THE BULLYING EXPERIMENT - End Bullying Today

[Claps]

So now, if you were to see someone getting bullied, would you help?

I would have helped before I saw this and I still would; but as I said, I don't think I've ever really seen someone get physically bullied in my school.

 

[BritishShoop]

Sounds familiar...

 

[EvermoreHD]

This is exactly what we learned in Health class. It didn't change anything...

 

[TheCornStealer]

Wow.

 

[AngryGamer8]

Dat video. ;-;

i Cryed

 

[523ashley]

I would have helped before I saw this and I still would; but as I said, I don't think I've ever really seen someone get physically bullied in my school.

Physical bullying is not the only problem. Cyber bulling happens in the MCSG community all the time! Also, people getting made fun is bullying. Verbal bullying can sometimes even be worse because the victim's feelings and inner thoughts are affected more. This means they will start thinking differently and over time (sometimes very suddenly) the victim goes into a state of depression. How bad the depression is varies on who the person is, but in many cases the person begins to self-harm, harm others, or kill them selves. I personally have gone through both verbal, and cyber bullying. It is a thousands time worse than many people think it is. For me it got to the point where the same people were making fun of me everyday, and everything I did. I personally felt like I couldn't do anything and if one person had just stepped in and said something, it probably would have ended the problem much sooner. I then became depressed and didn't want to talk, or eat. I just wanted to stay home, but I couldn't. I was forced to return to the constant bullying. Finally, a girl stepped in and defended me, and actually now we are best friends. Just remember bullying comes in many forms and should always be taken seriously. (sorry for another mini-rant xD)

 

[Chocostarr]

The video :'(

 

[Zana]

You're signature xD

 

[smashmaster]

Damn that was one hell of a video makes me feal bad for the guy who was always getting beat up...

 

[MrMad2000]

It's a shame people can be so immature or so horrible sometimes.

If everyone judged people from the outside, there would be alot more hate crimes, stealing, abuse, killing and bullying in general. But there's some people who dig a bit deeper and find out how they really are. Personality, interests, knowledge, emotions.
I, for one, am an incredibly emotional child. I cry about everything and can feel very guilty about very stupid things sometimes. I cried last year over killing a fly despite how much I hate them. I hate violence, I wouldn't stand up if someone was being hurt physically. But if someone was being harassed I would go up to the bully and just start talking crap about him to his/her face and insult them and make them look stupid 'till they look incredibly stupid. If people were more passive, forgiving and kind. The world would be a better and prettier place. Unfortunately, that isn't the case.

I remember my mum, my aunties mum and I were having a conversation about ownership. We were saying the reason for why the world is so corrupt is because everyone claims that something is theirs instead of sharing and helping eachother out. Which introduces selfishness.

Bullying can happen because someone is just plain obnoxious, or is incredibly selfish and wants everything for him/herself.
It also happens because of someones race, personality, looks or anything else. (Discrimination)

If someone is the result of another commiting suicide. Then that person that made someone upset and depressed to the point of where he/she made someone kill themself, then that person is a complete disgrace to humanity and shouldn't exist. (Including me, I can be dead mean sometimes and I'm incredibly negative, especially in an argument where I say things I would never say if I was in my right state of mind.)

 

[Mooclan]

I feel the need to go on a little mini-rant here. In America bullying is constant and schools now are starting to take things more seriously. They start having assemblies to inform students about the realities of bullying and how if we just take a stand, we could change a life, for the better. Problem is not how the information is being presented, but how students and the people of the community receive the information. Most people can sit there and watch. Maybe feel guilty or sad. The question is though that if something happened, would they actually do something? Or would they witness another human in pain, and possibly just ignore it? Some students would rather mess around and talk with their friends during these assemblies instead of grasping the issue that has been in-front of them their entire lives. When children grow up in an area that doesn't effectively address and issue like bullying, the kids start to believe that it's O.K. Now, as bullying continues, it becomes easier for people to bully others. Now, the majority of houses in the United States has easy access to internet, or easy access to cyber-bullying. Someone from a thousand miles away can get online in three seconds and harm another easily, without anyone knowing your real identity. It is truly sickening. My father is a police officer and so he comes home with all sorts of stories. Quite a few revolve around teens. Most of those stories involve teen bullying. Kids who steal from other kids, get mad and fight, insult others, even come to their houses just to beat them up. Almost all these stories end the same. Kid got killed by someone. Kid killed them-self. Kid was badly wounded. When they interview the parents, over half would say they had no clue what was going on. Then the friends are interviewed. Some admit to witnessing the bullying, but didn't say anything. To anyone. If this doesn't scare you, it should, or at least make you think about why this is wrong. Instead of just being a witness, help a victim. Do not even hesitate! Just help! You don't even need to get involved! Tell an adult who will help. If they don't do something, tell another adult! Someone will help! If you are the one getting bullied, you can tell an adult, a parent, a counselor, police officer, fire-fighter, and you could even call help line! There are now numbers you can call and tell someone something to help another, but it is completely anonymous. They won't even ask for your first name (but you can tell them if you wish). Do not be just a witness, be someone's angel.
This is a number you can call if you need to talk with someone, or want to help another person and is completely anonymous:

Safe2Tell: 1-887-542-7233
or go to
safe2tell.org

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you for that post. It was amazing.

