Bullying has always been a problem and will always be a problem in society. One of the first forms of bullying occurred in the beginning of human awareness when one Neanderthal was bigger, faster, and stronger than another Neanderthal and made fun of him (obviously it was not exactly verbal abuse, but probably something along the lines of physical abuse). Bullying has evolved from picking on people based on physical appearance or activeness to anything that can be viewed as different through verbal, physical, and emotional abuse. With the plethora of technology available today, cyber bullying is also a very important issue as well as the normal bullying that happens in every school in the world, and just like the War on Drugs and the War on Terror, bullying may be reduced, but it well never be eradicated.
The bully has problems. By making fun of someone else, they relieve the pressures and insecurities that they have through other people's pain and suffering. Even though everyone knows that through Bullying Prevention and all sorts of lesson plans and seminars that students have to sit through, people still bully. It is hard to break the habit, no matter if you know why you do it. The bullied person is always hurt in the situation whether it is physical or emotional. Some hide it on the inside, while some hide it on the outside. The introverted ones are the hardest to spot. Unless you are the bully or the bullied, it is very hard to pick up on the introverted people and that they are hurting on the inside. The bully victim could be not only physically harmed in the short run, but in the long run can be emotionally scarred.
In any situation an opportunity to make a mean comment is available. Withholding the comment and instead making a positive remark will help put a stop to bullying. Bullying can never be one hundred percent stopped, but each person can make a different by saying hello or complementing someone that they would normally not have talked to.
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