Here we go again! Where was everyone when the bullying of
David was taking place on daily basis? I’ll tell you. Everyone was minding
their own business…in America, for instance, you mind your own business…until
you also become a victim of whatever is taking place.
Unfortunately, bullying or harassment is a major contagious act
of aggression which is commonly transferred by emotionally troubled or abused people
upon other individuals they have identified to be weaker than them. The
objective of bullying therefore is the attainment of some kind of boost for
someone with low self-esteem from a weaker person.
So far, people often refer to bullying only in terms of
schools. But bullying takes place every micro second in homes, streets,
neighborhoods and job places. Incidentally, we all as individuals, react to the
acts of bullying in different ways. Most times though, victims of bullying will
rather keep quiet and suffer in silence for two reasons. First, they don’t want
many people to see them as weak. And second (in the United States) because where
a report is made, the affected victim will be branded a “snitch”. And that’s
one adjective no one wants to be applied to them, except the “bravehearts”.
It’s only when a victim of bullying or harassment such as David
does something “crazy” as in killing himself or worse, killing a whole lot of innocent
people before killing himself, then there will be lots of hues and cries. And
soon, the noises will die down and it will be business as usual….until the
“fire next time.”
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