Bullying

Bullying sucks! You probably already know what bullying is but I'll go over it in brief: Bullying is when you harm someone continuously by physical or verbal means. Physically bullying can be pushing, grabbing, beating up, getting in or messing with the victims personal space etc. Verbal bullying can be insulting, harassing, threatening etc. the victim. Bullying is wrong and unacceptable in many people's opinions including mine. But some people beside the bullies think bullying is perfectly acceptable and some of these people are adults but before I go onto that here's a sad video nobody coming to help out a kid getting bullied.

   Okay why the video sad? Well one nobody was helping the big kid on the left named Casey Heynes not get bullied everyone was just standing there including the guy recording. Another thing is the bully the small kid on the left named Richard Gale was bullying Casey. The last thing that's really sad is the situation got violent sure the victim won over the bully but did this really have to happen? Someone could have got a teacher to stop the bully from going so far that Casey the victim flipped him over.

But anyways some really stupid, ignorant small minded people think bullying is okay because "It prepares your for the real world." That's completely WRONG. Bullying does nothing to prepare you for the real world it's just a way to get abused. In fact bullies are part of the real world people say their preparing you for! Some people also think bullying isn't a big deal or that it's just a part of life. Okay let me say this what's so normal about being picked on/abused? What's so normal about being afraid to go to school or wherever else you're getting bullied? What's so normal about that? Nothing that's what! Some people also have never been bullied so it can't just be a part of life either. I'm guessing the people who agree with this garbage haven't been bullied themselves or haven't been bullied badly enough.

Some people believe the if someone gets bullied it's their fault. That they have to just "toughen up" somehow either by working out, learning martial arts, getting some friends to defend them etc. Well it's not their fault I mean it's hard to work out and you shouldn't have to do all that stuff just to stop being picked on.

Finally another misconception about bullying is all you have to do to stop it is punch the bully in the face or just beat them up. Well that's just crap and here's why:

1. The bully is tougher than you in some way (mentally, physically etc.) that's how they were able to bully you in the first place! If you punch them or try to beat them up they'll probably punch back or beat you up.
2. It makes you look like the bad guy. Other bystanders may not see the person is bullying you but if you punch them that's a much more noticeable action.
3. You could get in trouble with the school staff for hurting a bully. Yeah. Even if they deserved it if your the one that hits them and a teacher see's only that you're considered at fault.

I'm thinking people suggest these crappy methods of dealing with the bully because well that's what they had to do as a kid schools were more dangerous back in the mid 20th century and before. It was common that people would just fight things out in school. Also people might suggest these method because telling the teacher doesn't work and this has happened before. Schools have neglected their students before. Well when this happens you're supposed to take your child out of the school without notice and call the police right away to take legal action such as suing the school. You can't just keep sending your kid to a dangerous place right?

I've been bullied before a lot from elementary, to middle, even too high school but I only got bullied a little bit in high school. Only 2 times did someone stand up for me and I think it was pretty sad that people just didn't care about me. In fact I think it's sadder that nobody stood up for me than actually getting bullied. So if you see someone getting bullied stand up for them! If you're too afraid to get involved you can tell a teacher about the bullying and assuming you go to a good school they'll help out. Ways that you can stand up is telling the bully to stop, getting the victim away from the bully, or even yanking the bully out of the way. If only kids stood up for other people more often.