The Necessity of Anti Bullying Laws

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Bullying can lead to many unwanted, harmful consequences for both the t victim and tbe perpetrator. There are many actions that are considered bullying as well as many different types of bullying, yet bullying laws already in place seem to be only consider specific types of bullying. If more thorough laws were put into place, instances of bullying would decrease to some degree. Therefore, the state or federal government should put bullying prevention laws into place.
Bullying can take place in a variety of ways and is therefore difficult to find one exhaustive definition for. Susan Carter explains bullying as “a relationship problem involving repeated hostile actions that take place within a relationship characterized by a power differential” (156). She also differentiates between “innocuous and infrequent teasing” and “chronic bullying” (156). Also the origins of bullying are not always necessarily the same. Susan L. Johnson explains the beginnings of bullying as being due to “an unresolved conflict or power struggle” (57). If all conflicts are resolved, bullying incidents are less likely to occur. People do not always have the ability or willingness to solve conflicts on their own. If the state or federal government mandated that all conflicts be solved within a reasonable amount of time, instances of bullying would decrease. Another definition of bullying is “aggressive acts made with harmful intent, repeatedly inflicted by one or more students against another” (Drogin 679). Intending to harm others is cruel and if a law against it existed, people would realize that it is wrong and would be more likely to cease doing it.
Direct bullying is different than cyber bullying, yet both are still considered bullying. Direct bullying...

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