post.
"Looking back at it now, it’s probably the craziest thing that will ever happen in my life," he said. "My main goal was never to expose her. It was to show the emphasis on the letter."
Taking to Twitter this week, Nick shared yet another letter he received and announced that the University of Central Florida had officially dismissed the case.
It was a great sigh of relief that I report that the case has officially been dismissed by UCF! Thank you everyone, especially @JacobVStuart pic.twitter.com/X9xPGh0QrH
— Nick Lutz (@NickLutz12) July 20, 2017
"It was a great sigh of relief that I report that the case has officially been dismissed by UCF! Thank you everyone, especially @JacobVStuart," he wrote in a post on Thursday.
Twitter was divided over both the university's decision to dismiss the case and Nick's initial decision to share his ex-girlfriend's letter online.
"Bullying can lead to suicide. Even not saying her name, anyone who knew you were dating would make fun of her," wrote one.
"I'm glad UCF backed down, cuz it's a bad precedent. But you, Nick, are vile. You took a young woman's heartfelt apology and sh*t all over it," wrote another.
"Shouldn't have been suspended in the first place. You should explore legal action against the ex and the school," countered yet another.
What are your thoughts on it?
