I wrote this commentary over Renata Green's The Deathly Matter of Bullying.
I also can relate to this article and agree entirely.
When I was younger, I too was chubby. My mother ran about 15 minutes late naturally... and was also fond of cutting my hair, herself, into a dutch-boy masterpiece. Needless to say, I was the envy of my third grade class room.
In high school, things got better for ME. However, I would notice other kids being bullied without any mercy to the point where the child being bullied was just so scared of being picked on that they'd be a jerk to anyone who tried to speak to them. It's heart breaking.
This sounds dramatic, but this is SERIOUSLY how some criminals (... murderers!) are created. And it's terrible.
I heard on the radio the other day that a gay kid was being bullied by SIX boys at school. Six boys could easily accidentally kill someone. So the mother gave him a stun gun. It sounds dramatic, but let's be real here. This is her child. I saw a lady try to stun someone's dog at the dog park for not playing nice. I could easily see a mother doing the same. Anyway, the mother ended up getting in trouble and the kid got expelled.
Are you kidding me?
There is NO sort of defense for these kids. Either let them fight back without fear of getting in trouble for trying to defend themselves or defend them yourself. I can't believe the amount of bullying that takes place in schools.
So, in conclusion, I agree 100%. I think that bullying should be taken a lot more seriously than it is and should result in at least a generous fine. (Hey, there's a good source of revenue too.)
