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Obviously you were a bully and never a victim. Once a bully, always a bully. You bully others to boost your own self esteem, because you think by making others hate them selves, it makes you a better person. Grow up, get a life and get some self esteem so that you can truly see yourself for the loser you really are when you bully others. When a child come home everyday thinking death is better than school, than bullying is a problem. If you think otherwise, than you are more pathetic than I thought.

What kind of stupid question is that. No it's not long enough, and anyone that's been to highschool or has been alive after that are intelligent to know that teenagers are stupid. Some of them never grow out of it which is why a response like this is neccessary. The current state of the internet and this era of social-networking sites just makes it easier for socially inept teenagers (and people in general) to take out their frustrations and attempt to find a meager amount of gratification behind the comfort and safety of a computer screen, opposed to risking getting punched in the face - a scenario most people would find themselves in, in 'real life'.

obviously you don't know what you are talking about, i was never a bully but got bullied and teased plenty, there were days id come home cryin or didnt wana go out to play at lunch, but u know what? i was a kid, you learn to get over it, it didnt cripple me the rest of my life wat happened to me then, im 24 now and functionin just fine, maybe it helped i was bullied wen i was lil b/c life isnt full of ppl kissin ur butt and tellin u how wonderful u are, u are criticized and critiqued at every part, from work to dating, learning to take critcism and either ignore it or use it to help motivate u is a skill that kids should learn

not a white guy

its not like their bullyin people from another country, these are kids that go to the same school, live in the same town, if they wanted to go punch a kid in the face they can do that, "cyber bullyin" is no different then wen i was a kid and ppl wrote mean notes or something on the wall in the bathroom, its called bein an teenager, i hope no one here ever gave some1 a wedgie in grade school b./c i guess that should be 6 months in jail

Congratulations on surviving bullying throughout school. I did too, until I learned how to not be such a target. I also learned something else -- a little thing called compassion. If you remember how it felt when you were in school, you'll know that bullying -- of any form -- is never okay. And cyberbullying is even worse -- when it's just happening at school, it's bad enough, but you can escape from it. Once it's on the net, there is no escape. Also, in this case, there was a pattern of harrassment and a death threat -- it may sound like nothing to you, but in these days of Columbine and V-Tech, people pay more attention to that kind of thing.

You missed the point completely. I'll bet you were the bully and not the one being bullied!
Good for England! Now if the US will only follow suit.

Osida420:

Is the bullying you faced in school the reason you have horrible grammar and spelling skills in your adulthood?

If so, then maybe if your bully had some real consequences to face you wouldn't look like such a moron when you type now.

Firstly, it helps to make your point when you are using correct spelling and not assanine web abreviations. People have problems taking your point seriously, and you come off looking like a teenage text-addict.

Secondly, there is a difference between teasing and bullying. Everyone has to endure a little hard teasing growing up, sure; get a thicker skin. But, the bullying... that is something altogether different. Bullying isn't just getting made fun of, it's getting threatened, or physically and sometimes even sexually mistreated.

Three boys following one girl around and flipping up her skirt, that could seriously scare a girl. Physical manhandling of someone, especially two or more against one, yes, bullying. Threats of violence or blackmail of some sort if the victim does not do what the bully wants... none of these things are okay.

The hyena-pack mentality, of some of these horrible, horrible teens and kids, who gang up several on one "weaker" student, can cause damage you don't even realize. Some turn to suicide, some to cutting, or even an eating disorder. And, some, even worse still, have access to firearms and decide to take a few with them when they "go". Because they are so hurt, and so angry, screaming inside for help and no one chooses to see...

What happend to teaching our children to respesct one another? I hear what you are saying and I respect your right to your opinion. How many more Columbines and other school massacres do we need to have before we learn the importance of respecting one another in word and deed. Everyone has a need to belong and be accepted in their peer group. When you single a person out and make them an island unto themselves, you create a monster. That monster explodes and innocent lives are lost. It may start off as so called childhood teasing but the results are far more dangerous and History proves that time and time again!!!

Were you the bully? thats makes scense, only someone who wa the bully would think it was NOT long enough.

I'm going to be honest with you. I read your various messages and in some ways I understand where you are coming from regarding bullying. I have been bullied for various reasons. You say it is a form of criticism and that we should learn from it but there is a big difference between bullying and criticism. Bullying is hurting a person in a melicious and threatening way. It comes in many forms such as physical, verbal and relation. The latter is when a group of people shun a person because the group can't deal with that person's problems or weaknesses. As you know I don't have to explain physical and verbal to you. Imagine being called, "Fat Ass" because you weigh over 150 pounds and your thighs look it. Criticism is pointing something out in non-melicious and non threatening way. For example if there is a behavior that is not appropriate in a social situation such as backstabbing another person that is when someone points out that talking about other people when they are not there is not appropriate and it hurts other people's feelings. If you make a mistake on a report and the boss points it out to you in a well-meaning way that is critcism. There is a difference. Yes people do things that are not appropriate that make them targets of bullies such as talking to yourself in public, talking in a baby voice to get attention, throwing a temper tantrum every time there is a problem and tattletaling and that results in ridicule because you made it obvious to everyone that you are not a mature person. But bullying is still wrong and that is for the higher ups such as teachers, parents and counselors to intervene when a person does these things. And even though you say you are over the days of bullying there are many others that still have not gotten it or if they have they still remember it.

Bullying is wrong but not jail worthy, cmon. I was bullyd at sum point in school jus like 95% of all kids, kids got to learn to stand up for themselves and not listen to every random person that has a comment about them. unless ur going to go to ur local elementary school and start arresting every 5th grader that says another smells or their fat or ugly then dunt turn it into something its not jus b/c its on a computer