Why We Don't Protect The Bullied

Why is it that children and teens are bullied while several and sometimes even hundreds of people stand by passively, observe the bullying, and do nothing? And, yes, in some cases bullied children and teens have used suicide as a way out of what is experienced as an unbearable set of experiences. Hopelessness and helplessness may be a result of feeling alone and unsupported. How, I have been asking myself recently, have we and our kids gotten to the point where we watch or hear about others getting tormented and simply stand by idly. This issue has been on my mind even more recently since the following event occurred weeks ago. This event has been referred to in the media as "The Twitter Rant."


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