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  • #1

    Anti Bullying Movement

    I don't know how many of you have been paying attention to the news lately, but in the wake of a string of recent teen suicides that were induced by some form of bullying these past few months.

    Almost all of the teens who killed themselves were gay, but in some cases they actually weren't just perceived to be. And while the anti bullying movement is largely an anti gay bullying movement, it's bringing light to other victims as well.


    Last night on 20/20, they told a story of a boy with aspergers syndrome who was constantly bullied at school and finally in his junior year he committed suicide by killing himself. After his death was learned about at school, the students that bullied him as well as some others wore nooses to school and openly mocked his death and went without punishment from the school.


    There are many other tragic cases that I could list, and you can bet for every case that's allowed to get on the news that there's at least one more that a victim's family chooses to keep quiet about.

    But I'm interested to know what you all think about the recent swell in media attention, b/c after all it's not the first time teens have killed themselves over being bullied. Also who's to blame in all of this? The Bullies for bullying? The school for not doing anything? The Parents of the bullies for raising such bad apples? or The victims parents for not pulling their kids out of an environment that was obviously bad for them?
    Last edited by ara87; 10-16-2010, 06:50 AM.
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    Re: Anti Bullying Movement

    Kids are too soft these days. Bullies have always existed in children, men and nations, and only now are people complaining? So now this is the current 'problem' society has to declare 'war' on? Deal with it. Anyone who commits suicide does so because of selfish reasons and not because of bullies. They think they are too special and unique to be understood. These people have problems that do not begin with bullies, but the bullies are merely the conduit that get the blame.

    I don't really care for suicidal people. The world is a harsh place, and we have no choice being born into the lives we are born into. But truth is, at any given moment, no matter how horrible and bleak life seems for you, there's always someone on this planet that has it far worse than you, and they keep trucking on, because that's what you do. You truck on, and you move on and you build your character and toughness. If these people are too weak to deal with the human condition, then consider this a form of self-weeding out, and survival of the fittest.
    Achkerov kute.

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    • #3
      Re: Anti Bullying Movement

      I wouldn't normally quote Eminem, but I believe it applies in this case.

      "Who needs bullets, soon as I pull it, you sweat bullets,
      an excellent method to get rid of the next bully,
      it's actually better cause instead you murderin',
      you can hurt em' and come back again and kick dirt at 'em,
      it's like pourin' salt in the wounds..."

      In short, I agree with Anonymouse.

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      • #4
        Re: Anti Bullying Movement

        I agree that at least it seems like a lot of these kids didn't have enough reason to kill themselves, but you have to remember a lot of them are very young and don't have either the knowledge, experience, wisdom or ability, to perceive the situation around them clearly.

        The 18 year old college student for instance didn't really need to kill himself. Having a video of you having sex posted online isn't that bad, and in some instances it's great b/c you can sue for money, but other victims like the 11 year old or the kid with aspergers, can't be held to the same standards.


        I also don't think that kids are softer these days and that suicides rates are increasing. Kids have been killing themselves for a long time, but an ever increasing population means an ever increasing amount of suicide, e.g. 10% of 300 million is much more than 10% of 200 million. I also think the media and people are just paying attention now.
        Last edited by ara87; 10-18-2010, 03:46 AM.

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        • #5
          Re: Anti Bullying Movement

          I beg to differ, how can you say bullying won't lead people to commit suicide. Half of these kids don't talk to there parents about & they keep it inside of them. If someone or a group of people are bullying you around & theres np where to turn to , then what choic does he have.

          I always wonder what if the shoe was on the other foot? What do these "bullys" gain?
          Positive vibes, positive taught

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          • #6
            Re: Anti Bullying Movement

            I used to be a bully because I was unpopular and couldn't always hang out with the cool kids, so I'd have fun feeling stronger than people I could easily trip on the playground Caught up with me later when I realized I didn't build much character that way.

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            • #7
              Re: Anti Bullying Movement

              I think people that are bully's are insecure & they pick on people who are smaller than them just feel good about themselves.
              Positive vibes, positive taught

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              • #8
                Re: Anti Bullying Movement

                Originally posted by PepsiAddict View Post
                I think people that are bully's are insecure & they pick on people who are smaller than them just feel good about themselves.
                I think since they feel rejected from exploring their self worth with some desirable group/individual(s), they try to use (often abusively) those closest to them in ways that seek to compensate for their own lack of "coolness" or worth or whatever.

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                  Re: Anti Bullying Movement

                  Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
                  I think since they feel rejected from exploring their self worth with some desirable group/individual(s), they try to use (often abusively) those closest to them in ways that seek to compensate for their own lack of "coolness" or worth or whatever.
                  I agree jgk3.

                  Watch when these bullys have kids, there kids will get picked on'
                  Karma.
                  Positive vibes, positive taught

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                  • #10
                    Re: Anti Bullying Movement

                    Originally posted by PepsiAddict View Post
                    I agree jgk3.

                    Watch when these bullys have kids, there kids will get picked on'
                    Karma.
                    Either that, or they'll become bullies too, a possible result of being bullied by their parents.

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