If there is one thing I absolutely HATE, it’s bullying in any form. I was victimized by bullies in high school and I still remember the incidents more than 20 years after the fact. Seeing the faces of some of those bullies on Facebook brings it back also.

Even after incidents such as Columbine, Americans still don’t get it. Sometimes after you’ve been pushed so far, you push back. Instead, they want to blame music, video games, the Internet, etc. WE can’t possibly be to blame. Yet in interviews people are still referred to as “freaks” and other flattering names.

Now, it’s cyberbullying. Here’s a good article on Care2: Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, Cyberbullying Can Potentially Kill.

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