tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post4411783769138652334..comments2023-09-22T05:54:49.519-04:00Comments on Raindrops Make Things Beautiful 2: When Our Silence Supports And Condones Bullying, Where Do The Victims Turn?Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-84729537707079420102012-07-24T00:08:39.631-04:002012-07-24T00:08:39.631-04:00It is a sad commentary on our society that our Fir...It is a sad commentary on our society that our First Amendment privileges carry no accountability. It is worse that we raise our children to abuse the right of free speech. I don't know that this is a problem for the lawmakers. I am loathe to give up my first amendment rights because kids can't be nice. When we were kids parents would have stepped in to pr event the abuse and to provide guidance for the abused.Bupu2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13791293718835680029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-37008116570515539242012-07-15T19:00:17.554-04:002012-07-15T19:00:17.554-04:00it is awful that social networking also adds fuel ...it is awful that social networking also adds fuel to the bully by allowing access and visibility. Its shameful.Jo ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420027837365076239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-8809983226455819312012-07-14T20:16:59.074-04:002012-07-14T20:16:59.074-04:00Yup, and we brag about how much more evolved we ar...Yup, and we brag about how much more evolved we are than dogs when we behave the same way they do in a pack. The statistics are becoming something we really need to look at.<br /><br />1. 4500 teen suicides a year due to bullying. It's become the 3rd largest reason for teen deaths.<br /><br />2. Suicide among teen girls has increased by 32%. <br /><br />There's more but those 2 statistics are unacceptable to me. We need to find a way to let these kids know that somebody cares. We might not be able to stop it, but we can damn sure try.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-73726902894630912182012-07-14T13:34:59.729-04:002012-07-14T13:34:59.729-04:00Sherry - it is not right, but unfortunately it is ...Sherry - it is not right, but unfortunately it is who we are. I am a retired teacher: if you want to see real cruelty,unvarnished human nature, just observe kids on any elementary school playground. In both elementary and high school kids on the bottom of the pecking order are brutalized physically and mentally. <br /><br />It existed when I was in school, it existed when you were in school, and it still exist today. It is the nature of pack animals and it is our human nature. We need to rail against it; but it is not going away.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.com