But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend
and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I
was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly
fascinating. So I walked back to my room and
collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if
people were rain, I was drizzle and she was
a hurricane. -John Greene; Looking for
Alaska
Amanda Todd Everyone's
saying how beautiful she was, and how she
didn't deserve everything she had to go through.
Just
a thought, but maybe if someone had spoken up while
she was being bullied then she'd still be here.
All these
posts on facebook/ twitter against bullying aren't
worth
anything. A problem isn't going to be stopped by a
status
or a tweet. If you want bullying to end then get off
the
internet and go reach out to someone that's
hurting.
Stand up for them while they're still around to hear
it. Don't wait until it's too late. A suicide
caused by bullying
is just a cry for help that went unheard. We can make
a difference, but a page on facebook saying "Like this
if
you're against bullying" isn't the way to do
it.