The Pros And Cons Of Bullying Laws

Bullying is a major issue all around the world today, in all ages. Most people probably think bullying only occurs in teens, but that is a wrong assumption. Bullying takes places in many different environments. Activists are currently trying to put an end to this cowardly act. There is no reason in treating someone different, because of the way they look or act. Activists want to make more restrictions and punishments against people that bully. This could make bullies think twice before they try to pick on someone again. If we come up with more restrictions against bullying, we can help put a stop to this horrible issue. Bullying is known as attacking someone verbally or physically in hope of intimidating the individual. It occurs most often in children and adolescents, but also occurs in adults. The difference is, in adults, they can be criminally charged with assault or battery (Lee & …show more content…
They think that laws would make it hard to tell the difference in adolescent behavior and real bullying. With this, they think it would interfere with a child’s social development. Opponents say that bullying laws would be going too far. It would be too much trouble for schools to deal with. (“Bullying”). This is definitely the wrong way to look at it. If school officials would learn when someone is playing around or really hurting someone that could solve one problem. Yes, all kids mess around with each other, but there is a fine line between joking and bullying. Joking is when everyone can laugh and have a good time together. When it comes down to one person getting laughed at and picked on with verbal or physical abuse, this is bullying. Second of all, actual bullying is going to interfere with a child’s social development a whole lot more than a law is. When it comes down to someone committing suicide, something needs to be done. We can’t keep dealing with bullying the way we are, because obviously it isn’t