Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 People are not always weak when they are bullied. There is an awesome website that talks about myths and facts about bullying. and this day and age, This is a good website to share with others you know. http://www.bullyonline.org a > Those statistics gave a very good insight about abuse. > Honestly though if you think about it, it shouldn't be that > surprising. If you think back to your own childhood, how many of > you were teased by other kids? How many of you were beat up > as a kid because of being little? I was when I was a 4th grader > by a 6th grader who obviously had some issues and took it out > on me. It happened for a month but I got sick of it and told my > dad, believe me it stopped when he went on the bus and got in > that boys face and gave him some choice words. > Why was I the target??? Because I couldn't fight back, I was > too little and weak. Bullies pick on people they know won't say > anything or can't fight back. Sooo on that note why would it be > surprising that people with disabilities would have higher abuse > rates? No matter if you are disabled or not, the power to tell > and not keep quiet is the greatest thing a victim can have. So we > may not be able to fight off someone physically but we can use > our mouths and minds to get us out of it. > I am glad someone brought up this topic and maybe > some self esteem or defense or just awareness workshops can > be established for the next conference. > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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