CE Final Post

          My final topic is if bullying should be a crime or not. There are many kinds of bullying that happens. It goes from at school to on the internet. Bullying happens everywhere and is hard to stop completely, but if we teach the next generation to treat people kindly, something could change. I think bullying should be a crime and I will explain why.

         
          There was an Angus Reid Poll that surveyed around a 1000 people, and here are the facts. 65% of people feel bullying should be a crime even if there is no physical voilence involved, 19% of people feel bullying should be a crime only when physical violence is involved, and  6% said it shouldn’t be considered a crime. Bullying happens everywhere but there are little things we can do to stop it. People don't realize what bullying really is. Many people swear at someone in one point of there life and that is not considered to be a crime, so why should it be a crime at school. This is the question many ask but cannot solve. Bullying is a unnecessary thing and should never happen. Most people feel some kind of bullying at least once in there life. There are many bullies but even more better people.


          There are different types of bullying. Cyber bulling is bullying that happens over the internet. Verbal bullying that involves words. Physical bullying that uses physical abuse. These are all forms of bullying that we need to stay away form, if you are from the bullying side or the receive side. We need to stick up for one another to put an end to this. Although bullying in Canada happens every 7 seconds, we can all get involved by participating in an anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. This day is when everyone wears a pink shirt in honour of a kid who wore a pink shirt to school and got bullied. One of my friends was getting bullied. He tried to walk away or tell the teacher but nothing worked. Anger got the better of him and soon enough he realized he one of them. It doesn't have to be like this. If everyone tries, we can change the world.


          This is why I think bullying should be a crime. The penalty shouldn't be too major but something to keep them busy instead of bullying kids and teens. Bullying is a very big topic to write about and I hope this helps anyone who has gone through bullying or has experienced it. What do you think, a crime or not???