Bullying Vs Bystander

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I cannot believe how much believe how much bullying has grown and most of it is sparked and fueled from bystanders. Bullying and being a bystander are different in many ways. Such as, the bully is the actual, main person in ruining a person’s life but a bystander keeps the bullying going on. A bystander is much worse than a bully because they may not feel accepted. Another reason is because, they might not feel excepted so they try to be accepted by joining in and being part of the group by watching the bullying happen. They also would have to just stand and watch but they do nothing to help the fact that someone is getting bullied. One last fact is, that they could stop a suicide but don’t stop it.
To begin with, the bystander is worse because

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