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Bullying in Society
Bullying, an unfortunate but seemingly common human activity, has scattered itself through societies since the beginning of time. Today we experience the overwhelming attention bullying has garnered. With attention come questions. Is this attention warranted or exaggerated? Why? Many believe this attention is exaggerated but considering the cause and effect of bullying, the attention is definitely warranted and not exaggerated. On another note, taking action towards young children/adults accused of bullying as a crime is not appropriate. The attention for bullying is warranted because of the tragic effects and it’s continued widespread through technology, but that doesn’t mean these young, innocent children should be punished as criminals due to their youth and level of maturity.
In Michael Friscolahti’s article, “Shunned in life, remembered in death: Can B.C. teen’s tragic story help foster needed change?”, he discusses the story of fifteen year old Amanda Todd, who committed suicide October 10, 2012, due to excessive bullying. In Friscolahti’s article, he states, “Repeatedly, Todd told her own mother that she wanted to die.” This was the effect bullying has on Todd, eventually becoming tragic. This is only the beginning. Statistics today show a drastic rise in the suicide rate among teens. A quote from www.bullyingstatistics.org/ says, “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC...” Bullying has bought pain to so many families and there is nothing positive to say about it. The attention is definitely warranted and bullying must stop. Despite campaigning, bullying itself won’t be gone. Technology has become a prominent form of bullying. With all the social networking websites the spread of cyber bullying is increasing. The problem isn’t so much the bullying itself. The problem is that the victims are having a hard time escaping it. As if physical
Bullying, an unfortunate but seemingly common human activity, has scattered itself through societies since the beginning of time. Today we experience the overwhelming attention bullying has garnered. With attention come questions. Is this attention warranted or exaggerated? Why? Many believe this attention is exaggerated but considering the cause and effect of bullying, the attention is definitely warranted and not exaggerated. On another note, taking action towards young children/adults accused of bullying as a crime is not appropriate. The attention for bullying is warranted because of the tragic effects and it’s continued widespread through technology, but that doesn’t mean these young, innocent children should be punished as criminals due to their youth and level of maturity.
In Michael Friscolahti’s article, “Shunned in life, remembered in death: Can B.C. teen’s tragic story help foster needed change?”, he discusses the story of fifteen year old Amanda Todd, who committed suicide October 10, 2012, due to excessive bullying. In Friscolahti’s article, he states, “Repeatedly, Todd told her own mother that she wanted to die.” This was the effect bullying has on Todd, eventually becoming tragic. This is only the beginning. Statistics today show a drastic rise in the suicide rate among teens. A quote from www.bullyingstatistics.org/ says, “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC...” Bullying has bought pain to so many families and there is nothing positive to say about it. The attention is definitely warranted and bullying must stop. Despite campaigning, bullying itself won’t be gone. Technology has become a prominent form of bullying. With all the social networking websites the spread of cyber bullying is increasing. The problem isn’t so much the bullying itself. The problem is that the victims are having a hard time escaping it. As if physical