The right to live: STOP BULLYING and BULLYCIDES

The death of a young person because of bullying is always troubling, but what's even more troubling is finding out that even days after the death or on their memorial page that these students have the audacity to continue to bully post-mortem. Cyberbullying and bullying laws aren't quite catching up. To have no regard for human life is despicable. After Jamey Rodemeyer's death, students shouted "good, glad he's dead" and on Phoebe Price's memorial page bullies continued to harass her. All because of their sexual orientation. We need to be more proactive about this issue. Please contact your local government, join anti-bullying organizations, re-post/share/retweet anything that is STOP THE BULLYING related. Ignorance of this issue won't make things any better and it certainly won't give families any peace of mind. Stay aware. The best way to understand what someone is going through is to actually put yourselves in their shoes and feel their pain.

Imagine:
- Being a parent who is absolutely helpless when they see their child coming home crying everyday. They go to the school and everyone seems unable to find the culprits behind their child's sadness. Then one day that child takes their life. It's a whole in their heart created by children your child's own age. You wanted to stop it but you couldn't. It was too late.

-Being the child harassed, bullied, and tormented. No one is listening to you, people are glad you're contemplating suicide. You're being attacked on the internet with comments that will never go away. No one accepts you. You feel so alone, depressed, and suicidal. But you feel that no one seems to care.


Imagining is one thing. Going through it is another heartbreaking process. So whether you been through it or haven't been through it, just know that you can help. Don't let these children die in vain. And if you're going through it right now, just know you're not a victim. The people bullying you are victims. They are victims of self-hatred, insecurity, problems at home, and ignorance. To have the ability to hurt you is done by their inability to love themselves.


For more ways to help

Facebook page: facebook.com/stopbullyingspeakup  to sign the pledge and take action!

stopbullying.gov for ways to help through the government and your local officials

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Also would love to hear your creative ideas for anti-bullying petitions!!