Anti Bullying Law Struck Down: Bullying is Too Vague
Bullying as a criminal offense? Lawmakers in California decided it isn't and defeated the law on Tuesday. The law would have criminalized bullying anyone between Kindergarten age and 25 years old. It defined bullying as a "willful course of conduct which involves harassment," behavior that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested."
Many parents stated that they didn't think the law was fair because bullying is far too vague.
Really parents? It's vague?
*calling another kid names and shaming them for being themselves
*harrassing a child for money, toys, clothing, gifts
*creating fake social media profiles to harrass students
*fighting
The list goes on and on and on. The problem is that these parents know that their children are bullies and they are apologists for that behavior. They just don't want to be held responsible for when that day comes and their child is accused of this vague behavior that they are well versed on. This has to stop. Parents have to stop. It's not just kids being kids. It goes much deeper than that. Stop saying, "Back in my day, kids didn't act this way..." because we aren't back in your day. Due to technology, kids have new ways to inflict pain on each other and it's wrong.
Your child may be the bully now, but what happens when that middle school child makes it to high school and for some reason, THEY are the ones being picked on? Then what would you say? What are you going to do? Bet those excuses won't fly then....
Many parents stated that they didn't think the law was fair because bullying is far too vague.
Really parents? It's vague?
*calling another kid names and shaming them for being themselves
*harrassing a child for money, toys, clothing, gifts
*creating fake social media profiles to harrass students
*fighting
The list goes on and on and on. The problem is that these parents know that their children are bullies and they are apologists for that behavior. They just don't want to be held responsible for when that day comes and their child is accused of this vague behavior that they are well versed on. This has to stop. Parents have to stop. It's not just kids being kids. It goes much deeper than that. Stop saying, "Back in my day, kids didn't act this way..." because we aren't back in your day. Due to technology, kids have new ways to inflict pain on each other and it's wrong.
Your child may be the bully now, but what happens when that middle school child makes it to high school and for some reason, THEY are the ones being picked on? Then what would you say? What are you going to do? Bet those excuses won't fly then....
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