The Need for Bullies to Take Responsibility for Their Actions
Intro: In today’s society, bullying has become an epidemic that seems to get worse as the years progress.
Claim: Bullies should be held accountable for their actions especially if their actions result in the death of their victim, whether this is by the hands of the bully or at their own hands.
Support: Across the nation, our children are being tormented, ridiculed and made to feel as if they are inferior to another person. This abuse needs to stop. When a person harasses another individual, they are legally charged with a crime. Same thing should go with bullying.
Explanation: Being bullied has become the norm in our schools across the world. When someone is bullied, they feel as if the whole world is against them. They feel as if maybe they deserve this torment. The individual doing the bullying believes in their own mind they are doing this person a service by making them feel inferior. That they are somehow “helping” the victim. Children or adults, who choose to torment and bully someone else, fully deserve to be held responsible for their actions. That responsibility lies in the hands of the school or others who are aware of the ongoing issue. If a teacher, parent or another adult is aware of this; they should be obligated to report this type of abuse to local authorities. The person doing the bullying should be charged with a crime and be held to the same standard as someone who seeks out to stalk or harass. There is no difference.
Support: People who seek out to bully or harass others, are typically acting out due to either their home life or something has happened to them they had no control of. They are taking their anger and own self-issues out on someone who they believe is weaker than them.
Explanation: When a child is abused at home or somewhere they feel safe, they tend to lose sight of what is right and what is wrong. They are experiencing someone else treating them badly and that this person has gotten away with it, so they
Claim: Bullies should be held accountable for their actions especially if their actions result in the death of their victim, whether this is by the hands of the bully or at their own hands.
Support: Across the nation, our children are being tormented, ridiculed and made to feel as if they are inferior to another person. This abuse needs to stop. When a person harasses another individual, they are legally charged with a crime. Same thing should go with bullying.
Explanation: Being bullied has become the norm in our schools across the world. When someone is bullied, they feel as if the whole world is against them. They feel as if maybe they deserve this torment. The individual doing the bullying believes in their own mind they are doing this person a service by making them feel inferior. That they are somehow “helping” the victim. Children or adults, who choose to torment and bully someone else, fully deserve to be held responsible for their actions. That responsibility lies in the hands of the school or others who are aware of the ongoing issue. If a teacher, parent or another adult is aware of this; they should be obligated to report this type of abuse to local authorities. The person doing the bullying should be charged with a crime and be held to the same standard as someone who seeks out to stalk or harass. There is no difference.
Support: People who seek out to bully or harass others, are typically acting out due to either their home life or something has happened to them they had no control of. They are taking their anger and own self-issues out on someone who they believe is weaker than them.
Explanation: When a child is abused at home or somewhere they feel safe, they tend to lose sight of what is right and what is wrong. They are experiencing someone else treating them badly and that this person has gotten away with it, so they