Bullying someone can have a fatal result. A 27 year old woman from Germany has killed a 51 year old bully who called her a fat cow and other humiliating weight-related names. The woman - who weighs 130 kilo’s - got so enraged by all the nasty comments that she endured over the years that she lost control and stabbed the man seventy times with a knife.
I am not going to say that what she has done is the right thing to do. Nothing gives you the right to kill someone. But what gives someone the right to bully someone? Do bullies know what kind of effect their words have on someone? Sticks and stones can break bones, but words will never hurt me. It’s a saying that is not true for everyone. Words can hurt, especially when it is repeated over and over.
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The thing is, when someone stabs another seventy times with a knife, this is a crime of passion. It sounds like this woman was very hurt and angry.
There certainly is psychological and emotional damage as a result of years of bullying. The sad thing is that I don’t think bullies realize this, because if they do they would have stopped bullying the other person! Bullying is a symptom of low self-esteem and a hunger for power and control over another.
This is a tragic story.
People need to treat others with respect. This is just one of many examples of tragedy caused by bullying. Here are some good books related to this subject: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, “Please Don’t Laugh At Me” by Jodee Blanco and “Please Stop Laughing At Us” by Jodee Blanco.
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