Quote Originally Posted by TFOGGER View Post
To those that think that bullying causes these events, I have news: Kids have bullied other kids and been bullied for as long as people have lived together in groups. What has changed in the last 50 years is that we started punishing kids for pushing back. it used to be that bullied kids would eventually get fed up and poke the bully in the nose. Everybody learned something in the process. The bully learned that it hurts when you get popped in the nose, the kid that got tormented learned that they could stand up for their self. I know, because I was the kid that got his ass teased and tormented, right up until 9th grade. The difference now is that if there's a fight, everyone gets suspended or expelled, so kids bottle up their anger and frustration until they literally explode, and they figure if they're going to be punished, they might as well go all the way. In the age of "zero tolerance", the school systems have removed a vital pressure relief system, and have reaped the results.
While I do agree on that, i also think a big change is kids and social media. Bullied kids used to get away from most of it when school got out. Now, with smart phones and social media, kids have to place to get away from the HS crap. Loners are constantly reminded how alone they are when browsing social media, easy to bully online that would never happen in person (e thugs), etc. Social media is very dangerous and kids shouldnt be on there, IMO.