As a person that's been through depression, has been bullied, and has bullied, I've seen pretty much all sides of this issue. Bullying is an issue. Bullying can be stopped. However, bullying cannot be eliminated. It's an issue that will continue as long as people have negative thoughts, and are violent. It will continue until someone achieves world peace. Not only in schools or online, but also in random places like parks, at work, in parking lots, or virtually anywhere that people come together and have conversations. Heck, I've seen adults get bullied, and bully.

I don't have a lot of time to write (gtg soon) but I'll try to write from all 3 perspectives: Bully, victim, and witness.
Bully: You're angry. Maybe you want to show off your strength. Or you come into contact with someone you really dislike. Maybe..you don't even realize you're a bully. The last two were me: I hated almost everyone, and was just violent by nature. I still am. (For this example I'll use myself as the "Bully") If anyone approached me who I didn't like, I ignored them. But if I really didn't like them, I'd punch them. Maybe just a small shove, or maybe a full-out right hook intended to knock them down. Other times I'd "Poke" them in pressure points, causing them to crumple in agony, or just brawl them. I had no reason for it, I just didn't like the look on their faces and their snobby attitude.
Victim: There's a lot of different types of bullies, and thus there's a lot of types of victims. Some people are depressed, and because of that get bullied. Others are depressed because they're bullied. And others are bullied because of other things, like their looks, maybe they're short, or fat, or really nerdy looking, or geeky. Or anything that's not "Socially acceptable". You either can't fight back, or you won't. If you can't, you simply can't. Maybe you're not strong enough, or you're too self-conscious to fight back. Maybe you think "If I tell the authorities and they deal with it, the bullies will just come back later and hurt me even more." Why? Because that's true. If you tell someone and the bullies get punished, the punishment isn't enough to get them away from you permanently. They'll just come back sooner or later, and they'll come back with a much stronger hatred. The authorities know this, but they don't do anything about it. That's just one BS part of the schooling system - They think they can solve everything by having you report the bullies, but they can't. They just can't dish out a high enough level of punishment to stop the bully once and for all. Either the bully will come back in a week or two after suspension, or they'll find you outside of school, or maybe even the next day. And then there's the other type of victim. The type that can fight back. The victim that wants to fight back. Even if the odds aren't in their favor, they'll either come out on top or die fighting (Maybe not actually die, but at least they won't give up without a fight.) And some do. Some people fight, and win! They finally free themselves of the bullying issue. Or some people fight, but lose. And they lose confidence, and keep getting bullied (Or they hurt the bully enough to stop the issue, but not enough to win). And some other people fight, but get caught and get in trouble. Most people get in trouble unless they can deal with it in a secluded area, and before any authorities can come. But the issue with getting caught? The authorities don't care if you were being bullied. Well, maybe they care, but they can't do anything except punish you both for fighting. Even if you didn't punch first, you still got into a fight. Or even if you win and don't get caught, maybe the bullies bring more friends next time, and try to completely beat you.
Witness: You see someone getting bullied. Maybe they're your friend. A stranger. An enemy. A rival. Naturally, you should get an adult. However, what if there are no adults around? What if you're worried that the adult won't come quickly enough? Or maybe you think you're strong enough to help by yourself? If you do it yourself, you risk getting in trouble as well, if you become involved in a fight. If you go to an adult, you risk having the bully leave without getting caught. If you do nothing, then the bullying continues. Maybe you even join in if you really hate them. But again, if the bully gets caught, they get into a little bit of trouble, maybe a suspension if they have a record, maybe an expulsion if they have a really long record. Or perhaps just a detention. Maybe just a little "man-to-man talk". Those do nothing. At all. The bully pretends to say "Oh, yes teacher, I'll be a good little boy/girl. I'll stop." and then they go right back to bullying. Nothing happens. A suspension is obviously something that the parents deal with also. But what if the bully avoids letting their parents know, by faking their signature and just pretending to go to school, but really going somewhere else? Or if the bully really does get a suspension, deals with their parents (Also, many bullies have abusive parents), and then comes back to school. Maybe they do stop, or maybe they don't.


Anyways, I would write more but I'm supposed to pack for a 4-hour drive for a 1-week trip, so I gotta end this off here :c And yes, I know a lot of the stuff I write isn't what everyone thinks, but a lot of it is true, at least in my eyes.

 

[EditingXBL]

I almost burst out laughing when the dude flipped out his phone and started recording.

It's truly sad that instead of helping, most people would tend to sit on the sidelines, especially if a fight's surrounded in a large crowd.

Great video though, it could be pretty inspiring for others to help out in situations like that. Unfortunately, will it stop bullying entirely? Not close.

He recorded the video to possibly report him to police with solid evidence, smart idea in my opinion.