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Stop
Bullying!
I
had to do this for english paper but I'm so passionate about stopping
bullying. i had lots of fun with it, the
statistics are scary and i wanted people to realize what they are doing!. No one cared but one day they will. So many
teenagers who are victims of bullying, even many teens who do bully against
their friends. They must be helped and given a proper briefing.
We
are living in a world where some people think that violence is the only reason
to solve every problem. If people keep this violence around us, it’s not
going to get better. Violence has been in this world for centuries now and for
the same causes, to gain power of authority. Kids in schools feel superior to
others by calling other kids horrible names and making fun of them. Men hit
women so they can “earn” their respect back. The point is that violence won’t
make you a better person, it will make you a monster and nobody likes a
monster.
Bullying
has been an exceeding issue over the year. It is about time to make it
stop!. Bullying affects everyone not
just the victims of bullying but, the bully’s and everyone surrounding them.
The numbers of kids that are starting to become victims as well as bullies are
increasing. Nobody like’s a bully and being one just makes matters worse.
Bullying is a major problem.
Most
people don’t realize how big of a problem this is. Bullying is so common in our
lives that we don’t even realize that it’s happening when it does. We believe
it to be something normal, everyday thing, when it’s not. Everything it
happens, adults say “They’re kids. They’ll get over it.” And “It builds
characters and makes them stronger. They can deal with it themselves” (From
Brainy Quotes, Quotes.com). When in reality, it breaks us and rips apart bit by
bit.
Bullying
is a constant problem in schools today. It starts with annoying comments, but
escalates to more severe matters. We’ve seen it happen, and a lot of us know how
it feels. None of us like it. People might say they are just ignorant kids, but
bullies truly are criminals, stealing self-esteem and at times ending lives.
Bullying
can be defined as a form of torture toward an innocent person from another
“person”, a bully. I have observed three forms of bullying, including physical,
verbal, and cyber. Before we can discuss these forms of bullying, we must
recognize the plot of bullying. A bully is pathetic, insecure, and
disgusting, by drawing on the pain and suffering from another human being for
enjoyment. This “victim” is the one that gets harassed.
Bullying
can take place anywhere, school, bus stop, neighborhoods, even at your job.
However, bullying take place mostly at school. It is currently a huge problem
in schools, making it difficult for student to focus academically. Both boys
and girls are bullied at an undetermined amount. Bullying is wrong because it
is inhumane,causing physical and emotional pain to another person is cruel.
Punching, kicking, spiting, shoving, tripping, and breaking a person’s
possessions, is all example of physical bullying. Using the body or another
object to hurt another’s body or possession is physical bullying.
The
harassment doesn’t end when you step off the place and go home. Cyberbullying
is becoming common on many social networks. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Path,
Tumblr and so many other sites experience this. Teens of a variety of ages hide
behind a computer screen, feeling they can do whatever they want to and say
what they want and no one would be able to catch them. 42 % of teens have been
cyber bullied. 8 % have said they have seen it happen (From Scholastic Scope).
“Your
overweight, ugly, stupid, gay, unwanted” are examples of verbal bullying.
Verbal means using words to communicate. Therefore, verbal bullying is
harassing with use of word. Writing notes is also verbal. The last type of
bullying is, in my opinion, the worst type of them all, cyber bullying. Using
the application of technology to hurt someone emotionally and demote his or her
social status is cyber bullying.
Sending
hateful emails, harassing videos, embarrassing photos, and posting downgrading
status are all examples of cyber bullying. This is the worst because not only
does it hurt the personally emotionally, but also makes them disliked by other
people. Secondly, what is on the Internet can never be taken back. Leaving that
person with a permanent reminder of the event. This is unacceptable.
People shouldn't be afraid to attend school and get an education.
In
order to resolve this problem we need to include these solutions. First, we
need to implement stricture punishment. This will make the bullies think about
what they are about to do, and reconsider harassing another student. Secondly,
we need more security. Meaning, more faculty, officers, and cameras to survey
the area to prevent bullying. Thirdly, we need to give incentives to the ones
who actually take up for the victims.
Making
the students realize doing the right thing is rewarding. Unfortunately, the
school cannot resolve cyber bullying due to their inability to control what
students do at home. Only the parents can resolve this. I recommend blocking
any communication with that person and telling your parents, therefore,
allowing your parents to deal with the situation and bring justice to their
child. Also I recommend, researching state laws pertaining to cyber bullying.
People
often think that bullies don’t see the effects of their actions, or that they
don’t understand what they are doing to others. The thing is, bullies
understand what they are doing. Whether the bullies are kids or adults, they
know it is wrong. Bullying someone is abuse. Some people might say, “Bullying is
really common. What are we going to do, send half of school kids to jail?” (From
Scholastic Scope Part 2). Half of school kids won’t end up in jail because
there are other alternatives.
For
instance, bullies could be required to do community service, therapy, or be
made to visit a prison to be shown what their futuremay be. In addition,
parents, schools, college and kids need to work together. The problems won’t go
away on their own. We need to look at the facts of each others case and take
the appropriate action.
In
short, bullying needs to stop. Bullying is a criminal act. Bullies harass, make
threats, terrorize, and use verbal and physical abuse on their victims. We need
to stand up to bullies and not let them strip us of our self-esteem. Bullies
must face the consequences of their actions with either therapy or some version
of criminal punishment.