Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Dangers in Bullying

I really don't like to continue writing about this. According to this morning's newspaper a college band member was found dead from the antics of his band members' hazzing. This is not a drug deal gone bad. This is not a careless vehicle accident. It is not the irresponsible drinking death. This is friends killing friends.

Having fun, playing a little joke, breaking in the new kid, being part of the crowd are no reasons to die. There are lots of names for what is happening to someone else, but it usually is humiliating, crewl and degrading. "Well, they did it to me. I had to go through it when I was a freshman." These are extremely weak excuses for bullying a friend, team mate, fellow band member or class mate.

When did the value of life become so meaningless? When did the concept of friendship become so fraile? When did we stop caring?

Talk to your kids. Thing about the examples you see and how you deal with it as an individual, a family. We must take care of one another.

Be thankful and generate actions for which we can be thankful.

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