Teen Commits Suicide Due to Bullying

[Cerys]

It's sickening what some people do to others.. there's too many incidents like this. People who bully must have something wrong with them to basically force people in extreme situations to commit suicide..

[Sharon]

i swear a few days ago you tweeted saying good that she was going to meet him

i re-read the article ok

[Judas]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...?newsfeed=true

what good is that even going to do... except boost her ago as obama will just do something cos she asked.

think about how many people protest and campaign against bullying, do you see obama meeting them? once again using her status to try and "do something"

I can't believe you think that it is a bad thing that someone is using their power and influence to try and make positive changes to the world? What on earth?

[GommeInc]

I can't believe you think that it is a bad thing that someone is using their power and influence to try and make positive changes to the world? What on earth?

It is a bit pointless. No law on bullying should ever exist. Making laws on vagueness is never a good idea. If anything, the law would just be there as window dressing for a brothel - makes the people outside feel comfortable it's there, but the facts still remain Bullying would be hard to enforce, though the authorities in the US seem to of done a very lousy job at protecting the boy and stopping the bullying.

[Showder]

Bullies are one people who are insecure and lost in life.
I believe that bullying has taken a leap in the generation , with the opening of technologies and computer , which makes bullies easy to come , hard to end , and a learning.

[Accipiter]

Putting a law on bullying is like putting a law on nature, its life, it's survival of the fittest.

[Judas]

It is a bit pointless. No law on bullying should ever exist. Making laws on vagueness is never a good idea. If anything, the law would just be there as window dressing for a brothel - makes the people outside feel comfortable it's there, but the facts still remain Bullying would be hard to enforce, though the authorities in the US seem to of done a very lousy job at protecting the boy and stopping the bullying.

Yes I agree that making a law is basically not going to happen as it would probably just fall under harassment, but you can't really charge a kid with harassment, so who knows, maybe she meant something slightly more different and complicated that she can't explain in 140 characters? Or her and Obama could work together to come up with something that would make schools crack down harder to try and put a stop to it, I don't know.

I just find it laughable that people are complaining about her trying to make a difference. Whether you think her plans are far-fetched or not you cannot dismiss her efforts and ambitions to make make positive changes to the world.

[GommeInc]

I just find it laughable that people are complaining about her trying to make a difference. Whether you think her plans are far-fetched or not you cannot dismiss her efforts and ambitions to make make positive changes to the world.

Oh I agree What she's doing is promoting awareness against bullying. It's admirable for anyone to make the effects of bullying and what it can do aware to the Government and the public. She's asking a bit too much (or her followers are) to ban bullying, because bullying by definition isn't a desirable quality. The best anyone can do is to ask teachers and parents to be vigilant, because a law on bullying is a waste of time. They could just argue changes to existing legislation, like the harassment laws you've mentioned, though enforcement will still be difficult

[Judas]

Oh I agree What she's doing is promoting awareness against bullying. It's admirable for anyone to make the effects of bullying and what it can do aware to the Government and the public. She's asking a bit too much (or her followers are) to ban bullying, because bullying by definition isn't a desirable quality. The best anyone can do is to ask teachers and parents to be vigilant, because a law on bullying is a waste of time. They could just argue changes to existing legislation, like the harassment laws you've mentioned, though enforcement will still be difficult

In the first part of my post you will notice that I did say that making a whole law is a bit out of reach.

There's always a mountain to climb when trying to overcome big problems like these, but nothing ever got done because someone decided it would be too difficult.

[-:Undertaker:-]

A ban on 'bullying' which is a vague term anyway by the government would be sinister in my eyes, the only people who can stop bullying are teachers through proper discipline in schools - something I doubt I can call Lady Gaga a fellow team player in advancing.