Bullying

[Antares]

I am a bit angered and frustrated right now.

I am watching Dr. Phil and they are doing this report on some special needs kid who took a gun to school and shot himself in the bathroom because he was being bullied.

This is appauling. Absolutely appauling.

Now the first thing is, he shouldn't have access to the gun. But that is not my point. Bullying a special needs kid, or making fun of them for any reason is the lowest form of behavior on this earth. It is absolutely ridiculous. If you do that, you should be ashamed of your self. Completely. Because a person that has special needs didn't ask to be that way. They didn't ask to have mental issues, so you making fun of them, because they are different is totally appauling. It just angers me hearing about it.

Now in my school, the special ed kids are assigned a para and I really have never seen them teased and defintely not their face. I want to know how your school works.

And not just special ed kids, all kids. People don't know the pain that the kids feel when they are being bullied. They don't show it and people don't know. It's just really sad. They will never show what they are truly feeling on the receiving end.

So if you are being bullied. TELL SOMEONE! Don't let it go on and on to the point where you can't take it anymore. If people don't believe you keep telling. And telling. And telling. Until they will have to do something to you. Because I don't want to turn on the TV again and hear that another kid has committed suicide because a bunch of insecure, crass, bitches bullied them.

Also, don't give out personal information. Be careful with who you Myspace and text because in another case, a MOTHER pretended that she was a boy and convinced a girl on Myspace to kill herself. And her case was thrown out.

Absolutely unacceptable.


So answer the poll and tell me how bullying conditions are at your school. And if you see someone being bullied, TAKE A STAND. Show that someone cares or refer the person to someone that cares.

Ugh, sorry for this rant

[MoveAlong]

It's true. Good job

I personally think ANYONE who says "no I don't see bullying" is lying or not thinking hard enough. Bullying happens all the time all around you when anybody is made fun of, descriminated against, hurt, etc. Bullying is taunting, outcasting, descrimination, criticizing, yelling, hurting, abusing. Too many people lie about this and it sucks.

Unfortunately there are just people who are immature out there who won't stop. But bullying can become serious, and extends to cyber bullying, etc. It can lead to crimes even.

So that's why you have to tell somebody. Even if you think the counselors won't help, try it. Tell the teachers. Tell the principal. Tell your friends. Stay with your friends. Stand up for your friends. Stand up for strangers even! Nobody deserves to be an outcast, and that's what bullying does.

Most of all bullying makes you look like a jackass. Nobody wants to hang out or date somebody like that. Get a life and stop making others worse.

My school? There's a special needs kid that gets bullied all the time. It's not right. But it happens. I think they've assigned an aide now.
Also, I've been taunted because I like the arts, and sometimes ridiculed for being a cafeteria worker, and it's like, WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? Take your food or go to the pizza line, loser!

haha you got me on a rant now :P

[Antares]

It's true. Good job

I personally think ANYONE who says "no I don't see bullying" is lying or not thinking hard enough. Bullying happens all the time all around you when anybody is made fun of, descriminated against, hurt, etc. Bullying is taunting, outcasting, descrimination, criticizing, yelling, hurting, abusing. Too many people lie about this and it sucks.

Unfortunately there are just people who are immature out there who won't stop. But bullying can become serious, and extends to cyber bullying, etc. It can lead to crimes even.

So that's why you have to tell somebody. Even if you think the counselors won't help, try it. Tell the teachers. Tell the principal. Tell your friends. Stay with your friends. Stand up for your friends. Stand up for strangers even! Nobody deserves to be an outcast, and that's what bullying does.

Most of all bullying makes you look like a jackass. Nobody wants to hang out or date somebody like that. Get a life and stop making others worse.

My school? There's a special needs kid that gets bullied all the time. It's not right. But it happens. I think they've assigned an aide now.
Also, I've been taunted because I like the arts, and sometimes ridiculed for being a cafeteria worker, and it's like, WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? Take your food or go to the pizza line, loser!

haha you got me on a rant now :P

I know! Doesn't it make you soo mad!

And that court. ugh. In my opinion, if you provoke someone to kill themselves, and that was your intent, you need to sit in jail.

[The Joker]

Well, my school, I feel bad whenever kids make fun of the handicap kids. I refrain from doing it, it just makes me feel bad in general.

[Zazu]

I hate to see it when people bully others. I mean what the fuck is achieved through it? Nothing, absolutely bugger all.

I've been bullied myself but would never bully someone else.

[INFERNO]

At university, there are special-ed kids although usually they stick with each other and other people to help them out. I rarely see them but I do know that most of the bullying they get is behind their backs as if someone does insult them to their face, other people tend to stick up as do the people taking care of the special-ed kids.

At high school I was bullied quite a bit and did do some of my own bullying. But for the rest of high school and parts of university, I wouldn't call it bullying as it isn't but rather some manipulation. Senseless bullying I see as rather pointless and self-defeating but manipulation I see as having a goal in mind, ideally without ruining the person too much.

Although at university, bullying is fairly rare. I'm sure there is more manipulation if anything, so I vote yes I have been bullied and I do not bully and I'll also vote yes I see it at my school/university.

[Reality]

I voted:

Yes, I have been bullied and I do not bully
Yes, I see bullying at my school

I used to get bullied for being massively tall, amongst other things, throughout my school-life but especially two years ago in Year 9. However, I don't bully anyone at all. I did however, bully four people when I was younger. I used to bully a five year old boy when I was seven, another boy for being fat when I was eight or nine, a girl for having a "funny name" (Blaise, which I thought was like blaze) and another girl for being fat, as much as I regret it now.

But I haven't bullied anyone since I was 11, and seeing as that was nearly seven years ago now, I don't consider myself a bully.

I do see people bully others in my school though, or at least have done. Two guys bullied for being immature when I started high school in 2004, a girl (my friend) for being an emo/anime lover, and random other people for random other things.

I can't say I helped these people, I would have loved to, but call me cowardly if you like, but it would have turned a group of people on me, although I was supportive of my friend. But I never stood up for her, and she never stood up for me either, I kind of see it as our own battles.

[YourFriend]

in my school, the stronger guys tease the little ones...but no1 can stop it, the school staff is 2 lazy