Bullies are one thing I cannot tolerate. People bully because it makes them feel powerful. In order to build themselves up, they need to tear someone else down. They hurt themselves as well as others.
The effects of bullying can push someone over the edge. At my school a few years ago there was a teenage boy at the end of his rope. Everyone teased him. One day a boy was teasing him about his shirt, and he turned around and stabbed the boy with a pencil. It ruined a life.
Some think intimidation is the only way to get what you want. But bullying is no way to get anything.
Heather Olsen
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