Lives at Stake

We are told that everyone gets bullied. We are told that being bullied part of growing up. We are told to trust the adult to handle the situation. We are told that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But who tells us that bullying actually does kill people?

I've heard some weird theories about bullying, such as:

• "Bullies are just trying to hide their own insecurities." 

• "The bully's parents obviously didn't do their job properly." 

•  "Everybody gets bullied. Enduring it is like an initiation into adulthood." 

•  "People don't know how to react when they see something different.

Does that really seem fair? Somebody doesn't have enough self-confidence so they build it by tearing down someone else's? Do people have such little regard for their actions that they only care about the consequences when someone's very life is at stake? Some don't even stop there! Should we stand for this? What can we do? We've dealt with so many tragedies such as Billy Lucas (see video). How many more kids have to die before American School realize, hey, we have a serious problem here...

Teenagers are so desperate that they feel that their is no other option. That there is no going on for them. They don't care what happens as long as it makes their suffering end.

 "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

 It is my belief that whoever came up with that load of ****, was most definitely high on something. Of course words can hurt you! It's called Verbal/Emotional Abuse! Everybody has insecurities and people zero in on them like some sort of merciless scavenger and drink from your self-consciousness as if it were a fountain of youth. Does anybody know what we can do about this? No? I'm not surprised. We'd rather just sit and watch with a chair and a bag of popcorn and laugh at how clever the insults are, or how stupid their face looks when they start crying. What's wrong with us? If reading this has somehow made you feel guilty, there's probably a reason for that. We need to learn to stand up for people who can't defend themselves. I, for one, am tired of sitting back and watching.