Bullying is a Crime

Bullying is a Crime Bullying is a huge problem today in schools for all ages. It’s something that comes in all different forms such as physical, verbal, social and cyber bullying. Children deal with being bullied daily and that leads to negative effects non the child’s self-esteem, education, and development and so much more. If you sit and think about it, we have all seen bullying happen in a way and it’s not something to be proud about but also most of us know how it feels to be bullied too. Everyone has their opinion on why children bully others and don’t consider them criminal’s instead make excuses for them. A criminal is someone who has committed a crime and bullying a crime no matter what form of bullying it is. It is said that over one hundred thousand students will stay home every day because of bullying. I am proposing that bullying any form should be considered a crime. When you think of the work bullying what is the first thing that comes to mind? I want you to really think about that question because we all have different thoughts and views. I don’t want you to feel as though I am aggressively attacking bullies, but I am trying to come across in a nicely manner. I personally have seen what bullying can do a person mentally and physically and nothing good comes out of it. With bullying happening every day to children at school or over social media it takes a toll on that individual in so many ways. I do understand that many people don’t like to put the blame on children who are the bullies and wouldn’t consider it a crime, but I just want you to keep an open mind while you continue to read. Every word after this will be impactful and will open your eyes to so many pieces of information you didn’t know of, and you might just change your opinion and view towards bullying being considered a crime. First, School is a place that children should feel safe at and feel excited about and want to learn new things and make friends. When a child becomes frightened and feels the need to ask to stay home due to being bullied then you know there’s an issue. The people who are the bullies are typically people who don’t get the attention they need from home, feel powerless and or suffer from insecurities so they thrive for it elsewhere. Bullying is a serious matter which leads to suicide at times when the bullying gets extreme. “A Research done by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics reveals that bullying could have worse effects, with bullied kids aged 9-21 that are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts compared to those who were not bullied. (playgroundeqipment). Due to so many incidents and tragedies of bullying there are certain states and countries that are fighting for laws to protect the victim and their rights. “Victoria, Australia has its anti-bullying legislation known as the “Brodie’s Law” which took effect last June 2011. It considers bullying a crime because of the tragic suicide of a young woman, Brodie Panlock, who was bullied at work. At present, the law is applied to any form of bullying even in schools or on the internet and perpetrators can be punished by up to 10 years in jail.” (playgroundequipment). Bullying is something that starts small and turns into something very tragic for the victim.