Bullying Is a Crime





For many years, bullying has always been an issue either in school or online. What is bullying? A bully is someone who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate someone. Between 1 in 4 students say they have been bullied in school while a few have been cyberbullied according to Stopbullying.gov. There are multiple types of bullies such as teasing, name calling, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, threatening to cause harm, etc. Many people think the bullying comes from a broken home and that it's the parents fault.


In middle school, I was bullied myself. two girls that I thought were my best friends were going around spreading rumors saying that my best friend and I were lesbians and one boy threatened to come to the school and to shoot me. After the long battle of dealing with theses bullies, I eventually opened up and told someone. When my parents met the children's parents, it clearly showed the parents did not care. It was like they had these blank facial expressions that pretty much had "I really don't care" or "I really don't feel like being here right now" written across their forehead. Granted, not every parent is going to be the perfect parents on the planet, but parents should sit down and at talk to their children about bullying and take it serious. But after seeing those parents priceless reactions, it clearly showed were these kids get these behaviors from.


Children who bully could have social issues, depression, family issues, or other problems according to Bullying Statistics. If parents are aware about their child having a mental illness or problems at home, they should seek therapy for the child so they won't go around harming others. Without seeking any help, the child would go around harming others and will continue to do it until they receive the help that they need.

What society needs to see is that bullying can be part of a crime. How? Many people take their own lives to due bullying. According to a study at Yale University, bullied victims are 7-9% are likely to commit suicide. In further research, on Stopbullying.gov under "Laws and policies" it says "State and local lawmakers have taken action to prevent bullying and protect children. Through laws (in their state education codes and elsewhere) and model policies (that provide guidance to districts and schools), each state addresses bullying differently". Which leads me to the state of Virginia's website about laws against bullying. A threat is a class 6 felony and can result to 5 years imprisonment, extortion is a class 5 felony which can result to 10 years imprisonment, assault/assault and battery can be classified to class 1 misdemeanor with 12 month imprisonment and/or $2,500 fine or a class 5 felony which could lead 5 years imprisonment. The website explains more about the law and charges.

Overall, bullying can be a crime. You could be charged and face prison time, especially if someone takes their life due to bullying.

Comments

  1. Stephanie PhillipsApril 14, 2018 at 10:18 AM

    Every one in four students is a bigger number than we think. The personal story you shared was definitely a good example of verbal bullying and stories like that can possibly help someone else out who is struggling with being bullied. The behavior kids learn starts at home, and the parents certainly are a big factor in how their children act. Although only 7-9% of bullying victims commit suicide, even that is still too big of a number and it is one that can be prevented or at least shortened. Overall, I do believe bullying is a crime that shouldn’t go unpunished.

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  2. UnknownApril 15, 2018 at 10:04 AM

    How you connected a personal example to bullying was a great way to see how bullying affects everyday lives and how people react to bullying. (I'm sorry that happened to you, Mariah) However, your website StopBullying.com was very informational and while skimming the article, I have come out with some suggestions you could add to your post. For example, the website states that bullying can be apart of a crime through assault, hazing, or harassment. You could add that right after you state that "What society needs to see is that bullying can be part of a crime." After you state this then you could go on and say, "bullying can be part of a crime through harassment, assault, and hazing. How? Many people take their own lives to due bullying. According to a study at Yale University, bullied victims are 7-9% are likely to commit suicide."
    Your next source which was Yale University, was an excellent source. However, I found a static you could add. After "Many people take their own lives to due bullying. According to a study at Yale University, bullied victims are 7-9% are likely to commit suicide." After this line, you could add "bullied victims are 7-9% more likely to commit suicide, where two to nine times more likely to report suicidal thoughts than other children were." The last static that I found on Yale was this: "According to international studies, bullying is common and affects anywhere from 9 percent to 54 percent of children." You could add this somewhere in your post.
    The last thing I want to suggest to you a website that I used for my post, which I thought was very helpful to me. They really go into detail about certain types of bullying and bullying resources and how to contact help. The website is American SPCC (https://americanspcc.org/bullying/statistics-and-information/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkK-Oloqw2gIVS8DICh35HwgCEAAYASAAEgInTPD_BwE)

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