There are many reasons why people bully, Some of those reasons are Popularity, Family Life, Or they were bullied themself once. Did you know that 8% of kids get bullied everyday in the world, and that only 31% of kids that get bullied ignore the bully?
Alex Libby is not very popular, popularity usually starts in middle school and it’s usually who is the most funny who is the most athletic, who has the best hair or who has a lot of money. Those type of things are what popularity involves,
Alex Libby is somebody in high school that is trying to prevent bullying from all schools and basically everywhere in the world, he was bullied for his appearance, Alex Libby is not very popular due to people bullying him, and also threatening him very harmfully, not just bullying but threatening to assault him and even kill him for some reason that is “popular”,
I know for a fact that people bully for fame because if your popular you are always going to be a bully just to fit in, bullying makes kids think they are cool because the popular people get to boss them around or tell them do this or do that,
Because of peer pressure of friends or others it will make you think it’s what you have to do to get popular, and sometimes they say ‘if you don’t do it your not our friend’ that will pressure the “friend” to do what they want him to do, the people that bullied Alex Libby were some bullies in Iowa,
Some people get bullied for being disabled or having a disability or a speech impediment or even as small as a stutter. “Much of the bullying took place on the school bus, on which Kim Lockwood, assistant principal of East Middle School in Sioux City, Iowa, insisted the kids were as good as gold”. (dailymail.co.uk). Article is (Life after Bully: Teenage star of hit documentary finally escapes his tormentors... and finds happiness in new school).
Family life can also get a kid bullied from being poor, being abused, or even because parents are divorced, because I know somebody in real life who is being bullied and it’s because his family doesn’t have a lot of money, because any way of bullying makes its way into home like cyberbullying will go through your device’s that you use,
Family life may and can include going to a park with your family, and the bullies could even be there to bully you and other people, if your parents or parent aren’t watching you play or just look away for a minute you could be getting bullied, “Bullying is killing our kids. Being different is killing our kids and the kids who are bullying are dying inside. We have to save our kids whether they are bullied or they are bullying. They are all in pain”. (Cat Cora) is the author of this quote.
There are many ways to tell if somebody is being bullied, here are some ways to find out they are being bullied, Unexplainable Injuries like if a kid has a cut on his arm and he won’t say what happened, then you can tell they are being bullied because they don’t want the bully to find out that they told somebody what happened when he got bullied,
Lost or destroyed personal items can also question the person asking where it went or what happened to it, they still usually don’t answer when you ask what happened, or where it went because they would be risking the bully finding out. There is somebody who is being bullied named Alex Libby he is being bullied but spoke out about it. “Alex is also enjoying his unlikely fame and has become a spokesperson for the bullying cause. He wears a T-shirt that says, I stand for the silent”. (dailymail.co.uk). Article is (Life after Bully: Teenage star of hit documentary finally escapes his tormentors... and finds happiness in new school).
Did you know that only 38% of people tell the bully to stop bullying them and 4% do nothing while they are getting bullied?,Don’t bully people or anything like that or you will not enjoy bullying later when it’s punished, Just don’t bully or you will likely be hated by some people because of you bullying, you will end up having a bad reputation after you stop bullying, and you will also keep having a bad reputation while you are bullying people, don’t bully, What are you going to do to help stop bullying?
Unexplainable - unable to be explained or accounted for.
Disability - a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. A disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.
Speech impediment - a hindrance or obstruction in doing something. a defect in a person's speech, such as a lisp or stammer.
Tormentor - a person who inflicts severe mental or physical suffering on someone.
Popular - liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people or by a particular person or group. (of cultural activities or products) intended for or suited to the taste, understanding, or means of the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals. (of a belief or attitude) held by the majority of the general public. (of political activity) carried on by the people as a whole rather than restricted to politicians or political parties.