I'm certain everyone has heard about Amanda Todd these last few days. She made a mistake that haunted her, and caused her to be bullied to the point that she took her own life. What the hell is wrong with people? Yes, we all screw up royally on occasion, but enough to be berated so badly that we're left believing that our only choice is to leave this world? More often than not, no. So, someone please explain to me how a teenager, making a teenager mistake, ended up taking her own life. Oh wait! Because she she harassed about it.
I wonder if those bullies, who should also be considered murderers, feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that they were so brutal to another human being, that she killed herself? Do they go to bed at night, and sleep like babies with the knowledge that they destroyed more than one life the day Amanda ended hers? Do they even feel sorry?
When will enough be enough? If it's not someone being bullied for their sexual preference, it's someone being harassed for a lapse in judgement, and they keep choosing the same solution: taking their own lives. Better solutions need to be found before more lives are lost. Those who are accountable need to be held accountable, and punished appropriately. Not a stern talking to, slap on the wrist or fine, but a jail sentence and a criminal record, though I doubt that would be justice enough for the families who have lost a child due to such bullying bullshit.
We can't stand idly by, and let this continue to happen. Remember, silence is consent. I refuse to keep quiet about this life-altering issue. You shouldn't either. Be heard, and support those who need it the most right now. No more lives ought to be lost. Let's make a difference.
For more, please refer to my February 2012 post "Think Pink" along with my October 2011 posts, "Purple Rain," "Why So Homophobic?" and "why So homophobic: Part 2."
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Well put! It's so wrong. The worst part is that she isn't the first young person to die due to bullying - it's 2012 and it is still happening, why?! Especially in her case, it is legal to go topless in Canada, she was bullied to death over her boobs? Like seriously, her BOOBS? BIG F'N WOOP!!! What's worse is the kids on facebook continuing to spit on her memory by posting photos of her with stupid captions - they think it's funny! What the hell is wrong with people!! I think a student caught bullying should automatically be charged with harassment, whether the parents and bullied student press charges or not. They might as well learn young that they are responsible for anything that comes out of their mouths.
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