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Alright I wanted to make this thread since there have been so many threads lately on this topic. Alright I was bullied for most of grade school, but it got very bad in my 7th grade year, name calling and even had someone slap me in the face for no reason. Now after that I didn't get bullied, because I moved. But I still lived/live with the emotional scars of it everyday. So I went to school for 8th grade, went to 9th grade(missed over 40 days of school though because I didn't feel like going), dropped out in 10th grade, went back for 11th grade(only there about 40% of the time though, than I dropped out and got a GED. Now Im not gonna completly blame the bullys of my past for me dropping out, but what was hurt through all of the bullying was my self confidence. And even right now(Im 18 now), I still have serious self confidence problems, that have also caused me to get addicted to a certain drug. So everything basically went down hill for me after 7th grade. So my questions are, have you been bullied? To what degree? How has it effected your life? And what should happen to the bullys?
In his thread "America could take a lesson here", the OP is of the opinion that the Russian system works, so it could be applied to school bullying, as well:
"Russian police and security forces have long been accused of seizing people suspected of aiding militants. Some people were tortured and many disappeared, and rights people trying to document the abuses have also been slain, kidnapped, threatened or have disappeared."
You missed 40 days of school because you "didn't feel like going?" Reading through your post, one gets the distinct idea that you've used the fact that you were bullied as an excuse more than once in your life. I'm afraid I don't understand how being bullied "caused" you to get addicted to a certain drug. More likely, you turned to that drug as a means to escape a world you didn't particularly enjoy living in.
You missed 40 days of school because you "didn't feel like going?" Reading through your post, one gets the distinct idea that you've used the fact that you were bullied as an excuse more than once in your life. I'm afraid I don't understand how being bullied "caused" you to get addicted to a certain drug. More likely, you turned to that drug as a means to escape a world you didn't particularly enjoy living in.
I agree. (Surprise, Fred!) No one has valid excuses for abusing drugs. You chose to... period. Stop yer whining! I got bullied too, a lot, and it only stopped when I decided to pop some guy back in the nose and make *him* bleed for a change.
On the bully question, I think anyone found to be bullying, on a third instance (think 'three-strikes-you're-out!') should be turned over to juvenile authorities and placed in a separate facility, have a record as such, and deal with the consequences of being a low-life.
In his thread "America could take a lesson here", the OP is of the opinion that the Russian system works, so it could be applied to school bullying, as well:
"Russian police and security forces have long been accused of seizing people suspected of aiding militants. Some people were tortured and many disappeared, and rights people trying to document the abuses have also been slain, kidnapped, threatened or have disappeared."
Jtur, as long as the subject of drug abuse came up, I have you ask... Are You On Crack??
this is the universe we live in. it's predatorial and nasty. that's why degenerates always outnumber those who are not. those who are good are more rare then those who are mediocre or evil. it's why evil people gain. it's why some throughout history have pondered the problem of evil etc.
as for school officials or teachers, it's very disturbing what you find out. it's very primordial as often they are the same way-bullies. i've seen teachers enjoy watching someone bullied probably because they have the same nature. people assume or even convince themselves that adults are supposedly mature or more moral. of course, the reality has nothing to do with any of our pretencious beliefs about ourselves that we are this civilized and nonanimalistic higher beings. humans have an ego about themselves, that in many ways is undeserved.
not all humans are actually "human." most are subhuman in mind or soul.
I was lucky enough to never be bullied myself but coming from a small high school I did see it happen almost everyday. I also do research in this area and can attest to the psychologically damaging effects that chronic harassment can have on its victims. Damaged identity, low self-esteem, social anxiety, depression, and poor attitudes about school are just some of the problems that can result. I think that chronic bullies should be placed in some sort of intervention program to stabilize their behavior. Counseling within the school for both the bully and the victim would also be a good thing, to find out why the bully behaves the way they do, and to hopefully mitigate some of the effects that the behaviors have had on the victim.
Good Luck.
This subject is the result of a the feminization of a country. Instead of retaliating todays children choose to hang themselves in their closet. While this is a travesty it is also cowardly. Children need to stand up for themselves even when it means being beat up or taking verbal slurs. It is far better that a child fight a good fight and lose than to end his or her life.
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I got bullied too, a lot, and it only stopped when I decided to pop some guy back in the nose and make *him* bleed for a change.
