Bystanding Vs Bullying Research Paper

Bullying vs. Bystanding Did you know that, according to Junior Scholastic News, nearly 15,000 students were suspended because of bullying. Bullying is serious, but bystanders could stop it if they stood up for what’s right. Bystanders are worse than the bully because they just watch bullying happen, they make the victim feel less of themselves, and some just laugh at bullying. First off, one of the reasons bystanding is worse than bullying is they just stand and watch bullying happen. According to Junior Scholastic, 1 in 5 kids is either bullied or a bully. A lot of bullying comes from bystanders watching because it encourages the bully to keep doing what he’s doing. If there are people standing by spectating bullying, it can make the victim feel less of themselves. According to Junior Scholastic, bullying is one of the main reasons for teen suicides. That could be stopped if a brave, bold bystander stood up for what’s right. If bystanders keep on bystanding, bulling will never stop. To continue, bystanding can make the victim feel less of themselves. For example, if a kid’s being bullied and nobody does anything the kid would be sad. 16 year old Geoffrey Hill from Scholastic News says, “I just try to put myself in someone else’s shoes and see how I would feel.” The victim would know, if there is a
Bystanders may not know it, but when they’re laughing at bullying they’re just as bad as the bully. If I were being bullied, I would listen to the people laughing, not the bully. Although, according to Erin, she thinks the bully is worse because they give the bystanders something to laugh at. However, I say the bystanders encourage the bully to keep doing what he’s doing. According to eyesonbullying.org, the best way for bystanders to stop bulling is to let a trusted adult know immediately and don’t join in. In conclusion, if bystanders keep on laughing bulling will never