Bullying Is Destroying Our Society! (Blog #2)

   Hi, my name is Ali. I go to SLA and am currently in the 9th grade. Right now, my class has a project called ¨You And The World.¨ We had to each choose an issue we are passionate about, and we are supposed to address the theme. My theme is bullying. I have talked about this theme in my first blog post, discussing the rates of bullying-related suicides, as well as a story about a victim that committed suicide after going through excessive bullying. I also talked about which kinds of people are at risk. But with new research and survey results, I will talk more about this horrible act that is sending our kids to the graveyard.

       Recently, I have put out a survey on google docs asking people about bullying. One of the questions was ¨Do you know anybody who committed suicide, or wanted to, because they were bullied?¨ Four people answered yes. It is a problem because friends and family are affected when a close one commits suicide, or wants to. This is just more proof about why bullying is hurting people. Another piece of evidence from the survey is that one person said that he/she was suicidal at one point, and another said he/she might have suicidal before. Both people were bullied. Another troubling fact is that two people said that there is bullying at this school. Even though those people said it's not a big problem, if it is not stopped, it could become a huge problem. This survey is a reminder that our society has a lot of work to do when it comes to getting rid of bullying.

       Bullying is not always the only reason someone commits suicide. Kids are usually dealing with other problems in their lives, according to about.com. But bullying is not a pleasant experience to go through. So that is only hurting the depressed child more. Depression and bullying are not a good combination. That is a recipe for suicide, and that is not a pleasant result at all. Kids should not have to go through any depression, but they do. When you then decide to bully that child, you are only adding more fuel to the fire. Bullying is sometimes committed after the bully has been bullied. Another troubling fact is that bullies create other bullies. If we don't stop this, the number of bullies in the world will keep growing. And the last thing we need is more bullies destroying the lives of our kids.

(This is where bullying is sending our kids. Families and friends will never see the victim ever again in their lives. No parent should ever have to burry their own child. Why should a bully's laughter be more important that a child's life? It shouldn't, and it isn't.)

         Bullying comes in many different forms. I talked a little bit about this in the first blog, buT I have more to say. There is emotional bullying. Emotional bullying is when you do thing to hurt someone's feelings. People do this by spreading rumors, teasing, finding a nasty way to humiliate the victim, or using social media/texting to make the victim feel worthless. One reason bullies do this is because they disapprove someone's race, religion, and/or sexuality. Rumors are a huge part of emotional bullying. They make people believe false things about a person, which could cause extreme hatred, dislike, or laughter towards the victim. Rumors also destroy friendships and open up a door for physical violence. Physical bullying is when violence or inappropriate physical contact is used to harm someone. This includes beating someone up, wedgies, sexual harassment/assault, shoving, and damage of property/clothes. Not only could this lead to suicide, but it could also lead to violence and/or change in the victim's actions. This type of behavior is unacceptable, and our children need to know that. When someone is bullied to the point of suicide, the victim's bullies are murderers. And murder is unacceptable.

         Bullying is not good for many reasons. It is killing our children, and hurting the ones that are still alive. For my YATW service, I plan to show a presentation to kids about the deadly disease known as bullying. The presentation will address the many different forms of bullying, how bullies are murderers when their victims commit suicide, the effects of bullying, and nonviolent ways to deal with bullying. And I would like to now explain how the bullies are murderers. When a bullying victim commits suicide, the bully killed the victim. The bully tied the rope around his/her neck. The bully pulled that trigger, or slit that throat. You know why? Because if the bully hadn't committed his/her evil and deadly actions, the kid would not be in a casket. If a murderer didn't decapitate an innocent person, that person would not be dead. There is no difference. Victims should not be murdered. Bullying itself should. And with my presentation, I will remorselessly contribute to it's death with a smile.

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