Bullying

Bullying

Stop bullying

Amanda was just one story their are millions stories that are going unnoticed. It seems like only kids get noticed when kids die. Bully needs to stop.

Amanda Todd

Is Bullying a serious matter?

The story of Amanda Todd began just like all cyber bullying stories begin. Amanda was born in 1996 in British Columbia, Canada, and was a happy easy going person, until she was introduced to an anonymous person on Facebook who flattered her so much to the point of convincing her to flash her topless body to him. A year later, the same person or another anonymous person sent her the picture and it went viral, creating a mass of bullying and teasing to the point that she had to change schools several times. Her reputation was ruined, she had no friends, she was beaten up by some classmates, she tried drinking bleach but was saved at the last minute. Months later, Amanda Todd took her own life.

After her death, her Youtube video went viral to the point of reaching more than 17 million views. People were shocked when they learned about the Amanda Todd Story and reached out to her family. The authorities began a mass inquiry especially with the inspiration and the help of Amanda’s bullying video. To the shock of everyone, the hate campaign continued online after Amanda’s passing, people ridiculed her suicide and made fun of the entire story, they even said she deserved what had happened to her. The cyber bullying continued despite appeals for people to see the real tragedy behind Amanda’s death. The famous Anonymous hacking group even went on a massive search to defend Amanda and find the person who tormented and blackmailed her online but the authorities did not see him as a person of interest in the case.

The truth remains that people who bullied and tormented Amanda still walk the streets everyday thinking their hate and actions mean nothing while in fact every comment they have made about her while she was alive or after her death, brings so much pain to the people who loved her. Remember that words do hurt and scar, sometimes beyond repair.

Amaria: Yes because some kids harm themselves and others and run away.

Maya:Yes because kids feel as if their unwanted and they feel nothing so they begin to harm themselves

Tedasia: Bullying makes people feel like their alone in the world.

Alen:Yeah. People suicide others.

According to the BBC, A 35-year-old man was officially charged in April 2014 in the Netherlands in connection with Amanda Todd’s suicide.

What is important about this topic?

How does it contribute to improving the lives of your peers?

Bullying contributes to improving the lives of peers by making safe spaces to tell them to ask for help and don't commit suicide.

It is important because people commit suicide over bullying, it causes people to also harm themselves and others.

By: Tedasia, Amaria, Maya,Alen

Why?

We picked this topic because this a major subject and needs to be stopped.

Quick video

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2yahp6

Research Question

How can the community stop bullying?

Answer: Stand up don't let some just be bullied and watch. Stop just standing, ask just id they are okay. Being nice to the victim anything really helps.

Numbers or websites to go to if you are being bullied?

www.stopbullying.gov/get-help-now/

www.deletecyberbullying.org/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim

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