The Negative Effects of Bullying

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Bullying is a serious problem in homes, schools, and communities. Bullying can have a negative effect on academic, physical, social, and emotional development of anyone involved. It can affect the bully, the bullied, and the bystander. It seems that no matter what type of research is done or how many “anti-bullying” programs are created, the problem still exists. People don’t know how big the bullying issue is. They tend to blow it off or they will underestimate it. Bullying is a large social problem and to solve it takes courage, determination, and leadership to address.
Can bullying be corrected before it gets ugly? John Cloud told of the story of Seth Walsh, a student who killed himself because of bullying. Seth was gay and he was considered "weird" by others starting in the fourth grade. Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University, committed suicide as well, jumping off of the George Washington Bridge in New York City. These guys could not handle life anymore. They were constantly teased, harassed, and bullied every day, until they decided that enough was enough. Where are the resources? Why aren't any red flags being thrown out? We, as citizens of the U.S., should be more open and controlling to bullying. Tougher laws should be made, especially for those who cause a death, related to suicide. I feel that we should also learn to accept one another. Bullying is too common now and no one should have to worry about their loved one doing something crazy, because of how they are treated.
We have seen various results of crimes where the offender has been bullied in the past. They commit crimes for revenge or to feel better. It is a shame that they have to go to this route because someone is bullying them. ...

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...mpt to “bully” someone in the highest degree possible. The last reason; suicide, is lead up from endless bullying. What bullying does to a victim is cause them to lose high amounts of self-esteem, and make them feel helpless to stop the situation. So naturally, the depressed victim will take their own life to end their suffering. A lot of physical aggression stems from anger issue.

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Melnick, M. (2011, September 28). Should We Rethink Our Anti-Bullying Strategy? Time, p. 3.
Yarartan, N. D. (2014). Developing A Bullying Scale For Use With University Students. Social Behavior and Personality, 81-92.

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