The bullying has to stop...children are dying

[chickened]

Suicide is the cowards way out, There is no dignity associated with the act only sadness for the loved ones.
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[chickened]

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No.

I don't have aspergher's .. just asslappers disease and an attitude toward jerks!

 

[SarahBeth9394]

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You aren't' the only one who has experience with Aspergers. You did not ask for details. You asked if the behavior was consistent with Aspergers and I answered that no it is not. This answer of course referring the behavior of a bully's parent. I'm sure that there are some on the spectrum that could be bully's or the parents of bully's but I would say that no it is not common and there is likely more going on than just Aspergers. But to answer "yes" to your question would be a disservice to awareness since Aspergers is on the spectrum and even a answer of "more than likely to have this trait" is irresponsible. We have to watch the way we answer these questions because society is just barely learning about Aspergers and we don't need society to put inappropriate labels on it. And yes inappropriate touching would most definitely be an inappropriate label to put on someone with Aspergers.

 

[ReikiStar]

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Yes, bullying has reached a whole new level in there are far more WAYS one can be bullied. Through the internet is a biggie as well as taking photos on camera phones and sending them out.

People bully because THEY ARE AFRAID, not because it's something as simple as being irritated. If someone irritates you, you get up and move away, you don't threaten their life, devalue their existence and try to make yourself look better than them. I can tell you right now half the country "irritates" me with their twisted beliefs but that doesn't mean I make them rue the day they were born!

And who the heck is anyone to put down another person simply because they are "irritated"?!! Take a walk, inhale deeply...get a life! If they don't like someone, they might want to stop and evaluate what makes them so much better than the "irritating" person. If they were half the person they think they are, they'd realize they are actually worse for judging someone based on simply being different.

First step in combating bullying: Instill a strong sense of self worth/love in a child. Then they can take the second step: Stand up to the bully and realize they are so violent and hateful because they learned to be OR experience the same from someone else and take it out on others. The one bullied is NEVER the cause of the bullying...the internal, non-acknowledged pain of the bully is.

 

[SarahBeth9394]

Why would anyone who got bullied on the internet continue to go on the internet. That make no sense at all.

 

[ReikiStar]

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It's not about them (the victim) being on the internet, it's people spreading lies and saying awful things, posting pictures, etc. Then they come into school or work and people tease them about what they "learned" about them online. THAT's how people get bullied over the internet.

 

[SarahBeth9394]

It is about the victim. And yes alot of people who get cyber-bullied do go on to read all the bs posted about them and the cyber-bullying continues. It's pretty understandable that if you don't let the bully continue the bullying ends. When one goes to work and someone brings bullying into the workplace then you go to management after telling the person that only a fool would believe that garbage if that doesn't end it right then. There are plenty of ways to stop it. We always told our son who had a bit of a time in middle school just like most kids do that he had our permission to clock the bully or use his best attribute against them-his quick witted humor. Guess what the bullying ended and he's got a boatload of friends.

 

[ReikiStar]

Fighting back is certainly the first thing to do. BUT when they aren't supported by either the school, their family (there are some parents that preach things aren't that bad, just lie low, leave it alone, etc.) or management, there is a possibility it won't stop and in fact could get worse. No one is saying the one bullied doesn't have to learn to stand up for themselves and consider the "source" of the bullying, but it's also undeniable that bullying isn't taken seriously enough and it is real issue that needs to be addressed.

 

[turney31]

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Sorry but your kidding right. The VICTIM is punished by not enjoying the internet????

 

[MandyH]

When I was a kid a good old punch in the mouth usually cleared things right up. Nowadays you can't even take up for yourself.