Bullying is defined as a form of abuse. It comprises repeated acts over time that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power with the more powerful individual or group abusing those who are less powerful. It can come in three different ways, emmotional, verbal and physical. So it bullying wrong, is it bad behaviour? Yes...
According to NSPCC statistics from 2007, 31% of children were bullied by their peers, 7% were discriminated against, finally 14% were made to feel like an outsider. Again, according to the NSPCC children who were neglected or abused by their parents were more likely to experience bullying. For example, 70% of children who were sexually abused have also been bullied in childhood. A quarter of all children who were bullied suffered long term affects as an adult.
For those that bully, some just do it for fun at the expense of others happiness just for a few small petty jokes then they'll move onto the next person. However, for that person who has been bullied it makes them miserable not just whilst their being bullied, but for months after.
On the other hand, their are bullies that attack other peoples looks, personality and hobbies because they may be self-concious themselves and rather than deal with their own issues at hand they take it out on other people. So maybe when tackling bullying the bullies should be dealt with first hand.
There are a number of websites that offer people a way of talking to someone about their issues without having to deal with it face to face for example....
But, bottom line, Bullying is WRONG, regardless of the reasons behind it....
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