Laws of Bullying
Imagine being a victim of bullying but feeling threatened to tell anyone. In a situation such as this, the victim will seek an outlet for protection. In these cases, the result of bullying sometimes lead to the victims committing suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers averaging about 4,400 deaths a year (Bullying Statistics). Due to this, local groups have started petitions to try preventing these horrific events from reoccurring. Recently, states have taken an agenda to prevent the acts of bullying when it overlaps with harassment (Bullying Statistics). Each state has its own punishment for bullying, though some states are more serious about the issue than others. Some of the American citizens …show more content…
To back this claim, Arne Duncan, an Education Secretary, wrote in a 2010 memo to Governors and School State School Officers that anti-bullying laws and policies serve to “send a message that all incidents of bullying must be addressed immediately and effectively, and such behavior will not be tolerated” (Trends). By this statement, Duncan is trying to inform the opposing side that laws are only enforced about bullying to show that this behavior is not commended. Citizens in agreement with Duncan probably view bullying as any other crime that is constantly committed and handled by the state. For that reason, their argument to why state laws is enough will most likely remain. Bullying probably begin because of people wanting to be in control of others to gain self-satisfaction. Most bullies do not begin bullying intentionally. Bullying starts when the aggressor realizes their power over the victim. The aggressor will then gain the feeling of being in control and become addicted to this feeling which will lead to this behavior being repeated. In order to put an end to bullying, local groups should continue to keep bullying as a mainstream topic. Although bullying may not be addressed in the Federal Laws, people should respect themselves enough to not become a
Imagine being a victim of bullying but feeling threatened to tell anyone. In a situation such as this, the victim will seek an outlet for protection. In these cases, the result of bullying sometimes lead to the victims committing suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers averaging about 4,400 deaths a year (Bullying Statistics). Due to this, local groups have started petitions to try preventing these horrific events from reoccurring. Recently, states have taken an agenda to prevent the acts of bullying when it overlaps with harassment (Bullying Statistics). Each state has its own punishment for bullying, though some states are more serious about the issue than others. Some of the American citizens …show more content…
To back this claim, Arne Duncan, an Education Secretary, wrote in a 2010 memo to Governors and School State School Officers that anti-bullying laws and policies serve to “send a message that all incidents of bullying must be addressed immediately and effectively, and such behavior will not be tolerated” (Trends). By this statement, Duncan is trying to inform the opposing side that laws are only enforced about bullying to show that this behavior is not commended. Citizens in agreement with Duncan probably view bullying as any other crime that is constantly committed and handled by the state. For that reason, their argument to why state laws is enough will most likely remain. Bullying probably begin because of people wanting to be in control of others to gain self-satisfaction. Most bullies do not begin bullying intentionally. Bullying starts when the aggressor realizes their power over the victim. The aggressor will then gain the feeling of being in control and become addicted to this feeling which will lead to this behavior being repeated. In order to put an end to bullying, local groups should continue to keep bullying as a mainstream topic. Although bullying may not be addressed in the Federal Laws, people should respect themselves enough to not become a